₦airaland Forum

Welcome, Guest: RegisterLoginWith GoogleTrendingRecentNew

Stats: 3,325,974 members, 8,424,372 topics. Date: Thursday, 11 June 2026 at 06:36 AM

Toggle theme

The NBA Begins - Sports (2111) - Nairaland

Nairaland ForumEntertainmentSportsThe NBA Begins (2186982 Views)

1 2 3 ... 2108 2109 2110 2111 2112 2113 2114 ... 2377 Reply (Go Down)

Re: The NBA Begins by steady986(m): 1:56pm On May 23, 2023
donlittle25:
Harden offensive arsenal is not half of MJ Arsenal and that fraud averaged 38 at one point.

MJ would give you 50. His highese PPG was 37 followed by 35. With midrange shots not even three pointers that we have now.
Lol. MJ would give you 50. What you're trying to tell me is that Kobe and Steph and KD are not even half the scorer MJ was. Or is Steph no more the greatest shooter who ever lived? Is KD no more regarded by most as the best pure scorer ever?
Re: The NBA Begins by steady986(m): 1:59pm On May 23, 2023
Skrrrrrrr:
Just another longevity stat....
Kareem, Kobe, Duncan, Shaq, Malone and a few others all played 20 or 19 years at least. Why are they not the ones topping with 8k points? Why does none of them even have up to 6k points?
Re: The NBA Begins by donlittle25: 2:02pm On May 23, 2023
steady986:
Lol. MJ would give you 50. What you're trying to tell me is that Kobe and Steph and KD are not even half the scorer MJ was. Or is Steph no more the greatest shooter who ever lived? Is KD no more regarded by most as the best pure scorer ever?
MJ averaged 37. That's a fact. No one on this list you mentioned has averaged 37.


There is a difference between a scorer and a shooter. Klay and curry and shooters who can score. Michael Jordan does both extremely well and is more athletic that all these players combined.

He is a great at finishing around the basket, free throw line, has a deadly midrange shot and no doubt would be a damn good three point shooter in today's league.

Factor in all of these and ask me if he won't average whatever he wants to.
Re: The NBA Begins by steady986(m): 2:06pm On May 23, 2023
donlittle25:
MJ averaged 37. That's a fact. No one on this list you mentioned has averaged 37.


There is a difference between a scorer and a shooter. Klay and curry and shooters who can score. Michael Jordan does both extremely well and is more athletic that all these players combined.

He is a great at finishing around the basket, free throw line, has a deadly midrange shot and no doubt would be a damn good three point shooter in today's league.

Factor in all of these and ask me if he won't average whatever he wants to.
MJ averaged 37. But he also averaged 28 and won the scoring title.
Re: The NBA Begins by donlittle25: 2:12pm On May 23, 2023
steady986:
MJ averaged 37. But he also averaged 28 and won the scoring title.
I hate pointing out stats but I will give it to you.

Michael averaged 28 in 1997.

The average PPG in 1997 was 91 points. It wasn't 100. Michael averaging 28 out of a possible 91 showed he scored 30% of his team points.

PPG these days are what? 120? So if you average 37 out of 120 isn't that also about 30% of your teams points?
Re: The NBA Begins by KNIGHTBlaed(m): 2:19pm On May 23, 2023
steady986:
MJ averaged 37. But he also averaged 28 and won the scoring title.
But not in the soft league we have now. That flagrant foul call on D-Lo, in a playoffs final game, na this soft league MJ no go feast?
I'm not comparing both eras, but what do you think a prime Olajuwon or Prime Shaq would average right now? Na frauds just full everywhere now. Just like in football also, but NBA own better pass.

Sometimes you would want to excuse these athletes, but guy, come on, this is your job, this is what you do everyday and you get paid heavily for it.
Re: The NBA Begins by donlittle25: 2:21pm On May 23, 2023
KNIGHTBlaed:
But not in the soft league we have now. That flagrant foul call on D-Lo, in a playoffs final game, na this soft league MJ no go feast?
I'm not comparing both eras, but what do you think a prime Olajuwon or Prime Shaq would average right now? Na frauds just full everywhere now. Just like in football also, but NBA own better pass.

Sometimes you would want to excuse these athletes, but guy, come on, this is your job, this is what you do everyday and you get paid heavily for it.
only the PPG these days will have you crying.

Why una they average 130 points per game?

Why are you shooting 5 secs into the shot clock and it's a three point shot with a defender in your face? Are you? Jason Terry? Lillard? No, Just some randos shooting threes anyhow

You have to put all these things together and see the league isn't great just because players are scoring high PPG now.

Just look at this Denver team, They take their time to execute and it pays off. Even warriors no sweep a lebron led team and they did. They take their time on offense allowing them to set their defense.
Re: The NBA Begins by steady986(m): 2:22pm On May 23, 2023
donlittle25:
I hate pointing out stats but I will give it to you.

Michael averaged 28 in 1997.

The average PPG in 1997 was 91 points. It wasn't 100. Michael averaging 28 out of a possible 91 showed he scored 30% of his team points.

PPG these days are what? 120? So if you average 37 out of 120 isn't that also about 30% of your teams points?
We're not looking at what the league averaged, we're looking at what MJ averaged. Mj should be able to score points regardless of what other people are scoring. After all, when MJ averaged 37 in 1986, the runner up averaged 29. That's a whooping 8 points difference. MJ wasn't deterred by what the rest of the league was doing. He was just being MJ
Re: The NBA Begins by steady986(m): 2:28pm On May 23, 2023
KNIGHTBlaed:
But not in the soft league we have now. That flagrant foul call on D-Lo, in a playoffs final game, na this soft league MJ no go feast?
I'm not comparing both eras, but what do you think a prime Olajuwon or Prime Shaq would average right now? Na frauds just full everywhere now. Just like in football also, but NBA own better pass.

Sometimes you would want to excuse these athletes, but guy, come on, this is your job, this is what you do everyday and you get paid heavily for it.
So do you think Shaq wouldn't be called for several offensive fouls if he is playing in this era. It goes both ways bro. Every era has its pros and cons
Re: The NBA Begins by steady986(m): 2:35pm On May 23, 2023
donlittle25:
only the PPG these days will have you crying.

Why una they average 130 points per game?

Why are you shooting 5 secs into the shot clock and it's a three point shot with a defender in your face? Are you? Jason Terry? Lillard? No, Just some randos shooting threes anyhow

You have to put all these things together and see the league isn't great just because players are scoring high PPG now.

Just look at this Denver team, They take their time to execute and it pays off. Even warriors no sweep a lebron led team and they did. They take their time on offense allowing them to set their defense.
You should also put into consideration that there are more 3 pointers in today's game, hence the rise in PPG. And over all, players are more efficient.

I've said it here before that the year MJ averaged 37, he attempted 28 shots per game and went to the line 12 times. The most shots LeBron has averaged in a season is 23 and the most times he's gone to the line is 10. So it's not as if MJ was shooting at an insanely efficient level that made him score 37. He just shot more.
Re: The NBA Begins by Skrrrrrrr: 3:02pm On May 23, 2023
donlittle25:
I had to let it slide cause of how well lebron played yesterday but I was waiting for you grin
grin grin grin grin
Re: The NBA Begins by Blueelf: 4:30pm On May 23, 2023
A40:
They're always crying when they dish what they can't take. Didn't they post a picture of Bron drawing Steph on the ground with arrows in his body

Bronsexuals and their hypocrisy is why I find them so insufferable
Very very
Re: The NBA Begins by Blueelf: 4:34pm On May 23, 2023
KNIGHTBlaed:
But not in the soft league we have now. That flagrant foul call on D-Lo, in a playoffs final game, na this soft league MJ no go feast?
I'm not comparing both eras, but what do you think a prime Olajuwon or Prime Shaq would average right now? Na frauds just full everywhere now. Just like in football also, but NBA own better pass.

Sometimes you would want to excuse these athletes, but guy, come on, this is your job, this is what you do everyday and you get paid heavily for it.
Bro, when he said that, I was shocked.

Just blow breeze for your opponent face and a foul would be called against you

Na this kind softness na him MJ no go average 40point per game and in multiple seasons?

That Lakers guy dey cap no be small
Re: The NBA Begins by Blueelf: 4:36pm On May 23, 2023
donlittle25:
MJ averaged 37. That's a fact. No one on this list you mentioned has averaged 37.


There is a difference between a scorer and a shooter. Klay and curry and shooters who can score. Michael Jordan does both extremely well and is more athletic that all these players combined.

He is a great at finishing around the basket, free throw line, has a deadly midrange shot and no doubt would be a damn good three point shooter in today's league.

Factor in all of these and ask me if he won't average whatever he wants to.
You just explained it better than I could

MJ's offensive arsenal was just too much

There's no weakness in his offense...like no weakness at all
Re: The NBA Begins by Blueelf: 4:41pm On May 23, 2023
steady986:
This is insane. Absolutely ridiculous.
Took him 20yrs

Didn't leave the sport for 3 yrs

Has not averaged 20ppg at age 40+

Bro, there are levels to this

Lebron is an all time great but I still put Kobe over him

It's MJ, Kobe, Kareem and Magic before Lebron

In my opinion
Re: The NBA Begins by Roland17(m): 6:30pm On May 23, 2023
To put things in perspective, here is the list of players, including HOF/ Superstars who the GOAT stopped from winning a ring.

Charles Barkley

Reggie Miller

Karl Malone

John Stockton

Patrick Ewing

Penny Hardaway

Dikembe Mutombo

Tim Hardaway

Chris Mullin

Kevin Johnson
Re: The NBA Begins by donlittle25: 6:45pm On May 23, 2023
Roland17:
To put things in perspective, here is the list of players, including HOF/ Superstars who the GOAT stopped from winning a ring.

Charles Barkley

Reggie Miller

Karl Malone

John Stockton

Patrick Ewing

Penny Hardaway

Dikembe Mutombo

Tim Hardaway

Chris Mullin

Kevin Johnson
The players that were denied ring during lebron prime were players from the Eastern Conference.

That's Paul George and Derozan.

When he played against better competition in the west, he came up short more time than not in the west.
Re: The NBA Begins by steady986(m): 7:13pm On May 23, 2023
One would think MJ won a championship every single year he was in the league. Who then won the championship in the other 9 years he was in the league? Abi we don't count 1st and 2nd round exits? grin

Oh, my bad. Y'all have assured me that losing in the 1st round is better than losing in the Finals grin
Re: The NBA Begins by donlittle25: 7:23pm On May 23, 2023
JJ Redick to Stephen A

“You didn't play Stephen A. You don't understand our athletic mortality. 3 games at, wherever, South Dakota, Winston-Salem State doesn't count.”

- JJ Redick
Re: The NBA Begins by Roland17(m):
donlittle25:
JJ Redick to Stephen A

“You didn't play Stephen A. You don't understand our athletic mortality. 3 games at, wherever, South Dakota, Winston-Salem State doesn't count.”

- JJ Redick
Once again, JJ is trying too hard to be liked, especially when he is losing debates.

But you can see the pain and anguish that statement caused SAS grin
Re: The NBA Begins by A40(m): 8:27pm On May 23, 2023
Maynmann:
How many games are played in NBA?
This season was also LeBron James' best points per game average since 2005-06 at age 37 despite playing 56 games because of injuries but “lebron literally missed”
You're a doofus. Is there a team in the league that doesn't deal with injuries over the duration of a season?

What does your useless article prove? That they were a .500 team and remained a .500 team till Westbrook left. What was their record before the trade? Combine the two seasons and extrapolate it and tell me if that record gets you in the playoffs

Anuofia
Re: The NBA Begins by A40(m): 8:27pm On May 23, 2023
donlittle25:
JJ Redick to Stephen A

“You didn't play Stephen A. You don't understand our athletic mortality. 3 games at, wherever, South Dakota, Winston-Salem State doesn't count.”

- JJ Redick
He's going to give him Max Kellerman treatment grin
Re: The NBA Begins by A40(m): 8:47pm On May 23, 2023
Maynmann:
You are a dullard that can’t read, you mentioned 9 players and i said “ How many of these players have their own respective rings without lebron” now you have reverted to only 3. You’ve proved my point.
You are empty!

Was lebron not injured during those times?
How many games did he play? How healthy was he then?
AD was he healthy then? What were the numbers of dwight, carmelo and westbrook then?
I thought you are knowledgeable, how come you are not seeing all these context, hatred has blinded you.
If it was jordan your cum mate you would have found excuses for him.

You are shallow and empty.
Why didn’t lebron trade iman shuppert that was scoring less than 9ppg? Or Richard Jefferson?
Just to show you're a dyslexic ape. What was their support cast in their respective teams that you have ring expectations from them?

If your Lebron needed to join a fuckin Finals MVP to win a championship then why the hell would you think the guys you listed will not need even more help. You're such a ret@rd. Gah Lee!!!

Lebron did not win a title without either combination of those players. No amount of knobjockeying can change that so bottomline he still needed their help

He played enough games to not finish 16 games under .500 c0cksucker beat it!

Melo was 13 and 4, Westbrook 18-7-7. You pretend like they were just bums.

What useless context? He failed last season to make the playoffs and this season almost failed again. They actually rallied back into playoff contention while he was injured

Iman Shumpert and Richard Jefferson are bench guys not second or 3rd options you abominable swine. What a malaria comparison
Re: The NBA Begins by Maynmann: 9:05pm On May 23, 2023
A40:
You're a doofus. Is there a team in the league that doesn't deal with injuries over the duration of a season?

What does your useless article prove? That they were a .500 team and remained a .500 team till Westbrook left. What was their record before the trade? Combine the two seasons and extrapolate it and tell me if that record gets you in the playoffs

Anuofia
You are a dim wit, how many teams have theirs main stars riddled with injury and still perform?

You are useless thats why you can’t know what it means.
Keep imagining instead of you to read.

Ashiere.
Re: The NBA Begins by Maynmann: 9:12pm On May 23, 2023
A40:
Just to show you're a dyslexic ape. What was their support cast in their respective teams that you have ring expectations from them?

If your Lebron needed to join a fuckin Finals MVP to win a championship then why the hell would you think the guys you listed will not need even more help. You're such a ret@rd. Gah Lee!!!

Lebron did not win a title without either combination of those players. No amount of knobjockeying can change that so bottomline he still needed their help

He played enough games to not finish 16 games under .500 c0cksucker beat it!

Melo was 13 and 4, Westbrook 18-7-7. You pretend like they were just bums.

What useless context? He failed last season to make the playoffs and this season almost failed again. They actually rallied back into playoff contention while he was injured

Iman Shumpert and Richard Jefferson are bench guys not second or 3rd options you abominable swine. What a malaria comparison
Just to show you are a lunatic and a worthless slave, what is my business with their support cast?
Thought you said you need young players in their prime to win, why they didn’t win it?
This is dumb, so everyone that had a ring played played with finals mvp first?

If a rookie had to take your cum mate to his second round of playoff what does that tell you?
Jordan and chicago needed him.
No amount of your jordan dic.k riding can erase that.
You are empty, fvck off cumhouse.

How many games did AD, bron, melo and Westbrook play since they are on the “roaster”?

Lebron didn’t win games for them before getting them in track to make playoff before getting injure, ode.

Iman shuppert was playing good minutes, “bench guy” does not mean you won’t play, you worthless dog.
What a useless thing!
Re: The NBA Begins by steady986(m): 9:19pm On May 23, 2023
Right on time for the evening session cheesy
Re: The NBA Begins by A40(m): 9:45pm On May 23, 2023
Maynmann:
That’s why i called you a dullard. It’s what you are.

That’s dumb, why are you putting the excuse on others but not blaming jordan, spurs did not make it to the playoffs because they were not good enough not that they met “overmatched opponents”.
If you are not good enough, everything and anything will overmatch you, and let’s not forget that JORDAN WAS IN 8th SEED IN THOSE TIMES HE GOT SWEPT, that was why he was meeting the first seed, the team wasn’t good in the season and post season.
If you're not blaming Lebron for his 3 sweeps across 3 decades why should I blame Jordan for his? What type of dumbass is this? Were you born feet first?
If I say Larry Hughes is the reason Lebron made the playoffs. Will that make sense to you? Since Lebron failed to even make the playoffs till Larry Hughes joined them

Maynmann:
Fool, because you have a super team does not mean you will win everytime, what your brain should be asking is why did chicago bulls advance to the second round in pippen FIRST SEASON?
Some people credit bev for making timberwolves get to the playoffs, we should also credit pippen for making jordan and chicago bulls advace to the second round immediately he joined them.
Failing to win titles and missing the playins altogether are two different things. You pillow biting sodomite

They advanced because they met manageable opposition. That shouldn't be too hard to understand. If Scottie was the magician then explain why they were crushed by the first championship caliber team they met?

Two of the Bulls wins Jordan scored 55 and 50
Scottie scored 0 and 8. If Jordan played as bummy as Scottie did there would be no Game 5 to begin with

Only m0rons and spastics like you will credit Pat Beverley for the Timberwolves making the playoffs.

What a clueless shitfvck. Using your ape logic bosom Gibson is why Lebron even made the Finals in 2007

Maynmann:
Like i told you, you are empty.
How old was lebron when he joined wade?
You have excuses for jordan not beating “superior teams” at age 23
But your hatred blinded you from knowing lebron got to nba 18, and join wade at 25, you want lebron to beat “superior teams” at 18 and 25.
And you're full. Of shyte. A Bronsexual dolt

He was 25 going on 26. And ran from the grind to a Finals MVP and another perennial all star. Jordan stayed with a younger teammate and watched him bloom till they were good enough to bang with the best. Lebron ran to the best. They are not the same

What does age have to do with facing or beating a superior team? Did his age stop him from getting disgraced by Dallas and San Antonio at 26 and 29?

Was he 18 in 2018? Was he 25 yesterday when he got swept?

Maynmann:
Your hypocrisy have been shown, and your shallowness exposed, water dey leak for your mouth as per you be imbe.cile , drink am grin
Water is still better than that fecal matter dripping from that sem€n receptacle you call a mouth.

Pree the numbers of the immortal Scottie Pippen.

Re: The NBA Begins by A40(m): 9:50pm On May 23, 2023
Maynmann:
You are a dim wit, how many teams have theirs main stars riddled with injury and still perform?

You are useless thats why you can’t know what it means.
Keep imagining instead of you to read.

Ashiere.
Two of the 3 stars played 56 and 78 games respectively you pathetic shit house. You're telling me that's not enough to do better than 33-49?

In the games they played they were still a .500 team. 11-10 record with Lebron-AD and Westbrook is a crying disgrace

Eranko ibiye
Re: The NBA Begins by Maynmann: 9:58pm On May 23, 2023
A40:
Two of the 3 stars played 56 and 78 games respectively you pathetic shit house. You're telling me that's not enough to do better than 33-49?

In the games they played they were still a .500 team. 11-10 record with Lebron-AD and Westbrook is a crying disgrace

Eranko ibiye
Lebron played 21 games, less than 60, AD was laden with injury so who were the stars that played 56 and 78 games you good for nothing nonentity.
A cum house with no worth

Agbako eyan.
Re: The NBA Begins by SmooshCHN: 10:02pm On May 23, 2023
Roland17, make I stay awake for your boys? grin

Re: The NBA Begins by Maynmann: 10:06pm On May 23, 2023
A40:
If you're not blaming Lebron for his 3 sweeps across 3 decades why should I blame Jordan for his? What type of dumbass is this? Were you born feet first?
If I say Larry Hughes is the reason Lebron made the playoffs. Will that make sense to you? Since Lebron failed to even make the playoffs till Larry Hughes joined them


Failing to win titles and missing the playins altogether are two different things. You pillow biting sodomite

They advanced because they met manageable opposition. That shouldn't be too hard to understand. If Scottie was the magician then explain why they were crushed by the first championship caliber team they met?

Two of the Bulls wins Jordan scored 55 and 50
Scottie scored 0 and 8. If Jordan played as bummy as Scottie did there would be no Game 5 to begin with

Only m0rons and spastics like you will credit Pat Beverley for the Timberwolves making the playoffs.

What a clueless shitfvck. Using your ape logic bosom Gibson is why Lebron even made the Finals in 2007


And you're full. Of shyte. A Bronsexual dolt

He was 25 going on 26. And ran from the grind to a Finals MVP and another perennial all star. Jordan stayed with a younger teammate and watched him bloom till they were good enough to bang with the best. Lebron ran to the best. They are not the same

What does age have to do with facing or beating a superior team? Did his age stop him from getting disgraced by Dallas and San Antonio at 26 and 29?

Was he 18 in 2018? Was he 25 yesterday when he got swept?

Water is still better than that fecal matter dripping from that sem€n receptacle you call a mouth.

Pree the numbers of the immortal Scottie Pippen.
Who said you should blamed anyone.
I was on my own when you quoted me, riding jordan dic.k like your life depended on it.
You keep imagining situations like a lunatic that you are. Were you born prematurely?

Lebron leg was been bandaged when he missed the playin you worthless Slave.
Why didn’t they advance prior to Pippen?
Why were they finishing last in season prior to pippen?
More more excuses for your cum mate ode!

If Jordan was a magician why didn’t he move to the first round before pippen came?
There are so many games that kyrie didn’t perform and lebron took over, does that diminish the effort of kyrie? No you slave!

Only Miserable things and nonentities like yourself have blinded themselves with hatred.

You are all in jordan ass eating his poo.

It was you that said why should a 23 year old jordan beat a superior team?
You are suffering from cognitive disorder.

Jordan Pee taste like water to worthless slaves like yourself with no self worth.

Unfortunate slave
Re: The NBA Begins by A40(m): 10:24pm On May 23, 2023
Maynmann:
Just to show you are a lunatic and a worthless slave, what is my business with their support cast?
Thought you said you need young players in their prime to win, why they didn’t win it?
This is dumb, so everyone that had a ring played played with finals mvp first?
More drivel from that phallus pumping machine you call hands.

Your boy jumps from team to team every 5 years and you're asking what's your business with a support cast? Surely an abominable Bronsexual like you should know it's importance.

Nope everyine didn't need to just your boy needed a Finals MVP to teach him how to win. That will always be on his resume. No amount of glizzy and DNA you gulp from LeNomad's gonads will change this. So how dare you question others for not winning?

Didinrindaato

Maynmann:
If a rookie had to take your cum mate to his second round of playoff what does that tell you?
Jordan and chicago needed him.
No amount of your jordan dic.k riding can erase that.
You are empty, fvck off cumhouse.
A rookie with 10 pts took a player with 45points into the second round. Lol. This is the level of stupidity required to be a Bronsexual.

You better get neutered. No human being deserves the unique misfortune of carrying your inferior DNA like a noose around their neck
Maynmann:
How many games did AD, bron, melo and Westbrook play since they are on the “roaster”?
They played enough games to not be 16 games under .500 you useless yob

Maynmann:
ebron didn’t win games for them before getting them in track to make playoff before getting injure, ode.

Iman shuppert was playing good minutes, “bench guy” does not mean you won’t play, you worthless dog.
What a useless thing!
Ohh. So you can foolishly claim Pippen led MJ past the first round but the Lakers going 8-5 and 12th to 8th seed in Lebron's absence is where you draw the line?

Thunder from Arigidi will fire those your two left legs and render you sterile.

Who said Shumpert was getting or not getting minutes? You have the comprehension skills of a gnat.

He was the 7th scoring option. Who the hell cares?
1 2 3 ... 2108 2109 2110 2111 2112 2113 2114 ... 2377 Reply

Two Nigerian Players In The NBA FinalsMiami Heats Wins The NBA FinalUnbelievable! Kobe Bryant The Nba Player Of The Decade:234

"The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup

Viewing this topic: greypencils and 2 guest(s)