The Official NBA Season Thread: DNP - Holiday
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Nah just in general. He was more popular than some NBA players before he even stepped foot in the league. His Pumas sell well to kids that hoop too
jpzx
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Yea in all seriousness, I think he might be the most popular young player to high school / middle school hoopers.
None of the other dudes really connect with the youth like LaMelo. I never hear kids talking about Wemby, Tatum, Luka, and I barely hear them talk about the supposed second coming of Michael Jordan.
B Sox
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Straight up for Goober?
waukeganwill
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LaMelo is a God to the shorties. My Nephew and all his friends think he is the shxt. And In the eyes of a 10 year old I get it
And dont get me wrong, Melo can hoop. I dnt take him as a serious player, but the shorties dont care bout that. For them the all star level play, highlights, and “swag/aura” is all thats needed.
lawdog1
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Well, I guess it’s good to hear the kids are talking about something NBA related, even if it is LaMelo. And it doesn’t involve parlays and over/unders.
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One player that’s disappointing me for the Hawks is Okongwu, he still can’t clearly beat out Capela for the center spot…I had a feeling it was a waste of a the 6th pick when they took him but it’s really been showing over time
They had a prime chance to pick some impact players in the top 6 but whiffed on O and Hunter
HIM
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Hell, JuJu might be bigger than LaMelo
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You don't believe that.
HIM
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Looking at her Q rating, it's not even close.
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But I said YOU don't believe it.
HIM
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I believe it, and it's true. You're wrong if you think otherwise.
Regards,
Him, 11/27/2024
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i think this is instructive.
he's not out here like these new age trainers having Lamelo practice highly specific technical footwork, or dribble combinations
he lets him be creative and do whatever while giving him general instructions.
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Still depends on the player. You can tell lamelo to be creative because a he’s naturally an artist. Same dad probably told Lonzo to do the same thing and yet he had none of the individual creativity Lamelo has.
Everyone’s different
antidope
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Bill Simmons is the goat of hot takes. He never goes too far with it. He understands the nuance.
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No way she is bigger star than ANT, LUKA or WEMBY in any way shape or form.
In terms of growing a sport you really can't compare the WNBA to any other sport.
moe200069
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Bro on the bottom screen sounded like he was 30 seconds away from going full mens rights activist
In any case, i doubt CC is more popular than Luka, Wemby, Ant. At the same time, not really an indictment on CC. probably not fair to compare the popularity of WNBA players to the NBA considering the NBA players have significantly more exposure globally
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He's an ok player, he has def plateued since his rookie explosion
So happy to see Morrey and Ainge being exposed for who they are. GM's that got lucky by some high leverage situations.
Nobody is giving two firsts for Kessler, so he'll either be forced to pay him like he was with Lauri or he will cave and give him for a mid to late first like he is worth.
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broncos19dm
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Tank gonna start now. 
B Sox
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Ainge built one championship team and laid the groundwork for last year’s championship.
Convinced the dumb *** Wolves to make one of the worst trades ever and give all that up for Goober.
Good far outweighs the bad with him.
