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Steady986 wey u na. Na only after victory we dey see you. If you no show now now, bball gods go deny your boy fictory

larride:
Them suppose arrest Adelman just as they leave Minnoseta. I have never seen a more incompetent coach than this guy.

It's time for the Nuggets to break up the Jokic and Murray core.

They should cash in on Murray now, look for someone to dump Braun contract on, send Hardaway Jr back to whatever he's coming from.

You cant coach speed and heart. Nuggets were gassed out even before the half.

Even lil boosie was not spared from the spanking. The way these atl cats were mocking my rockets meltdown the other day. I am prepared to render the same energy tomorrow. Make dem place one year ban on all hawks from evey nite club

A40:
Na Friday we go know whether igun will pa Lori or not

Let it pa lori

Meanwhile, hawks having a hard time recovering from midweek clubbing

steady986:
In the last 29 years, NBA teams were 1713-1 when leading by 6 or more in the last 30 seconds in a playoff game. They're now 1713-2 thanks to the Rockets

its not your fault

rockets are punching above their weight class in the west, their record does not reflect reality yet. Fans dont realize how long it took OKC to build. aliondo can enlighten folks. They also cant appreciate how long it has taken the lakers to get back to winning ways, after disatrously blowing up the championship team. I wouldnt panic and blow it up - I would keep the coach, and some minor retool. We are almost there...

WW3 coming up anyway so this game won't matter. Take some solace in that.

Quoted from rockets game thread

steady986:
LeBron is still better than 80% of the league at his age. The only reason we think he's a hindrance to his team is because he earns 50m/y. Get this LeBron on 30m/y and it'd be a bargain

Look at it this way: the 20% that are better than him dont earn his type of pay. So at 50m per year, he is a hindrance to the team if they dont perform come playoffs. The guys that are bing hard on him, while some of it is haterade, do have a point. If you are going to make this much money, we need to see this much impact. Just like we dog Golden State for rewarding a journeyman like a franchise player.

A40:
Lol. Even God doesn't rock with the Lakers

SGA is MVP and I'm not too crazy about SGA but breaking a Wilt streak and winning the #1 seed despite Jalen Williams missing half the season. Nothing for Wemby unfortunately. His time will come.

This 65 game rule thing I get the hue and cry about it but how can you say someone is All NBA or MVP when they miss more than 18-25 games from a possible 82. That will not apply in any other field of endeavor so why is basketball an exception

Anyway I think it should be no lower than 60. I'm sorry if you play less than 60 games it doesn't matter how gaudy your stats you can't say you're MVP missing 25 games. Availability is also an ability

even with 65 games, he cant win MVP. Let is stay at 65 abeg, missed game na missed game, wether for birth of child or whatever. What of the other missed games? Too many excuses

steady986:
We going till the wheels fall off That's the mantra

The stage of life is bigger than basketball. Nobody cares about Big O or Dr J anymore. Kareem is still alive and outside LA, who send? Even for LA, who send lol. Even Kobe, give it another 5 years, the average fan will not know or care.

Its time to leave the game to next generation. Every year he spends time in the league is a year he could be doing something else. I give Jordan that props. Even when he cam e back to the league with Wizards, he looked around and realized the ballers of that generation had a different mindset. They could have stacked that team some more, and they might have made ECF. Jordan realized, at that stage of life, ring discussion is for dem kids. Just move on

steady986:
Austin Reaves out. Luka out. Both to miss the start of the playoffs. One last hurrah, King.

Sweat wiped off the beard coloring, guy man beards don white like papa smurf

Anyone in their 40s knows what it takes to keep up with a 25 year old on the court. Sometimes, you dont even chase them, just respect yourself and your ankles and let them blow past you. Lebron has been playing for 2 decades, so he has even more wear and tear than the average guy. At some point, the cost of remaining injury free will be too expensive. At this age, you can still be really strong, if you exercise and eat well. But you are not going to out-physical the most athletic 25 year olds in the world.

I think he should make next season his last, go out on top of the game and put his energies into other things. One extra ring will not quiet the haters or settle fake goat debates. Its time enter the next phase, like Kobe was doing before his untimely departure

steady986:
That's why I was saying we shouldn't separate the performance from the circumstance. Imagine working your ass off to score huge amounts of points to get your own record and then someone comes along and is handed it on a platter. Nah man

Bro, it was handed to kobe on a platter in the same way. Once guys saw a record coming, they passed him the ball every time. And, was it knicks?, but they too plyed into the moment. No one is scoring 80 pts in a 48 minute nba game without some cooking on all sides

greypencils:
Bam Adebayo doing the lord's work. 83 points against Wizards. Kobe be smiling down from heaven.

I hear kobestans are not smiling tho

A40:
KD needs to grow tf up. I kinda see now why Draymond got in his face and called him the B-word. Certain things you should look people in the eye and say if you ever want respect amongst men

If he fails to as much as get to another conference final game after hopping from loaded team to team we're going to have some touchy conversations about where he stands in the pantheon of all-timers

Fair enough. But there is too much noise and rumors. and its just that right now. Rockets are where I want them to be, starting second half of season. This team is young, and needs that poke tbh

A40:
How the hell is Tatum only weeks from return. What are they giving these athletes today

I'm surprised no one is mentioning Jaylen Brown in the MVP conversations. The Celts were projected to win 41 games. They are trending for 55. There should be a real conversation now about who is actually better Jaylen or Jayson (I'm leaning towards Jaylen btw)

Will it last in the playoffs? Tatum should sit this out, make Roland17 eye come down

etidy:
Which kind fanboy analogy be this? Who is being made to look good but pointing out the irresponsible actions of KD.
You're supposed to be the leader in the team, even if you have frustrations with some of the young players is it on social media you should be airing them?
What happened to calling them out in the locker room?
And oh somehow you have frustrations with everyone you have ever played with.

Like I said, great player, poor and insecure leader and that's why he hasn't be able to "lead" a team to the title by himself.

you want it to look like KD was the issue in golden state dont you? There is no proof on this twitter thing, so you are on a long thing there.

And go look again, he is leading the team. They playing different after his open criticisms, not twitter nonsense

etidy:
The KDs stans on this group have gone quiet.

Only you get problem with Westbrook and OKC, Draymond and the warriors, Low-key beefing Steph from your burner accounts, beefing Kyrie from your burner, Beefing harden, beefing Brooklyn nets, beefing phoenix suns, you're not even a full season into your Houston rockets tenure you don they thrash your team mates.

Great basketballer, poor leader and a very insecure person.

There is no need to pull down one player to make another look good. KD's issue with a young rockets team is expected.

greypencils:
DRose! I wish I wish I wish

I wish you had a longer career

Man was balling

Youngest MVP ever

Take your flowers men!

yooo, you scared me for a sec with this

SmooshCHN:
When I said we should blow it up after Poole left they called me a mad man. They wouldn't trade Steph. Tbf, there's no need to. Just get the man some real players; get rid of Draymond (I would have let him walk before KD left but that's just me) and a coach interested in putting in the work.

Success attracts idiots to the organization, who then kill the success. Letting KD go like that was a big mistake. They now compounded the mistake by throwing good money after ordinary talent, just to try and prove a point. I would keep even rehabbed Klay over Draymond! Well sha, those Lebron-Curry duels were fun while they lasted, boy it was fun.

Roland17:
Congratulations to the Slimreaper for passing Wilt to become 7th on the all-time scoring list.

Nowitzki up next! Amazing to see mailman Karl Malone still at #3. That man put in work!!!

SmooshCHN:
They will come and put asterisks on Steph, Klay and Draymond's legacy

You mean Steph, Klay and Durant's legacy. Draymond is the original 419, guy man has fleeced you guys, imagine what other player you could have gotten with the contract he stole from yall. You know whats even crazier, the real franchise player had no beef with Durant. It was the loud mouth triple single guy, make it make sense! It does make sense actually, because Curry failed to understand leadership must be vocal, otherwise it will not be effective. They could have kept Durant and won at least one more. Well sha, enjoy your sufferings, I hope yall enjoying Mrs Curry these days lol

etidy:
Deep down Durant himself knows it, Assuming he had a couple of deep playoffs run post golden state this may have been a non issue.
But he has repeatedly stacked teams and failed to get anywhere.

Durant needs to show he can win outside golden state, whether he likes it or not, its important to his legacy.

Giannis and Jokic have one title each but most consensus agree that those titles are greater than both titles Durant won at Golden state.

Durant doesnt need to show anything. His place in NBA lore is cemented, there is a reason he is still relevant 2 decades in. And GSW needs to be grateful. He gave you guys two rings, without him, you likely only had one, maybe none.

Anyhow I see Durant on LinkedIn more than anything else these days, which tells me the guy is more interested in expanding his influence than winning a ring. And I say, good for him. Yall need to understand something about Durant, the team that drafted him, Seattle Supersonics literally left the city and moved to OKC. That must have made an impression in his young mind - at the end of the day, this is a business, a game played by billionaires and mayors. The players are just pawns. The fans are pawns of the the pawns

Lol I cant even believe I am defending Durant, whom I hated for a long time. But I have to respect the work the brother has put in

Roland17:
Congratulations to the Slimreaper on hitting 31K. I think he has a shot at top 4 if he stays healthy. Baba give my guy his 3rd..

amen

Roland17:
Giannis about to dump his band of clowns after all…

Maybe they brought his brothers in to bribe him. Front office can be devious at times

SmooshCHN:
I don't know how long Klay and that babe plan to be together but I'm here for it

You sound jealous

SmooshCHN:
Those guys are scary. They might just break the 73-9 record.
Plus they still have all those picks and then you have the Clippers going through it

We never even begin December, dem go cool down

Roland17:
Also the star power keeps the arena full and that's money for the owners. Rebuilds are difficult for owners from a revenue standpoint so they allow it drag.

Does the building stay full if said star never shows up? TBH, I dont know, but I guess season ticket owners already paid, so no matter

etidy:
I don't understand the stubbornness of some teams. Clippers and pelicans are overdue for a rebuild yet the persist with damaged star players.

Once you spend that much money on a big name superstar, it takes a lot to admit you were wrong. Doing so would lead to significant people in the front office getting fired. Front office guys are just trying to stay employed as long as possible. And Kawhi is making sure they pay for their foolish mistakes. I suspect heads will roll this season

Roland17:
Seriously, S. Kerr needs to move on from coaching/ retire or transition to a front office role. I am sick and tired of hearing his rants about injuries, back to back games and other nonsense he has been spitting recently. How much much easier can the league make the game for this generation? Now it’s the pace of the game, the same fake advantage this generation brags about. We may as well ban transition basketball.

Hes a good x's o's coach, and he built on coach jackson's work. But the mental game, nah, thats not him

Roland17:
Isaiah Stewart no send anybody. Pesin when wan beat Ajala. I remember dem saying his career was over after that incident but man has remained a core piece of the Pistons.

Lebron is always on your mind, isnt he

Roland17:
JB called Ajala for assistance and to confirm if Turkey was a go but Ajala no answer call, so he left a VM. It does bother him enough to feel insecure but I also think he has the courage to own it after he does some kind of treatment.

JB does some dumb stuff, for real. For someone who likes to yarn like he is intellectual, guy man is a midget in street intelligence. Why put another man's business out there, where that man has chosen to remain silent? You cant invite guys like this to anything, you just dont know what they gon see and say a few months down the line

SmooshCHN:
One thing that really baffles me is how these guys forget how good they actually have it compared to the average person. How can someone make more money in a single year than most people earn in a lifetime and still not be content? Where’s the disconnect? When does “enough” stop being enough?

You worked hard, made it out the hood, made a name for yourself, built generational wealth and still choose to throw it all away? Baffles me.

You looking at the numbers my man. Numbers deceive. Generational wealth cant just sit in a bank account - taxes and inflation will eat 60 to 70% of its value in 10 years. For example a house worth $199K 10 years ago is now $450K. If you just saved and lived a thrifty lifestyle you would sill lose value. We havent even talked about 35-45% tax off the top!

For wealth to stay generational, it has to stay in the economy as assets and investments. If you choose the obvious asset, housing, remember that housing is illiquid. Yes you have an expensive house, but you cant use the value of that house readily for another investment. When you add property taxes and maintenance, you actually lose money over time! Alternatively you can rent your properties out, but landlord work is tough, even if you subcontract it out. The best you can do is what the rich chinese, russians do, park their money into new york real estate. And pray

So maybe you say stocks. In theory you gain 8 to 10% every year, but if you count in 5% inflation, you are really only getting 3-5% on your money. And when the market tanks, all that money goes down big time. Meaning you have to wait until market rebounds,or sell at a loss and run. In short, een though stocks are more liquid, you still need a wealth strategy and it gets harder the more money you have to invest.

You can follow jay williams on instagram to get an idea of the type of education you need to hold on to millions generationally. But most cats dont know this until they are in that situation, and will typically lose 10, 20, 50 milli to bad investments, taxation and inflation before learning.

Money, an excellent slave, a cruel master. And make no mistake, it wants to master you

A40:
Looks like that off-season workout with Dream worked wonders for Wemby. He's absolutely destroying AD. Belt to culo style

Shame on AD. He should be carrying this team in the absence of Kyrie. Generationally gifted but quite the mental midget

Klay just looks washed man.

I hate to say it but Cooper looked real funny in the light. First game so he gets a pass

Curry never really got his flowers for influencing that championship team into what it was. And I hope Mark Jackson gets rewarded appropriately somewhere someday. We know what Curry was in the league before and after Mark Jackson coaching. Not to reduce Kerrs achievements as a coach, after all it was his system that brought the rings. But that crazy killer confidence and maturity was Mark Jackson all the way