Barkley "You don't join no 73 win team and talk about driving the Bus"

[Lockdown504090]

barkley teamed up with hakeem and drextler; they couldnt even get the bus started lol

Lol

They were all pretty old by then

they were about what durant is now, and theyre the ones flaming him for not winning.

[VicG]

Wth is Kyrie doing? The only thing this guy does well is score (at an all-time level). Why is he passing up looks? This is absurd.

[NZB2323]

So was Lebron a bus rider as well when he joined the Miami Heat, joining a player who had already drove his bus to a championship already?

It was one of these buses down in Miami.

And we all know that whatever side Wade sat on, the controls were disabled. They still moved and looked like they were active but they weren't. Kind of like when a small child wants to play with an older one and the controller he/she is provided is either unplugged or has no batteries.

It sure didn't look that way in the 2011 Finals:

Wade: 27, 7, and 5 on 61.4 TS%
Lebron: 18, 7, and 7 on 54.1 TS%.

[jbk1234]

So was Lebron a bus rider as well when he joined the Miami Heat, joining a player who had already drove his bus to a championship already?

He was. Seemed as if that championship bus was on the ride of the road for a handful of years before LeBron got there huh

Heat barely avoided a first round sweep the year before LBJ got there.

[Jkam31]

barkley teamed up with hakeem and drextler; they couldnt even get the bus started lol

Basketball IQ at its lowest

[JRoy]

barkley teamed up with hakeem and drextler; they couldnt even get the bus started lol

Lol

They were all pretty old by then

they were about what durant is now, and theyre the ones flaming him for not winning.

I would say they were a bit worse than KD by that time not that it matters I guess.

[SkyBill40]

It was one of these buses down in Miami.

And we all know that whatever side Wade sat on, the controls were disabled. They still moved and looked like they were active but they weren't. Kind of like when a small child wants to play with an older one and the controller he/she is provided is either unplugged or has no batteries.

It sure didn't look that way in the 2011 Finals:

Wade: 27, 7, and 5 on 61.4 TS%
Lebron: 18, 7, and 7 on 54.1 TS%.

Appearances are just that.

[shangrila]

Kenny doesn't seem all too pleased by the bus driver reference.

That was the best part of this real talk humorous statement. Because Kenny was legit salty for rest of the long ass show. Kenny was legit avoiding to look at or talk much to Chuck after. Except for trying a get swept at 1st round joke at Chuck that landed poorly.

In a panel that includes Shaq, you have to a special kind of mental midget to be the one that's the most sensitivity easily bruised ego clown up there lol

Kenny consistently has the worst takes on a show which has Shaq on it smh.

I think it comes from him presenting himself as the voice of reason.

Like, Chuck and Shaq talk like they’re just giving their opinion. Kenny tries to act like an intellectual with well thought out, considered opinions that are just as opinionated and baseless as his co-hosts.

[Chanel Bomber]

Curry was the best player on the Warriors. Barkley's right.

[Big nick]

let's not forget that if KD didn't tear his achilles he would most likely be driving whatever bus Barkley is talking about.

I'm surprised he's even this effective after that injury, that's usually a career ending injury. People never come back the same from that. To even be able to do what he does after the injury is impressive.

He had a chance to drive the bus in 2016 before the injury.

[76Shots]

So was Lebron a bus rider as well when he joined the Miami Heat, joining a player who had already drove his bus to a championship already?

lebron didn't do what KD did lol

The spirit of what Lebron did and what KD did is the same. Both attempted to stack the deck and create an imbalance that would be favorable to their respective chances of winning. When Lebron joined the Heat he joined one top 5 player and one top 10-15 player, while also eliminating 3 playoff teams from his path in MIA (he joined them), TOR and CLE (he left them). It was clear Lebrons intention was to steam roll the league for years to come in the same manner as the Warriors did (Not 1, No 2, Not 3, Not 4.....). However, he didnt plan on Wade getting old seemingly overnight and Bosh being reduced to a pick and pop big, thus making his rings much harder than he intended.

Lebron shouldnt get credit for failing to do what KD and the Warriors did, when that is exactly what he had planned for the Heat.


* Also, its disingenuous to put MIA previous record up there and compare it to GS. If I recall correctly, during that FA summer before the BIG 3 signed with MIA, that team literally only had one player under contract going into the off season. So the team Lebron ended up with consisted of Lebron, Wade, Bosh, whoever the player was under contract and a bunch of ring chasing FA's.

[Shaka_Zulu]

That was the best part of this real talk humorous statement. Because Kenny was legit salty for rest of the long ass show. Kenny was legit avoiding to look at or talk much to Chuck after. Except for trying a get swept at 1st round joke at Chuck that landed poorly.

In a panel that includes Shaq, you have to a special kind of mental midget to be the one that's the most sensitivity easily bruised ego clown up there lol

Kenny consistently has the worst takes on a show which has Shaq on it smh.

No he does not. I don’t understand this hate for Kenny. He’s 10x better then anything ESPN has. He does know the game. Shaq is there for comic relief.


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Yeah Kenny is legit very knowledgeable about the game. Its just weird how sensitive he gets sometimes.


And he is legit boring. He is in a panel with hall of fame worthy bantering comedic bros. And Earnies straight man act and comic timing is on point too. So Kenny feels kinda forced compared to them.

[mademan]

So was Lebron a bus rider as well when he joined the Miami Heat, joining a player who had already drove his bus to a championship already?

lebron didn't do what KD did lol

The spirit of what Lebron did and what KD did is the same. Both attempted to stack the deck and create an imbalance that would be favorable to their respective chances of winning. When Lebron joined the Heat he joined one top 5 player and one top 10-15 player, while also eliminating 3 playoff teams from his path in MIA (he joined them), TOR and CLE (he left them). It was clear Lebrons intention was to steam roll the league for years to come in the same manner as the Warriors did (Not 1, No 2, Not 3, Not 4.....). However, he didnt plan on Wade getting old seemingly overnight and Bosh being reduced to a pick and pop big, thus making his rings much harder than he intended.

Lebron shouldnt get credit for failing to do what KD and the Warriors did, when that is exactly what he had planned for the Heat.


* Also, its disingenuous to put MIA previous record up there and compare it to GS. If I recall correctly, during that FA summer before the BIG 3 signed with MIA, that team literally only had one player under contract going into the off season. So the team Lebron ended up with consisted of Lebron, Wade, Bosh, whoever the player was under contract and a bunch of ring chasing FA's.

Ofc there's a difference. You guys ignore structure, chemistry and role players when you discuss this. Joining a championship team that won 73 games and was a min away from going b2b is different than slapping stars together on a makeshift roster. There's a reason all these other superteams havent and havent even gotten to the CF (Nets, Clippers), because structure matters. Chemistry matters.

[Ryoga Hibiki]

I don't like the analogy.
It's not like someone is driving and the others are just there relaxing.
This is a team game, nobody is winning anything without the right people around him.

[Statlanta]

Draymond was proven absolutely right. They didn't need him. He is not a leader and clearly not good enough anymore(if he ever was) to dictate front office decisions like his rival LeBron.

[Blame Rasho]

Inside the nba is beyond awesome.

[bamheat]

So was Lebron a bus rider as well when he joined the Miami Heat, joining a player who had already drove his bus to a championship already?

Lebron joined a 47 win team with Chris Bosh and Wade who already had bad knees.

Wade was already turning 30 and won a ring in 2006.

Durant joined a 73 win team with 4 other all stars in their prime that won a ring 2 years before and ALSO beat OKC 2 months before Durant joined them.

You literally can't compare them. That's just blasphemy.

[bamheat]

The people who think Lebron joining the Heat is comparable to Durant joining the Warriors literally don't follow NBA and get info from Twitter.

You cannot be that stupid. You just can't.

[celticfan42487]

The people who think Lebron joining the Heat is comparable to Durant joining the Warriors literally don't follow NBA and get info from Twitter.

You cannot be that stupid. You just can't.

They're not stupid, you're just in extreme self delusion.

Which is fine, it's the same way some Warrior fans will still defend Durant's decision to join them as anything other than trying to stack the deck and win meaningless championships.

[michaelm]

The people who think Lebron joining the Heat is comparable to Durant joining the Warriors literally don't follow NBA and get info from Twitter.

You cannot be that stupid. You just can't.

They're not stupid, you're just in extreme self delusion.

Which is fine, it's the same way some Warrior fans will still defend Durant's decision to join them as anything other than trying to stack the deck and win meaningless championships.

Says a fan of the franchise which invented the modern super team.

Bob Myers is definitely a better GM than LeBron though..