basketblolz

we respect everyone

twitter is perfect no notes pic.twitter.com/oz5d6iqv3D

— claire de lune (@ClaireMPLS) February 10, 2022

haa

Ben Simmons Game 7 of the ECF:pic.twitter.com/2G1fbVAeV5

— BGN (@BGN_5) February 11, 2022

lmao good stuff

nash and patty

omg, that shot of Patty Mills.

xp

Russell Westbrook said he felt discomfort in his back against Milwaukee, and adds that part of the issue is that he's not accustomed "to sitting down for long stretches".

— Kyle Goon (@kylegoon) February 11, 2022

lmao

*Chefs kiss*

i dont doubt that russ spends all his spare time at home pacing around

hah i love that russ has hated the media his whole career and now its only the media who have time for him

PAUL REED AU DUNK CONTEST 😤😤😤pic.twitter.com/gtNb92xil2

— TrashTalk (@TrashTalk_fr) February 12, 2022

in the replies they’re talking about how many steps he took and i think it might actually be six

its actually only one after the gather tho

The way he almost accidentally kills that guy and then just jumps up jogs away 'cause he knows he screwed up.

lol Spottie i hear you but his 'gather' was like a quarter of the floor!

long strides are not illegal!

thats just his crab dribble

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMh8j2nKf8I

he's a good sport!

#Cavs head coach J.B. Bickerstaff said that Jarrett Allen was unable to pause Pokemon Legends: Arceus so that’s what led to a quick conversation about him being named to the All-Star team.

Allen seemed to appreciate the message and went back to playing.

— Evan Dammarell (@AmNotEvan) February 15, 2022

lmao

my man

THATS NOT AN AIR GUITAR 😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/H8zSSVdyKI

— JT (@RealJtHolmes) February 16, 2022

lmao nice

why are so many retired players complete dumbasses?

Tracy McGrady says Giannis Antetokounmpo would’ve ‘struggled’ in his era

“If you can’t shoot, it’s gonna be hard. And Giannis’ game is predicated on coming downhill. ... It would have been tough for him to be who he is today, back then.” https://t.co/RCaMfyd5eu

— NBA Central (@TheNBACentral) February 17, 2022

Because they’re haters

aging is tough on the ego

obvs theyre all super competitive guys and whatnot but it would be refreshing to see one of them admit that players are just flat out better now

thats just how cumulative improvement works

i think iverson has been generous with his praise. cant really think of too many others...

It's just so obvious that anyone decent in today's NBA would be elite at any point >20 yrs ago or so

iverson seems like the platonic ideal for what a retired baller should be: high as fuck, riding his positivity, rich, getting fat and mostly happy

there's a steve kerr interview on this subject that I've always enjoyed

“They’re all right. They would all kill us. The game gets worse as time goes on,” Kerr joked, according to the Bay Area News Group’s Jimmy Durkin. “Players are less talented than they used to be. The guys in the ‘50s would’ve destroyed everybody. It’s weird how human evolution goes in reverse in sports. Players get weaker, smaller, less skilled. I don’t know. I can’t explain it.”

https://www.sbnation.com/2017/6/9/15771784/steve-kerr-warriors-vs-legends-nba-can-warriors-beat-legends

seems like they could just ask, say, lebron or Chris Paul, guys who played in both eras

the thing that stands out to me when i watch old games is the lack of movement by help defenders. theres so much more switching and help/recover work by off ball defenders these days. i think a lot of the old pros would really struggle with the complexity and activity of todays defenses

yup. defenses today are way more active now that they can't just bang bodies and grab like in the 90s. the accuracy of long range shooters has spread the floor and transformed the game majorly.

the extra reward of three-point shots may have 'created' the modern day deadly long range shooters, but if their same level of skills had existed in the two-points-only era defenders would still have had to come out and challenge their shots, spreading defenses in ways they never had to cope with back then. plus the game today is faster than ever.

damn I love Richard Jefferson now

Richard Jefferson said he hasn't played basketball since he retired.... please listen to what he said about Kendrick Perkins 😂😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/ZLwEqcCBtQ

— Drew (@ifiwasperfect) February 19, 2022

Damn!! Ethered him!

ha, weird to remember that perk is the same age as lebron

bron nearly the oldest guy in the league now

https://i.imgur.com/tHZuoQN.png

When he retires (though given the arrangement I have no idea why he ever would), I want to see a deep investigative 30 for 30 on why the Heat have dedicated a roster spot to Udonis Haslem for all this time. We are now going on 7 YEARS since he was a rotation player, and more since he was a better than replacement NBA player. It’s not like they don’t know there is such a thing as assistant coaches!

HEAT culture*

(probably an under the table agreement)

(probably an under the table agreement)

his salary counts against their cap, too

he left money on the table so they could sign lebron and co, right?