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god shammgod wrote:Jay10 wrote:god shammgod wrote:pacers playing with way less energy then the wiz. you'd think this game didn't matter to them.
this is around the time when teams start tanking to get favorable match-ups in the playoffs.
it's too early to tell though. everyone is so close.
Jay10 wrote:harden gets to the free throw line whenever he wants.
Thugger HBC wrote:Jay10 wrote:harden gets to the free throw line whenever he wants.
everyone knows Kobe is my favorite NBA player, I want him amnestied more than anyone, and I know exactly where he would come to play......
Alongside the toughest cover in the NBA.
Thugger HBC wrote:GettinitDone wrote:Thugger HBC wrote:Lebron does not hold back Wade.
Lebron makes sure Wade stays efficient, and probably extended his career an extra year or two.
I would say Wade is happier playing with LeBron because he's all about winning.
But if you WERE strictly a Wade fan, you'd probably not be happy. Wade was the KING in Miami, he was GOD. Now, the Heat belong to LeBron. Bosh was the star in Toronto, franchise player, but now he's known more for his three pointers and on court interview golds than his ability to dominate as a 20 and 10 player.
There's no question LeBron holds them back and vice versa... they're more limited as opposed to going all by themselves as the main guy. Are they happier together? Yes, they're winning, but doesn't mean they didn't have to sacrifice things such as individual stats. They're aware of that before coming together.
It's also why younger players want spotlight on their own, e.g. T-Mac leaving VC to be the main man in Orlando. Harden himself leaving his own buddies KD/ Westbrook to be the main man in Houston. Did Harden want to be a career 12ppg scorer? Maybe, if he still gets paid the same. But had he stayed in OKC, knowing what he's able to do in Houston, wouldn't you agree KD/ Westbrook "kinda" held him back from his full potential? Absolutely.
That there is the meat and potatoes of YOUR issue, the players dont think like that, at least the smart ones dont.
god shammgod wrote:Thugger HBC wrote:Jay10 wrote:harden gets to the free throw line whenever he wants.
everyone knows Kobe is my favorite NBA player, I want him amnestied more than anyone, and I know exactly where he would come to play......
Alongside the toughest cover in the NBA.
i don't think they're tanking. there isn't even a point. atanta if they lose tonight to the spurs will have 1 less loss then boston. who's to say who ends up 6th or 7th. too early to call.
GettinitDone wrote:Thugger HBC wrote:GettinitDone wrote:I would say Wade is happier playing with LeBron because he's all about winning.
But if you WERE strictly a Wade fan, you'd probably not be happy. Wade was the KING in Miami, he was GOD. Now, the Heat belong to LeBron. Bosh was the star in Toronto, franchise player, but now he's known more for his three pointers and on court interview golds than his ability to dominate as a 20 and 10 player.
There's no question LeBron holds them back and vice versa... they're more limited as opposed to going all by themselves as the main guy. Are they happier together? Yes, they're winning, but doesn't mean they didn't have to sacrifice things such as individual stats. They're aware of that before coming together.
It's also why younger players want spotlight on their own, e.g. T-Mac leaving VC to be the main man in Orlando. Harden himself leaving his own buddies KD/ Westbrook to be the main man in Houston. Did Harden want to be a career 12ppg scorer? Maybe, if he still gets paid the same. But had he stayed in OKC, knowing what he's able to do in Houston, wouldn't you agree KD/ Westbrook "kinda" held him back from his full potential? Absolutely.
That there is the meat and potatoes of YOUR issue, the players dont think like that, at least the smart ones dont.
I don't mean Wade himself, but the Heat fanbase and the Miami citizens saw him as GOD before 2010.
ag3 wrote:
Who has the tiebreaker? Atlanta or Boston?
Thugger HBC wrote:Now they got a new god, so what?
god shammgod wrote:Thugger HBC wrote:Now they got a new god, so what?
miami fans are ecstatic than bron came there. houston fans are ecstatic that they traded for harden. the only people with a problem are the maniacs who visit this thread.
Knicks_Fan2 wrote:ag3 wrote:
Who has the tiebreaker? Atlanta or Boston?
Boston
god shammgod wrote:
our last game of the season is vs atlanta too. we might have a chance to effect the standings.
knicksnyk wrote:j4remi wrote:John Wall in his return has reminded me of D-Rose a bit...not even gonna front about it. Obviously not THAT good yet but man...athletic freak check, a bit out of control but maturing check, unstoppable when he hits the gas check.
Wall is balling but people need to apply some context to his good play. the sample is REALLY small. Also Wall is doing this towards the end of the season typically when guys are exhausted & so banged up. Wall comes in with fresh legs & tears the NBA up. I need to see wall do this over a much bigger sample from the begining of the season onwards before I crown him anything. last year dragic did the same thing. blew up the nba in a contract year in the last 28 games of the season. Look at goran now.
