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birdman:
You have 4 hall of famers on the team, one in his prime, one has GOAT like stature (at least he is even in the conversation), and yet you refuse to make any trades because of a draft pick down the road. That was an idiotic move, likely sponsored by Pelinka. The guy has all those snake like qualities, so he knows how to play both the owner and the players. I mean, what drafts pick are you expecting to replicate what you already have?

As much as I don't like Lebron moving around, this is a good reason why. Its YOUR career, and YOU are responsible for a big part of how it turns out. Owners and GMs can ghost you. Fans are fickle. At the end of the day you have to live with YOUR decisions. If Lebron never left Cleveland, perhaps he wins 1, in an off year where the West is weak. They would never have drafted Kyrie because they would win the ECF every year, and the stingy owner would never have found a reason to get the talent around Lebron. Just ride the prize horse and make as much sales until the horse gets old.

I say get rid of Pelinka, maybe shop AD and see what pieces you can get. Lebron is ready to get another ring if need be. Its obvious AD doesnt have that same kind of fire. He won one, and he has settled.

What trade will you have done? Mind you John Wall is also a perma crock that can't shoot and missed two years of basketball. He's not played a single game this season and Houston are paying him to not play. Lol LeNomad must always have a scapegoat sha

donlittle25:
I heard the Lakers only have one pick for the next five years in the first round and klutch sport wants them to use that pick to trade for John wall. Oga

This is what happens when he leaves teams and they say teams can't win without him. How can they win when they are absolutely destroyed and their future mortgaged. How can you have no first round picks till 2027

Lakers fans better enjoy their bubble ring cos it's back to the doldrums after that

birdman:
I like how you jejely ignored the fact that the Wizards missed the playoffs that year, in the crappy East no less. Even that 20ppg, let jerry stackhouse and co gist you how mike would ballhog all day. Carry the h*ll on.

Shior. LeNomad is 36 playing in the weaker West with 3 top 75ers as teammates and is still 4 games under .500. If they made the playoffs this season it will only be because of the new format but yet you have the gall to throw shade. Using your logic LeNomad has been a colossal failure this season because he has more help than Jordan did with the Wizards and has failed at a higher clip

Is LeNomad not hogging the ball and trying to break Kareem's record?

donlittle25:
There is no draft in the past 10 years you are doing that kemp won’t be a top 15 pick. The guy was the most athletic Power forward the game has even seen. I don’t know any power forward that comes close to his level.

In 2002-2003, Michael Last season at the wizards at the age of 40 he averaged 20 PPG.
The average point per game that year was maybe 95 or 96, I don’t even think it’s up to that and michael averaged 20. Tell me 20 players that peaked in the last 6 years you think will average 20 Points Per Game at the age of 40? I am not even going to use the ring argument to shut you up, Just pure body of work.

Tracy McGrady, Kobe Bryant, Allen Iverson, Shaquille O'Neal, Paul Pierce, Tim Duncan, Jason Kidd, Gary Payton, Chris Webber, Ray Allen, Dirk Nowitzki, Vince Carter, Steve Nash were some of the best players that year.

On the bolded, name their names and lets compare their body of work

Who told you they do not mention Dwight among people lebron played against? Just because you just started watching basketball doesn't mean the same for the rest of us. Dwight is the sole reason we never got to witness a kobe and lebron final. We remember.

JJ Berea also gave lebron the work. Go and watch the nba finals in 2011, You can catch the highlights

It's not hard to know people wey no sabi basketball no matter how them try disguise. Everyone who knows Shawn Kemp knows he was a great player but his indiscipline and weight issues never allowed him reach his true potential. I want to see that forward today that peak Shawn Kemp will not destroy at 6'10 and 280 pounds

Clowns think this era is better cause teams now shoot 40 3's a game instead of the 10 they used to shoot before.

Anyone with critical thinking will ask themselves. How many top 75 players did Jordan face vs How many Lebron had to face. Then also ask how many did Lebron have as teammates at various points vs Jordan. And form an informed opinion

Roland17:
Perhaps, this was the the worst dunk contest.

Absolutely rubbish contest. Nobody deserved to be awarded anything. They couldn't execute even the most basic dunks and worse nobody was creative enough to use any props like they used to do in the past. They need to cancel it for a few years and regroup

Kdtrey5:
BRo you've been on nairaland for a very long time wowww bro u must be in your 40's

Sorry to disappoint you bro. I never 20 when I join this app sef

Put am nau if e sure for you. Say na mistake am for MJ

Roland17:
I feel gutted for AD! Man can not catch a break! These recurring injuries take a toll on not just your physical health but your mental health and emotions.

I warned one clown that used to post here about AD and his injury issues 2 seasons ago. I wonder where he is now

Happy 59th to the GOAT

https://twitter.com/Ballislife/status/1494280571446611968?t=1ctuMC_B0ziAsmmkud-g1w&s=19

Go and watch this compilation and come back and tell me anybody is better than this man. Leave rings let's talk about what this man could do on the court

birdman:
There are very few nba players that I cant bring myself to like. Normally its blockheads like the Morris brothers. But Klay hasnt done anything particularly egregious. I just no like d guy. I even like CP3 with his wahala. I have forgiven Harden, and I will tolerate Westbrick while holding my nose. But Klay just rubs me the wrong way everytime. And Im not even sure why

How person go hate Klay Thompson? This is not ordinary eye oh

Roland17:
Of course, the losing streak ends against the 2nd bottom placed Pistons! Call it winning fatigue , we had a bad 3rd Q and the demons from the start of season reappeared as we struggled to keep leads and close the game. Hopefully, they have learnt important winning skills during this run as we approach the All Star break.

Your team is so weird mehnn. They play down to the competition

Roland17:
@A40, don't look now, one of your most hated player has expanded his offense past the midrange jumper! He now takes it to the rim, his 3 point percentage has improved and is a credible candidate for the MVP.

I know you despise him but give DeMar DeRozan his due

I don't hate DeRozan per se. Just real disappointed with his past choking

I agree he definitely is top 4.

Jokic
Embiid
Giannis
DeRozan are the only credible candidates

This Nagelsmann no dey impress me at all oh. We started too poorly and a quality quality team would have slaughtered us by halftime.

Who be that Adamu wey score use us dey dance Griddy

Roland17:
Is Big Ben a for sure first ballot?

Easily. Has the numbers and hardware to show

afrodoc2:
Donald is surely 1st ballot. People that should know like Warren Sapp and Shannon Sharpe have even said he is in the conversation for best defensive player ever.

Miller too can get in on the first ballot depending on who else is eligible at the time. For example anybody who chooses to retire this season should know first ballot will be tougher with Brady and Big Ben as certainties.

Naah Donald is a beast. I was wondering where he was for most of the game but he came alive from midway through the 3rd quarter. It's remarkable he's able to do what he's doing despite being undersized for his position. It doesn't matter if you have never watched American football or understand the game. You would see #99 and it would be obvious this guy just stands out from the rest of the field

birdman:
Shaq said highly placed sources in the Lakers org want the Suns rather than Warriors in the first round if it comes to that.

Lmaooo Phoenix will beat Lakers like an abusive stepdad. That is absolutely the last team the Lakers should want to face

birdman:
Did you listen to what Jalen Rose had to say on the issue? Apparently the owner of the 76ers and Harden run in the same circles. And this had been the playbook since November when Jalen predicted this was going down.
Embiid needs to watch his back


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfO_Q-QPmsw

Hmmm. So them dey enter the same strip clubs?

James Harden is a proven playoff choker anyway. For me it all boils down to Ben and if he can recover his manhood back. If he does then the trade works longterm for the Nets. Paying James Harden $200m+ till his age 38 season when he's already showing signs of slippage will be as bad as when they mortgaged their future for 2 seasons of Paul Pierce and KG

Roland17:
I can imagine viewers from Texas and other Southern States cursing at their TVs because of these electric cars adverts promoted by California. We die here!

Add the C-walk to it and it's full blown Angina

DeeMain:
Keep shifting goalposts.

The street and the jungle and the mafia have their nuances and codes and rules bro. Life and sports and specifically the NBA have theirs too. Don't conflate them.

My others answers are in my response to birdman.

We can all read here and and have fun and learn from each other and grow or we can be eternally fighting battles and grandstanding and learn nothing. You choose.

I am out.

Nonsense. If you like blindside someone and cry when they retaliate. In what planet do you hit somebody unprovoked and not expect retaliation whether in life or NBA. Continue trying to hold people to standards you are probably not living up to

Wahala for team wey dey bank on James Harden come playoffs. Same chappie that went 5/17 in a Game 7 last time we saw him? The sole owner of the turnover record in the playoffs? Ok oh

birdman:
Leave DeeMain with all the grammar. Imagine I walk up to DeeMain at random and I just give you heavy blow, remove one teeth and walk away DeeMain is saying he would not attack me as I strolled away. He wont even push me in the back because it would be "grossly effeminate" to do so. Of course I would do the same next week, remove another teeth, then turn my back and run . Dey blow grammar dey go

Make e try am for igboro. If them no beat am to pulp

As if these players are robots and not humans

DeeMain:
So you are changing tack now, abi? It's no longer an obvious flop but now poor equilibrium and a truck load of whataboutism. Lol, abeg sit.

There is a reason attacking someone from behind is considered cowardly and grossly effeminate - you've given the person no chance to steel or defend himself from harm consciously or by instinct.

And no I didn't call out Jokic a second time, I responded to people still gloating after seeing the replays of the carnage wrought by the human projectile and knowing the aftermath of that attack.

If something (e.g a car) or someone heavy or powerful and in motion hits you from behind abruptly, the inertia generated could snap your neck causing a whiplash(a neck injury) which can kill or maim or cause brain damage or mental problems.

We saw the danger on that video and called Jokic out but the voice of the many drowned out the voice of the few.

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From day 1 I always posited that appropriate sanctions should be meted against dirty plays and players. My only grouse with what transpired remains excessive retaliation and it hasn't changed.

You dey yarn absolute dust. Whether a flop or whether poor equillibrium is not germane to the argument. Nobody cares

Effeminate? You don't know nada. If you like enter street bump and hit person then instead of apologizing you do the universal sign of disrespect and you turn your back on another grown man, If you don't get knocked spark out make I know wetin cause am. Since you consider them that less of a threat it would be good if they shocked you

Jokic's reaction was purely on impulse and in the heat of the moment. Don't act like he intended to kill him.

Roland17:
In my opinion, it may actually be a financial and on court win for the Nets, IF and only IF Ben Simmons is healthy and not rusty. The Nets would not necessarily need Simmons to shoot the ball, especially during crunch time. During crunch time, the Nets will rely heavily on KD/ Kyrie to dominate possession. This is different from the Sixers situation where he was the 2nd best player with significant touches.

Also, it is important to note that NY is about lifting COVID restrictions, which ultimately means Kyrie will become available for home games, which is going to be huge. The argument against Harden in this trade is his health. He has struggled the entire season to stay in the court, don’t forget his injury issues last season.

The Sixers are taking a huge risk with this one and it think Ainge has budged on the pressure from the public to stop wasting Embiid’s prime, which is a fair argument but Harden is not the solution. Now, if he somehow stays healthy, then they stand a chance but I don’t think a Harden/ Embiid 1-2 punch is enough to come out of the East.

The fact they were able to get Seth and a big means zero pressure on Ben Simmons to do anything other than defend. For me the Nets easily won this trade considering they are also getting two first rounders. Now whether Kyrie stays or goes it hardly matters. They can always get a third banana

Harden on the other hand is playing his worst since his OKC days and this Harden I dey see clearly is not someone that works on his body in the off season. If he suddenly adopts that lifestyle at 33 I would be shocked but stranger things have happened

Interesting trade. For me it all depends on what you can get out of Ben Simmons. If Ben Simmons can exorcise his demons and hold himself accountable then the Nets will ultimately win this trade. As for Harden once the conversation enters playoffs I just don't trust that dude

DeeMain:
Eject him. Give him a 2-match ban or a 5. Play hard or dirty on him, fight him, give him a cheap shot for pay-back. Fair enough.

But don't kill a fly with a sledge hammer in the name of revenge. That should have no place in sports.

Markieff Morris has missed 44 games after the Jokic attack. He may never play again. He may. God help him. I hope you and your crew are happy Doc.

Abeg rest IJN. Why are you acting like what Jokic did was premeditated? He bumped him for ffs not like he punched him on his carotid artery or anything like that, whose fault is it that Markieff has such poor equilibrium?
Besides whatever happened to Markieff he brought on himself. If Jokic had suffered a broken rib or punctured lung what would you say?

If Morant had suffered serious injury would you be yarnin this kumbaya nonsense. If Markieff was such a tough guy he would be back now, just goes to show you these guys dish but cannot take.

How can anyone come here to defend those two that consistently endanger other players on the court. Was it not this Marcus that stomped on Luka's ankle. You will not advocate for these guys to change their playing style. You are just yarnin menenemenene

Chai. Mai Shai. No Westbrook to blame today. These Lakers are a truly finished team

45-11.5-5.5 on 81% shooting vs AD

Streets ain't forgot

40 piece

Anthony Antetokounmpo. Giannis has wifed this man

Giannis has broken basketball dawg. Pump faking AD out his shoes, Locking him up on the other end.

Some people will watch these games and still come out to say KD or some other pretender is the best player in the league

joshboo:
Kai my condolences and Rip to him. What killed him??

Got shot