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There’s no reason to do this. Why are people so compelled to take these player A v. player B stances?
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There’s no reason to do this. Why are people so compelled to take these player A v. player B stances?
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10 straight playoffs, 2 finals, a title, an MVP, a FMVP and a gauntlet without playing with an all NBA guy. Yeah we gotta chill. AD has work to do
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When it's all said and done with AD's career.. if the trajectory I'm seeing pans out.. he might be 1A/1B with Timmy D lol
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he has the talent to. That’s not the question. But again we saw what he was doing the past 8 years. Maybe this run he is on is more of what’s to come.
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As a huge Kobe fan do you think that subconsciously plays into your ascent up the “AD > Bron” Hill because it’s reminiscent of the latter Shaq/Kobe 3-peat when Kobe wasn’t getting the credit he deserved?
Not throwing shots and I would probably give my FMVP vote to AD if I had one but I’m just curious if that’s a factor in your position.
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Recency bias/prisoner-of-the-moment syndrome are powerful forces.
In the Summer of 2019 Kawhi was in the convo for best in the game; now he’s a one-legged bum.
Things can change fast.
In the Summer of 2019 Kawhi was in the convo for best in the game; now he’s a one-legged bum.
Things can change fast.
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The hate some people have for LeBron is just mind boggling. My bro, who’s a Lakers fan, told me last night he doesn’t care for LeBron and that the Lakers would still be back in the Finals with/without LeBron. I just let it go and said “aight”
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As Bron fans I feel like we are spending more time defending him and worrying about people who don’t like him than celebrating this potential ring....
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For sure
I already had his ceiling high but he sort of catapulted his trajectory beyond that
He better than I thought he was gonna be and I was SUPER high on him coming in
only 27.Long long career in front of him and his jumper is elite so his game will transition smoothly when Father Time comes
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The game is wicked
No matter what happens the result is always going to be weaponized against him. Even from fans of the team he plays for
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Please ride my face mam.Death by snu snu.
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Am I missing something?? Who’s Twitter account is that? Do we just pull random people Twitter posts?
I don’t have Twitter so no idea who that guy is lol
I don’t have Twitter so no idea who that guy is lol
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I could understand this rationale at other times... but what exactly is being said about him now that needs to be "defended"
There's only been two narratives that have been "against" Bron in here
1) he's ARGUABLY getting outplayed in the finals, by a guy who at 33/12 on 60/50/100 through the first two games
2) He isn't better than what many people consider the best basketball player of all time
what about someone making those two statements would make you feel like it needs to be defended
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I personally still believe Kawhi is a top 5 player in the league. Yeah, he had a horrible game 7 (every player has had a bad game) and his team choked but we can't deny his talent.Recency bias/prisoner-of-the-moment syndrome are powerful forces.
In the Summer of 2019 Kawhi was in the convo for best in the game; now he’s a one-legged bum.
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Also in terms of the AD >> Dirk thing i wouldn't say that , but i do know that some who took offense to that are the same crowd who said
1) Harden is a better offensive player than Kobe
2) they would rather Luka Today over any version of Harden
3) Jokic is the best big in the league,
4) Kawhi's amazing run last year crowned him best in the league & then thrusted him past people in All time list
muy intersante to see when things are "small sample sizes".
1) Harden is a better offensive player than Kobe
2) they would rather Luka Today over any version of Harden
3) Jokic is the best big in the league,
4) Kawhi's amazing run last year crowned him best in the league & then thrusted him past people in All time list
muy intersante to see when things are "small sample sizes".
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Some people can't appreciate greatness in real time. But years later they reinvent history to insist that they were always fans.
At the end of the day, there are more people around the world who admire and appreciate the greatness of LBJ than the silly detractors.
At the end of the day, there are more people around the world who admire and appreciate the greatness of LBJ than the silly detractors.
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Almost like calling guys Giannis with a jumpshot. Or the next Jason kidd. Or taking 20 game sample sizes and calling guys shooters. Or saying looting Kyle Kuzma was CLEARLY better than Tatum.
interesting indeed
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Lakers fans don’t know no betterThe hate some people have for LeBron is just mind boggling. My bro, who’s a Lakers fan, told me last night he doesn’t care for LeBron and that the Lakers would still be back in the Finals with/without LeBron. I just let it go and said “aight”
I think it’s what happens when your franchise wins 11 championships in the last 40 years
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That’s true
Kobe was the most loved and the most hated player. Lebron is there as well. When you’re that great and you done ripped the hearts out of 29 teams for like 2 decades a piece, you become extremely loved and hated
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All sorts of slander is going to happen when you lose a 3-1 leadRecency bias/prisoner-of-the-moment syndrome are powerful forces.
In the Summer of 2019 Kawhi was in the convo for best in the game; now he’s a one-legged bum.
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What I miss on kyries live ?
What I miss on kyries live ?
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And all of this was hyperbole Best case scenarios (except for the Kuz ****). As opposed to people being dead *** serious and calling for this instant. Dudes ain't Say Harden is on pace to be a better scorer they flat out argued that he is already
. Someone saw 6 Games of Luka and decided that performance in a first round elimination..... was better than any Harden performance they've seen.So on & so forth..... So yea Lakers fans have been wrong about some things, but there were a hell of a lot of us who said we would be back to winning championships before a lot of these teams even reached a finals... & we're at that point again
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Also in all fairness to Laker fans
We traded Giannis with a Jumpshot & No HGH for the real Giannis with a jumpshot & a witness shirt
We traded Giannis with a Jumpshot & No HGH for the real Giannis with a jumpshot & a witness shirt
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Is AD still rolling on the floor after every shot? I've only watched 1 quarter of the NBA "finals"
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