NBA season 2019/20
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@canefan said in NBA season 2019/20:
@mariner4life said in NBA season 2019/20:
Box Score Hot Take
Torrey Craig is better than Zion WIlliamson
FACT!
Zion’s first game, load management means he’s only playing in 4 minute bursts
if the game thread i just read is to be believed, it's because Zion is too fat to play any more
@mariner4life said in NBA season 2019/20:
@canefan said in NBA season 2019/20:
@mariner4life said in NBA season 2019/20:
Box Score Hot Take
Torrey Craig is better than Zion WIlliamson
FACT!
Zion’s first game, load management means he’s only playing in 4 minute bursts
if the game thread i just read is to be believed, it's because Zion is too fat to play any more
He just scored 14 points off 3 pointers and an alley oop in about 4 minutes. Bloody stat padder....
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@mariner4life said in NBA season 2019/20:
@canefan said in NBA season 2019/20:
@mariner4life said in NBA season 2019/20:
Box Score Hot Take
Torrey Craig is better than Zion WIlliamson
FACT!
Zion’s first game, load management means he’s only playing in 4 minute bursts
if the game thread i just read is to be believed, it's because Zion is too fat to play any more
He just scored 14 points off 3 pointers and an alley oop in about 4 minutes. Bloody stat padder....
@canefan said in NBA season 2019/20:
@mariner4life said in NBA season 2019/20:
@canefan said in NBA season 2019/20:
@mariner4life said in NBA season 2019/20:
Box Score Hot Take
Torrey Craig is better than Zion WIlliamson
FACT!
Zion’s first game, load management means he’s only playing in 4 minute bursts
if the game thread i just read is to be believed, it's because Zion is too fat to play any more
He just scored 14 points off 3 pointers and an alley oop in about 4 minutes. Bloody stat padder....
well, that's my hot take fucking destroyed in 5 minutes
New hot take, Williamso is going to average 46 points a game
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Watching a bit of the 76ers lately, who seem to be doing just fine without Embiid. Simmons has really stepped up, and Horford is clearly relishing the more prominent role.
One of the reasons I love the NBA. Not sure of any other sport where a team could actually improve after losing it's best player. Now it's clearly a short-term thing and they need Embiid to compete in the playoffs, but it's an interesting sub-plot and you have to think if they don't get to the Conference Finals they may think about trading either Simmons or Embiid.
@barbarian said in NBA season 2019/20:
Watching a bit of the 76ers lately, who seem to be doing just fine without Embiid. Simmons has really stepped up, and Horford is clearly relishing the more prominent role
Zion Williamson already more 3-pointers in his career than Ben Simmons
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@barbarian said in NBA season 2019/20:
Watching a bit of the 76ers lately, who seem to be doing just fine without Embiid. Simmons has really stepped up, and Horford is clearly relishing the more prominent role
Zion Williamson already more 3-pointers in his career than Ben Simmons
@mariner4life said in NBA season 2019/20:
@barbarian said in NBA season 2019/20:
Watching a bit of the 76ers lately, who seem to be doing just fine without Embiid. Simmons has really stepped up, and Horford is clearly relishing the more prominent role
Zion Williamson already more 3-pointers in his career than Ben Simmons
Admittedly not difficult. I think Dwight Howard has more 3s than Ben
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Zion highlights
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Another razbra comment that has not aged well.
All the other Pels looked like they were worried about their minutes and played hero ball because Zion was finally here.
If he played 18min a game and averaged 22/7/5 he’d win the rookie of the year from Ja. Happy to be wrong about him. What a player.
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Another razbra comment that has not aged well.
All the other Pels looked like they were worried about their minutes and played hero ball because Zion was finally here.
If he played 18min a game and averaged 22/7/5 he’d win the rookie of the year from Ja. Happy to be wrong about him. What a player.
@raznomore he bloody well better not, that'll kill my treble!!! Hoping they have him on big minutes restrictions and no back to backs
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Crazy.
https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1221521133608079368RIP to one of the greats.
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Horrible news confirmed by major news sauces now:
https://twitter.com/DanWoikeSports/status/1221521861646962692?s=20
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Kobe's career in numbers:
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Lump in the throat:
https://twitter.com/MatthewBerryTMR/status/1221545190869086209?s=20
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I'm genuinely upset about this. I don't draw inspiration from many people. He was one. Not just for his basketball ability but more so for his work ethic, mindset, early success outside of basketball and his dedication to his family.
I watched lots of his interviews one thing I remember is him talking about how he would helicopter back and forward to training so he could drop off and pick up his kids!
RIP #manbamentality
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I'm genuinely upset about this. I don't draw inspiration from many people. He was one. Not just for his basketball ability but more so for his work ethic, mindset, early success outside of basketball and his dedication to his family.
I watched lots of his interviews one thing I remember is him talking about how he would helicopter back and forward to training so he could drop off and pick up his kids!
RIP #manbamentality
@Magpie_in_aus I’m a big Kobe fan and thought his midrange post up game was what made him so dominant (like MJ).
Sad news for all affected.
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Had a day to think about this.
Horrible tragedy.
Focussing just on Kobe for the minute. He was a hell of basketball player. One of the top 3 modern basketball players. Along with MJ and Lebron. Top 10 all time IMO and some will say top 3 all time. Absolute pro. Mean streaked. Ball hog. Fearless. Champion.
His legacy is set in stone and he was obviously an inspiration to many. I’m not going to dwell too much on the most controversial aspect of his career but I will say this. Second chances are not granted to everyone and sometimes those who do not deserve them, get them. He was, by his own admission someone who perhaps was not worthy of a second chance but he got one. He didn’t waste it. He became a great on the court and started to really blossom as a businessman and positive mentor off it. His production company was making big moves, Dear Basketball won him an Oscar and his Detail series with Daniel Cormier was excellent.
I’m sad because my son came in this morning upset that someone he idolised was gone. I was never a Kobe guy. I loved Jordan and hated the the Lakers. But I know what his impact on the sport was. I know I have made multiple shot attempts at my work bin. Saying “Kobe” as I missed with rolled up pieces of paper. I know he was loved by millions and the grief is mostly real. Tons of attention seeking posts for likes etc. Some classless posts about the controversy. But mostly it’s shock, disbelief and real sadness. I learned to like him in these last few years. He had an old school mentality, the Achilles tear free throws are something Buck Shelford would be proud of. His “soft” gif is a personal favourite to use on group messenger when a mate is being, well, soft.
Watching Lebron on the tarmac today, not knowing he was being filmed and clearly genuinely distraught was hard to watch.
The saddest thing in all of this though is that through his daughters basketball we got to see a softer side to him. Watching him go over game strategies with her court side and seeing him light up when she got it was brilliant. That moment, when your child gets it, is something we all hope to experience. And Ironically it was that thing, that shared love for a silly ball that led to their untimely passing. life is so unfair sometimes.
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I was never a lakers fan but always loved his competitive streak. Over the last 12-18 months have watched so many of his interviews etc. Enjoyed his interview with Patrick David Bet
Also his podcast with lewis howes was good.
I watched about 3 hours of ESPN 2 this morning. Some amazing raw stories of all the stuff you never here all the other people he was constantly checking on/keeping in touch with/ giving up time for.
As someone who is chasing their own entrepreneurial dreams and loves basketball, he was someone I looked up to (more off the court/mindset wise)
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Had a day to think about this.
Horrible tragedy.
Focussing just on Kobe for the minute. He was a hell of basketball player. One of the top 3 modern basketball players. Along with MJ and Lebron. Top 10 all time IMO and some will say top 3 all time. Absolute pro. Mean streaked. Ball hog. Fearless. Champion.
His legacy is set in stone and he was obviously an inspiration to many. I’m not going to dwell too much on the most controversial aspect of his career but I will say this. Second chances are not granted to everyone and sometimes those who do not deserve them, get them. He was, by his own admission someone who perhaps was not worthy of a second chance but he got one. He didn’t waste it. He became a great on the court and started to really blossom as a businessman and positive mentor off it. His production company was making big moves, Dear Basketball won him an Oscar and his Detail series with Daniel Cormier was excellent.
I’m sad because my son came in this morning upset that someone he idolised was gone. I was never a Kobe guy. I loved Jordan and hated the the Lakers. But I know what his impact on the sport was. I know I have made multiple shot attempts at my work bin. Saying “Kobe” as I missed with rolled up pieces of paper. I know he was loved by millions and the grief is mostly real. Tons of attention seeking posts for likes etc. Some classless posts about the controversy. But mostly it’s shock, disbelief and real sadness. I learned to like him in these last few years. He had an old school mentality, the Achilles tear free throws are something Buck Shelford would be proud of. His “soft” gif is a personal favourite to use on group messenger when a mate is being, well, soft.
Watching Lebron on the tarmac today, not knowing he was being filmed and clearly genuinely distraught was hard to watch.
The saddest thing in all of this though is that through his daughters basketball we got to see a softer side to him. Watching him go over game strategies with her court side and seeing him light up when she got it was brilliant. That moment, when your child gets it, is something we all hope to experience. And Ironically it was that thing, that shared love for a silly ball that led to their untimely passing. life is so unfair sometimes.
@raznomore Nice post Raz. Personally, I wasn't his biggest fan, and I wouldn't have him in a top 10, let alone a top 3, but I guess it's not the time for that debate. Certainly nobody can doubt the work ethic or competitiveness of the guy. The FT's you mention were all-time, and he has had some huge moments on the biggest stage.
Just a shitty thing to happen to one of the greats, and a tragedy for his daughter and their surviving family.
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Sounds like it might have been pilot error and adverse weather conditions....
Los Angeles Police Department spokesman Josh Rubenstein said the department's Air Support Division grounded its helicopters Sunday morning due to foggy conditions and didn't fly until later in the afternoon.
"The weather situation did not meet our minimum standards for flying," Rubenstein said, adding that the fog "was enough that we were not flying."
LAPD's flight minimums are 2 miles of visibility and an 800-foot cloud ceiling, he said. The department typically flies two helicopters when conditions allow, one in the San Fernando Valley and one in the L.A. basin, he said.
