players don't owe you or your expectations anything, they should do what's best for themselves
The point is that it's a dick move to the overall parity of the league and that KD does not have that competitive spirit that you expect a superstar to have.
Guess what, basketball is a team sport. If it was so simple to "just put his head down" and drive for 2 points every possession, LeBron is smart enough of a ballplayer to play 1 on 5. Even when he went off for 50 in game 1, and they were in pretty good shape to steal a win, he needed just a little more from his teammates (or the refs). But that really was the best case scenario of him being selfish at every turn AND playing extremely well in the process.I'm not talking about clutch time stats, I'm talking about creating scoring opportunities for yourself when your team needs it or the situation demands it. Lebron loves to pass and find his team mates which works great for him 99% of the time, but it's that 1% of the time when he either has a mismatch or needs to be selfish and score when his team mates are crapping the bed that he just doesn't quite have. And I get it, it goes against his normal style of play, but he's the best in the world right now, so the expectation to be able to switch mindset/styles is not really out of this world. He's never really had much of a pull up mid-range game, and it wasn't as obvious an issue when Kyrie was with him, but now it's more apparent.
Basically, exactly what KD did last night is what Lebron needs to be able to do in brief spurts.
There's a certain mythology behind Kobe's singular attitude of always taking the final shot and accepting the consequences but like I said, his career numbers show he misses 70% of the time. That's just bad basketball when the opposing team can rule out the other 4 players on the court. I accept the point that the game's greatest players can create a shot under duress, and a lot of players can't even do that. But my point is besides creating his own shot, LBJ can also decide whether a teammate has a better chance of success than his own.
There's a certain mythology behind Kobe's singular attitude of always taking the final shot and accepting the consequences but like I said, his career numbers show he misses 70% of the time.
You're wrong. You just don't get it, do you? You're idea of what is best for him is you, not him. Why should he give a damn about the overall parity of the league? He's hell of competitive. You have no idea how hard he works on his game. You are an armchair critic. He's the superstar, grin and bear it or grouse and bear it, it's the same thing.Huh? No shit he's thriving, he's a really good basketball player who joined an already historically great team. The point is that it's a dick move to the overall parity of the league and that KD does not have that competitive spirit that you expect a superstar to have. If you don't understand that from my previous posts there's really no point in me saying it again, but KD thriving has nothing to do with anything I've said.
Spot on.players don't owe you or your expectations anything, they should do what's best for themselves
All about the Ring. his old team kept on being eliminated by the Warriors so why fight it?Durant was amazing last night, but the dude has so little pressure on him compared to Lebron. I still can't get over how spineless it was to sign with the Warriors.
this is hilarious, you guys are basically playing a text/imagination version of fantasy basketball without any of the payoff.
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I don't drool for Tiger, his behavior, body language, attitude have offended me greatly many times, but I really don't think he's a "bad guy." On balance he's a very positive person. He's quite sane. The expectations he puts on himself sometimes aren't helpful. I think he's being humbled now. His game is terrific right now except for his putting, which if you think about it is the easiest possible aspect of the golf game to fix. And I think he will fix that and reignite the Tiger-mania. I really don't much care. I'll root for him but won't root against his competitors, a great many of whom are just as interesting to "follow."In the end he certainly doesn't seem like a bad guy (I can't say that about somebody like Tiger, for instance). He's just really competitive and wants to win at all costs. And being a hater eventually just hurts the person doing the hating.
I'm curious what his next chapter will bring.
I'm no NBA maven, but I think a good move for him would be the Spurs. Popovich won't allow Lebron to do just anything he wants. Pop's very strong minded and Lebron won't break him.
I always wanted the other team to win. Not Lebron's team. Always.For the first time in my life I too felt pretty bad for LJ as he was walking off at the end of game 4.
He should lighten up. I think he'll be OK. He hasn't lost his marbles. He'll manage his career. He's non-committal right now, and he should be.He's maybe not the smartest player in the NBA, but he sure seems of the nicer, friendlier guys.
It's very difficult to predict the future, but was this the Rox best shot at dethroning the Warriors and stopping them just short of a dynasty? I've always been a huge CP3 fan, even when it seemed his Clippers teams underachieved every year (my take on this was it was the supporting cast, not Chris Paul that held them back). Paul did a lot to exorcise some of his personal demons, but he's 33 and about to receive a massive contract extension that will be an albatross in a couple seasons. Clint Capela fits them like a glove but he's about to be thrown a huge extension that probably exceeds his growth potential. James Harden is a fantastic player and sure-fire MVP, but for some reason I have never been enamored of his game. Harden was taken so often on defense (by Durant) as if the Beard was stuck in concrete; just that alone probably cost them the series.I was disappointed that Curry didn't get the MVP. He was the best player in 2 of the 4 games, but he did have an absolute stinker in game 3 when Durant clinched the series so I understand the choice.
Not a great year for Golden State, merely a good one. They weren't truly pushed by anyone. The Rockets series will go down as a close one, but once Paul got hurt in game 5 it was over. The worst thing about Golden State right now is they can play a truly bad game and still have a good chance to beat any team in the league.
It's amazing right now to see the Caps celebration alongside the Golden State celebration. You can draw your own conclusions from it but I think Championship fatigue is a real thing and the Warriors will lose next year. On the other hand Rafa Nadal has no problem winning the French Open every single year so who knows?
It's very difficult to predict the future, but was this the Rox best shot at dethroning the Warriors and stopping them just short of a dynasty? I've always been a huge CP3 fan, even when it seemed his Clippers teams underachieved every year (my take on this was it was the supporting cast, not Chris Paul that held them back). Paul did a lot to exorcise some of his personal demons, but he's 33 and about to receive a massive contract extension that will be an albatross in a couple seasons. Clint Capela fits them like a glove but he's about to be thrown a huge extension that probably exceeds his growth potential. James Harden is a fantastic player and sure-fire MVP, but for some reason I have never been enamored of his game. Harden was taken so often on defense (by Durant) as if the Beard was stuck in concrete; just that alone probably cost them the series.
My point is that if you run it back again, I'm far from convinced that the Rox duplicate their 65 wins and hosting game 7 of the conference finals. As far as creating a super-team, ESPN.com just posted an article about LBJ to Houston and the bottom line is either it won't happen, or the Rox would have to gut their team to do it.
Houston will be well into the luxury tax once they re-sign Paul & Capela, and they will need further growth from Capela and possibly Harden (at least, better conditioning deep into the playoffs). I'm not saying the Warriors are going to 3 & 4-peat, but the only wrench you can throw is if they trade Klay Thompson next March because they know they can't re-sign him. The rest of the NBA better hope KD takes the full super max deal this summer as that all but assures the Dubs will lose Klay or Draymond Green within 2 seasons.
Lebron & Chris Paul to the Lakers
then Lakers trade for Paul George
that's my prediction