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BigGameDamian said:
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This is one of the worst takes I've ever heard. MJ would have averaged well over 40 ppg in this era of no handchecking, every hard foul getting a flagrant and any contact getting a whistle for the scorer. Just an absolutely clueless opinion. It's far easier to score in today's NBA and Jordan is the most gifted scorer in the history of the game Wilt was more imposing but Jordan was and is the most gifted.

The inference that Jrue, Giannis and BroLo are somehow harder to score against than the Bad Boy Pistons, the Knicks of that era or just about any team of that era is preposterous. I don't know if Jason Williams just didn't watch basketball back then or if he has a hard time making comparisons but scoring is up in the league and efficiency in scoring is up in the league because the defenses have to play softer and people get easier trips to the stripe. Just shaking my head on this one.
 
blazerkor said:
This is one of the worst takes I've ever heard. MJ would have averaged well over 40 ppg in this era of no handchecking, every hard foul getting a flagrant and any contact getting a whistle for the scorer. Just an absolutely clueless opinion. It's far easier to score in today's NBA and Jordan is the most gifted scorer in the history of the game Wilt was more imposing but Jordan was and is the most gifted.

The inference that Jrue, Giannis and BroLo are somehow harder to score against than the Bad Boy Pistons, the Knicks of that era or just about any team of that era is preposterous. I don't know if Jason Williams just didn't watch basketball back then or if he has a hard time making comparisons but scoring is up in the league and efficiency in scoring is up in the league because the defenses have to play softer and people get easier trips to the stripe. Just shaking my head on this one.
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Apparently, no one blocked shots in MJ’s era!

signed,
Manute Bol
Mark Eaton
Shawn Bradley
David Robinson
Dikembe Mutombo
Akeem Olajuwon
Patrick Ewing
 
I liked it up. Top 12 shot blockers of all time all played during Jordan’s era.
 
THE HCP said:
He’s a great father and husband. Puts dozens of kids through college every year.
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Cool. Putting dozens of kids through school is a great tax write off and cheap publicity. Comes off as phoney.

I don't think being a great father and husband is overly notable. That just means he's not scum.

I'd hate to have him involved with the Blazers.
 
Phatguysrule said:
Cool. Putting dozens of kids through school is a great tax write off and cheap publicity. Comes off as phoney.

I don't think being a great father and husband is overly notable. That just means he's not scum.

I'd hate to have him involved with the Blazers.
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WOW!!! This is a twisted fucked up way of seeing things. How synical and ignorant do you have to be to write off LeBron's amazing philanthropic endeavors as a phoney cheap publicity stunt?

https://www.lebronjamesfamilyfoundation.org/
https://blackeoejournal.com/2019/01/lebron-james-five-humongous-charitable-donations/

And that's just the tip of the iceberg.

Charitable donations are not cheap tax write offs, people don't have to pay taxes on the money they donate but they don't get that money back either. There are a ton of better ways that I'm sure LeBron is using to shield himself from paying taxes on money he uses for himself but philanthropy isn't one of them. Unless you have some proof that he's getting money back from the charities he's funding but I doubt you have proof of anything like that. You're just nonsensically trying to downplay good things that someone you don't like has done and it's pretty sad.
 
blazerkor said:
WOW!!! This is a twisted fucked up way of seeing things. How synical and ignorant do you have to be to write off LeBron's amazing philanthropic endeavors as a phoney cheap publicity stunt?

https://www.lebronjamesfamilyfoundation.org/
https://blackeoejournal.com/2019/01/lebron-james-five-humongous-charitable-donations/

And that's just the tip of the iceberg.

Charitable donations are not cheap tax write offs, people don't have to pay taxes on the money they donate but they don't get that money back either. There are a ton of better ways that I'm sure LeBron is using to shield himself from paying taxes on money he uses for himself but philanthropy isn't one of them. Unless you have some proof that he's getting money back from the charities he's funding but I doubt you have proof of anything like that. You're just nonsensically trying to downplay good things that someone you don't like has done and it's pretty sad.
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I appreciate your take. I just get a bad vibe off of him, and him spending a very small percent of his money on things he publicly broadcasts doesn't change that.

Sorry, it just comes off as phoney to me. Everything about him strikes me wrong. It has nothing to do with his success. I love Steph Curry and and many other players. But I can't stand LeBron or people who act the way he does.

Again, I'd hate to have him on this team. I'd root for him to succeed while he was here, like it did with Melo. But I'd be counting the days until he were gone.
 
Phatguysrule said:
I appreciate your take. I just get a bad vibe off of him, and him spending a very small percent of his money on things he publicly broadcasts doesn't change that.

Sorry, it just comes off as phoney to me. Everything about him strikes me wrong. It has nothing to do with his success. I love Steph Curry and and many other players. But I can't stand LeBron or people who act the way he does.

Again, I'd hate to have him on this team. I'd root for him to succeed while he was here, like it did with Melo. But I'd be counting the days until he were gone.
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Wow. Well I've worked with him 3 separate times and can say that he is a genuinely decent dude. Family first with him. Dealing with NBA players for 20 years now, I can attest to that quality is not the norm. That scores points with me. Funny thing is, my only 2 interactions with Curry....he and his brother were pricks!
 
Strenuus said:
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I'm happy for all the Blazers fans around the country. I'm local now, but for most of the last decade +, i was using the Pass. If only the NFL was the same. I just want to watch my team's games. If they had individual team pkgs. for say 99 bucks for the season, i'd be in.
 
THE HCP said:
Wow. Well I've worked with him 3 separate times and can say that he is a genuinely decent dude. Family first with him. Dealing with NBA players for 20 years now, I can attest to that quality is not the norm. That scores points with me. Funny thing is, my only 2 interactions with Curry....he and his brother were pricks!
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Glad you enjoyed him! His public behavior turns me off.
 
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THE HCP said:
Wow. Well I've worked with him 3 separate times and can say that he is a genuinely decent dude. Family first with him. Dealing with NBA players for 20 years now, I can attest to that quality is not the norm. That scores points with me. Funny thing is, my only 2 interactions with Curry....he and his brother were pricks!
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That actually surprises me about Curry (mainly Steph, because he's much more a public figure than Seth). Steph seems like a really good dude but we never know.

LeBron does seem like a really good dude, even though he can be a bit insufferable, I always root for him. I don't get the outright hate for him lol. Dude can ball and seems to have a good head on his shoulders considering when you look at his anointment since before he could drive lol.
 
Cleveland might be legit. But they sure have a glut of guards that need the ball to be effective. Unless Sexton was a part of the deal
 
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