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[HoopsFanAZ]

John Stockton is a nutjob MAGA and LeBron isn’t….. respect where it’s due.

So what.

James is one of the top, all-time NBA players. Stockton is a top, all-time PG. They have earned respect and accolades for their NBA careers.

 

[lawai'a]

John Stockton is a nutjob MAGA and LeBron isn’t….. respect where it’s due.

mine was only for comparison of the explicit purpose of comparing the two different generations of players and how they approached playing the regular season grind with nothing about lebron that was negative nor comparing any politics. no wonder the world is so fracked up when it elicits this kind of response HCP. SMH.

 

[BigGameDamian]

 

[kjironman1]

So nobody that is currently playing?

 

[Phatguysrule]

John Stockton is a nutjob MAGA and LeBron isn’t….. respect where it’s due.

Can't argue this one.

 

[HailBlazers]

So nobody that is currently playing?

Boomers gonna boom.

 

[kjironman1]

Boomers gonna boom.

#Bam!

 

[blazerkor]

So nobody that is currently playing?

There is no context to this list. I have seen Dr J praise a ton of the guys currently playing maybe he only wants to judge a player on their entire career... or he's just an old curmudgeon who wants to imagine that basketball around his time and before was better than it has been since then. If the latter is the case then that's disappointing.

 

[blazerfan11]

So what.

James is one of the top, all-time NBA players. Stockton is a top, all-time PG. They have earned respect and accolades for their NBA careers.

There is a world outside of basketball. Politics aside, it is fair to make a point if a person is a whackjob, whether it's Isaiah Rider or John Stockton.

If Stockton really said that "hundreds of athletes have dropped dead on the field" after receiving the COVID vaccine he is either a certified whackjob or a bald-faced liar.

• Stockton initially claimed in January 2022 that over 100 professional athletes had died suddenly after being vaccinated against COVID-19.
• He later suggested the number might be in the thousands.

 

[kjironman1]

There is a world outside of basketball. Politics aside, it is fair to make a point if a person is a whackjob, whether it's Isaiah Rider or John Stockton.

If Stockton really said that "hundreds of athletes have dropped dead on the field" after receiving the COVID vaccine he is either a certified whackjob or a bald-faced liar.

• Stockton initially claimed in January 2022 that over 100 professional athletes had died suddenly after being vaccinated against COVID-19.
• He later suggested the number might be in the thousands.

Yeah he’s pretty much a whack job. It’s been interesting to read his takes after the U S got their first Pope. He’s a pretty devout Catholic.

 

[BigGameDamian]

 

[kjironman1]

How is not tying your shoes making them tighter?

 

[Natebishop3]

How is not tying your shoes making them tighter?

I think he's saying that they haven't broken in yet, so they haven't adjusted to his feet. Thus he doesn't need to tie the shoes.

 

[kjironman1]

I think he's saying that they haven't broken in yet, so they haven't adjusted to his feet. Thus he doesn't need to tie the shoes.

Again... How is not tying your shoes making your shoe tight?

 

[kjironman1]

I mean if you leave the laces untied you might make it 2 trips up and down the court before they are loose?

 

[Natebishop3]

Again... How is not tying your shoes making your shoe tight?

Because that's not what he's saying. He's saying the shoes are ALREADY tight so he doesn't need to tie them.

 

[Natebishop3]

I mean if you leave the laces untied you might make it 2 trips up and down the court before they are loose?

I'm not saying it makes sense. Just saying what it seems like he's saying.

 

[THE HCP]

How is not tying your shoes making them tighter?

I can’t answer for him….but he is a Kobe guy and that’s all he has worn his whole career. Kobe’s are notorious for being VERY snug and tight. Like I get a size bigger in those. I’ve heard Kobe guys like Ant and Shae talk about how they also get like a half size bigger. So they will literally stay on even without being tied.


Just googled his on court shoes…..EVERY single picture has his shoes tied. WTH is he talking about FAMS!?

 

[kjironman1]

I can’t answer for him….but he is a Kobe guy and that’s all he has worn his whole career. Kobe’s are notorious for being VERY snug and tight. Like I get a size bigger in those. I’ve heard Kobe guys like Ant and Shae talk about how they also get like a half size bigger. So they will literally stay on even without being tied.


Just googled his on court shoes…..EVERY single picture has his shoes tied. WTH is he talking about FAMS!?

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In every one of those pictures his shoes are tied. Not sure where this whole i never tie my shoes thing is coming from?

 

[THE HCP]

In every one of those pictures his shoes are tied. Not sure where this whole i never tie my shoes thing is coming from?

It is a weird thing to flex about.

 

[THE HCP]

Speaking of @superfly4201

I will continue to flex my game

 

[THE HCP]

#Winning

 

[BigGameDamian]

 

[SharpesTriumph]

I can’t answer for him….but he is a Kobe guy and that’s all he has worn his whole career. Kobe’s are notorious for being VERY snug and tight. Like I get a size bigger in those. I’ve heard Kobe guys like Ant and Shae talk about how they also get like a half size bigger. So they will literally stay on even without being tied.


Just googled his on court shoes…..EVERY single picture has his shoes tied. WTH is he talking about FAMS!?

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It's an odd comment - there must be more to it.

Maybe he means he doesn't have to pull the laces tight when he goes to tie them to keep in snug if the shoes are brand new.

He can tie them very loosely if brand new and still stay on tight. However if wearing a 2nd, 3rd, 4th time he first has to pull the laces very tight which he doesn't like.

 

[cdub503]

As someone who wore shoes a size and half too small for over 15 years this makes sense... he probably isnt tying them tightly is what he is trying to get at. Honestly surprised he doesnt have feet issues if thats how hes rockin em. I cant even have a top sheet on my big toe without sending sharp pains through out my foot because i wore shoes too small for so long while skating.

 

[KingSpeed]

It was just frustrating watching a dude who could have been a star and he just didn’t have the drive. One night he’d drop 30 and the next he’d do 10 assists and 5 points. He had all the tools he just didn’t have the drive. That’s the same thing that worries me about Sharpe.

I think Sharpe is much better than Batum ever was. He averaged 18ppg in his 3rd year. I think people confuse Sharpe’s personality with his drive on the court.

 

[JfizzleBlazer]

I think Sharpe is much better than Batum ever was. He averaged 18ppg in his 3rd year. I think people confuse Sharpe’s personality with his drive on the court.

One player played very good defense though and Sharpe hasn't shown that yet.

 

[Natebishop3]

One player played very good defense though and Sharpe hasn't shown that yet.

Did he every night though? That was the problem with Batum. He didn't bring the same effort every night. He wasn't Camara. He never made an All-Defense team.

 

[kjironman1]

Did he every night though? That was the problem with Batum. He didn't bring the same effort every night. He wasn't Camara. He never made an All-Defense team.

Batum brought defense every night but it was his shot. Also the nagging injuries he played through because of his summer play in Europe. Batum rarely took any time off.

 

[Natebishop3]

Batum brought defense every night but it was his shot. Also the nagging injuries he played through because of his summer play in Europe. Batum rarely took any time off.

I think his defense was fantastic in spurts, but overall he was on some good teams and he never made the All-Defense team. We actually have two guys on our team right now who made it.