Has Ja Morant reached Superstar Status already?

Ballerhogger · Post #61 » by **Ballerhogger** » Thu Jan 27, 2022 11:21 pm

Just needs wcf or finals appearance

Lockdown504090 · Post #62 » by **Lockdown504090** » Thu Jan 27, 2022 11:26 pm

Crizzle wrote:Yeah, Ja probably cant wait to play with an age 42 lebron seeing how well that **** is going....

whats lebron at 42? all nba 3rd team maybe?

kombayn · Post #63 » by **kombayn** » Fri Jan 28, 2022 12:59 am

theforumblue wrote:purely basketball-wise he's not even close. only been to one playoffs and lost. marketing-wise i imagine he's as attractive as anyone to the sponsors. doesn't quite make him a superstar.

Trash take.

He's been a star coming into the league. He's figured out the NBA game. He'll pour it in. He has no fear even after a bad injury.

theforumblue · Post #64 » by **theforumblue** » Fri Jan 28, 2022 1:15 am

kombayn wrote:
theforumblue wrote:purely basketball-wise he's not even close. only been to one playoffs and lost. marketing-wise i imagine he's as attractive as anyone to the sponsors. doesn't quite make him a superstar.

Trash take.

He's been a star coming into the league. He's figured out the NBA game. He'll pour it in. He has no fear even after a bad injury.

he's a star, sure. superstar? depends on where you draw that line. i don't think he's there yet.

Post #65 » by **bwgood77** » Fri Jan 28, 2022 1:35 am

This is kind of a tough one. I mean, a guy carrying a young franchise on his back to the 3 seed in his 3rd year while putting up monster stats?

Reminds me a lot of KJ for the Suns in ways. He led them to the WCF his 2nd and 3rd years after they had won like 28 the year before when they traded for him as a rookie (traded Larry Nance for him). They even beat the defending champion Showtime Lakers in 5 in a year Magic was MVP in the semifinals his 3rd year.

He was never really considered a superstar, though beloved in Phoenix at the time.

Of course you had prime Magic, Bird (on the decline), Jordan about to dominate, winning scoring titles, and a lot of big names like Barkley in Philly, Dominique, Isaih, etc.

I think it's tough to become a superstar in a small market...unless you are LeBron or something. Was CP3 a superstar in New Orleans? He had them as a high seed..maybe like a 3 seed. Of course he wasn't putting up as monster stats or was as exciting but he was as effective. Melo in Denver kind of was but he had just won a national championship at Syracuse in NY too.

MemphisX · Post #66 » by **MemphisX** » Fri Jan 28, 2022 4:33 am

nzd07 wrote:
MemphisX wrote:

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Nice stat, but

1) It's 2022, scoring efficiency has increased league-wide since anyone on that list was in their prime.
2) In order to be a superstar you have to be a two-way player (Or be so damn good one one side of the ball, it doesn't matter, i.e. Curry... and NO Morant does not have the offensive impact that Curry has, don't care what arbitrary stats you pull out, watch the games.)
3) He hasn't won a single playoff series.

He is still a top 25 player though, and if he can become a more consistent 2-way player, superstar is possible.

So Luka isn't a superstar?

Also, your little caveat would have some merit if there were other guys doing it in 2022.

nzd07 · Post #67 » by **nzd07** » Fri Jan 28, 2022 4:54 am

MemphisX wrote:
nzd07 wrote:
MemphisX wrote:

Read on Twitter
?s=20

Nice stat, but

1) It's 2022, scoring efficiency has increased league-wide since anyone on that list was in their prime.
2) In order to be a superstar you have to be a two-way player (Or be so damn good one one side of the ball, it doesn't matter, i.e. Curry... and NO Morant does not have the offensive impact that Curry has, don't care what arbitrary stats you pull out, watch the games.)
3) He hasn't won a single playoff series.

He is still a top 25 player though, and if he can become a more consistent 2-way player, superstar is possible.

So Luka isn't a superstar?

Also, your little caveat would have some merit if there were other guys doing it in 2022.

That's all you've got?

rickxdel · Post #68 » by **rickxdel** » Fri Jan 28, 2022 5:27 am

It's a breakout season for him but he's not a superstar yet, no one officially becomes a superstar in less than a season of greatness.

Now if he continues and has some great playoff performances to solidify it, then we're talking.

kombayn · Post #69 » by **kombayn** » Fri Feb 18, 2022 5:51 am

theforumblue wrote:
kombayn wrote:
theforumblue wrote:purely basketball-wise he's not even close. only been to one playoffs and lost. marketing-wise i imagine he's as attractive as anyone to the sponsors. doesn't quite make him a superstar.

Trash take.

He's been a star coming into the league. He's figured out the NBA game. He'll pour it in. He has no fear even after a bad injury.

he's a star, sure. superstar? depends on where you draw that line. i don't think he's there yet.

He certainly is there and he's only going to get better.

Raps in 4 · Post #70 » by **Raps in 4** » Fri Feb 18, 2022 7:22 am

No, but he's getting there.

Wolfy211 · Post #71 » by **Wolfy211** » Sat Feb 19, 2022 5:44 am

Tired of the superstar label placed on these guys during the regular season. They gotta tear it up in the postseason as well, for me.

Eric Millegan · Post #72 » by **Eric Millegan** » Sat Feb 19, 2022 6:10 am

whitehops wrote:i'm all for ja becoming a superstar, but really the truest test is being able to be a superstar in the playoffs. it's when you're always playing the best teams and they're throwing the farm at you to stop you. it's also when players have to impact the game in every facet to help their team win. i know he put up big stats in the 5 playoff games he played last season but i think it's just too soon.

i'd be down to call him a budding superstar and let him earn the chance to take budding out of that title.

Last year, IN THE PLAYOFFS, Ja dropped 47 on Utah. And they were throwing the farm at him.

Ja is absolutely a superstar. The heck?

Eric Millegan · Post #73 » by **Eric Millegan** » Sat Feb 19, 2022 6:10 am

Wolfy211 wrote:Tired of the superstar label placed on these guys during the regular season. They gotta tear it up in the postseason as well, for me.

So Embiid isn't a superstar then?

Apz · Post #74 » by **Apz** » Sat Feb 19, 2022 3:08 pm

To me the difference between star and superstar is only fame. A star can be a better player then a superstar, to me the difference is outside of the court. A superstar is atleast to some extent known across the globe. Thats why young guys isnt superstars, it takes time to build.

So no, ja isnt a superstar yet. Maybe will be in a few years

canada_dry · Post #75 » by **canada_dry** » Sat Feb 19, 2022 3:43 pm

Theres less than 10 superstars in the league. Ja is not yet one.

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_qubik · Post #76 » by **_qubik** » Sat Feb 19, 2022 3:46 pm

He has accomlished nothing yet, its just the first big season of his carreer.

He is on the right path though

_qubik · Post #77 » by **_qubik** » Sat Feb 19, 2022 3:46 pm

Eric Millegan wrote:
Wolfy211 wrote:Tired of the superstar label placed on these guys during the regular season. They gotta tear it up in the postseason as well, for me.

So Embiid isn't a superstar then?

Thats the point, he isnt

_qubik · Post #78 » by **_qubik** » Sat Feb 19, 2022 3:48 pm

Eric Millegan wrote:
whitehops wrote:i'm all for ja becoming a superstar, but really the truest test is being able to be a superstar in the playoffs. it's when you're always playing the best teams and they're throwing the farm at you to stop you. it's also when players have to impact the game in every facet to help their team win. i know he put up big stats in the 5 playoff games he played last season but i think it's just too soon.

i'd be down to call him a budding superstar and let him earn the chance to take budding out of that title.

Last year, IN THE PLAYOFFS, Ja dropped 47 on Utah. And they were throwing the farm at him.

Ja is absolutely a superstar. The heck?

It would be nice if it the was the game sealing the series for the Grizz, but they lost lol

_AIJ_ · Post #79 » by **_AIJ_** » Sat Feb 19, 2022 4:04 pm

He is annoying on and off the court

Forbes · Post #80 » by **Forbes** » Sat Feb 19, 2022 4:34 pm

He’s on the cusp. Won’t take much for him to be called a superstar and I wouldn’t argue against anyone that wants to say he is a superstar right now. He a legit MVP candidate right now.