{~}Official 2023/2024 NBA Thread - 2024 Summer League, USA Hoops
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BGOL, where hard work, focus, discipline are luck. And scoring more points than anyone to ever pick up a basketball is a mere longevity stat.
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...and building schools and putting children through college is discounted as inconsequential acts of collateral richness despite only being done by one rich muthafucka...
The truth hurts Mr. White supremacist. Being pro Black, means being pro Black American family. There's a reason you white boys never pit NBA players who are married to Black American women like Bron is against Bron, that defeats the purpose. Now you're underselling his Black American son who isn't biracial or light skinned like Gigi, since he publicly believes in him.
KAJ and his half white son who stabbed his neighbor and did time for attempted murder. He's taken less scrutiny than Bronny. If he were fully Black like Bronny, that wouldn't be the case. Thank God Kareem started a family with a white woman!!!
BGOL, where hard work, focus, discipline are luck. And scoring more points than anyone to ever pick up a basketball is a mere longevity stat.
Edit added after latest Bron hate post:
...and building schools and putting children through college is discounted as inconsequential acts of collateral richness despite only being done by one rich muthafucka...
He's not the first one I've seen imply that the selfish do nothings of the past would've done all that too if they made as much money as LeBron does. Todays players advocacy gets discounted all the time as "well they got all that money, so so what they give to charity" The do nothings of the 80s and 90s spent all their millions on cars, houses, and child support.
Keep in mind Michael Jordan owned an NBA franchise for 13 years and never once gave his sons a tryout. Marcus was 20 years old when he took over too. MJ is from an era of Black men that is terrified to death of their kids being more well off and being seen as greater than them. In their eyes, that would make them less special to white people and corporate America, so they never pushed their kids to be great. Both his sons work as shoe dealers for Nike.
Karl Malone could have played 2 more seasons and had the all time scoring record. The record is impressive but when you're a great scorer playing 20 plus seasons it is also a longevity stat. When Luka gets the record after a 20 year career of no defense, and people start trying to say he's a goat after it. It will be equally as ridiculous.
Those late night games were interfering with his girl's bedtime.
Is being leading vote getter in All Star game, All NBA, top ten NBA player at year 20 also a "longevity stat"?
Very true lol.
BGOL, where hard work, focus, discipline are luck. And scoring more points than anyone to ever pick up a basketball is a mere longevity stat.
Edit added after latest Bron hate post:
...and building schools and putting children through college is discounted as inconsequential acts of collateral richness despite only being done by one rich muthafucka...
You're fool enough to deny that LeBron is one of the luckiest mfers on the planet?
We're not talking about the scoring record here. Hardwork, focus and discipline have nothing to do with this guy never getting hurt. KD and Klay didn't tear their achilles because they were less hardworking, they were just less lucky.
I also never said his charity work was inconsequential. Always so hyperbolic. You're not a dumb person-- Stop inventing strawmen to argue against.
He wasn't a top 10 player in year 20 according to advanced metrics.
So called "advanced metrics" have him currently at 7th. PER from last season had him at 10th.
And regardless, All NBA has him at top 10. The amount of reaching you niggas do to discredit this guy is shameful.
Kids an idiot.
He was 11th in PER last year and is 13th best this year. I was talking about all the metrics not just PER since it is considered a stat that overvalues rebounds. Either way you're incorrect though.So called "advanced metrics" have him currently at 7th. PER from last season had him at 10th.
And regardless, All NBA has him at top 10. The amount of reaching you niggas do to discredit this guy is shameful.
A lot of gen-z thinks Paul George is the GOAT although I think they are trolling.
LeBron is currently 7th in advanced metrics player impact. A stat YOU offered for credibility. And again, finding obscure cherry picked stats to ignore the obvious is clown shit man. Going out of your way to discount this guys accomplishments is weirdo shit. The point remains, hes a top NBA player by any measurement, so attributing his success to a mere result of longevity is clown shit.
Maybe I'm old but I remember Nas calling him "Tobe" in a song and that nickname kinda sticking for a while.
His death rehabbed him.
I agree he is doing well in that category and is in the top 7. Honestly that was not a metric I was referring to though since I don't see anyone use it irl including myself. That's still the only category he's in the top 10 off.
Well thats kinda the point.. There are countless metrics and stats used these days... The previous standard for efficiency was PER. His last full season he ranked top 10 in that. The guy is playing elite level basketball and reducing him to a guy who just played a long time is blatant disrespect.
Lebron got everyone thinking playing at 40 years is common. The shit LeBron is doing is singular PERIOD.
Malone could barley walk the court his last years due to injuries. He maxed every ounce of playing time out of his pedophiled body he could.
Luka ain't playing 20 years he doesn't take fitness seriously enough now. And he doesn't love basketball in the US like that. Same with Joker.
Longevity takes far more work, and mental discipline than what you are insinuating. Every great athlete can have a peak 10 years. Stretch that to 15, the number of players tank. Stretch that to 20, there is ONE, with a tip of the cap to Kareem who was still better than average in his last go around. That's it.
I mean think about it, Steph does NOT have 15 years of peak performance yet.
Durant does NOT have 15 years of peak performance yet.
All due to injury - the shit Lebron is doing is fuckin insane.
If they remove the damn zone, and bring back perimeter checking Luka is done. Jokic is done. Giannis would be called for traveling or charging every damn play.
So nobody is breaking 40,000 points, let alone 43-44,00 when Bron is done.
Respect the greatness you are seeing. Shit is once in a lifetime.
Speaking of Melo's son...
Kiyan is light skinned and only 1/4 Black American so he should be fine.
In line I only saw Warriors gear. The closest thing to a home jersey was Poole’s old uniform.
Moses Moody hits a 3 to tie the game and the crowd goes wild, this is a home game for the Warriors.