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Licensed to Il · Post #1621 » by **Licensed to Il** » Wed Jul 31, 2019 10:11 pm

I think the biggest reason people criticize LeBron is fatigue. He is the pillar that holds up the NBA of the last 15 years... maybe 90% of telecasts mentions his name, he is in a ton of commercials, his free agency forays dominate the off seasons, he is easy fodder to drive sports radio ratings, etc. there comes a point when a backlash is inevitable.

I do think some are jealous, racist, etc. But most are just a little sick of him.

I personally think he is the best player since Jordan, maybe even better than Jordan (its hard to compare such different styles), and yet I still am just tired of the guy.

I doubt he is too worried about me.

benultimate · Post #1622 » by **benultimate** » Wed Jul 31, 2019 10:52 pm

This is prime off season

jute2003 · Post #1623 » by **jute2003** » Wed Jul 31, 2019 11:09 pm

BUCKnation wrote:Lebron has never done anything actually bad so people have to make up things to talk about him, because after all he is lebron. I doubt if someone like wes matthews was doing this there would be the same long lasting discussion. Helps to that were in the absolute dead period of the year for sports with only baseball going.

I'd still think it was over the top and a little nutty though mostly harmless. I'd also still think that he should stay the **** off the court.

jute2003 · Post #1624 » by **jute2003** » Wed Jul 31, 2019 11:12 pm

Ron Swanson wrote:Surprisingly little talk about the McCollum extension. That's an absurd amount of money for a guy who's pretty much peaked as a somewhat one-dimensional buckets-getter. And before I get all the hot Middleton takes, unlike him, there was absolutely no urgency to get this deal done on Portland's part. The timing is odd.

I'd still trade Midds for him.

crkone · Post #1625 » by **crkone** » Wed Jul 31, 2019 11:54 pm

I criticize LeBron for trying to curb stomp Giannis.

HurricaneKid · Post #1626 » by **HurricaneKid** » Thu Aug 1, 2019 9:02 am

jakecronus8 wrote:How on earth can people defend Lebron for acting like a child at his son’s game? He was dancing and doing samurai kicks on the floor while the game was going on and even lost his shoe on the floor with players running around. It’s funny to me that literally any criticism thrown at this guy makes you a hater and he’s even being lauded for this. Maybe I’m the strange one but if my dad acted like this at one of my games I’d be embarrassed AF ask him to never come to another game. apparently this is just the tip of the iceberg too as he regularly throws down dunks during warm ups and makes an ass out of himself in front of referees.

I like what Shannon sharpe said. Exact same scenario but insert Lavar Ball into Lebron’s place. Guessing the narrative is a bit different. Video in case you haven’t seen it:

Read on Twitter

I swear some people just aren't familiar with AAU. This isn't HS ball. This is AAU.

There are almost no fans, the officials make about 1/2 what MSCR pays rec league officials and a coach/parent from each team mans the scorers table. Players from the next game are frequently on the court opposite play getting jumpers in. This is a SMALL step away from Y open gym.

Yelling at LeBron about showing up at a messy AAU site and bringing joy to literally every single person in the gym is so mindnumbingly stupid it defies reason.

Chuck Diesel · Post #1627 » by **Chuck Diesel** » Thu Aug 1, 2019 9:19 am

Love that so many (barely hanging on) longtime NBA vets have opted for the Euroleague this summer. It’s great for the life cycle of basketball. They extend their careers at a high level and the development of young Euros is enhanced by going up against guys with significant NBA experience. Understand money is money, but when NBA vets go to China I feel like their hoop souls die a little bit. Europe offers a far more satisfying scratch for the competitively itchy.

drew881 · Post #1628 » by **drew881** » Thu Aug 1, 2019 11:55 am

LOL at the Knicks’ plan to mess up their free agency by signing Melo, had they got two superstars to sign.

M-C-G · Post #1629 » by **M-C-G** » Thu Aug 1, 2019 1:23 pm

Chuck Diesel wrote:Love that so many (barely hanging on) longtime NBA vets have opted for the Euroleague this summer. It’s great for the life cycle of basketball. They extend their careers at a high level of and the development of young Euros is enhanced by going up against guys with significant NBA experience. Understand money is money, but when NBA vets go to China I feel like their hoop souls die a little bit. Europe offers the far more satisfying scratch for the competitively itchy.

I still wish that instead of the traditional G league team, NBA teams would partner with clubs like Mega Lek or something to that effect. Or maybe the answer is both, just think it would be so good for the game to have an international minor league system of some kind

jakecronus8 · Post #1630 » by **jakecronus8** » Thu Aug 1, 2019 3:33 pm

HurricaneKid wrote:
jakecronus8 wrote:How on earth can people defend Lebron for acting like a child at his son’s game? He was dancing and doing samurai kicks on the floor while the game was going on and even lost his shoe on the floor with players running around. It’s funny to me that literally any criticism thrown at this guy makes you a hater and he’s even being lauded for this. Maybe I’m the strange one but if my dad acted like this at one of my games I’d be embarrassed AF ask him to never come to another game. apparently this is just the tip of the iceberg too as he regularly throws down dunks during warm ups and makes an ass out of himself in front of referees.

I like what Shannon sharpe said. Exact same scenario but insert Lavar Ball into Lebron’s place. Guessing the narrative is a bit different. Video in case you haven’t seen it:

Read on Twitter
I swear some people just aren't familiar with AAU. This isn't HS ball. This is AAU.

There are almost no fans, the officials make about 1/2 what MSCR pays rec league officials and a coach/parent from each team mans the scorers table. Players from the next game are frequently on the court opposite play getting jumpers in. This is a SMALL step away from Y open gym.

Yelling at LeBron about showing up at a messy AAU site and bringing joy to literally every single person in the gym is so mindnumbingly stupid it defies reason.

It’s not hard. If I see someone acting like a horses ass, I call them a horses ass.

BroncoBuck · Post #1631 » by **BroncoBuck** » Thu Aug 1, 2019 8:00 pm

Patrick Patterson was absolutely garbage last year. Worst player in the league levels of garbage.

Ron Swanson · Post #1632 » by **Ron Swanson** » Thu Aug 1, 2019 9:11 pm

Patrick Patterson has always been one of those players that sounds great in theory, but rarely great when he's on your team.

Chuck Diesel · Post #1633 » by **Chuck Diesel** » Thu Aug 1, 2019 9:56 pm

Ron Swanson wrote:Patrick Patterson has always been one of those players that sounds great in theory, but rarely great when he's on your team.

He had a few solid years in Toronto but I agree with this assessment. One of those guys “smart” pundits have always loved because his best attributes were things they valued at disproportionately high level to his struggle areas. Continue to wonder if DJ Wilson is a junior Pat Patterson.

mattg · Post #1634 » by **mattg** » Thu Aug 1, 2019 10:42 pm

Chuck Diesel wrote:
Ron Swanson wrote:Patrick Patterson has always been one of those players that sounds great in theory, but rarely great when he's on your team.

He had a few solid years in Toronto but I agree with this assessment. One of those guys “smart” pundits have always loved because his best attributes were things they valued at disproportionately high level to his struggle areas. Continue to wonder if DJ Wilson is a junior Pat Patterson.

DJ is the lovechild of Patterson and Dan Gadzuric.

Chuck Diesel · Post #1635 » by **Chuck Diesel** » Thu Aug 1, 2019 10:50 pm

mattg wrote:
Chuck Diesel wrote:
Ron Swanson wrote:Patrick Patterson has always been one of those players that sounds great in theory, but rarely great when he's on your team.

He had a few solid years in Toronto but I agree with this assessment. One of those guys “smart” pundits have always loved because his best attributes were things they valued at disproportionately high level to his struggle areas. Continue to wonder if DJ Wilson is a junior Pat Patterson.

DJ is the lovechild of Patterson and Dan Gadzuric.

Perfect. Some distant Brian Cook ancestry as well, on his father’s side.

MartyConlonOnTheRun · Post #1636 » by **MartyConlonOnTheRun** » Thu Aug 1, 2019 11:06 pm

jakecronus8 wrote:It’s not hard. If I see someone acting like a horses ass, I call them a horses ass.

If you rank Lebron in the list from classiest/good guys to the scum of the earth, he is probably in the 40%-tile (totally scientific) leaning towards classy/good human being. The amount of anger for him acting like a 'horse's ass' is pretty high IMO. How do you feel about Jordan? Jason Kidd? Charles Barkley? Larry Sanders? Ruben Patterson? Josh Jackson? JR Smith? OJ Mayo? Lebron wouldn't even ranked in my top 100 worst human beings that played in the NBA the last 10 years. He's in the James Harden/Russell Westbrook/Aaron Rodgers where I would hate to have a beer with the guys, but at least the worst they are doing is a being a dick every once in a while. They aren't severely physically or emotional hurting anyone.

Hell, Miles F-ing Plumlee has a longer rap sheet than Lebron:
Plumlee, Miles
SEP 7
Charge: Marijuana possession
Arrest Date: August 20, 2017
Franchise: Atlanta Hawks
Age 28
Details: Plumlee was charged with fifth degree marijuana possession following an arrest in Shelter Island, New York. No other details have been made public.

NothingEasy · Post #1637 » by **NothingEasy** » Fri Aug 2, 2019 4:11 am

jakecronus8 wrote:How on earth can people defend Lebron for acting like a child at his son’s game? He was dancing and doing samurai kicks on the floor while the game was going on and even lost his shoe on the floor with players running around. It’s funny to me that literally any criticism thrown at this guy makes you a hater and he’s even being lauded for this. Maybe I’m the strange one but if my dad acted like this at one of my games I’d be embarrassed AF ask him to never come to another game. apparently this is just the tip of the iceberg too as he regularly throws down dunks during warm ups and makes an ass out of himself in front of referees.

I like what Shannon sharpe said. Exact same scenario but insert Lavar Ball into Lebron’s place. Guessing the narrative is a bit different. Video in case you haven’t seen it:

Read on Twitter

Looks like a fun ball game to me!

BroncoBuck · Post #1638 » by **BroncoBuck** » Fri Aug 2, 2019 4:14 am

Griffin is an idiot. No **** your team isn’t going to be “organic” when you’re capped out with a superstar and 2 other star players. Jesus Christ, it’s also the reason you were able to add vets at league minimum who definitely could’ve earned more elsewhere.

The problem wasn’t LeBron’s roster in Cleveland, the problem was that Golden State had an all time team that fit perfectly within this era of basketball. Griffin just put a target on his back for no reason whatsoever. He can take his organic roster in New Orleans and see how **** hard it is to make the Finals in this league. I’m not even a LeBron guy, but man that pissed me off.

Rockmaninoff · Post #1639 » by **Rockmaninoff** » Fri Aug 2, 2019 4:30 am

Re: LeBron the fan dad

LeBron gets it from his mom. We're all just aspects of our parents, and that's life.

Perhaps rather than ridiculing nature, we should invest our efforts in preserving it.

stellation · Post #1640 » by **stellation** » Fri Aug 2, 2019 4:47 am

Rockmaninoff wrote:Re: LeBron the fan dad

LeBron gets it from his mom. We're all just aspects of our parents, and that's life.

Perhaps rather than ridiculing nature, we should invest our efforts in preserving it.

I thought Delonte West got it from Lebron's mom?