[NBA] Comments that don't warrant a thread (MAR)
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iowamcnabb
Hall of Famer
Except when they ripped him for free throws. “I always make them when I have to”
Tetsujin
The Game Thread Dude
Candace Parker making Shaq look real dumb while talking about modern pick-n-roll basketball pic.twitter.com/TQYwVVrVmx
— Gifdsports (@gifdsports) March 3, 2021
I just tuned into the Hawks/Magic game, in time to see Al-Farouq Aminu hit a three-point shot. Which is how I learned that Al-Farouq Aminu was still in the league.
Tetsujin
The Game Thread Dude
Joel Embiid successfully lobbies a crucial technical foul on Donovan Mitchell pic.twitter.com/7z4U38q6du
— Rob Perez (@WorldWideWob) March 4, 2021
No offense to Shaq but his game was catch and dunk. He was so good at it he's got 4 championships and he's in the Hall of Fame but trying to argue how teams should defend the 3pt line when he never had to do it in his 19 years as a player is not a good look for him.
There's also that part where's Shaq's idea of useful advice is, "You just have to go dominate." Really, Shaq? That's all you have to do? Well, gee, why didn't anyone else think of that?
LPKingsFan
All-Star
Minnesota and Orlando do seem like natural trading partners, though. The Wolves have too many SG/Sf types, while the Magic have too many power forwards.
Am I allowed to be annoyed that Shaq is on the show tonight, completely no-selling the table spot he took last night?
It's easy to forget this now when Mr. Triple Double has become cemented in fans heads as a stat padding me-first player but way back before that MVP season that really started it all, his talent and relentless aggressiveness were the driving forces in OKC become a contender. KD is a great scorer but he's never been able to lead a team on his own. I think Russ is hated now for a lot of the same reasons Kobe was hated. He'd rather do it himself than wait to see what his teammates can do. Both of them definitely took that tendency into the negative when smarter plays were available to them but it's hard to find a genuine superstar who doesn't toe that line and end up on the wrong side of it from time to time.
iowamcnabb
Hall of Famer
Nets broadcaster “James Harden just put it in the Basquiat”
I bet they're feeling extra frisky since they just picked up Blake Griffin for nothing.
Semi
Bench
Disgusting...
Heat's Meyers Leonard Uses Anti-Semitic Slur During Call of Duty Live Stream
https://bleacherreport.com/articles...-semitic-slur-during-call-of-duty-live-stream
Heat's Meyers Leonard Uses Anti-Semitic Slur During Call of Duty Live Stream
https://bleacherreport.com/articles...-semitic-slur-during-call-of-duty-live-stream
Sluggah
All-Star
Worrisome, but seems pretty on-brand for Meyers Leonard.
Semi
Bench
Good news...
"The Miami Heat vehemently condemns the use of any form of hate speech,'' the team statement said. "The words used by Meyers Leonard were wrong and we will not tolerate hateful language from anyone associated with our franchise. To hear it from a Miami Heat player is especially disappointing and hurtful to all those who work here, as well as the larger South Florida, Miami Heat and NBA communities.''
He also lost his gaming sponsorships already with ASTRO Gaming, Origin PC and Scuf Gaming all cutting ties.
You can read his "apology" in the link below.
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id...t-center-meyers-leonard-use-anti-semitic-slur
"The Miami Heat vehemently condemns the use of any form of hate speech,'' the team statement said. "The words used by Meyers Leonard were wrong and we will not tolerate hateful language from anyone associated with our franchise. To hear it from a Miami Heat player is especially disappointing and hurtful to all those who work here, as well as the larger South Florida, Miami Heat and NBA communities.''
He also lost his gaming sponsorships already with ASTRO Gaming, Origin PC and Scuf Gaming all cutting ties.
You can read his "apology" in the link below.
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id...t-center-meyers-leonard-use-anti-semitic-slur
Iced Espresso
Starter
McDaniels 20 pts, 3 blocks...
I was praying we traded Bjelica + a second and drafted him.
I was praying we traded Bjelica + a second and drafted him.
steelevt
All-Star
Well that’s what the media keeps saying so it must be true.
Really have to wonder for all the blame Gentry shouldered how they can be even worse with a new coach. Also I have zero interest in evaluating Gentry for half a season so good job tonight Kings.
Tetsujin
The Game Thread Dude
Tetsujin
The Game Thread Dude
Their big concern was Gentry getting nothing out of the team defensively but supposed defensive coach Stan van Gundy is also struggling to get these guys to play competent defense so maybe it wasn't just the coaching in this case.
Tetsujin
The Game Thread Dude
Tony Snell hits a buzzer beating three to win the game for the Hawks over the Raptors.
The Hawks only have two more wins than the Kings and did the basketball equivalent of taking out a second mortgage on their house to bet on a dark horse at the Kentucky Derby. At least they still have most of their draft capital going forward but they've essentially turned into the Kings the year Vlade gave away a bunch of assets to use cap space on a bunch of guys we didn't need.
The Hawks only have two more wins than the Kings and did the basketball equivalent of taking out a second mortgage on their house to bet on a dark horse at the Kentucky Derby. At least they still have most of their draft capital going forward but they've essentially turned into the Kings the year Vlade gave away a bunch of assets to use cap space on a bunch of guys we didn't need.
Livinthedream
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A cautionary tale...
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