The Official NBA Season Thread: I’m like Jayson Tatum in the Olympics I'm not playing

[g-time]

Thing is I'm not railing against the Lakers or taking shots at them

I'm taking a broad perspective of that season/Playoffs/Bubble

I get that and understand that, but everything was different during that whole time frame for everyone. I‘m not going to understand why it’s deserving of an asterisk when there was no true disadvantage to any player during that time. That‘s just my perspective.

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

Not saying you are. Just saying that 2020 laker squad doesn’t get the credit they deserve…

It's natural but I do agree they were on a rampage that season and I didn't think they would be as good as they were

Was pissed at them for doing Dallas like they did

 

[B Sox]

I get that and understand that, but everything was different during that whole time frame for everyone. I‘m not going to understand why it’s deserving of an asterisk when there was no true disadvantage to any player during that time. That‘s just my perspective.

It was a completely different and unheard of set of circumstances incomparable to the history of the league

It absolutely counts.

Don’t see the issue with putting an asterisk by it though in the record books to signify those circumstances.

 

[BIG LEEMELONE]

Remember the beginning of the season when everybody had their GM hat on and was acting like they knew how to build a proper team around Bron/AD. Where are those people now..?

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

What about the 2011-12 season?

The 98-99 season?

And what do we do when teams are missing their 2nd and 3rd best players?

the 98-99 season, sure- the regular season scheduling was wild

The 2011-2012 season not so much

Teams missing players no because the integrity of the season and entire league wasn't compromised overall

 

[Coupé It]

This song is dope.

 

[Maximus Meridius]

I get that and understand that, but everything was different during that whole time frame for everyone. I‘m not going to understand why it’s deserving of an asterisk when there was no true disadvantage to any player during that time. That‘s just my perspective.

Exactly. An asterisk means a team had a advantage. Like the Pats spygate or some ****.

 

[atlsfinest]

Still confused as to how exactly the Lakers were gifted all their newer role players , in exchange for Russ no less

Beasley aint even get into the rotation either

 

[g-time]

It was a completely different and unheard of set of circumstances incomparable to the history of the league

It absolutely counts.

Don’t see the issue with putting an asterisk by it though in the record books to signify those circumstances.

Everyone outside of the NBA had a different set of circumstances for what they could do during that time as well. Do we all get an asterisk lol.

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

I get that and understand that, but everything was different during that whole time frame for everyone. I‘m not going to understand why it’s deserving of an asterisk when there was no true disadvantage to any player during that time. That‘s just my perspective.

That's fine- it's not a big deal either way. It's just my perspective as well. The league had to put everyone in the same city. That's unprecedented

 

[D StaXX]

I heard about this but this my first time seeing the video.

Why??

That's all I got, why?

Man 50 years old taking field trips to the hood to flex with youngins for social media.
Wasn't on no stop the violence tip. This man saying you BANs can't come here. All bad.

 

[Maximus Meridius]

the 98-99 season, sure- the regular season scheduling was wild

The 2011-2012 season not so much

Teams missing players no because the integrity of the season and entire league wasn't compromised overall

What integrity was compromised?

Would you rather play in a empty arena or play w/o your best players?

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

Exactly. An asterisk means a team had a advantage. Like the Pats spygate or some ****.

No, that's just what you ascribe to it. An asterisk just means there's something of note to consider i.e. something circumstantial or different

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

What integrity was compromised?

Would you rather play in a empty arena or play w/o your best players?

The season stopped for 3 months in March

 

[Maximus Meridius]

The season stopped for 3 months in March

Everything stopped

Would you rather they not played?

 

[picasso swerve]

This was dumb

Needed a superteam
Needed a superteam
Legit
Mickey Mouse ring




*barbershop talk standards

 

[g-time]

Needed a superteam
Needed a superteam
Legit
Mickey Mouse ring




*barbershop talk standards

Still dumb. See adding an a seasons MVP to a team that went 73-9 And couldn’t finish.

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

Everything stopped

Would you rather they not played?

You're moving goalposts

So was the integrity not compromised then?

You're now introducing another argument that nobody is arguing. Like I said before, they restarted the season, cool. Just saying there was a huge change to the season which means asterisk

 

[Maximus Meridius]

No, that's just what you ascribe to it. An asterisk just means there's something of note to consider i.e. something circumstantial or different

In sports that's when an asterisk comes in. Baseball players taking PED's and the Pats rings. By your definition the 99 and 12 championships should have asterisks. When major player get injured it should be an asterisk. Those situations are something to note, it completely changes a team.

 

[noblekane]

Do people asterisk the lockout shortened seasons?

alot of people did back then. NOW? not so much.

 

[g-time]

You're moving goalposts

So was the integrity not compromised then?

You're now introducing another argument that nobody is arguing. Like I said before, they restarted the season, cool. Just saying there was a huge change to the season which means asterisk

I really do understand where you’re coming from, but I don’t think that’s moving goal posts . That’s the reality of the situation and why the parameters had to be put in place. So it kind of goes back to Maximus Meridius question, would you rather they not finish the season?

 

[Maximus Meridius]

So was the integrity not compromised then?

No. Everybody played under the circumstances. You keep saying "the season stopped for 3 months".

Ok. basketball is basketball.

So does the Bucks chip count? Cuz that season restarted 2 months after the last. That's not different from the norm?

 

[VARNELL HILL]

I told ya'll that boy was slow. He don't even know what an asterisk is.

 

[noblekane]

must of sucked having to perform at the same time your team got blown out

 

[Maximus Meridius]

I told ya'll that boy was slow. He don't even know what an asterisk is.

Ayeisha, it's men talking.