A40:
Lol I don't know what has to happen for the Lakers to realize that players are no longer falling over themselves to play for the Lakers.

The idea that they are this dream Free Agent destination is a strong form of delusion. LeNomad joining them kinda reinforced this delusion and in a way I kinda feel bad for LeNomad, he must be low-key regretting why he didn't just go to the Clippers with Steve Ballmer and his bottomless pockets

Plus the miracle man, jerry west.

KarnThornheart:


The true beneficiaries are in the East.

You think Denver won't be licking their lips right now? Right now Jokic and co would prefer to play GS than Rockets.

A40:
Lol I don't know what has to happen for the Lakers to realize that players are no longer falling over themselves to play for the Lakers.

The idea that they are this dream Free Agent destination is a strong form of delusion. LeNomad joining them kinda reinforced this delusion and in a way I kinda feel bad for LeNomad, he must be low-key regretting why he didn't just go to the Clippers with Steve Ballmer and his bottomless pockets

Yup. Big mistake. In hindsight, Clippers was the place to be or Philly even. This is a tough lesson to learn for Bron. He could never have believed Magic could pull this kind of stunt. Gotta separate personalities from business. Otherwise they smile in your face and rob you blind.

But, adversity that doesnt kill you makes you stronger. With some wisdom, this can work out for good

birdman:


Yup. Big mistake. In hindsight, Clippers was the place to be or Philly even. This is a tough lesson to learn for Bron. He could never have believed Magic could pull this kind of stunt. Gotta separate personalities from business. Otherwise they smile in your face and rob you blind.

But, adversity that doesnt kill you makes you stronger. With some wisdom, this can work out for good

Bron may be surprised but I think it would have hurt him and his crew more if he was younger and the Lakers pulled this stunt. At this stage, with 3 seasons left, family, and his business commitments in LA, I doubt he will be interested in making another move. Stability is imperative for Bron at this stage and as bad and disappointed as he feels, I think he will stay and rock the storm with the Lakers.

A40:
Lol I don't know what has to happen for the Lakers to realize that players are no longer falling over themselves to play for the Lakers.

The idea that they are this dream Free Agent destination is a strong form of delusion. LeNomad joining them kinda reinforced this delusion and in a way I kinda feel bad for LeNomad, he must be low-key regretting why he didn't just go to the Clippers with Steve Ballmer and his bottomless pockets

Why are y'all taking panadol for someone else's headache? It's like we haven't still understood the kind of man Lebron is, even after 16 years. We are going through a phase right now. Lebron knows it, the players know it, who ever is going to join knows it. Because Ty rejected them for offering him 3 years, now hell has been let loose? Just relax and stop letting the media fool you. By October, we are going to have a new coach and at least one more superstar. We are the Lakers, remember.

birdman:


Yup. Big mistake. In hindsight, Clippers was the place to be or Philly even. This is a tough lesson to learn for Bron. He could never have believed Magic could pull this kind of stunt. Gotta separate personalities from business. Otherwise they smile in your face and rob you blind.

But, adversity that doesnt kill you makes you stronger. With some wisdom, this can work out for good

I don't understand, what is the business here? Was his business not to come here and earn a good retirement package while basking in the Hollywood sun? Is he not on a supermax contract. Lol, y'all think Lebron is the loser in all of this, my man has paid his dews in this league and he's just going to enjoy his money whatever happens.

steady986:

Why are y'all taking panadol for someone else's headache? It's like we haven't still understood the kind of man Lebron is, even after 16 years. We are going through a phase right now. Lebron knows it, the players know it, who ever is going to join knows it. Because Ty rejected them for offering him 3 years, now hell has been let loose? Just relax and stop letting the media fool you. By October, we are going to have a new coach and at least one more superstar. We are the Lakers, remember.

What is this one even saying??

You always talk like you are hurt. What's up Nah? Not every warriors fan is a bandwagoner . I personally started supporting the warriors when I say a highlight a Klay Thompson making threes. I had never even watched my first NBA game. A bandwagoner follows the public. I just loved yellow and well..... here we are with three championships since then .


Stop hating . You can do it.

KarnThornheart:


You're still a bandwagoner and KD is still a snake.

People like to piss on Nick Wright because he demystifies their childhood god. Thats fine, but take that perception of him being a lebron stan off the table the man is one of the best NBA analysts period. He trades in facts and numbers to back them up, you cant go wrong with that.

A40:
What is this one even saying??

Something that you're incapable of understanding.

KarnThornheart:
People like to piss on Nick Wright because he demystifies their childhood god. Thats fine, but take that perception of him being a lebron stan off the table the man is one of the best NBA analysts period. He trades in facts and numbers to back them up, you cant go wrong with that.

You mean the same clown that called Nikola Jokic a pretend superstar. He knows zilch!

Shannon Sharpe is an unrepentant LeNomad stan as well but he's one of my favorite analysts. His takes are mostly objective and is not a wannabe stat nerd like Nick Wright who would actively argue with actual experts in their field of expertise because he is privy to a few numbers

Nick Wright is that guy that binge watched Grey's Anatomy and suddenly thinks he is a medical consultant

The Beard and CP3 have got to ante up this night. Cause GSW just don't have the fire power to beat them

A40:
You mean the same clown that called Nikola Jokic a pretend superstar. He knows zilch!

Shannon Sharpe is an unrepentant LeNomad stan as well but he's one of my favorite analysts. His takes are mostly objective and is not a wannabe stat nerd like Nick Wright who would actively argue with actual experts in their field of expertise because he is privy to a few numbers

Calling Jokic a pretend superstar is actually a compliment. Jokic is not a superstar. There are about 6 or fewer superstars in the nba and the joker is certainly not one of them, he may be getting there but hes not there yet.

Shannon is entertaining, keeps it real and has a magnetic persona. Of course everybody loves uncle shay. Even skip has started to grow on me. But objective is one of the last words i'd use to describe either of those two. They're good for what they are, entertainment and entertainment only. At least nick wright uses numbers and doesnt just pull arguments out of his arse. Dude you actually like Rob Parker, Ewwwwww!

A40:
You mean the same clown that called Nikola Jokic a pretend superstar. He knows zilch!

Shannon Sharpe is an unrepentant LeNomad stan as well but he's one of my favorite analysts. His takes are mostly objective and is not a wannabe stat nerd like Nick Wright who would actively argue with actual experts in their field of expertise because he is privy to a few numbers

Nick wright is just like most of all the pundits, sometimes they get it right but most times they get it wrong. They are paid primarily for ratings.
PS: If I remember well he was one of the first person's to join the Pat Mahomes bandwagon and in that case he was right.

The latest game of zones LMAO!

KarnThornheart:
The latest game of zones LMAO!

Things I do for Rings.

KarnThornheart:
The latest game of zones LMAO!

It was hilarious. Dirk 1 & 2

Khanben:


It was hilarious. Dirk 1 & 2

You forgot the best line. "I yearn to slob on your lobs". Just like Bronsexuals.

Khanben:


Nick wright is just like most of all the pundits, sometimes they get it right but most times they get it wrong. They are paid primarily for ratings.
PS: If I remember well he was one of the first person's to join the Pat Mahomes bandwagon and in that case he was right.

Lmaooo cos he was a Homer not because he possessed any elite knowledge. He's a Chiefs fan! Nobody who knows the NFL didn't know Mahomes was going to be a bonafide stud. He was the second QB picked in his draft and even Alex Smith knew he was just marking time. Go and look up his duels with Baker Mayfield in their college days. Mahomes was an open secret

My major problem with Nick Wright is his bias for players and teams always leads to him dropping asinine takes ad nauseum. There is no middle line with him. Besides any mugu can visit any stats collation resource and spew any agenda they like. For an analyst to open mouth and say Kobe never had an era. That should tell you he is a permanent joke

smoosh20:
You forgot the best line. "I yearn to slob on your lobs". Just like Bronsexuals.

Magics smirk at the end killed me!

A40:

My major problem with Nick Wright is his bias for players and teams always leads to him dropping asinine takes ad nauseum. There is no middle line with him. Besides any mugu can visit any stats collation resource and spew any agenda they like. For an analyst to open mouth and say Kobe never had an era. That should tell you he is a permanent joke

If that was the case he wouldn't run out of superlatives for the warriors players.

Kobe was the best player in the league a few years, most popular in the world for a lot more. But saying kobe had an era is akin to saying shaq had an era or curry has an era.

KarnThornheart:


If that was the case he wouldn't run out of superlatives for the warriors players.

Kobe was the best player in the league a few years, most popular in the world for a lot more. But saying kobe had an era is akin to saying shaq had an era or curry has an era.

Does Lebron have an era?

Eruditor:


Does Lebron have an era?

LOL!

Wilt, Kareem, Magic, MJ, The 2000s power vacuum, Lebron.


Everyone else is an imposter.

In the period that was supposedly kobes era, he won 1 mvp and two rings as the best player on his team. Never was heads and shoulders above everyone in the league like these guys were. I hate to sh-t on peoples nostalgia, kobe is undoubtedly a top ten all time great but can we stop with the revisionist history please?

What do i mean by the 2000s power vacuum? Well forget kobes popularity, lets speak purely on basketball terms. At the turn of the the century Shaq dominated the league for a couple of years, then you had different stints with different players from duncan to wade to iverson to garnett to dirk even nash had a stint in there and finally lebron taking over towards the end of the decade. Theres not one player who stood out heads and shoulders above everyone else.

KarnThornheart:
The latest game of zones LMAO!

Maybe six seasons.

Siiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiixxxx.

beginning to fall in love with nba daily. getting addicted to watching skip, Shannon Wright, Stephen a Smith and Max kellerman daily.
though yet to decide on an nba team to support any suggestions

KarnThornheart:


If that was the case he wouldn't run out of superlatives for the warriors players.

Kobe was the best player in the league a few years, most popular in the world for a lot more. But saying kobe had an era is akin to saying shaq had an era or curry has an era.

How does a player that went to 7 NBA Finals and was a top 5 playoff performer from 2000 to 2010. How can you claim said player didn't have an era?

KarnThornheart:
In the period that was supposedly kobes era, he won 1 mvp and two rings as the best player on his team. Never was heads and shoulders above everyone in the league like these guys were. I hate to sh-t on peoples nostalgia, kobe is undoubtedly a top ten all time great but can we stop with the revisionist history please?

You lot swear LeNomad is the best player in the league but he's not won a regular season MVP since 2014. Using your logic his era ended in 2014

For context, between 2017 and 2019 James Harden could easily have been a 3 time MVP. This does not mean he holds a candle to Kobe.

KarnThornheart:


Calling Jokic a pretend superstar is actually a compliment. Jokic is not a superstar. There are about 6 or fewer superstars in the nba and the joker is certainly not one of them, he may be getting there but hes not there yet.

Shannon is entertaining, keeps it real and has a magnetic persona. Of course everybody loves uncle shay. Even skip has started to grow on me. But objective is one of the last words i'd use to describe either of those two. They're good for what they are, entertainment and entertainment only. At least nick wright uses numbers and doesnt just pull arguments out of his arse. Dude you actually like Rob Parker, Ewwwwww!

It was used in a derisive and dismissive manner. Jokic leads the entire playoffs in rebounds and wait for it... Assists

If some people peg Joel Embiid as a superstar then Jokic is a superstar as well

Shannon and Skip might drop the odd shock value yarns when they are stanning their faves but Shannon is a HOFer and very intelligent, he knows the X's and O's of the Sports he breaks down as well as Skip who has been covering these games before anyone on these pages were born

Nick Wright mostly quotes and regurgitate stats, a lot of time without context and he is no different than the average nerd on Twitter or Reddit. This is why he always runs into problems when they bring actual people that played the sport and know numbers aren't everything