Around the league thread

[TAFKASP]

Lebron walking off the court with 5 minutes remaining in their elimination makes my hatred for him complete! It was pathetic when Brady did it, it's pathetic when Lebron does it. What a classless piece of shit!

When the Lakers and Lebron came together two of my least liked aspects of the NBA were one. The joy of watching them loose to the upstart Suns felt great, almost as great as watching the Wolves win it all would feel! Fuck the Lakers, and fuck you too Lebron! LMAO

[Lipoli390]

Lebron walking off the court with 5 minutes remaining in their elimination makes my hatred for him complete! It was pathetic when Brady did it, it's pathetic when Lebron does it. What a classless piece of shit!

When the Lakers and Lebron came together two of my least liked aspects of the NBA were one. The joy of watching them loose to the upstart Suns felt great, almost as great as watching the Wolves win it all would feel! Fuck the Lakers, and fuck you too Lebron! LMAO

Well said, I'm in complete agreement with you.

Another recent thing that further lowered my low opinion of LeBron was his apparent decision to not get the Covid vaccine. He's a world class athlete in his 30s, so if he gets Covid it will likely be a mild cold. But he's in a position of leadership. Lots of people emulate him and many of those are far more vulnerable to the disease. But worse than his selfish decision to forego the vaccine was how coy and evasive he was in answering the question. He wouldn't say whether he received the vaccine or not, answering the question like a bad politician. It was pathetic. I would have had a modicum of respect for if he had simply fessed up and said he didn't get the vaccine because he wanted to avoid the side effects as he was preparing for the playoffs. I'd still see it as a selfish, ridiculous decision, but I'd have to respect the honesty.

Then there was the time he objected to Daryl Morey's criticism of China's human rights violations. Again, he was selfishly concerned about jeopardizing revenue that would further line his pockets. Consider his position there along side his sanctimonious comments on racial justice in this Country. He's the second best player of all time without question. But he's a world-class jerk in my view. It's more subtle with him than other jerks in professional sports, but it's no better.

[Coolbreeze44]

Lebron walking off the court with 5 minutes remaining in their elimination makes my hatred for him complete! It was pathetic when Brady did it, it's pathetic when Lebron does it. What a classless piece of shit!

When the Lakers and Lebron came together two of my least liked aspects of the NBA were one. The joy of watching them loose to the upstart Suns felt great, almost as great as watching the Wolves win it all would feel! Fuck the Lakers, and fuck you too Lebron! LMAO

Well said, I'm in complete agreement with you.

Another recent thing that further lowered my low opinion of LeBron was his apparent decision for not get the Covid vaccine. He's a world class athlete in his 30s, so if he gets Covid it will likely be a mild cold. But he's in a position of leadership. Lots of people emulate him and many of those are far more vulnerable to the disease. But worse than his selfish decision to forego the vaccine was how coy and evasive he was in answering the question. He wouldn't say whether he received the vaccine or not, answering the question like a bad politician. It was pathetic. I would have had a modicum of respect for if he had simply fessed up and said he didn't get the vaccine because he wanted to avoid the side effects as he was preparing for the playoffs. I'd still see it as a selfish, ridiculous decision, but I'd have to respect the honesty.

Then there was the time he objected to Daryl Morey's criticism of China's human rights violations. Again, he was selfishly concerned about jeopardizing revenue that would further line his pockets. Consider his position there along side his sanctimonious comments on racial justice in this Country. He's the second best player of all time without question. But he's a world-class jerk in my view. It's more subtle with him than other jerks in professional sports, but it's no better.

Lip, agree with all of this, but that 2nd paragraph is straight truth. Is Lebron getting e-mails from Zuckerberg too?

[Monster]

I thought Lillard thought it was a shame that Vanterpool didn't get the Wolves job? How come he's mute on bringing him to Portland for a head coaching position? We are always going to be the laughing stock of the league till we start winning. Let's get to it already Gerson.

Yep. Lillard had a lot to say about the Wolves choice of head coach but is oddly silent on Vanterpool being passed over for his own team.

FWIW if I was Lilliard I'm not sure I would want to put my faith in a first timer head coach when I am trying to win a championship.

Stotts is a very good coach. I'm not sure what happened with their defense this year but that was a real failing especially when they added Covington to the roster. I wonder if Stotts will get another head coaching gig or if he becomes a top assistant for a while to recharge himself. I hope Finch is the real deal If we were looking for a head coach I'd be pretty happy if we landed a guy like Stotts.

[Monster]

Lebron walking off the court with 5 minutes remaining in their elimination makes my hatred for him complete! It was pathetic when Brady did it, it's pathetic when Lebron does it. What a classless piece of shit!

When the Lakers and Lebron came together two of my least liked aspects of the NBA were one. The joy of watching them loose to the upstart Suns felt great, almost as great as watching the Wolves win it all would feel! Fuck the Lakers, and fuck you too Lebron! LMAO

Well said, I'm in complete agreement with you.

Another recent thing that further lowered my low opinion of LeBron was his apparent decision for not get the Covid vaccine. He's a world class athlete in his 30s, so if he gets Covid it will likely be a mild cold. But he's in a position of leadership. Lots of people emulate him and many of those are far more vulnerable to the disease. But worse than his selfish decision to forego the vaccine was how coy and evasive he was in answering the question. He wouldn't say whether he received the vaccine or not, answering the question like a bad politician. It was pathetic. I would have had a modicum of respect for if he had simply fessed up and said he didn't get the vaccine because he wanted to avoid the side effects as he was preparing for the playoffs. I'd still see it as a selfish, ridiculous decision, but I'd have to respect the honesty.

Then there was the time he objected to Daryl Morey's criticism of China's human rights violations. Again, he was selfishly concerned about jeopardizing revenue that would further line his pockets. Consider his position there along side his sanctimonious comments on racial justice in this Country. He's the second best player of all time without question. But he's a world-class jerk in my view. It's more subtle with him than other jerks in professional sports, but it's no better.

Lip, agree with all of this, but that 2nd paragraph is straight truth. Is Lebron getting e-mails from Zuckerberg too?

I thought it was quite strange that Lebron wasn't vaccinated. I honestly didn't care enough to read more than the quotes from a few weeks ago. Idk if that makes him a jerk but it was quite weird. He can decide for himself what he thinks is best but I thought it would be a no brainer for him to get it. He did seem really evasive answering the question and maybe there is some sort of legit reason he didn't get it or whatever that would explain stuff but I agree with Lip that it all came off quite badly.

I would like to have seen the game and how it played out to see how I viewed Lebron leaving before the game was over but that does not sound good. I'm sorta cheering for the Suns to come out of the WC I think they may have a nice combination to make things interesting. I like the Jazz too but I wonder if they have the firepower on offense sometimes. As much as Chris Paul bothers me as a basketball player I think as a basketball player he ABSOLUTELY deserves to at least play in a Finals.

[Lipoli390]

Lebron walking off the court with 5 minutes remaining in their elimination makes my hatred for him complete! It was pathetic when Brady did it, it's pathetic when Lebron does it. What a classless piece of shit!

When the Lakers and Lebron came together two of my least liked aspects of the NBA were one. The joy of watching them loose to the upstart Suns felt great, almost as great as watching the Wolves win it all would feel! Fuck the Lakers, and fuck you too Lebron! LMAO

Well said, I'm in complete agreement with you.

Another recent thing that further lowered my low opinion of LeBron was his apparent decision for not get the Covid vaccine. He's a world class athlete in his 30s, so if he gets Covid it will likely be a mild cold. But he's in a position of leadership. Lots of people emulate him and many of those are far more vulnerable to the disease. But worse than his selfish decision to forego the vaccine was how coy and evasive he was in answering the question. He wouldn't say whether he received the vaccine or not, answering the question like a bad politician. It was pathetic. I would have had a modicum of respect for if he had simply fessed up and said he didn't get the vaccine because he wanted to avoid the side effects as he was preparing for the playoffs. I'd still see it as a selfish, ridiculous decision, but I'd have to respect the honesty.

Then there was the time he objected to Daryl Morey's criticism of China's human rights violations. Again, he was selfishly concerned about jeopardizing revenue that would further line his pockets. Consider his position there along side his sanctimonious comments on racial justice in this Country. He's the second best player of all time without question. But he's a world-class jerk in my view. It's more subtle with him than other jerks in professional sports, but it's no better.

Lip, agree with all of this, but that 2nd paragraph is straight truth. Is Lebron getting e-mails from Zuckerberg too?

I thought it was quite strange that Lebron wasn't vaccinated. I honestly didn't care enough to read more than the quotes from a few weeks ago. Idk if that makes him a jerk but it was quite weird. He can decide for himself what he thinks is best but I thought it would be a no brainer for him to get it. He did seem really evasive answering the question and maybe there is some sort of legit reason he didn't get it or whatever that would explain stuff but I agree with Lip that it all came off quite badly.

I would like to have seen the game and how it played out to see how I viewed Lebron leaving before the game was over but that does not sound good. I'm sorta cheering for the Suns to come out of the WC I think they may have a nice combination to make things interesting. I like the Jazz too but I wonder if they have the firepower on offense sometimes. As much as Chris Paul bothers me as a basketball player I think as a basketball player he ABSOLUTELY deserves to at least play in a Finals.

Monster - LeBron not only walked off the floor with 5 minutes left, he checked out well before that in the 4th quarter - not getting back defensively, not moving without the ball, etc. It was a bad look that you never would have seen from MJ or Kobe.

[BloopOracle]

Man, Trae Young may not be Luka Doncic but he is turning into a star himself!

[Lipoli390]

Man, Trae Young may not be Luka Doncic but he is turning into a star himself!

No kidding!

[Q12543 [enjin:6621299]]

Man, Trae Young may not be Luka Doncic but he is turning into a star himself!

That floater of his makes him almost impossible to guard. I was really impressed at how easily he carved up the Sixers defense in the first half. He was dominant. But then they made an impressive rally themselves that fell just short. Could be a good series.

[kekgeek]

Man, Trae Young may not be Luka Doncic but he is turning into a star himself!

That floater of his makes him almost impossible to guard. I was really impressed at how easily he carved up the Sixers defense in the first half. He was dominant. But then they made an impressive rally themselves that fell just short. Could be a good series.

For how much shit the national media has given the Hawks for trading Luka this must feel good to be up 1-0 in the 2nd round and Luka can't get out of the 1st round again