Going Commando Posted October 19, 2019 Share Posted October 19, 2019 10 minutes ago, BenningRoadSkin said: Do you disagree that a player would have been punished if they did what Morey did? I also read he was upset that players were put on the frontlines of this despite the mess being created by management. They absolutely would not punish a player for tweeting what Morey did. Especially not someone like LeBron. And he certainly never would have faced losing his job. There is nothing LeBron could do that will draw discipline from the league. And the **** storm for silencing a prominent black athlete speaking out in support of a pro-Democracy group in China would be infinitely bigger than anything Morey triggered. LeBron showed his ass with his behavior. Nobody asked him to jump out onto the front lines of this situation. It would have been much better for the league if he hadn't said anything at all. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bozo the kKklown Posted October 19, 2019 Share Posted October 19, 2019 3 minutes ago, stevemcqueen1 said: They absolutely would not punish a player for tweeting what Morey did. Especially not someone like LeBron. And he certainly never would have faced losing his job. There is nothing LeBron could do that will draw discipline from the league. And the **** storm for silencing a prominent black athlete speaking out in support of a pro-Democracy group in China would be infinitely bigger than anything Morey triggered. LeBron showed his ass with his behavior. Nobody asked him to jump out onto the front lines of this situation. It would have been much better for the league if he hadn't said anything at all. The league said they would suspend players if they kneeled during the anthem. LeBron is definitely pro profits over social causes that don’t concern him. The issue is so is the NBA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destino Posted October 19, 2019 Share Posted October 19, 2019 36 minutes ago, BenningRoadSkin said: Do you disagree that a player would have been punished if they did what Morey did? Yes. Strongly. A player would not have been punished for tweeting "Fight for Freedom, Stand with Hong Kong." What he said isn't the least bit inflammatory in the US, where the NBA makes the vast majority of it's money. Virtually no one disagrees with that tweet here. Players have gone much further with their political statements than that and have rightly not been punished for it. A player that tweeted out those six words would also be protected by the same situation dynamics that are shielding Morey. Any action against Morey is an action against a US employee, voicing a basic US ideal, and it would be in defense of China's terrible government. They'd spark a political firestorm at home if they did that. It would be even worse if they did that to a player. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destino Posted October 19, 2019 Share Posted October 19, 2019 48 minutes ago, BenningRoadSkin said: He also walks like a penguin. I had to find a video to confirm that. Confirmed. Haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StillUnknown Posted October 19, 2019 Share Posted October 19, 2019 that is damn near painful to watch 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Do Itch Big Posted October 19, 2019 Share Posted October 19, 2019 1 hour ago, BenningRoadSkin said: Do you disagree that a player would have been punished if they did what Morey did? I also read he was upset that players were put on the frontlines of this despite the mess being created by management. Zion isn’t fat. He has baby fat on his face but the guy is muscular. Basically, I’m not sure he can lose the weight he should. He also walks like a penguin. He is too fat. He is a very muscular dude but his body fat % is too high. And like I said he could stand to easily lose 30 lbs and still be very muscular. 6’5 250 is still pretty heavy. Draymond is 6’6 230 and is fairly muscular no reason Zion should be 50 lbs heavier than him because there is absolutely no weigh he has 50 lbs of muscle on Draymond. If he did he would look like me Olympia. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destino Posted October 19, 2019 Share Posted October 19, 2019 9 minutes ago, StillUnknown said: that is damn near painful to watch That thing looks bad enough to give a shooting coach a stroke. Looks like he's about to lose the ball before recovering control and shooting it. Each and every time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StillUnknown Posted October 19, 2019 Share Posted October 19, 2019 2 minutes ago, Destino said: That thing looks bad enough to give a shooting coach a stroke. Looks like he's about to lose the ball before recovering control and shooting it. Each and every time. how did it work though? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bozo the kKklown Posted October 19, 2019 Share Posted October 19, 2019 (edited) 32 minutes ago, StillUnknown said: how did it work though? He trained and perfected it A lot of players had stupid shooting motions before the sport got centralized and was regularly on TV. Look at Reggie Miller’s form. Larry Bird’s form was also weird. Edited October 19, 2019 by BenningRoadSkin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Going Commando Posted October 19, 2019 Share Posted October 19, 2019 Kevin Duckworth's one handed jumper was memorable too. He kind of shot it like you would for one of those little arcade basketball hoop games. Always kind of wished I could do that. Dick Barnett had a goofy jumper too, but who knows what they were teaching back then: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Going Commando Posted October 19, 2019 Share Posted October 19, 2019 Are you kidding Nellie? Youtube recommended me this video and it's got to be the absolute worst: I went to his wikipedia article and received this explanation: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Nelson The son of Arvid and Agnes Nelson, Don Nelson grew up with his family and two sisters on his grandfather’s rural Illinois farm near Sherrard, Illinois. He first learned basketball shooting in the chicken yard where a spokeless bicycle wheel was nailed to the shed to make a basket. Sounds about right. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StillUnknown Posted October 19, 2019 Share Posted October 19, 2019 20 minutes ago, stevemcqueen1 said: Are you kidding Nellie? Youtube recommended me this video and it's got to be the absolute worst: I went to his wikipedia article and received this explanation: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Nelson Sounds about right. You know it had to be normal because the announcers didnt say a damn word about it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRobi21 Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StillUnknown Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 Hope it aint so, but that zion story has a real "what could have been" kinda vibe to it already Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Sinister Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 Now his conditioning is going to be lacking coming back just when everyone is starting to hit their groove, potentially leaving room for more weight gain. And further injury Even in preseason he still looked heavier than when he played at Duke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TradeTheBeal! Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 Shut him down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StillUnknown Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 21 minutes ago, Mr. Sinister said: Now his conditioning is going to be lacking coming back just when everyone is starting to hit their groove, potentially leaving room for more weight gain. And further injury Even in preseason he still looked heavier than when he played at Duke. that man gonna be chilling in Nawlins with no basketball activity. gonna take a herculean discipline for him not to cross 300lbs 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Do Itch Big Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 all That money he could be potentially making should be incentive enough. He seems like he has a genuine passion for the game. I think he can manage his weight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Do Itch Big Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 Lol serge made KD eat a snake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dont Taze Me Bro Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 If anyone is looking for a good deal on NBA League Pass, it seems like the $28.99 monthly subscription through NBA.com is the best deal. League starts 10/22/19 and ends 4/15/19, so 6 months. Which is cheaper ($173.94) than paying for a one year subscription of $199.99 through cable/satellite providers or NBA.com. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destino Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrypticVillain Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 I still don't believe that's accurate lol I see Greeny was on Wake Up talking about having the top 16 teams make the playoffs... That's close to fixing the issue, but still not right. I know I keep saying this, but it's really time to do the top 8 seeds from each conference and then re-seed. Who cares if Portland plays Orlando in the first round... It's not the 1970s anymore. You can get away with that now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Sinister Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 I think they should get rid of the quarterfinal round and go to 6 seeds. The quarterfinals is an utterly useless week/week and a half of basketball, save for maybe 2 matchups (the 4 & 5 seed). Anything else is just lipstick on a pig. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dont Taze Me Bro Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 3 minutes ago, CrypticVillain said: I still don't believe that's accurate lol I see Greeny was on Wake Up talking about having the top 16 teams make the playoffs... That's close to fixing the issue, but still not right. I know I keep saying this, but it's really time to do the top 8 seeds from each conference and then re-seed. Who cares if Portland plays Orlando in the first round... It's not the 1970s anymore. You can get away with that now. I don't want to see that change, I like the conference format better. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterMP Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 Do we have thoughts/predictions for this year? I think Steve started a conversation last year. I'll take the Clippers in the west and over all. I think think the Sixers will win the East. They'll struggle here some in the regular season, but they'll do well in the playoffs. With Williams having injury issues, I'll take RJ Barrett to win rookie of the year. I think Giannis will win MVP again or the voters will give it to Leonard even if Giannis has better stats again. I think Orlando is a solid playoff team in the East and a surprise, and I think the Lakers are a lower seed in the west and not as good as many people expect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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