The Official NBA Season Thread: NBA Cup Begins | Embiid Debut | Klay Return

[worldbeefreeg]

People didn't hate Duncan either, and its mostly about what sort of relationship you have with media.

Jokic doesn't care about endorsements, he doesn't seek out media production or turn himself into a brand. He's done a commercial or two, he gives honest commentary but it doesn't seem like he has much care towards leveraging his basketball career for American commercial purposes. Even if they didn't do it to Bron's level, all those guys (steph, KD, Book) etc. now chase that because that's where American values are, always scaling up.

When guys specifically don't really care about that in the same way, they don't get the adulation but they also get less hate. Kids and bag twitter have you thinking Kobe was the undisputed GOAT of his era while no one even ever mentions Duncan anymore. Duncan much to the same of Jokic never really pursued commercial opportunities and for that same reason, never got the level of hype/accliam that Kobe got. Has less haters too.

I would even group Kawhi in that category too. Kawhi has two rings but has spent half the past decade injured and escapes a lot of flame for basically blowing the Clippers into oblivion.

 

[WASHED KING]

Something WASHED KING would say

x.com

x.com

That's not my Twitter.

I don't run an NBA twitter account, not tryna scare the women.

People didn't hate Duncan either, and its mostly about what sort of relationship you have with media.

Jokic doesn't care about endorsements, he doesn't seek out media production or turn himself into a brand. He's done a commercial or two, he gives honest commentary but it doesn't seem like he has much care towards leveraging his basketball career for American commercial purposes. Even if they didn't do it to Bron's level, all those guys (steph, KD, Book) etc. now chase that because that's where American values are, always scaling up.

When guys specifically don't really care about that in the same way, they don't get the adulation but they also get less hate. Kids and bag twitter have you thinking Kobe was the undisputed GOAT of his era while no one even ever mentions Duncan anymore. Duncan much to the same of Jokic never really pursued commercial opportunities and for that same reason, never got the level of hype/accliam that Kobe got. Has less haters too.

I would even group Kawhi in that category too. Kawhi has two rings but has spent half the past decade injured and escapes a lot of flame for basically blowing the Clippers into oblivion.

Kawhi gets hate for sure.

 

[moe200069]

Hating on a 3x MVP and recent FMVP is the most WASHED KING behavior possible.. why are we taking the bait this fine friday morning?

 

[WASHED KING]

Hating on a 3x MVP and recent FMVP is the most WASHED KING behavior possible.. why are we taking the bait this fine friday morning?

So once a player wins 3 MVPs and a FMVP they can no longer receive criticism?

I must've missed that memo.

 

[akajae]

WASHED KING been crying about Jokic for years

Called him fake mvp. Never won anything, so what has Nikola done since then??

Finals MVP x 3x MVP

Not to mention packing out his beloved King 2 years in a row

WASHED down bad

 

[DripNick]

had pants can you make this a meme like the Dlo one

Spoiler: Tryna avoid the NT jinx

I was waiting for their Sunday loss to get the computers putin

 

[elpablo21]

MLGA and ALA linking up against WASHED KING ?

 

[Coupé It]

WASHED KING been crying about Jokic for years

Called him fake mvp. Never won anything, so what has Nikola done since then??

Finals MVP x 3x MVP

Not to mention packing out his beloved King 2 years in a row

WASHED down bad

Well…

DAMN

 

[WASHED KING]

MLGA and ALA linking up against WASHED KING ?

EYE was never friends with MLGA and ALA don't want these problems either.

 

[WASHED KING]

WASHED KING been crying about Jokic for years

Called him fake mvp. Never won anything, so what has Nikola done since then??

Finals MVP x 3x MVP

Not to mention packing out his beloved King 2 years in a row

WASHED down bad

Bron's biggest mistake is trying to save that poverty franchise in LA.

Wasting years of his career cleaning up Kobe's and Pelinkas messes.

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

Stg if gobert gets past the nuggets I think I might have to take a varnell sabbatical rather than read what wavy and osh got to say

 

[Brownstone]

A lot of Gobert haters quiet today, which one is it? He's only responsible for getting smoked? Never for the w's eh

 

[nick.]

Just looked at the box score from last night's game again. Michael Malone had Jokic pushing 40 minutes in a 45 point game?

Very irresponsible.

 

[elpablo21]

Stg if gobert gets past the nuggets I think I might have to take a varnell sabbatical rather than read what wavy and osh got to say

That's lightweight for the slander I've endured in here for Parties at the Pool

Its Nugs in 7 doe

 

[HIM]

Just looked at the box score from last night's game again. Michael Malone had Jokic pushing 40 minutes in a 45 point game?

Very irresponsible.

“Pushing 40” when he was at 35:45 . You went to the WASHED KING school of rounding up?

 

[HIM]

I'm highkey sick of a specific Laker contingent that never rocked with Bron in the first place and wants to blame him for keeping their pitiful excuse of a basketball team relevant.

Oh damn. Who are you talking about bro?

 

[trappedintime]

Just looked at the box score from last night's game again. Michael Malone had Jokic pushing 40 minutes in a 45 point game?

Very irresponsible.

Nah quite the opposite. Jokic said he stayed in so he didn’t cool down before his weight session after the game.

 

[HIM]

nick’d

 

[trappedintime]

A lot of Gobert haters quiet today, which one is it? He's only responsible for getting smoked? Never for the w's eh

I’m so confused about the narrative in this thread today. I figured Murray going 4-18 would be the focus today, but apparently Jokic didn’t show up and is a fraud and Rudy got lucky last night

To be clear: calling Ant or Jokic a fraud in this series is equally laughable.

 

[Based Jesus]

I'm highkey sick of a specific Laker contingent that never rocked with Bron in the first place and wants to blame him for failures when he has kept their pitiful excuse of a basketball team relevant.

But that's an off-season conversation. Imma get to them another time.

Lakers are in the offseason, let's get to it

 

[Brownstone]

I’m so confused about the narrative in this thread today. I figured Murray going 4-18 would be the focus today, but apparently Jokic didn’t show up and is a fraud and Rudy got lucky last night

To be clear: calling Ant or Jokic a fraud in this series is equally laughable.

Fake injury Murray actually hurt again storylines incoming

 

[had pants]

had pants can you make this a meme like the Dlo one

 

[BIG LEEMELONE]

Nah quite the opposite. Jokic said he stayed in so he didn’t cool down before his weight session after the game.

So he was literally out there for cardio

 

[DripNick]

So he was literally out there for cardio

Getting in shape for horse racing season.
Priorities

 

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