[NBA] Comments that don't warrant a thread (OCT)

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Utah Jazz leading the Nuggets by 12 in the second quarter. Ainge about to call Will Hardy and have him find guys in the stands to finish out this game.
 
Nets get spanked by this years Grizzlies. Will Durant be traded at the deadline if they are somehow out of contention? Who would be willing to meet that kind of price tag?
 
kb02 said:
I think it's more structural rather than mental.

To me, the NBA is equivalent to the jump from college (or hs) to the real world. If you have parents/siblings/family who have already operated in the NBA (or the real world), the expectations, the structure is different than if you're the first in your fam to jump into that world.

There are other examples, but the best comparison is that of my experiences relative to my wife's. I was the first in my fam to go to college and therefore the first to do that transition from college to a white collar world. My wife's family is full of doctors, attorneys, professors, & generals. Wife's first job was a friend of her fam's. I found mine off of Craigslist after a number of interviews off of CareerBuilder. She went to Cal. I went to UCLA. So the job finding process, all things being equal, should be relatively the same. To lessen the commute for her first job, her dad bought her a condo. I found a sublet, for a dirty ass room, living with a bunch of Sac State dudes. Then later, when she was considering a PharmD, her dad offered to pay for it. While when I was considering b-school, I had to wait a number of years before I could afford to go.

Someone like Klay, after college, his dad likely provided structure that would take any other rookie, from a poor environment and no NBA dad, years to figure out. Some do, some don't, some fail then figure it out later.

Now, to be clear, having structure and privilege doesn't guarantee success. There are plenty of kids from privileged backgrounds, who end up being in really bad shape. I know for a fact that one of the biggest worries of parents in the Penninsula (Palo Alto, Woodside, Atherton...) is the suicide rate. Kids in private schools or ultra competitive public schools where the peer and parental expectations are through the roof.

No magic bullet, but, yes, once kids of former players have gotten to that NBA level, I think they tend to overshoot expectations. Not just because they're mentally more ready, but because they have structural support/encouragment/expectations--guidance on where to prioritize their time that others without former NBA dads do not.
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you make a lot of good points. perfection is unattainable and the sooner parents realize, the better off their kids will be in future endeavors.
 
The Knicks should be interesting this year. I think their bench is really good, potentially as good as their starters. Don't have enough talent at the top though imo
 
If both McGee and Christian Wood stay healthy no one is coming even close to winning 6th man over Wood it's about as much of a lock as you can get 1 game into the season presuming health.
 
The Nuggets has assembled a team of low IQ players that would even make the Kings Cousins years teams look intelligent. I'm actually impressed they could pull that off.
 
serbiangoat said:
The Nuggets has assembled a team of low IQ players that would even make the Kings Cousins years teams look intelligent. I'm actually impressed they could pull that off.
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I still don't understand why they would trade Monte Morris for KCP. Morris was so good playing off of Jokic while KCP has somehow struggled to play off of guys almost everywhere he goes.
 
Tetsujin said:
I still don't understand why they would trade Monte Morris for KCP. Morris was so good playing off of Jokic while KCP has somehow struggled to play off of guys almost everywhere he goes.
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Honestly as much as I have hated on Malone for years the GM's who have traded for Gordon and KCP and traded away actually decent players are probably going to get him fired this year.
 
Mr. S£im Citrus said:
Do we agree or disagree with Eric Collins that David Robinson is the greatest left-handed player in history?
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Crazy he didn't come into the league until he was 24. He had a strong peak, 30-10 season. Was still a 20-10 guy until he hit 33 but by then TD was rising. Only player who might could come close is Mullin.

I agree.
 
Watching Dante Exum play for Partizan in Euroleauge and ABA I really think he's one of those players where injuries actually saved and prolonged his NBA career. How he lasted for like 6 seasons or so I will never know.
 
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