{~}Official 2023/2024 NBA Thread - 2024 Summer League, USA Hoops

Final winner


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Helico-pterFunk

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KingTaharqa

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I’m surprised you would post something elevating Luka over any game your BAE has ever played.

I’m not sure but the tweet may be correct— in terms of offense, which is sadly all anyone cares about.

Luka is already better than Kobe is the gist of the tweet. Hard to argue he's not more efficient and a better pure shooter.

It's rivalry week and you not hyping the rivalry dude. "Face of the league" vs. The GOAT in the Bay? You should be posting bout the Dubs. Tonight is a chance to stain LeBron's legacy. :lol:
 

Costanza

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Evolution is right. They evolved the rules to allow for this shit. Same way the NFL prioritizes scoring over 3-0 slugfests. More possessions, more shots, more points, neutered defense has a lot to do with this. “Offensively challenged” you say, yeah back in the day it wasn’t as easy to get away with traveling, carrying and all that shit they do now. Most players can’t even dribble without carrying. Watch the games


Right, So let’s ignore the fact that the NBA started protecting shooters so that they can have more space and get these shots off. Go the park and try to get off a 3 with somebody all in your shit vs somebody jumping at you from 20 feet away. Niggas acting like these dudes hitting nothing but contested shots.


 
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Costanza

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Luka is already better than Kobe is the gist of the tweet. Hard to argue he's not more efficient and a better pure shooter.

It's rivalry week and you not hyping the rivalry dude. "Face of the league" vs. The GOAT in the Bay? You should be posting bout the Dubs. Tonight is a chance to stain LeBron's legacy. :lol:
The gist of the tweet was that Kobe set the bar for the last 60 years and only Luka has met or surpassed the bar he set, you clown.
 

KingTaharqa

Greatest Of All Time
BGOL Investor
The gist of the tweet was that Kobe set the bar for the last 60 years and only Luka has met or surpassed the bar he set, you clown.

A guy with 1 MVP, less Finals MVPs than Tim Duncan, that's 4th on the all time scoring list, who was getting less social media engagement than BRONNY James does when he died, and who's biggest "rivals" outside of LeBron are Tracy McGrady, Raja Bell, and Tayshaun Prince? That's the bar? That's the greatest story ever told in the NBA? :lol: :lol: :lol:

When Bron finally drops The Chosen One doc it's going to change how NBA players tell their story. The play now is to sanitize it, but when The GOAT shows how expansive and detailed his journey has been in the nuanced way it's always been covered, Kobe and Mike's cherry picked fluff will be even more boring than it is now. Highlights and memes can only carry you so far.

 

Costanza

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A guy with 1 MVP, less Finals MVPs than Tim Duncan, that's 4th on the all time scoring list, who was getting less social media engagement than BRONNY James does when he died, and who's biggest "rivals" outside of LeBron are Tracy McGrady, Raja Bell, and Tayshaun Prince? That's the bar? That's the greatest story ever told in the NBA? :lol: :lol: :lol:

When Bron finally drops The Chosen One doc it's going to change how NBA players tell their story. The play now is to sanitize it, but when The GOAT shows how expansive and detailed his journey has been in the nuanced way it's always been covered, Kobe and Mike's cherry picked fluff will be even more boring than it is now. Highlights and memes can only carry you so far.


The bar for a single game, moron. You don’t even understand the very short & simple tweet you posted. This conversation is over, no more of my Saturday will be wasted on you.
 

KingTaharqa

Greatest Of All Time
BGOL Investor
The bar for a single game, moron. You don’t even understand the very short & simple tweet you posted. This conversation is over, no more of my Saturday will be wasted on you.

"Single game bar" wtf? You're making shit up now. The Dubs are playing the Lakers and you're too pussy to talk about it until AFTER the game. Yup, they done fell the fuck off. :yes:
 

Costanza

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And this imbecile is truly trying his hardest to bait us into spending all day engaging in foreplay with him about his BAE’s big game tonight.

The Warriors need wins, IDGAF who the opponent is.
 

xfactor

Rising Star
BGOL Investor
Nobody is saying that today’s players aren’t better but the defense has been neutered. Combine better talent and lack of defense and you get more offense.

I’m tired of folks acting like players are going out here every night trying to lock the opposing player down. The excellent shooting we are seeing is also due to increased space. Folks got tired of seeing Tony Allen lock niggas up. You ain’t gotta clothesline or grab a mf to play good defense. But they do let the offensive player push off and smack defenders hands away etc

But by all means, continue to ignore those facts and just say “players are better”

Yes they’re better and defense isn’t allowed. Two things can be true
Interesting how the defense in the 90s was worse than it was headed into the new century. But when do you think the golden era for defense was?

 

Amajorfucup

Rising Star
Platinum Member
And this imbecile is truly trying his hardest to bait us into spending all day engaging in foreplay with him about his BAE’s big game tonight.

The Warriors need wins, IDGAF who the opponent is.
Face of the league didnt make the all star game as a starter? :confused:
 

xfactor

Rising Star
BGOL Investor
Luka is already better than Kobe is the gist of the tweet. Hard to argue he's not more efficient and a better pure shooter.

It's rivalry week and you not hyping the rivalry dude. "Face of the league" vs. The GOAT in the Bay? You should be posting bout the Dubs. Tonight is a chance to stain LeBron's legacy. :lol:
Like I’ve been saying on BGOL for decades now, the stans will continue to prop up their hero but the snake will continue to get exposed as being the most overrated player in NBA history. If it wasn’t for Shaq, Gasol and Phil Jackson and Tex Winter leading those teams to championships, he’d be known for what he was and that was a low IQ chucker that could light it up if he got hot.
 

Costanza

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Face of the league didnt make the all star game as a starter? :confused:

If you haven't noticed, I haven't been engaging your "face of the league" obsession, which is beneath you.

This whole conversation started with the report that the NBA's 27 highest rated games (regular season IIRC) all featured Steph Curry.

Obviously this is one of the three worst Warriors seasons during that time. He shouldn't be a starter based on the team's performance and his own performance.

If you want to argue that he's not the face of the league right now, have at it. I don't think there is a hegemonic figure in today's NBA.

But trying to act as if this undermines his entire run during which-- scoreboard don't lie-- rating show he was clearly the face of the league, is just idiotic.
 
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