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wizenheimer said:
geeeezuzzz...the "CJ would have been an all-star on another team" BS is back

nothing to do with his game...it's all due to zip-code
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You know what's funny?

Jamal Crawford - zero All-Star selections.
Lou Williams - zero All-Star selections.

Those two guys compare most favorably to CJ and they never made the team. Chucker combo guards usually have one niche.... microwave off the bench. That's where Simons should be as well. I think the reason why people think CJ could have made a team is because historically, guys who score over 20 ppg had a decent chance of making it, but there are SO many scoring guards these days, it's not special. It doesn't stand out. Just putting up points isn't enough. I watched that G League documentary and they focused on that scoring combo guard, Gabe York.

The guy just doesn't get it. He's a 6'3 scorer who lights up the G League at 29 years old. When he does get a chance in the NBA, his scoring drops like a rock, but he's still chasing it. The league doesn't need more 6'3 dudes who do nothing except shoot.
 
Yes but all star votes are a popularity contest and nothing more. All nba is a different story
 
So fans don't want to see CJ play in the only game they have a say in who they want to see play?

And because of that, we shouldn't allow fans to pick the all-star rosters anymore?

CJ, nice guy, okay wine, not sure he's worth taking away the fans voting in the all-star selection.
 
SlyPokerDog said:
So fans don't want to see CJ play in the only game they have a say in who they want to see play?

And because of that, we shouldn't allow fans to pick the all-star rosters anymore?

CJ, nice guy, okay wine, not sure he's worth taking away the fans voting in the all-star selection.
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Never really thought of it that way? Not sure he would warrant that anyway.
Agree good player with his decent off court personality. Probably not the player to be upset about not getting to the all star game.
 
kjironman1 said:
Never really thought of it that way? Not sure he would warrant that anyway.
Agree good player with his decent off court personality. Probably not the player to be upset about not getting to the all star game.
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I wasn't. I was mocking others who are upset.
 
BigGameDamian said:
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This one right here costs 200 dollars on Amazon. It's got a pull up bar, it's got dip bars and it has push up bars off the base. It also looks like it was made in a factory and not in someone's shed. There are some others for a little less but I'm thinking about going with the BBB set up that takes up around ten times the room and again looks like LaVar himself did the welding.
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So you shared a tweet about a guy not good enough to play in the league and how he’s cool not playing in the league?
 
THE HCP said:
So you shared a tweet about a guy not good enough to play in the league and how he’s cool not playing in the league?
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Yeah, that's only acceptable if including "the Jimmer!" somewhere in the post.
 
blazerkor said:
You're presenting your opinions as facts, it's pretty funny. Almost the entire basketball world even those with a great understanding of the history of the game say the debate for GOAT is between MJ and LeBron.
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I may not have a great understanding of the game like the experts you're referring to, but I've seen LeBron play a lot. And I don't have any advertising algorithm to cater to.

He's physically imposing and athletic, and that's about it. He's no great competitor or leader, aside from just being so physically imposing people give him respect. He's good. He's great.

I just read the below link that reminded me of our conversation and wanted to explain my reasoning a bit more.

Wilt probably had more blocks than anybody in NBA history, and judging by a 112 game stretch tracked when Wilt was 35-36 (in which he averaged 8.8bpg) probably averaged more than double Mark Eaton’s record of 3.5bpg over his career. Blocking Kareem's skyhook on his way to 17 blocks of just Kareem in one series alone (when Wilt was 36 years old!), so it's not like he was just blocking short white dudes.

Wilt averaged over 50ppg one season. And averaged nearly 23 rebounds per game for his career!

https://www.basketballnetwork.net/o...-in-the-1972-wcf-on-his-way-to-a-championship

Wilt was a force like LeBron. Only better and more dominant in virtually every aspect of the game. The guy was the greatest physical force to ever play the game.

Neither Wilt or LeBron were ever the competitor or leader that MJ was though.

For my money it's still MJ followed by Wilt. Bill Russell was also a better competitor and leader than LeBron or Wilt, IMO, and I'd take Bird over LeBron as well.
 
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Phatguysrule said:
Wilt was a force like LeBron. Only better and more dominant in virtually every aspect of the game. The guy was the greatest physical force to ever play the game.

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It's actually IMPOSSIBLE to compare players from different generations. Can't be done. I'd LOVE for you to take 2 minutes and guess LeBron's per game averages against players like this? I'll wait FAMS!


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THE HCP said:
It's actually IMPOSSIBLE to compare players from different generations. Can't be done. I'd LOVE for you to take 2 minutes and guess LeBron's per game averages against players like this? I'll wait FAMS!


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Well, he wouldn't have been allowed to play with them, so 0?

But I do wonder how older players (Birds, Russel, Wilt, Kareem, etc) would do against current NBA players IF they grew up in the modern NBA instead of when they basically allowed you to mug people on the court, you didn't have a dietitian working for the team, didn't have trainers like they do now, and flew coach.
 
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I've shared on here before that one of my favorite NIKE commercials ever was one for Scottie Pippen......he's dreaming that he's playing in this old school gym back in the Hoosiers era....it's hilarious.
 
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