im sorry but thats just silly
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 29 December 2020 23:10 (three years ago) link
the super team was the friends they made along the way
― trans-panda express (m bison), Tuesday, 29 December 2020 23:11 (three years ago) link
there’s a version of steph’s career where KD stays in OKC and cp3 gets to houston and there’s some epic battles to get out of the west just to face those excellent cavs teams. steph certainly wins fewer titles that way but maybe wins one in a way that garners him more respect ultimately. i don’t think steph will ever be remembered as some great champion but his legacy as a pivotal figure in the history of basketball is pretty cemented at this point imo
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 29 December 2020 23:23 (three years ago) link
i don't think they were a superteam pre KD, just a perfectly assembled regular team
― ciderpress, Tuesday, 29 December 2020 23:24 (three years ago) link
jordan-pippen-rodman wasn't a superteam either
― ciderpress, Tuesday, 29 December 2020 23:25 (three years ago) link
the guy who wouldve been just unstoppable is iverson
― lag∞n, Tuesday, December 29, 2020 5:35 PM (forty-seven minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink
He's my favorite, but I wonder. He wasn't a great 3P shooter by today's standards, but he spent more time on his back in the paint than any player ever and now that's getting called every time and he could shoot FT's reasonably well.
― Jimi Buffett (PBKR), Tuesday, 29 December 2020 23:32 (three years ago) link
when evaluating steph and cp3, i look at whose game changed the way hoops are played on every team from the pros down to high school.
― Respectfully Yours, (Aimless), Tuesday, 29 December 2020 23:36 (three years ago) link
iverson would have had a lot more room for drives with today's spacing. fewer 6'11 stiffs hanging out near the lane.
― call all destroyer, Wednesday, 30 December 2020 00:36 (three years ago) link
dipos made a couple nice plays tonight looks like he might be getting heathy
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 30 December 2020 00:50 (three years ago) link
When iverson started slowing down the jumper got better. His mechanics were good. I think with a lot of guys who are insanely fast they mess up their shooting because you just can’t shoot with that kind of suddenness. And he probably was the quickest, fastest guy ever.
― Matt Armstrong, Wednesday, 30 December 2020 01:02 (three years ago) link
also chucking was consider ok back then there wasnt a lot of pressure to not shoot 30%
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 30 December 2020 01:08 (three years ago) link
I think for sure that steph’s peak was higher than paul’s peak, but it’s closer than most people think — everyone forgets how great paul was in the 08 and 09 seasons. he doesn’t have that knee injury forcing him to change his game pretty radically and who knows what kind of player he ends up being. longevity it’s simply not close and unless steph plays well for another 10 years it won’t be. paul is setting the new standard for PGs into their mid-30s and beyond
it’s hardly worth rehashing the playoff debates but paul simply has some of the best numbers ever and has been — to this point — a better playoff player than curry on a minute to minute basis. it simply is not his fault that blake griffin missed something like 30% of the clippers playoff games during his peak. he played hurt and missed a small number of games of his own which is not his “fault” but you can argue the best ability is availability which is fairer. and I mean just imagine what his playoff record would be if he played in the east lol
― k3vin k., Wednesday, 30 December 2020 01:37 (three years ago) link
Embiid is 1 for 5 from 3! This team is done.
― Jimi Buffett (PBKR), Wednesday, 30 December 2020 01:44 (three years ago) link
raps outhustling the sixers rn
― Wayne Grotski (symsymsym), Wednesday, 30 December 2020 02:06 (three years ago) link
and then they blew it
― Wayne Grotski (symsymsym), Wednesday, 30 December 2020 02:29 (three years ago) link
Yeah they really blew this game
― Babby's Yed Revisited (jim in vancouver), Wednesday, 30 December 2020 02:30 (three years ago) link
may i just say that theres a feed down the side of the espn nba scoreboard thats broken and this guys face has been sitting on top of it for at least a week
https://i.imgur.com/09nn8dT.png
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 30 December 2020 02:35 (three years ago) link
Raps might have their own problems.
― Jimi Buffett (PBKR), Wednesday, 30 December 2020 02:39 (three years ago) link
feel like there arent a lot of great teams in the nba right now
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 30 December 2020 02:41 (three years ago) link
bucks just set the NBA record for threes in a game (28) two days after missing 31 threes in a 20 point loss to the knicks
― J0rdan S., Wednesday, 30 December 2020 02:44 (three years ago) link
the clippers should great, the lakers won last year with two starting quality players but have moderately better guys now, the nugs have a lot of guys but are they the right guys, heat are cool but dont quite have the star power, bucks idk...
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 30 December 2020 02:44 (three years ago) link
i think it's going to be a very flat season with the compressed schedule, the rapid restart, and lack of training camp affecting teams in a bunch of different ways. even if you had a team that was stacked enough to dominate, would you bother when the offseason was barely 2 months and you're going to be playing more or less every other night?
― call all destroyer, Wednesday, 30 December 2020 02:50 (three years ago) link
the serious contender teams should only be worried about being a 4 seed in their conference
― call all destroyer, Wednesday, 30 December 2020 02:51 (three years ago) link
yeah prob true
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 30 December 2020 02:51 (three years ago) link
how do you go from getting blown out by the Knicks to beating the team that destroyed you in the playoffs by 50
― frogbs, Wednesday, 30 December 2020 02:54 (three years ago) link
shooting luck, baby!
― call all destroyer, Wednesday, 30 December 2020 02:55 (three years ago) link
feel like the minimal training camp/preseason is def showing so far
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 30 December 2020 02:56 (three years ago) link
early season nba is always pretty ragged anyway
just want to acknowledge that udonis haslem is still on the heat roster
― sknybrg, Wednesday, 30 December 2020 03:10 (three years ago) link
def one of the odder lil nba details
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 30 December 2020 03:12 (three years ago) link
congratulations to the orlando magic who will start 4-0 for the first time in their history
― call all destroyer, Wednesday, 30 December 2020 03:13 (three years ago) link
if the question is "who is the most boring player you love to watch" my answer might well be vooch
― call all destroyer, Wednesday, 30 December 2020 03:16 (three years ago) link
vooch has moves
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 30 December 2020 03:18 (three years ago) link
This kid is gonna be somethin else
JAMES. WISEMAN. 🤯 pic.twitter.com/GZ3kLsE8pc— Golden State Warriors (@warriors) December 30, 2020
― Fetchboy, Wednesday, 30 December 2020 03:21 (three years ago) link
he as they say moves well
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 30 December 2020 03:22 (three years ago) link
wow that wiseman clip
luv to be a young lad in the open court
― Clay, Wednesday, 30 December 2020 04:01 (three years ago) link
one of these days the nuggets are going to want to rethink their “let the other team shoot as many threes as they want” strategy
― k3vin k., Wednesday, 30 December 2020 04:08 (three years ago) link
that's Kiddball
― frogbs, Wednesday, 30 December 2020 04:11 (three years ago) link
wiseman showing off his unicorn horn there.
― the serious avant-garde universalist right now (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 30 December 2020 04:25 (three years ago) link
has there been a single good national TV game so far this year? i guess the bucks-celtics from last week. feels like it's just been a series of dreadful games
― J0rdan S., Wednesday, 30 December 2020 04:37 (three years ago) link
yeah it hasn't been amazing
― call all destroyer, Wednesday, 30 December 2020 04:40 (three years ago) link
Julius Randle is ballin. 24/10/6 through 4 games
― Spottie, Wednesday, 30 December 2020 05:28 (three years ago) link
it looks like he's in great shape just from a physical perspective
― J0rdan S., Wednesday, 30 December 2020 05:36 (three years ago) link
― Spottie, Wednesday, 30 December 2020 05:59 (three years ago) link
ratings are a disaster surely
― Clay, Wednesday, 30 December 2020 05:59 (three years ago) link
Wiggins probably the best game I’ve ever seen him play tonight. Has like 15 or 17 in the 4th. Compare that to last week where he looked like completely lost. Gonna be a wild ride having to cheer for this dude.
― Spottie, Wednesday, 30 December 2020 06:02 (three years ago) link
― Spottie, Wednesday, 30 December 2020 06:03 (three years ago) link
the steph vs cp argument... it isn’t even close lol y’all are crazy.
― Spottie, Wednesday, 30 December 2020 06:08 (three years ago) link
feels like the pandemic permanently killed sports ratings? dunno when/why they will come back if not now. how's football doing
― ciderpress, Wednesday, 30 December 2020 06:18 (three years ago) link
yeah it's weird -- in theory everyone is home and has already watched the queen's gambit so what else is there
people didn't start reading did they
― Clay, Wednesday, 30 December 2020 06:24 (three years ago) link