perhaps
― gis for westbrook shark jump (agent hibachi), Wednesday, 31 May 2017 23:50 (seven years ago) link
perhaps not?
apthttps://fansided.com/2017/05/31/lebron-james-nostalgia-future-inevitable/
― Spottie, Wednesday, 31 May 2017 23:50 (seven years ago) link
on a pod yesterday dave mcmenamin said he thought lebron was only going to play 3 or 4 more years. he didn't offer any particulars but sounded more sure than someone who was just speculating.
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 1 June 2017 00:21 (seven years ago) link
honestly when you think about it these guys have ridiculous work ethic and drive. none of these guys need to lift a finger for the rest of their lives and about 2-3 generations of their families will be filthy rich. if i were lebron i'm not sure what playing past 35 would really do for me
― k3vin k., Thursday, 1 June 2017 00:26 (seven years ago) link
i think he shd play longer
― lag∞n, Thursday, 1 June 2017 00:27 (seven years ago) link
unless he quits to make a series of buddy comedies w peyton manning
― lag∞n, Thursday, 1 June 2017 00:28 (seven years ago) link
no reason to stop when you're still a top 10 player
― ciderpress, Thursday, 1 June 2017 00:28 (seven years ago) link
i think part of the theory was that lebron wouldn't want to turn himself into a role player
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 1 June 2017 00:29 (seven years ago) link
he cld def be more than a roleplayer into his l8 30s
― lag∞n, Thursday, 1 June 2017 00:31 (seven years ago) link
i wanna see ol man james just parked in the post all day
― lag∞n, Thursday, 1 June 2017 00:33 (seven years ago) link
#TheJump Distant Replay: 18 years ago today, Sean Elliott graced us with the Memorial Day Miracle. pic.twitter.com/Hf1fslaa8o— NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) June 1, 2017
that spurs court design takes me back
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 1 June 2017 00:35 (seven years ago) link
found lagoon's secret twitter account https://twitter.com/StephKlayKevin/with_replies
― ciderpress, Thursday, 1 June 2017 00:49 (seven years ago) link
please cease doxxing me immediately
― lag∞n, Thursday, 1 June 2017 00:53 (seven years ago) link
his only non-bball follow being minecraft is a nice touch
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 1 June 2017 00:57 (seven years ago) link
these guys have ridiculous work ethic and drive. none of these guys need to lift a finger for the rest of their lives
this is the thing that i think most ppl miss -- especially with black players, of course. being a world-class athlete requires psychotic drive and commitment. manny ramirez has this rep of being completely half-assed but no one (except for maybe tony gwynn) worked harder at video/bp/preparation. the training that top tennis players do, with the diets and the oxygen chambers, is ridiculous
there are lots of dudes like lavar ball who think that if the breaks had gone differently they could have been players. and yeah some guys got by on height or being lefty or whatever, but the superstars are just insanely competitive, and they will not quit until they're forced to
― mookieproof, Thursday, 1 June 2017 01:57 (seven years ago) link
oh hey the finals starts tomorrow my dudes
― Clay, Thursday, 1 June 2017 06:24 (seven years ago) link
today the nba finals is available for viewing
― lag∞n, Thursday, 1 June 2017 13:32 (seven years ago) link
I know we make fun of messy drama lebron but he's been a real dude about anything that matters his entire career
― gis for westbrook shark jump (agent hibachi), Wednesday, May 31, 2017 5:49 PM (yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
agree
― marcos, Thursday, 1 June 2017 14:29 (seven years ago) link
ive always thought lebron the guy seems like a good guy
― lag∞n, Thursday, 1 June 2017 14:33 (seven years ago) link
def
― k3vin k., Thursday, 1 June 2017 14:48 (seven years ago) link
kinda weird hes so widely loathed
― lag∞n, Thursday, 1 June 2017 14:49 (seven years ago) link
ppl want their athletes to be kobe, are fd in the head
― lag∞n, Thursday, 1 June 2017 14:50 (seven years ago) link
seems like it started with jordan, or maybe it just seems that way because of my age
― k3vin k., Thursday, 1 June 2017 14:52 (seven years ago) link
prob comes down to some deeply held cultural beliefs abt strength and heroes that are really just toxic and nonsensical
― lag∞n, Thursday, 1 June 2017 14:54 (seven years ago) link
racism too
― marcos, Thursday, 1 June 2017 14:57 (seven years ago) link
theres always that
― lag∞n, Thursday, 1 June 2017 14:58 (seven years ago) link
hated Lebron for going to Miami the way he did, though I guess that was selfish on my part
now I root for him to destroy everyone
― frogbs, Thursday, 1 June 2017 15:04 (seven years ago) link
lebron loves memes
― ciderpress, Thursday, 1 June 2017 15:06 (seven years ago) link
miami announcement was done poorly but he was young so i forgive him
― marcos, Thursday, 1 June 2017 15:07 (seven years ago) link
yeah easy to hate Lebron for a while when he was all NWO, but i think he seems like a genuinely decent guy, if any one of us can ever know
― Nhex, Thursday, 1 June 2017 15:12 (seven years ago) link
most of my extended family lives in Akron. my grandma lives like a half-mile from his house. she would go on and on about how much he was doing for the community, apparently he pours a lot of money into local schools and charities. when he was in Miami she said "I'm really sad he's gone but he's still a wonderful young man". I figured if my Granny, a lifelong Cavs fan, could forgive him, I could too.
― frogbs, Thursday, 1 June 2017 15:16 (seven years ago) link
the decision was def majorly boneheaded but the distaste for him is so wide spread i think theres more there
― lag∞n, Thursday, 1 June 2017 15:29 (seven years ago) link
some of it is his game isnt elegant like mike it doesnt really have that high level of charisma that most star perimeter players do
― lag∞n, Thursday, 1 June 2017 15:31 (seven years ago) link
hes a lil more like shaq a bruiser who plays w insane skill thats easy to discount
― lag∞n, Thursday, 1 June 2017 15:32 (seven years ago) link
idk I guess he flops some
― frogbs, Thursday, 1 June 2017 15:33 (seven years ago) link
more than that I think he gets a lot of hatred from my generation b/c people are comparing him to Jordan and they don't like that
― frogbs, Thursday, 1 June 2017 15:34 (seven years ago) link
he does flop and whine everyone does these days tho
― lag∞n, Thursday, 1 June 2017 15:34 (seven years ago) link
definitely a generational thing "no one can be as good as jordan, the star of my youth"
― marcos, Thursday, 1 June 2017 15:37 (seven years ago) link
also he takes himself pretty seriously, people don't always like that, part of why that championship parade moment when he was all loose and dropping f-bombs and joking about all the players was so special
― marcos, Thursday, 1 June 2017 15:38 (seven years ago) link
i think its cause ppl sense his vulnerability and it makes them uncomfortable
― lag∞n, Thursday, 1 June 2017 15:39 (seven years ago) link
I really think if the league keeps shrinking and more young guys model their games on curry/isiah etc lebron could be a tremendous micro ball center from age 35-40
― gis for westbrook shark jump (agent hibachi), Thursday, 1 June 2017 15:39 (seven years ago) link
I would 100% root for a lebron-lebron jnr 1-5 pick and roll in 2023
― gis for westbrook shark jump (agent hibachi), Thursday, 1 June 2017 15:40 (seven years ago) link
thing w playing an old at positions hes undersized for is its really tiring, one wld think hell end up seeing more time at the 4 at least tho
― lag∞n, Thursday, 1 June 2017 15:43 (seven years ago) link
the reg season/playoffs bron contrast will get bigger too which will be fun
― lag∞n, Thursday, 1 June 2017 15:46 (seven years ago) link
if the cavs win this year have a feeling a lot of ppl will just give in and love him
― lag∞n, Thursday, 1 June 2017 15:49 (seven years ago) link
that televised "The Decision" thing was a monumental dick move on his part, but he seems to have learned from it. his being caught on camera mocking dirk during the finals against the mavs was also a dick move, but he seems to have learned from that, too. he's grown up slowly, but he does make progress.
― A is for (Aimless), Thursday, 1 June 2017 15:51 (seven years ago) link
kobe had court dates for rape
― lag∞n, Thursday, 1 June 2017 15:53 (seven years ago) link
the things held against bron relative to other athletes only make sense through the most paternalist petty prism
― lag∞n, Thursday, 1 June 2017 15:56 (seven years ago) link
yeah like if the people he's up against are MJ and kobe i don't see how you can possibly get him on character
― ciderpress, Thursday, 1 June 2017 15:58 (seven years ago) link