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I repeat … no one get cocky here.

 

Statues are kinda dumb, can you really tell who they are without the name at the bottom .

 

Doesn’t 1 artist do all of them ? But anywho I would have a frank discussion with you about this but it might take a wrong turn . I mean Wayne Gretzkys statue looks nothing like him it’s so Bleak


EDIT it’s iconic to just do 1 franchise player like Kobe, but too many of them are meh

 

Today is 20 years anniversary of famous Artest's fight in Detroit.
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/sports-brawls-nba-infamous

 

That was Ron Artest. Meta World peace is all about love & unity .

 

Who?? Me?????

 

That Indiana team was so good - they had a real chance at the title that year.

 

Trouble in Philly

 

things are going to be quite rough in philly for a while. sixers are stuck with embiid and that untradeable contract and he's not a guy you win with

 

all recent teams

all 3 point bombers

Only one of them won big so far though.... Should be interesting to see if that continues.

 

call booker and commiserate.

 

PG13 later added, "I'd appreciate it if you put your slowest guy on me, one-on-one, too. And just, you know, let me hoop? Let me get to my spots and no hands in my face! I hate that!"

j/k

My gawd. Can you imagine what Kobe would say to PG13?

 

WTF? I don't think I've ever heard anything like this before.
Is he going to ask for the Lakers to put Max on him instead of Cam next time as well. I kid Max fans I kid


edit - it sounded like he was more joking listening to the actual audio

 

Washington Post has a feature on 3-point shooting in the NBA today: how much is too much? Yea, I get it. But please: no meddling from the commish like baseball fell prey to. Just defend the 3 or not. Let the game evolve on its own. I agree with the sentiment that too much 3-point shooting has harmed the aesthetic of the game for some fans. I think abeer has been vocal about this here, and probably a few others. I get it. I tend to agree. But what are ya gonna do about it? I say: let it evolve.

Here's the WA Po article.

 

It just seems like a lot of talent in the league nowadays. Skill level TBH is bonkers right now and that is one reason you can run these 5 out lineups which spam 3 pointers. You go back and watch those NYK/Rockets Finals and they ran lineups where I don't think that anyone could hit a 3 consistently say like even a Rui on the Lakers

 

The NBA won't change it until FIBA teams start beating us on a regular basis using international rules.

 

evolve into what, though? my main argument is that the corner three is too short. widen that back out and call moving screens and the block/charge as they were intended to be called, and i think you'll see post/midrange game return to value.

though, tbh--the best scorers are still the midrange guys because the best defenses still take out the threes and dunks.

but facts are facts: as pioneer said, simply jacking threes is winning as a strategy. the evolution is more three-jacking, and it's not fun to watch at all.

fiba allows much more physicality, ironically. they play like the 90s nba over there. it's why a lot of the recent imports are the exact opposite of "soft euros". try to rough up doncic or jokic, lol.