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Jdiddy701 wrote:Anybody see warriors singing on the plane after their victories? Reminds me a lot of our dominant teams back in the day. Our 09/10 team used to do that a lot. Great chemistry with very talented players. And yes LB in the video. He's probably loving it.
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SunsReadyToRoll wrote:I had a dream that Suns traded the Morris brothers, IT and Green for Aldridge and we became contenders.
ginobiliflops wrote:Sunlight wrote:When Kobe share, he care and pick is us.
LukasBMW wrote:It's gonna be close on the Laker pick.
No one will out-tank Philly. They are a lock for the most lottery balls.
Detroit and Charlotte are pretty bad so far, but there is some talent on both teams.
NY and Boston are an injury to their star (Melo/Rondo) away from being a lottery lock.
Minnesota is basically being run by rookies.
That Laker pick will likely be in the 4-8 range.
CARMELO ANTHONY ARRIVES a few minutes late to his second job, and he hurries into a back office to change out of his basketball uniform and into a sweater and loafers. "Sorry, sorry, a CEO should never be late," he says, apologizing again to his staff of six, which assembled for this urgent meeting in Brooklyn at his request. An image consultant has come from Manhattan, and a branding expert has flown in from Los Angeles. His chief of staff hands him a laptop, and his assistant offers coffee. All of them follow Anthony into a sparse meeting room with wall-to-ceiling windows and a single desk.
Anthony purchased this office space about a year ago, even though he was still unsure what he wanted to do with it -- still unsure what he wanted to do himself. The space was in need of transformation, and Anthony was ready to be transformed. Like its new owner, the office offers mostly imagination and unrealized potential: a prime location on the 11th floor of a high-rise overlooking the East River, with the old nameplate for Brooklyn Industries still affixed to the outside door. There is no hint that its current occupant is an NBA star. Anthony redecorated the walls with African art and a portrait of Albert Einstein. He rented two nearby billboards to announce the rollout of his new social media campaign and imprinted them with a slogan that has become his personal quest: define yourself, the billboards read, which is also the reason he is holding this meeting now.
"So who exactly is Carmelo Anthony?" asks the branding expert, Anthony Rodriguez, kicking off the meeting. "What do you want to be known for?"
"That right there is the big question," Anthony says.
"Are you a basketball player? A New York Knick? The league's most unstoppable scorer?" Rodriguez asks.
"No way," Anthony says. "This isn't just about basketball. I hate just being known that way. It's got to be bigger than that."
http://espn.go.com/new-york/nba/story/_/id/11973594/carmelo-anthony-new-york-knicks-says-chicago-bulls-were-perfect-fit-free-agent
"I've got money. That's not the problem," he says. The problem as he sees it is that he is still defined mostly by what he lacks. No championships. No universal adoration. No sense of peace with his own place in the world as he begins the transition from the prime to the twilight of his career.
"What I really want is a bulletproof legacy," he says. "How can I be known for being a visionary, for being truly great?"
http://espn.go.com/new-york/nba/story/_/id/11973594/carmelo-anthony-new-york-knicks-says-chicago-bulls-were-perfect-fit-free-agent
lilfishi22 wrote:CARMELO ANTHONY ARRIVES a few minutes late to his second job, and he hurries into a back office to change out of his basketball uniform and into a sweater and loafers. "Sorry, sorry, a CEO should never be late," he says, apologizing again to his staff of six, which assembled for this urgent meeting in Brooklyn at his request. An image consultant has come from Manhattan, and a branding expert has flown in from Los Angeles. His chief of staff hands him a laptop, and his assistant offers coffee. All of them follow Anthony into a sparse meeting room with wall-to-ceiling windows and a single desk.
Anthony purchased this office space about a year ago, even though he was still unsure what he wanted to do with it -- still unsure what he wanted to do himself. The space was in need of transformation, and Anthony was ready to be transformed. Like its new owner, the office offers mostly imagination and unrealized potential: a prime location on the 11th floor of a high-rise overlooking the East River, with the old nameplate for Brooklyn Industries still affixed to the outside door. There is no hint that its current occupant is an NBA star. Anthony redecorated the walls with African art and a portrait of Albert Einstein. He rented two nearby billboards to announce the rollout of his new social media campaign and imprinted them with a slogan that has become his personal quest: define yourself, the billboards read, which is also the reason he is holding this meeting now.
"So who exactly is Carmelo Anthony?" asks the branding expert, Anthony Rodriguez, kicking off the meeting. "What do you want to be known for?"
"That right there is the big question," Anthony says.
"Are you a basketball player? A New York Knick? The league's most unstoppable scorer?" Rodriguez asks.
"No way," Anthony says. "This isn't just about basketball. I hate just being known that way. It's got to be bigger than that."
http://espn.go.com/new-york/nba/story/_/id/11973594/carmelo-anthony-new-york-knicks-says-chicago-bulls-were-perfect-fit-free-agent
Read this a few weeks ago and it's hard to put into words. The guy talks about his legacy and his "business" and I can't help but think this guy is either extremely misguided by a bunch of yes-(wo)men or he's just completely clueless.
In the editorial about his business, he talks A LOT about his legacy, his brand, his role as a CEO and all this other stuff but the guy just has no idea. He's so concerned about his legacy so he goes out and hires a group of people advising him on his image. I suppose the same people advising him on his image probably gave the OK to do a photo shoot for ESPN wearing his expensive suits, getting out of expensive cars, sitting in nice leather chairs and smoking expensive cigars. The guy is so clueless about being boss because that's what he thinks being a boss is all about, being fashionable and generally looking rich.
I brought this up after reading this"I've got money. That's not the problem," he says. The problem as he sees it is that he is still defined mostly by what he lacks. No championships. No universal adoration. No sense of peace with his own place in the world as he begins the transition from the prime to the twilight of his career.
"What I really want is a bulletproof legacy," he says. "How can I be known for being a visionary, for being truly great?"
http://espn.go.com/new-york/nba/story/_/id/11973594/carmelo-anthony-new-york-knicks-says-chicago-bulls-were-perfect-fit-free-agent
He had a great opportunity to add a real notch in his belt by playing on a championship ready team. Instead, he chose the money (not blaming the guy) and continues to be blind to the fact that he could've been someone truly great, bulletproof his legacy by winning a championship. You could've made money anywhere, more more than he could likely ever spend in his lifetime but it's impossibly difficult to win a championship. He had that opportunity and gave that up to "build his legacy" in NY.
I really don't know what else to say.
bwgood77 wrote:I get ESPN the magazine for $10/yr (only so I can get insider too) and the cover has him in a suit and a quote that says "People think I'm all about the money but it's not about that at all, I want to have the appearance of success."
He wants to be known in 20 years not only as "the basketball player but also as the innovator, the business tycoon." He wants to invest in startups and multiply his bank account by 100, because maybe billions can solidify a reputation in ways that millions can't.
This makes zero sense to me and is counterintuitive. First of all, people who are called materialistic WANT MONEY FOR THE APPEARANCE OF SUCCESS. So his quote has to be one of the stupider things I've seen. On top of that, he has to be one of the only so called "stars" who has never sniffed success in the NBA and has always underachieved, so basically he hasn't had much success, at least relatively speaking when you consider how much of a "star" he is.
lilfishi22 wrote:bwgood77 wrote:I get ESPN the magazine for $10/yr (only so I can get insider too) and the cover has him in a suit and a quote that says "People think I'm all about the money but it's not about that at all, I want to have the appearance of success."
And he comes back with thisHe wants to be known in 20 years not only as "the basketball player but also as the innovator, the business tycoon." He wants to invest in startups and multiply his bank account by 100, because maybe billions can solidify a reputation in ways that millions can't.This makes zero sense to me and is counterintuitive. First of all, people who are called materialistic WANT MONEY FOR THE APPEARANCE OF SUCCESS. So his quote has to be one of the stupider things I've seen. On top of that, he has to be one of the only so called "stars" who has never sniffed success in the NBA and has always underachieved, so basically he hasn't had much success, at least relatively speaking when you consider how much of a "star" he is.
My thoughts EXACTLY.
There are so many more ways you can cement your legacy outside of basketball like doing charity or be a spokesperson for great causes. But no, the appearance of someone who has built a legacy is more important than his actual legacy. I read through that entire article shaking my head.
The guy is so confused and the yes-team he has around him really isn't helping.
lilfishi22 wrote:GS has three guys in the top 12. One of them is a defensive guy.
