[NBA] Comments that don't warrant a thread (DEC)
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LoungeLizard
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Can the Suns make it 4 in a row with a win in Boston?!?!?
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LoungeLizard
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I don’t think even then the Nuggets were remotely interested in moving Jokic. Pretty sure they knew what they had.
Maybe they would’ve budged in his rookie year when they rumored LA offering the number 2 pick.
burekijogurt
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haha, Luka makes the list. Peak hype or baller recognizing baller? lets discuss
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haha, Luka makes the list. Peak hype or baller recognizing baller? lets discuss
burekijogurt
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All the dog whistles in those remarks.
When you take into consideration that Mark Cuban is the guy who signs Harrison Barnes' paychecks, that statement is basically a super-diplomatic way of saying, "Man, **** You!"
Ironic that Harrison Barnes (a player that still lacks some basic fundamentals and has not improved much in the last few years) would challenge Cuban on the comments. Barnes hasn't exactly lived up to his own hype and potential.
In a general sense Mark Cuban is exactly right. Of course it's not 100% true for every player but I'd venture to say well over 50%. Not every American player that comes into the league lacks fundamentals but way too many of them do.
macadocious
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I mean, let's set aside the "possible" backdoor racism for a second (Mixtapes? Really?), and get straight to it: if Slovenian basketball was really poppin' like that, then how come the Slovenian NT is currently ranked seventh in the world? Secondly, Cuban is conflating play style with fundamentals: ball-handling is a fundamental skill. Passing is a fundamental, so is shooting, so is defense. Which of these fundamental skills are "well over 50%" of American players lacking?
Thirdly, taunting or non taunting has ****-all to do with fundamentals. That's a direct shot at the culture of American basketball and, you know what? The guy who sat around with his thumb up his ass while his employees sexually harassed women and watched porn on his dime is the last mother****er on in the entire league who should be fixing his mouth to say jack **** about basketball culture.
Thirdly, taunting or non taunting has ****-all to do with fundamentals. That's a direct shot at the culture of American basketball and, you know what? The guy who sat around with his thumb up his ass while his employees sexually harassed women and watched porn on his dime is the last mother****er on in the entire league who should be fixing his mouth to say jack **** about basketball culture.
Not to mention, as was just pointed out to me, Harrison Barnes played his high school basketball in that noted hotbed of mixtape streetballers, Ames, Iowa, and played for a college coach who is infamous for his lack of teaching his players fundamentals ( :: checks notes :: ) Roy Williams?
Boy, no college program says "mixtape" like North Carolina, I'll tell you what.
And another thing: let's give Mark Cuban the benefit of the doubt, for the sake of argument. I don't know why the **** I should but, what the hell, let's just say: if he has a problem with the fundamentals of American basketball, why were his remarks directed towards the players, rather than the coaches/executives who operate these AAU teams?
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