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Was trout fishing all day...got home and saw the Celtics blew out the Cavs...held James to 15 pts....pretty impressive way to start their finals
 
bodyman5000 and 1 said:
Uhhhh, that's pretty impressive if it is accurate. Not just who missed but how and when.
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Like seriously I don’t see it, and I’m not a Lebron hater or whatever. I just don’t see how recalling what happened two hours earlier is all that impressive. I guess we can be impressed by different things though. *shrugs*.

Doesn’t take away from Lebron being one of the best players ever.
 
TorturedBlazerFan said:
Like seriously I don’t see it, and I’m not a Lebron hater or whatever. I just don’t see how recalling what happened two hours earlier is all that impressive. I guess we can be impressed by different things though. *shrugs*.

Doesn’t take away from Lebron being one of the best players ever.
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Long, fast paced game. If he was right about everything that is better than 99 percent of the population could do.

Fans screaming, running full speed. Just paying attention to the clock would be more than most people could do while trying to play.
 
bodyman5000 and 1 said:
Long, fast paced game. If he was right about everything that is better than 99 percent of the population could do.

Fans screaming, running full speed. Just paying attention to the clock would be more than most people could do while trying to play.
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The thing is he is a professional athlete, all those things are just "normal" for him, because he's dedicated his mind and body to basketball.
Just like most people that are dedicated to their career's and are focused on it, the mind can do incredible things when it needs to. I don't find someone remembering what happened two hours ago at work, all that impressive no matter the circumstances.

Sure most people couldn't be a professional basketball player and that's impressive in and of itself, but I am just not all that impressed by the fact his memory was working today. I've heard stories of Lebron and other athletes who remember games play by play from like a decade ago and that's impressive, but the same day remember the start of the game, doesn't do much for me.
 
I think Boston needs to win one road game and the Cavs are a different team at home so it will be tough. I would not be confident of a young Celtics team pulling out a game 7 victory, even though it is a home game.
 
TorturedBlazerFan said:
So... we're supposed to be impressed that he remembers things that happened around him a couple hours prior. Do most media members have amnesia or something...?
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It's not just things. It's the time each thing occurred. Can you accurately describe what you did by the second for 2 minutes 2 hours ago? Go. What were you doing at 7:21pm. Don't just say "on the computer." Describe in detail.
 
KingSpeed said:
It's not just things. It's the time each thing occurred. Can you accurately describe what you did by the second for 2 minutes 2 hours ago? Go. What were you doing at 7:21pm. Don't just say "on the computer." Describe in detail.
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This isn't at all what Lebron was asked though, he wasn't asked what happened 2 hours ago, he was asked what happened. as I wasn't looking at a clock at 7:21pm, I don't know, but I can recall that at 4:04 (I looked at a clock so I could sign into work), I got on visual studio, and began working on code for work, the code is a coordinate system for the robot were developing, and I worked on 4 functions, workSpacePose(working on bugs), workSpacePlane(testing and writing), workSpaceBoundaries(testing and writing, and forceFeedBack(not finished, in beta as I figure it out), I remember what was in the code and what wasn't. At about 6, I stopped and played with my kids for a while posting on here every once in while. I don't believe I saw the clock turn 7:21 though. It's not that impressive to remember things that happened and the order they happened when it wasn't that long ago, that's my point. Lebron didn't describe everything he did by the second, he described a series of events. I bet you can recall a series of events from this afternoon pretty accurately too.
 
TorturedBlazerFan said:
Is it shame? Heh.:clap:
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I've done so many shameful things in my life that I could write a book about it. The good part is that each time I learned something about myself and strive to never repeat those acts. And yet those memories still bother me.

I guess that's one way to grow.
 
Lanny said:
I've done so many shameful things in my life that I could write a book about it. The good part is that each time I learned something about myself and strive to never repeat those acts. And yet those memories still bother me.

I guess that's one way to grow.
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Me too.
 
Hobbesarable said:
:biglaugh:

You better revise your prognostication for the Cleveland-Boston series.
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He should.

As one of the only people who has picked Boston to win (in the poll in this thread), I'm gonna stick with mine. Let's go Celtics!
 
TorturedBlazerFan said:
This isn't at all what Lebron was asked though, he wasn't asked what happened 2 hours ago, he was asked what happened. as I wasn't looking at a clock at 7:21pm, I don't know, but I can recall that at 4:04 (I looked at a clock so I could sign into work), I got on visual studio, and began working on code for work, the code is a coordinate system for the robot were developing, and I worked on 4 functions, workSpacePose(working on bugs), workSpacePlane(testing and writing), workSpaceBoundaries(testing and writing, and forceFeedBack(not finished, in beta as I figure it out), I remember what was in the code and what wasn't. At about 6, I stopped and played with my kids for a while posting on here every once in while. I don't believe I saw the clock turn 7:21 though. It's not that impressive to remember things that happened and the order they happened when it wasn't that long ago, that's my point. Lebron didn't describe everything he did by the second, he described a series of events. I bet you can recall a series of events from this afternoon pretty accurately too.
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Okay. He did mention times though. Like 2 seconds left on the clock. I could not remember exact series of events.
 
KingSpeed said:
Okay. He did mention times though. Like 2 seconds left on the clock. I could not remember exact series of events.
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I understand, he said they got the shock clock down to two seconds. It wasn't, oh at 5:02pm the shot clock read 2 seconds. Anyways, I wasn't in awe of his ability to remember things, it appears others are. That's fine.
Guess we all have opinions. You seriously cannot remember exact series of events? I find that hard to believe, but I suppose everyone's ability to remember things is a little different...
Lebron does a lot of things that are impressive on the basketball court, and some off the court from what I have read, I just didn't find this to be one of those things.
 
Judging by the commentary, this has been posted already (by someone invisible to me) but in case not:
 
This is not the first reporting on LeBron's photographic memory - apparently he can see any game on TV and identify it, and also knows the names and draft histories of every NFL player. Also he knows every play of every NBA team and has been known to correct members of the opposing team when they're standing in the wrong place.
 
KingSpeed said:
Okay. He did mention times though. Like 2 seconds left on the clock. I could not remember exact series of events.
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Saying we made them get to two second on the clock, is a lot different than saying at 7:02 I did something, not sure why that distinction isn't being made...
 
Everything I have ever read about "photographic memory" says it's not really, real and for most people the closest they come is very domain specific. Obviously Lebron, and Jordan, and Kobe and apparently Draymond Green have very good memories of with this stuff, but so much of it is focus, work determination. Many people are capable of doing that when they are passionate and focused on a subject. I wouldn't dare to claim I have a great memory, but when I study hard for something I almost always remember it, when I'm focused on something I can remember things and I'm sure most of you can too. These guys are incredible for many different reasons, but I think we all are in different ways. Do you think Lebron has never forgotten something, or mis-remembered something? It doesn't diminish him as a basketball player, or a person but he's not really special in having a great memory, lots of people do.
 
Hard to bet against Lebron, but if Cleveland can't figure out a way to deal with Horford in the pnr/pnp or how to compensate for the numerous shaky defenders they have to play, this may just go Boston's way.

Their talent is underrated and Stevens will continue to relentlessly exploit Cleveland's sub optimal defensive scheme and personnel.
 
Lukee said:
I'm sorry, I can't cheer for Draymond and KD
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This. Sorry Chris, I'm rooting for Houston. My father is a devout GS fan, and you have no idea what that's like. He even has a yellow Aston Martin, for fuck's sake, lmao.

Not this year pops. And I FUCKING HATE bitch face Curry.
 
Maybe I’m crazy but every time I see Hardens step back I think isn’t that a travel? He picks up his dribble and moves both of his feet?
 
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