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Gobert is probably the 8th or 9th best defender on this list 
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Zeke should explore therapy to find some sort of peace about Money
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I’m old enough to remember Stanley Roberts and Oliver miller. Mark jackson played badly built and gained weight throughout his career. Shawn kemp went from high flying and dunking backwards to a stretch 4 without getting hurtWhat you think?
You yourself have said multiple times that Zion don't need to lose weight because he been playing heavy his whole life.
No old head energy. Husky boys been hooping at a high level for years.
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Gobert is probably the 8th or 9th best defender on this list
Timberwolves will finish #1 defensively again & I’d be very surprised if Rudy gets a top 3 vote. Optically you have peers and now coaches killing him.
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Shawn Kemp fell off when he started gaining all that weight. Chuck hit another level when he took his weight serious.
Hooping at a high level and reaching your peak is 2 different things.
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Gobert is probably the 8th or 9th best defender on this list
Yea nobody is getting tricked into giving him that "regular season award" again.
Took long enough.
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Obviously you need to be in peak shape. It takes a level of sacrifice but to say guys care less now than before is conjecture
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How you use Kemp as your example?
You woulda been better off using fat boy Harden.
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how do you use Jokic as an example?How you use Kemp as your example?
You woulda been better off using fat boy Harden.
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He was the first funny built name I thought of. He's great though Jokic fans, relax.
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This needs to be stickied when it comes to MJ
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None of those dudes were close to top 10 players. Kemp yeah but only in his prime. These dudes I named are literally top of the league. All the guys that are jumping out the gym are in the G league tbh
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nba height peaked in the 90's, weight peaked in the 2010's.
i question the accuracy of 90's weight numbers tho, did they even update them?
i question the accuracy of 90's weight numbers tho, did they even update them?
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It’s always been skills over athleticism though.
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I know everybody has a podcast but dawg they deliver most times
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Do ****** these days think Kobe Bryant, AI etc started playing basketball in 2010? Because it really seems that way
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“Deserves to be in the league” is one of my most hated sayings of the past decade.
Every iso scorer who is 40 “deserves to be in the league” according to the internet.
There are many people who still think Jamal Crawford, JR Smith, it2, Joe Johnson etc “deserve” to be playing minutes on an NBA basketball court in 2024-2025
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everyone says this about iso scorers because that's who other NBA players respect the most. so people just parrot that.
it's the bizzaro rudy gobert. NBA players don't respect big guys who are in the league because of physical tools.
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I def can see the weight peaking in the 2010's. Wade/Bron/Kobe was jacked like football players. And the Westbrooks and the Roses followed suit. The league just seems super skinny these days but way more skilled. A lot of guys got deeper "bags" and can shoot.nba height peaked in the 90's, weight peaked in the 2010's.
i question the accuracy of 90's weight numbers tho, did they even update them?
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A tale old as time. “Big for nothing” has been a saying since grade school.
Especially post the big man era, when it was straight up uncool to be a big
. It’s why KG didn’t wanna be 7ft & KD claiming he 6’9 Watching dudes get buckets is just a past time that ball players love. Regardless of how old (and delusional) they are. The one thing everybody can relate to. The ball going in the net in aesthetic fashion
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Ant is 23 man. I'm not listening to him about the NBA before 2015.
While true, the issue is there is a culture within the basketball community where constant generation disrespect takes place.
It happens in both directions but it's really sad.
Are NFL/MLB/NHL fans as disrespectful to their past?
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