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[HIM]

I know it's not the politically correct thing to say and we shouldn't stigmatize mental illness but I agree with Raja. It doesn't engender much confidence in someone when you know that mentally, they're fragile.

I was in the military, and I would have hated knowing that the person who has my life in their hands might break mental at any moment.

Well hopefully Paul George’s mental state doesn’t cause his teammates to die

 

[frshstunna]

What would boycotting accomplish?

Genuinely asking. I'm ignorant when it comes to what boycotting game 1 would do.

It puts pressure on the ppl that have an interest in the games being played plus the power to get things done in this country to act Cuz it messes up the money and publicity....The league office and ownership have ppl in it that could make a few calls and get the cop that shot Jacob arrested and charged by tonight if they really wanted to

 

[206to813]

I think there is so much ignorance when it comes to racial issues in our country, more ignorance than most people are any where close to realizing. People who don’t want to be racist or don’t understand the real issues, but they only know what they have experienced first hand.

There is no helping the racist cops and the extremist right wingers. Most people over a certain age won’t ever change their mind about this stuff. But the racist cop’s children still has hope. My kids generation is who will bring change and justice. If done correctly, boycotting a playoff game could be really important for the movement. Obviously it would be unprecedented.
Once rich white people start losing money is when things get real. They need to feel it in their wallet.
Oppressed people bringing awareness to their oppression wont facilitate ****. But the more the conversation becomes mainstream, the more comfortable the rich white men who run this country and the world of sports will speak out and demand change.

 

[atlsfinest]

Harden is considered by every casual to be a different level player then Dame so he's held to a much higher standard in the media etc..that's pretty much it.

I would say because harden is on a tier above dame so the expectations are different. Funny thing about that though is the same people who slander harden for his playoff failures will turn around and say he isn’t that good anyway or that they knew his team didn’t have a chance anyway.

I don't know about the "people think Harden is better than Dame" take. Over the course of the bubble, I've seen many people compare Dame to Curry. Maybe it's me, and maybe people are just prisoners of the moment, but people think that Dame is on that Curry-Harden type level

 

[atlsfinest]

Well hopefully Paul George’s mental state doesn’t cause his teammates to die

I totally understand that sports isn't a serious as warfare and no one's going to die if Paul George doesn't play well but the point still stands: Knowing that someone you're relying on (in any capacity) has mental deficiencies in shortcomings does not build confidence in that person.

 

[wavycrocket]

It's interesting to me how different the media an NBA fans perceive Lillard and Harden. I feel like Harden catches a lot more flack when both have made the playoffs consistently and both have lost consistently. Imagine if Harden had Lillard's playoff record? Dame leads his team to the playoffs every year where they usually get destroyed early in the playoffs (except last season where they got swept by a KD-less Warriors team)

Harden gets absolutely crushed for his playoff failures and Dame seems to get a pass. Is it Harden's style of play that makes him less sympathetic? Is it Dame's warrior/"me against the world" attitude that makes people like him more? Is it the fact that Harden has had better teams than Dame over the last couple of years?

Now do this with Harden/Bron vs the KD era Warriors In the playoffs. One gets clowned. The latter gets propped up.

 

[firstclass]

Need to see MDA in Brooklyn

I would love to see Ky and KD go crazy but nah

 

[wavycrocket]

atlsfinest Dame also isn’t a threat to really win anything. And he’s not “that” guy. He’s a good dude and likeable. He hasn’t beaten anybody’s favorite player. He gets to fail, and have the excuse that his team isn’t good enough. And if you simply just put him on another team...he will be better.

There is no critical analysis of basketball anymore. It’s been simply stripped down to solely personnel and hot takes. 90% of the nba fans are misinformed today.

Talking about basketball in real life and even social media outside of Nt is terrible.

 

[NickFolarin]

P C H I agree boycotting Game 1 wouldn’t really do anything, but this would

 

[finessence]

whether you knew it or not didn’t change that the fact that the other person might have a mental break. in fact, you’d be better off knowing if they were on the brink so you could help that person who might ultimately need to help you.

keeping mental illness in the dark is the worst thing you can do to address mental illness.

Paul George openly chastised dame lillard.... now the tables turned and he wanna cry. F**** PG. he phony

 

[antidope]

A Boston team boycotting anything racial related is comedy.

Because the players of the team are reprensative of the entire city's history.... If that was really tehcase wouldnt you say that it would be MORE impactful coming from a Boston sports team? Now isn't the time for these nonsense comments.

 

[finessence]

I hope they boycott

 

[BennyIll22]

atlsfinest Dame also isn’t a threat to really win anything. And he’s not “that” guy. He’s a good dude and likeable. He hasn’t beaten anybody’s favorite player. He gets to fail, and have the excuse that his team isn’t good enough. And if you simply just put him on another team...he will be better.

There is no critical analysis of basketball anymore. It’s been simply stripped down to solely personnel and hot takes. 90% of the nba fans are misinformed today.

Talking about basketball in real life and even social media outside of Nt is terrible.

Yeah this is basically what I meant. Outside of hardcore basketball fans Lillard isn't in Hardens league. Which isn't fair but it's just how it is. So Harden gets questioned.

 

[lovehateself]

P C H I agree boycotting Game 1 wouldn’t really do anything, but this would

whoa

 

[noblekane]

On sight

this scene was ******* hilarious like how did white dude scuff his shoes at the toe when he walking behind him?

 

[206to813]

Dame gets a pass for playing in one of the smallest markets in the league and outside of nba junkies, Portland games are overlooked because of the time zone.
What y’all said about harden being a tier above Dame and having higher expectations is correct

On some level I do think Hardens play style has gotten him extra scrutiny. Not saying this is 100% true but casual fans view him as a guy who dribbles the air out of the ball, travels for a step back 3, 100 times a game, or draws contact and shoots a 100 free throws

 

[TimelessClassic]

Raptors and Celtics should definitely boycott and push game 1 back a few days. The other series aren't even done yet, might as well. I can't blame them for wanting to leave either. The Bubble has been executed well overall but it's still tough to be isolated away from society for that long. Keep winning and you still got another 1-1.5 months there too. I think you will see lots of players be devastated when they lose in the WCF/ECF and NBA Finals because then they did all of this for nothing.

 

[lovehateself]

this scene was ****ing hilarious like how did white dude scuff his shoes at the toe when he walking behind?

same way keith hernandez spit on kramer and newman

 

[addict4sneakers]

atlsfinest atlsfinest Dame also isn’t a threat to really win anything. And he’s not “that” guy. He’s a good dude and likeable. He hasn’t beaten anybody’s favorite player.

 

[BennyIll22]

this scene was ****ing hilarious like how did white dude scuff his shoes at the toe when he walking behind?

Movie is so good bruh

 

[clyde the glide]

So Nate was one of birds last hires theyve probably been looking for any reason to replace him with their own guy and felt getting swept was the best excuse they were gonna get smh. Hate corporate America

 

[atlsfinest]

So the consensus is that Harden is better than Dame thus has higher expectations and Dame gets a pass for playing for (and staying loyal to) a small market team?

 

[NickFolarin]

Like I said before the "Bubble Invitational" started, the play just simply drowns out the social justice message being discussed. Regardless of what players say in interviews, or what message is displayed on their shirts & jerseys (Which I commend the effort and jesture), the on-court play is what is trending and being discussed.

Rather it be "Dame Time" or Playoff P shooting woes or Luka's game winner and bubble domination or the Mitchell/Murray scoring fest, the topics from the NBA have been strictly about basketball. Look up BR, ESPN, SI and other news outlets and find when the last article on NBA social justice activity. was posted. Even the Masai Ujiri situation wasn't given the proper attention IM, where it is a case where a black man was lied on and sued by a white cop, and the masses believed the cop.

I'm not blaming the players, because they are truly keeping up the effort, but we're getting EXACTLY what we expected on the coverage.

 

[noblekane]

I wanna belive Mook but it looked on purpose to me .

doc rivers to morris in the huddle before the play

 

[KHUFU]

Paul George was very brave in speaking up last night. Unfortunately, for Black men in particular, showing signs of supposed weakness is frowned upon by peers. However, once cleansed of the guilt surrounding such admissions, you begin to see the world through a more balanced lens. Depression is nothing to joke about, and considering the plight of Black people in this country, and the constant reminder of what being Black actually means in this world? Many of us could use a mental health check, but with a progressive Black lean, and then one not of christian/abrahamic origins. There is nothing wrong with dealing with your emotions, there is nothing wrong with admitting that you need help. The sad thing is, many would rather ridicule people who seek help, instead of simply listening.