Most NBA refs are terrible. Players just have to play thru that shit. Shit is mad annoying and ridiculous. Boogie though he does a lot of cheap shit and then acts like he dont. But he does have a short leash with the refs. He created that though....Yeah there's always a replacement ref on standby just in case someone gets injured or has an emergency.
Those refs were terrible. One play that pissed me off the called PJ for an illegal screen... Matt Bullard said that when you're setting a screen behind a defender you have to give him a step you can't just run up his back. PJ went to set the screen but he extended his arms to touch the defender then stopped, so he was at arm's length from the guy he was setting the screen on.
The very next play, Dallas goes down and a player set the same exact screen on PJ, exactly the way PJ did and there was no call. PJ ended up falling down and Ray Allen..... ohhh eerrrrrr..... wait..... I mean Tim Hardaway Jr. hit a three.
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You're mentally weak as fuck (and we've seen KD to be) if you run to the team that beat you, that you were just up 3-1 on. No other way around it. Nigga lost 1 year to them and ran as fast as he could to join them.
Would we have said it was cool for jordan to come join the pistons after they whipped his ass for years?
I thought niggaz was just singing Drummond praises a few pages back? I like Dre, was my favorite player when he was here in Detroit. But unfortunately you ain't winning with Dre being 1 of your best players
It's what Jesus told me to do!!! But dat nigga never told me her name.
lol what the hell Jack.Mentality weak
ok..
Mentality weak
Yes mentally weak. Again I ask would we have given jordan a pass if he joined the pistons after repeated years of ass kickings? If Bron ran to San Antonio, or if Curry ran to Cleveland
Bruh, sometimes...
There’s only so much explaining that you can do and that person will never get it.
You’ve explained your point as it should be explained and he’s never going to agree with it.
Yes it was a weak move on KD’s behalf, many see it was a weak move and some see it as business.
Bottom line, they’ll never get it but they’re entitled to their opinion.
The era is dead bro. We gotta stop referring to it. Think about it MJ didn't get paid until his last 2 years in Chicago. Pippen never got paid in Chi. That era was the last era were players didn't have some sort of control. Now they have a lot of control. I dont know what any of them players in that era and before would have did. They never had the opportunity to do anything. They were treated like property basically. Now these players are not. And now they are exercising their power. Like I said someone telling a professional worker not to go over to this company or that company because your life would be easier is flat out ridiculous. But go ahead and keep your opinion....
Here's my take. The answer to your question is YES. Players can choose. They are no different from any other employee who opts to leave one job for another. Another city for another city. The fact that people have to create a "special" criteria outside the norm to diminish professional athletes seems to fly under the radar. As quiet as it is kept, Whites have a sense of deference for the wealthy. The equivalent of the thousands of poor, uneducated, White, non-slaveowners fighting to keep slavery. They've always done it.
When LeBron left for Miami my first thought wasn't he's leaving Cleveland because he can't win. My first thought was WHY on God's green Earth WOULDN'T a young, Black millionaire choose Miami over fuckin' Cleveland? Even today folks still resent and admonish him for the "decision". The same thing for KD. Let's a create a "special" narrative. He's leaving OKC to join the team that beat him. Forget the fact that a) It's fuckin' OKC, b) Westbrook has been proven to be huge question mark and c) OKC got rid of Harden for $400k and Ibaka when it was time to pay him. Bitch ass men totally exonerated OKC for their bullshit because Durant wanted to move to CA (who the fuck doesn't) and play the best basketball of his life.
Bottom line? Everyday folk could only WISH for that kind of autonomy.
Perfect analysis and on point but most people never see it. A lot has to do with this notion that its just a game bullshit. Or like they say its a kids game bullshit. Nah its not its business 1st and foremost. And in business one operates accordingly....
Sharpe is funny...
There’s no “Narrative” that KD left OKC for a team that beat him, that’s what happened.
I don’t have a problem with Lebron’s decision to leave Cleveland, and it wasn’t until years later that I learned why everyone was mad. They didn’t like a Black man choosing his destiny.
Lebron spent 7 years in Cleveland, took them to the Finals and truly made that franchise. I can understand why Cleveland fans were mad. I was puzzled why any other fan cared.
Lebron talked to Wade and Bosh and decided to meet up in Cleveland to create their own dynasty. I have nothing but respect for that we Brothas!
KD’s different. One thing many people who can’t see or admit that it was a weak move is see both sides of the issue.
Unlike many who call those who speak unfavorably “Haters”, I’m not a hater. I Understand why KD left, but it’s still a weak move.
I actually have more to say to breakdown the issue but it’s not worth it.
KD left, won and left again. We’ll see what happens with the Nets.
People have a tendency to look at that generation fondly as proof of player commitment and having the audacity to do it on their own versus jumping ship for rings, etc. The PROBLEM of course is they overlook the money. Once the Larry Bird clause kicked into effect players were incentivized to sit tight. The only movement we say back in those days were the result of trades versus free agency. The money was the anchor. Unlike the players of the past, today's player makes significantly more and can risk more. KD going to GS and taking year to year contracts. Had that Achilles injury hit him in the first year what would have happened? All hell would have broken loose.
I thought Pistons fans were bitter after he was traded because I would see people say they're glad he's gone,he wasn't winning the team games and etc.
I was wrong about it.
I like Drummond but he acts like he's KAT or AD when he's not. Then,he mopes around when he don't get the ball. This team is built around Collin Sexton yet he feels like he should get most of the touches.
He turnover the ball way too much,does a half ass job setting the screen and he can't shoot free throws to save his life.Drummond does way too much instead of fitting in the offense.
Javale is doing a much better job than him offensively...imo
He needs to get to that Javale point where he understands he's not getting plays ran 4 him and needs to get his buckets off of rebounds and lobs
Facts. I understand why he left too. Could have went to ANY other team. But running to the team you just blew a 3-1 lead to is weak. No way around it.
He left to prove he wasn't #2. We saw what happened in the playoffs during the one on one moments. He wanted that moment and took advantage of it. Now he off on his next chapter.
Agreed, and contrary to what many like to believe about us fans who say it was a weak move is that...
We’re not mad!
I’m not mad at KD, but if you ask me about the situation I’ll tell you what it was.
It was a weak move for PG to ask for the trade to the Clippers. It was a smart move and I understand why he did it, but it was a weak move.
Especially being that he turned down playing with Lebron and the Lakers because he didn’t want to appear to be joining another man’s movement. Signed a big contract with OKC because he felt it was a family and a brotherhood...
But the minute Kawhi called PG was
He was on court with two of the greatest shooters ever and could never be double teamed. He’s a great player that’s not in question, but there’s a reason why everything appeared so easy in Golden State.
But he’s moved on and we’ll see what happens.
So you're one of those he gave NINE years to OKC and the only right thing to do was go to a team of nobodies and turn chicken shit into chicken salad? (lol)
Ya'll don't see the irony huh? On one hand you talk about player empowerment. Ya'll praise LeBron (who has being doing this shit for ages) for setting the table for others to do it) but penalize KD for doing the same thing. Hiding behind some "superficial" fake ass narrative of being down 3-1. Go look at the stats for that series. It's clear 99% of ya'll haven't. KD didn't lose that series. Even without looking them up you know damn well who did. KD's decision was a MAN decision because he knew weak ass bitches would whine because he was going after LeBron. Want to be mad about KD? Be mad at Cleveland who whined to the NBA to get Green suspended. Literally asked for a two game suspension. Had Cleveland just taken the loss KD would have never gone to GS. Harrison Barnes would still be their SF.
KD did it and walked Cleveland's ass if they weren't even there. THAT is why folks were pissed. It went beyond basketball. It was fan worship and a certain player's fanbase KNEW (even though they would NEVER say it out loud) that KD was going to get in that ass. We saw what happened.
Now both of them have a new story.
He was on court with two of the greatest shooters ever and could never be double teamed. He’s a great player that’s not in question, but there’s a reason why everything appeared so easy in Golden State.
But he’s moved on and we’ll see what happens.
What did he average at the SF spot? Didn't he win MVP. Wasn't the guy guarding him ALL THAT defensively, etc. He beat his ass with ease. LBJ did his thing as well but the ONE ON ONE moments? Not even close. KD is a shooter with unlimited range. There ain't no defense. Technically that may be the number one reason why GS was his destination. You can't double him. Put your best defender on him and you get what you get. You sure as hell ain't leaving either of those two alone. Bottom line? If would be a little more dubious if HE personally didn't play better ball. Just watch how he does in Brooklyn. He's going to jump off the bridge when he realizes he's playing "lesser" ball.
Like @Picasso said. I need to stop trying to explain to folks that don't care to listen. But I'll try again 1 last time. As a superstar and leader of your team you cannot blow a series and then run immediately to the team that beat you. Makes you weak. Dawg could have went to ANY OTHER CONTENDER and it would have been cool. But to go link up with the folks that just sent you packing is next level weak
I thought Bickerstaff would have told him about his foolishness but I was wrong....I don't think the Cavs are going to re-sign him.Cavs need a modern big that will compliment the two guards.
The sad part, Drummond is a good player but he can't get out of his own way.
KD gotta sit a few games now.
Yep I'd take him back here in a heartbeat (at a reduced price of course). He might have to get humbled like Dwight Howard to make him get his mind right
KD’s one of the best scorers ever, no player in the league can guard him. I’m not sure what guy you’re speaking of who was “All That” defensively but KD can’t be guarded with one man. He’ll always get his shot.
If he jumps off a bridge that’s his business, hopefully he lands in some shallow\weak water.
They’re listening, they’ll just never see it the way you or I see it. It’s if Lebron joined the Celtics after they were beaten by them, if Bird would’ve joined the Lakers after losing to them in the Finals or if Jordan joined the Pistons after the Bulls kept losing to them.
Those all would be weak\bitchass moves but to some, it’s just business.
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