Charles Oakley on New NBA Generation: Some 'Should Wear Dresses'

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Charles Oakley on New NBA Generation: Some 'Should Wear Dresses'



Charles Oakley joined the chorus of former players who believe the current generation of NBA stars is too soft.

Speaking at Michael Rapaport's live event in Dallas on Saturday prior to Sunday's BIG3 action, Oakley said today's players are "sensitive" and that some "should wear dresses," according to BallIsLife's David Astramskas:

The former New York Knicks enforcer is hardly the first ex-player to voice that opinion, though how he expressed it figures to be controversial.

In February 2016, former Seattle SuperSonics point guard and Hall of Famer Gary Payton tweeted he "could never play basketball in this soft era" and that all of his paychecks "would go toward fines."

Months later, former Los Angeles Lakers big man Mychal Thompson—Klay's father—told Diamond Leung, then with the Mercury News, that LeBron James would not have fared well playing in the 1980s in the aftermath of his 2016 NBA Finals altercation with Draymond Green.

"LeBron couldn't have survived in the '80s with the physicality and the words guys said to each other back then," Thompson said, via CBSSports.com. "We all respect LeBron's ability...but man, sometimes he acts too entitled like he's supposed to get everything he wants."

Right or wrong, it's unlikely the stars of yesteryear are likely to pipe down anytime soon.

 

[REDLINE]

Players adapt to the times, Lebron would've done just fine in the 80's.

 

[KingTaharqa]

Only black men engage in this behavior. Whens the last time a former cac athlete said Brady or Dirk couldnt play in their day?

 

[Rudey]

Players adapt to the times, Lebron would've done just fine in the 80's.

Yep, most didn't enter the NBA tough they eventually develop that tough mentality.

 

[THREAD_CRITIC]

Only black men engage in this behavior. Whens the last time a former cac athlete said Brady or Dirk couldnt play in their day?

Dont you engage in that behavior Whats your issue?

 

[KingTaharqa]

Dont you engage in that behavior Whats your issue?

When have you seen me say a current player couldnt play in the past Jordan dickrider? Am I a former NBA player?

 

[THREAD_CRITIC]

When have you seen me say a current player couldnt play in the past Jordan dickrider?

You downplay past players vs todays players....im just saying dont throw stones Savannah James.

 

[jack walsh13]

He's right. Dudes nowadays soft as circus peanuts.

 

[crazyace718]

He's right. Dudes nowadays soft as circus peanuts.

Because it's a different league and there's more money at stake. Lebron is the size of Karl Malone. Sure he could go around knocking people's heads off but its counterproductive in today's nba.

 

[KingTaharqa]

You downplay past players vs todays players....im just saying dont throw stones Savannah James.

The guy whos had Wilt is the GOAT in his sig the last 5 years downplays past players? No I call out post civil rights coons yall overrate and nigs like Oakley and Thompson that will NEVER be NBA execs who bitter bout the money they aint make taking shots UNPROVOKED at guys that could be their sons. Notice the Magics, the Isiahs, etc whove actually been execs and work with todays generation dont hold these "in my day" sentiments. Notice cac athletes are on code and dont say bs like this publicly.

 

[THREAD_CRITIC]

The guy whos had Wilt is the GOAT in his sig the last 5 years downplays past players? No I call out post civil rights coons yall overrate and nigs like Oakley and Thompson that will NEVER be NBA execs who bitter bout the money they aint make taking shots at guys that could be their sons. Notice the Magics, the Isiahs, etc whove actually been execs and work with todays generation dont hold these "in my day" sentiments.

Stop rambling Savannah James. Wilt was your Lebron beard. Foh

 

[Bumpee]

Hell I thought he was talking about the way they dress.

 

[KingTaharqa]

Because it's a different league and there's more money at stake. Lebron is the size of Karl Malone. Sure he could go around knocking people's heads off but its counterproductive in today's nba.

80s and 90s players overstate the "toughness" of those eras to overcompensate for the lack of athleticism and versatile skill in those eras. Most teams mightve had 2 players who could handle a bball versus today teams got bigs who can, and alot of slow white stiffs that wouldnt see the floor in this era.

 

[jack walsh13]

Because it's a different league and there's more money at stake. Lebron is the size of Karl Malone. Sure he could go around knocking people's heads off but its counterproductive in today's nba.

These niggas are faggots man. Period. Needing to take games off. Resting all the time. Tight gay ass clothes. Shooting 35 foot jumpers all day to avoid contact. It's bullshit don't cape for these new niggas man.

 

[Raymond]

Players adapt to the times, Lebron would've done just fine in the 80's.

No, he would not. Bitching and crying to the refs every 5 minutes would have got him nowhere.

 

[Non-StopJFK2TAB]

For a man who is such a vaunted warrior, he has yet to release a rap cd.

For a man who values the power gained through hand to hand combat, he sure sleeps well around white women.

Why do you people post such lousy conversation starters?

 

[Non-StopJFK2TAB]

These niggas are faggots man. Period. Needing to take games off. Resting all the time. Tight gay ass clothes. Shooting 35 foot jumpers all day to avoid contact. It's bullshit don't cape for these new niggas man.

I don't know if this is sarcasm unlocked, or stupidity unearthed.

 

[KingTaharqa]

No, he would not. Bitching and crying to the refs every 5 minutes would have got you nowhere.

Made MJ the best of his era. Even created a special foul for him called "flagrant" so Zeeke and Joe would stop whooping his ass.

 

[850credit]

That's how Oak pays you back after dudes had his back when he got skated out of the Garden.

 

[Mask]

Players adapt to the times, Lebron would've done just fine in the 80's.

Don't know why they think that way...


It's like this.... older folks always talking about the younger folks but y'all asses raise or for lack of better didn't raise the younger folks...so at the end of the day shut the fuck up...

 

[Mask]

That's how Oak pays you back after dudes had his back when he got skated out of the Garden.

Well what makes you think he ain't taking about Kyrie...or the whole raptors club etc....klay pop called Lebron out...

I always thought oak and bron was tight which don't mean nothing cause oak would've two pieces Mj up

 

[REDLINE]

No, he would not. Bitching and crying to the refs every 5 minutes would have got him nowhere.

Firstly, we're not going to turn this into an MJ vs Lebron thread but I will use MJ as a point of reference.

The league wanted more fluid basketball being played and more points being scored. They eliminated hand-checking and started calling ticky tack fouls. Many players feel that started with the guarding of MJ.

There may have been players before him but the first player that I remember flopping and trying to sell a foul was Reggie Miller. So in a sense, he ushered in the flopping culture.

And Jordan stayed crying to the refs, along with Kobe and many others. This isn't new.

 

[tallblacknyc]

Jordan ?

once again ur obsessed with him..you mention his name first in this thread..this thread about oakley and yet you mention that guys name..that's 2 threads b4 the afternoon that u had to mention his name when there was no need to

 

[tallblacknyc]

Firstly, we're not going to turn this into an MJ vs Lebron thread but I will use MJ as a point of reference.

The league wanted more fluid basketball being played and more points being scored. They eliminated hand-checking and started calling ticky tack fouls. Many players feel that started with the guarding of MJ.

There may have been players before him but the first player that I remember flopping and trying to sell a foul was Reggie Miller. So in a sense, he ushered in the flopping culture.

And Jordan stayed crying to the refs, along with Kobe and many others. This isn't new.

hande checking rule was in 94 after jordan left the first time..he had 3 chips already and was out the league..can't blame him for that he was in minor league baseball at the time..hand checking rule is known as the derek harper rule cause he was basically the king of hand checking

 

[IT IS WHAT IT IS]

Stop rambling Savannah James. Wilt was your Lebron beard. Foh

Well DAMN! Hit the nail on the head like a motherfucker! The only reason this faggit it all tender is because Dude came at his Boo LeBron. Notice he TRIED to comment randomly, but couldn't help himself and slipped and mentioned the REAL reason why he's so tender, because they 'took a shot' at his Boo. That idiot is pathetic with his gay obsession Dude... Thanks for calling him out on his bullshit! The whole board sees that faggit for what he is, and he stays bringing down Basketball discussion with his Harlequin romance novel type Bromance with LeBron

 

[REDLINE]

hande checking rule was in 94 after jordan left the first time..he had 3 chips already and was out the league..can't blame him for that he was in minor league baseball at the time..hand checking rule is known as the derek harper rule cause he was basically the king of hand checking

Didn't say it started with Jordan, simply used him as a point of reference in the time period that the league wanting more fluid play.

 

[IT IS WHAT IT IS]

You downplay past players vs todays players....im just saying dont throw stones Savannah James.

Because it fits his Bromance narrative. He doesn't give a fuck about defending today's current players, all he cares about is defending LeBron. That's why his bait and switch tactic is no matter what the topic he deflects to Jordan. Jordan wasn't the one saying this shit but you notice his gay ass didn't attack the players taking shit?!?!? He wants so bad for LeBron to be mentioned as the GOAT but his ass keeps taking all these fucking finals Ls so this faggits only recourse is to recite a lot of consolation prize stats or to attack anyone who doesn't tea bag LeBron like he does like a little sensitive bitch! That's why his pathetic gay ass goto flow always refers to dicks! Fucking faggit!

 

[KingTaharqa]

hande checking rule was in 94 after jordan left the first time..he had 3 chips already and was out the league..can't blame him for that he was in minor league baseball at the time..hand checking rule is known as the derek harper rule cause he was basically the king of hand checking

Jordan didnt have any chips when he cried to Stern to create the flagrant foul rule. The pussification of the league starts with the coon. Period. The flagrant foul rule is known as the Jordan rule. You couldnt breathe on him after that.

 

[RoomService]

This generation of players have done more for their union of players than the previous two generations combined.

Look at the average salary in the league star players took a stand to spread the wealth when Jordan and Ewing were in the league they were only looking out for themselves.

 

[KingTaharqa]

This generation of players have done more for their union of players than the previous two generations combined.

Look at the average salary in the league star players took a stand to spread the wealth when Jordan and Ewing were in the league they were only looking out for themselves.

Most of those guys were bootlicking coons. All they cared about was chasing white women and doing whatever their jew agent told them to do. They resent the bread todays players gets and the fact their scrub white teammates from that era all got cushy coaching jobs and exec positions. Todays players are far more charitable as well.

 

[bigman23]

oakley is now an old hater

 

[tallblacknyc]

Jordan didnt have any chips when he cried to Stern to create the flagrant foul rule. The pussification of the league starts with the coon. Period. The flagrant foul rule is known as the Jordan rule. You couldnt breathe on him after that.

go look at old bad boy clips..the things they did would get you suspended for double digit amount of games in todays game.. the funny thing is lebron won a chip due to the "jordan rule".. him getting hit in the nuts and complaining about it got somebody suspended..in the old days that shit wouldn't even had got somebody a fine.. so by your own definition lebron owes his last ring to jordan..cause without jordan flagrant foul rule and agrressive hit calls green wouldn't got suspended and the cavs prob would've lost in 5..i guess lebron need to kiss jordan ring for that

 

[KingTaharqa]

go look at old bad boy clips..the things they did would get you suspended for double digit amount of games in todays game.. the funny thing is lebron won a chip due to the "jordan rule".. him getting hit in the nuts and complaining about it got somebody suspended..in the old days that shit wouldn't even had got somebody a fine.. so by your own definition lebron owes his last ring to jordan..cause without jordan flagrant foul rule and agrressive hit calls green wouldn't got suspended and the cavs prob would've lost in 5..i guess lebron need to kiss jordan ring for that

@clips

Young one, I lived thru it. I dont need to see "clips". Besides I have this DVD set on the FULL LENGTH games

I even linked some YEARS AGO in the movies forum. There was not 1 fight between the Bulls & Pistons that series, nor were there any hard fouls. The Pistons EASILY outclassed the Bulls and didnt need roughhouse tactics to get by them. In fact, Jordan and the Bulls won Game 3 on a controversial PHANTOM CALL on Laimbeer late in the game that sent MJ to the stripe to win it to go up 2-1. They didnt win another game after that. The Pistons Celtics rivalries were far more physical, and even those werent every game. Nobody from the C's or Pistons cried to the commish to alter rules so they can make a Final either. Losing to a team 3 straight years then lobbying to the league for a rule change is "sensitive", coon should've wore a dress.

 

[tallblacknyc]

@clips

Young one, I lived thru it. I dont need to see "clips". Besides I have this DVD set on the FULL LENGTH games

I even linked some YEARS AGO in the movies forum. There was not 1 fight between the Bulls & Pistons that series, nor were there any hard fouls. The Pistons EASILY outclassed the Bulls and didnt need roughhouse tactics to get by them. In fact, Jordan and the Bulls won Game 3 on a controversial PHANTOM CALL on Laimbeer late in the game that sent MJ to the stripe to win it. They didnt win another game after that. The Pistons Celtics rivalries were far more physical, and even those werent every game. Nobody from the C's or Pistons cried to the commish to alter rules so they can make a Final either. Losing to a team 3 straight years then lobbying to the league for a rule change is "sensitive", coon should've wore a dress.

i'm talking about the bad boys history of beating people up..they fucked people up in general..reg season and playoffs..eventually it had to stop..kinda like green doin flagrant shit to everybody but only getting punished when lebron cries about it during a press conference..i guess green was lebron's badboys..wears the same jersey number, wears the same sneaker company, makes press conference complaining about getting roughed up..i guess he trying to outshine kobe on being called jr

 

[KingTaharqa]

i'm talking about the bad boys history of beating people up..they fucked people up in general..reg season and playoffs..eventually it had to stop..kinda like green doin flagrant shit to everybody but only getting punished when lebron cries about it during a press conference..i guess green was lebron's badboys..wears the same jersey number, wears the same sneaker company, makes press conference complaining about getting roughed up..i guess he trying to outshine kobe on being called jr

Nah BadBoys didnt call Drexler in the parking lot to come save them after they reign ended. Green is lucky he did that and that Kyrie and Love were hurt in 2015, else he'd be 0-3 in the Finals.