:lmao TODAY'S NBA

[King Emmanuel]

:lol no words

[baseline bum]

One word: Mozgov

[Clipper Nation]

It could be worse. Imagine if on top of all the insane contracts, the average game still looked like this:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDQwLaq5poU

:lmao Yesterday's NBA

[King Emmanuel]

:lol

[JoeTait75]

If only it was in today's NBA that guys get ridiculous money. IIRC the Sonics gave Jim McIlvaine $35 million back in the mid-90s. :lol

[TheGreatYacht]

Manure is coming back. Literally, a random D-League scrub is better at this point.

:lmao Today's NBA

[King Emmanuel]

nah Manu is beast

timmy should go home though

[TDMVPDPOY]

MANU said he returning, doesnt mention about returning to the spurs

if his not on the spurs

then why isnt the pos pg not expendable?

[-21-]

If only it was in today's NBA that guys get ridiculous money. IIRC the Sonics gave Jim McIlvaine $35 million back in the mid-90s. :lol

Nice sig man. Congrats on the title. Sincerely hope you don't repeat. :bobo

[Splits]

Who?

749636931118563328

749637429091590144

[djohn2oo8]

Who?

749636931118563328

749637429091590144
:lol haha

[hitmanyr2k]

http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=248417&p=8012306&viewfull=1#post8012306

Different year same shit :lol ....


No, Tony Allen represents today's era pretty good. They work at nothing, don't get any better, and come back year after year with the same old games. Why is Kawhi Leonard being compared to Pippen and Jordan and not to any of the players today? Because the players today don't have the skill sets of past players. Not even close. Even today's so-called best player in the world took 10 seasons to learn basic offensive fundamentals and skiils that 90's players were developing by their 3rd and 4th years. This is the chuck-a-three or bust era :lol Any other skills be damned. The funny thing is these kind of teams were ridiculed because they couldn't win championships against the well-rounded teams that had inside/out games. Now chucker ball is the name of the game because skilled SFs, PFs and centers are scarce in the league. A mental midget unskilled Dwight Howard being the best big this era has to offer kind of says it all. He's a big man version of Tony Allen. 10+ years in this league and his best offensive move is to catch a lob :lol Same goes for DeAndre Jordan and that MF is going to get max money :lol :lol :lol This era is weaksauce.

As long as these MFers are getting paid big money for shit skill it's not going to get any better.

[djohn2oo8]

http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=248417&p=8012306&viewfull=1#post8012306

Different year same shit :lol ....



As long as these MFers are getting paid big money for shit skill it's not going to get any better.
yep

[lefty]

:lmao

[TheGreatYacht]

nah Manu is beast

timmy should go home though
Timmy carried this team a long with Parker, they can both stay.

Manure gotta go though, for real. Them Latino genes are carrying him through these contracts at this point. Spurs gotta suck up to the Latino fan base

[Clipper Nation]

http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=248417&p=8012306&viewfull=1#post8012306

Different year same shit :lol ....



As long as these MFers are getting paid big money for shit skill it's not going to get any better.
:lol at these vanilla nostalgia takes. You might fool people who weren't there, but anyone who watched '90s ball remembers the big money handed out to stiffs like McIlvaine, Jon Koncak, and Bryant Reeves simply for being big and tall. You want to talk about skill? The league had to change the rulebook to encourage scoring, because every team was full of Tony Allens who thought they were Dr. J. Scoring in the 70s was enough to win, even despite the league banning zone defenses and shortening the three-point line in order to make the players look better than they really were on offense.

:lol Yesterday's NBA

[TheGreatYacht]

Yesterday's NBA >>>> Today's NBA

Kahwi would be a poor man's Keith Van Horn back then

[daslicer]

It could be worse. Imagine if on top of all the insane contracts, the average game still looked like this:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDQwLaq5poU

:lmao Yesterday's NBA

That bulls team that scored 49 points was one of the worst NBA teams of all time. It was composed of Toni Kukoc and a bunch of scrubs. Nice try with your typical propaganda. While your at it how about picking highlights of those mid to late 90's clippers teams and then declare with your typical shtick ":lol 90's basketball." Your rational is stupid and by your logic 20 years from now kids will be picking highlights of this year's Sixers team and screaming ":lol 2010's NBA basketball."

[djohn2oo8]

That bulls team that scored 49 points was one of the worst NBA teams of all time. It was composed of Toni Kukoc and a bunch of scrubs. Nice try with your typical propaganda. While your at it how about picking highlights of those mid to late 90's clippers teams and then declare with your typical shtick ":lol 90's basketball." Your rational is stupid and by your logic 20 years from now kids will be picking highlights of this year's Sixers team and screaming ":lol 2010's NBA basketball."
:lmao

[Tully365]

The whole ":lmaotoday's NBA" schtick is pretty tired...

If it's really that bad, stop watching, and stop spending hours on a basketball website obsessively talking about basketball.

[Clipper Nation]

The whole ":lmaotoday's NBA" schtick is pretty tired...

If it's really that bad, stop watching, and stop spending hours on a basketball website obsessively talking about basketball.
Truth bombs, tbh.

[djohn2oo8]

The whole ":lmaotoday's NBA" schtick is pretty tired...

If it's really that bad, stop watching, and stop spending hours on a basketball website obsessively talking about basketball.

You do know its mocking morons complaining about how bad the 90s was right? Or does complaining about an era where guys had fundamentals not get old?

[HarlemHeat37]

:lol at these vanilla nostalgia takes. You might fool people who weren't there, but anyone who watched '90s ball remembers the big money handed out to stiffs like McIlvaine, Jon Koncak, and Bryant Reeves simply for being big and tall. You want to talk about skill? The league had to change the rulebook to encourage scoring, because every team was full of Tony Allens who thought they were Dr. J. Scoring in the 70s was enough to win, even despite the league banning zone defenses and shortening the three-point line in order to make the players look better than they really were on offense.

:lol Yesterday's NBA

That poster used to say the 2011-2014 Heat didn't have a legit #1 option, tbh:lol..why are you replying to him?

[HarlemHeat37]

The 90s had by far the ugliest brand of basketball in the history of the modern NBA and it isn't even close:lol..the 1994-1999 part was egregiously hideous..anybody that thinks otherwise is completely biased and blinded by nostalgia..

The fact that White American players played a prominent role in the 80s and 90s is embarrassing, too..it's the equivalent of taking today's NBA and inserting a bunch of Arabs and Asians as rotation players:lol

[djohn2oo8]

^No one was paid massive amounts of money comparable to today for being shitty players and not caring to develop their skills.

[JoeTait75]

Nice sig man. Congrats on the title. Sincerely hope you don't repeat. :bobo

As long as they don't have to play the Spurs. 2007 was plenty enough for me. :toast

[HarlemHeat37]

If we're being honest here, most of the anti-today posters are bitter and angry that all this money is being poured into this primarily Black and International league, tbh..they were content watching a league where the players weren't getting paid astronomical figures and they could watch Black players commit "hard fouls" and hurt each other..

I cringe when I read or hear "fundamentals" in basketball terms.. That's just a synonym for "our way".. They used to do it " our way"

They cite the athleticism of Blacks in a negative manner, and they refer to our European brothers as "soft".. They miss their hard-nosed White American players and their fundamentals..

[djohn2oo8]

If we're being honest here, most of the anti-today posters are bitter and angry that all this money is being poured into this primarily Black and International league, tbh..they were content watching a league where the players weren't getting paid astronomical figures and they could watch Black players commit "hard fouls" and hurt each other..

I cringe when I read or hear "fundamentals" in basketball terms.. That's just a synonym for "our way".. They used to do it " our way"

They cite the athleticism of Blacks in a negative manner, and they refer to our European brothers as "soft".. They miss their hard-nosed White American players and their fundamentals..

Mozgov, Delladenova, Parsons, Leur, all white players, just got about 238 million combined. :lmao

[StrengthAndHonor]

:lol at these vanilla nostalgia takes. You might fool people who weren't there, but anyone who watched '90s ball remembers the big money handed out to stiffs like McIlvaine, Jon Koncak, and Bryant Reeves simply for being big and tall. You want to talk about skill? The league had to change the rulebook to encourage scoring, because every team was full of Tony Allens who thought they were Dr. J. Scoring in the 70s was enough to win, even despite the league banning zone defenses and shortening the three-point line in order to make the players look better than they really were on offense.

:lol Yesterday's NBA

This!

[King Emmanuel]

If we're being honest here, most of the anti-today posters are bitter and angry that all this money is being poured into this primarily Black and International league, tbh..they were content watching a league where the players weren't getting paid astronomical figures and they could watch Black players commit "hard fouls" and hurt each other..

I cringe when I read or hear "fundamentals" in basketball terms.. That's just a synonym for "our way".. They used to do it " our way"

They cite the athleticism of Blacks in a negative manner, and they refer to our European brothers as "soft".. They miss their hard-nosed White American players and their fundamentals..
meh honestly some truth here

[HarlemHeat37]

Mozgov, Delladenova, Parsons, Leur, all white players, just got about 238 million combined. :lmao

Parsons is the only relevant White American that got paid.. That's irrelevant, anyways, as the league barely has any White Americans remaining, and less than 10 players are still relevant:lol

The reality is that the money is going to keep coming, and it's Blacks and immigrants benefiting..probably hurts you to see that..

The hatred of minority prevalence and empowerment is part of the reason Trump has made it as far as he has, and that Brexit went through..you can feel it on SpursTalk..

[djohn2oo8]

The game today is about being able to hit the 3. That's fundamentals. Not athleticism.

[daslicer]

If we're being honest here, most of the anti-today posters are bitter and angry that all this money is being poured into this primarily Black and International league, tbh..they were content watching a league where the players weren't getting paid astronomical figures and they could watch Black players commit "hard fouls" and hurt each other..

I cringe when I read or hear "fundamentals" in basketball terms.. That's just a synonym for "our way".. They used to do it " our way"

They cite the athleticism of Blacks in a negative manner, and they refer to our European brothers as "soft".. They miss their hard-nosed White American players and their fundamentals..

TBH your trolling game jumped the shark when you went into conspiracy mode and stated the league told the black players to go easy on Larry Bird during the 80's.

[djohn2oo8]

Parsons is the only relevant White American that got paid.. That's irrelevant, anyways, as the league barely has any White Americans remaining, and less than 10 players are still relevant:lol

The reality is that the money is going to keep coming, and it's Blacks and immigrants benefiting..probably hurts you to see that..
No it's not irrelevant. Whites are getting paid in a primarily black sport for not being shit. Wonder what that nigga Larry Bird could have gotten :wow

[daslicer]

No it's not irrelevant. Whites are getting paid in a primarily black sport for not being shit. Wonder what that nigga Larry Bird could have gotten :wow

Hey according to this troll's logic "White American" and "White European" equals different race. They are not the same race.

[HarlemHeat37]

TBH your trolling game jumped the shark when you went into conspiracy mode and stated the league told the black players to go easy on Larry Bird during the 80's.

Sorry, but if you watch Larry Bird videos, it's hard to not believe that:lol

He's so slow, can't jump, barely gets separation, weak handle, etc..it's evident that the players were instructed to go easy on him, which would benefit the league (and it did)

The Celtics were winning titles with TWO White American stars as their lead players, which is just too ridiculous..the NBA was insulting our intelligence with that move:lol..they were banking on people's brains being overwhelmed by their hearts..

If you believe those were legit, you might as well believe in the Illuminati or 9/11 conspiracies or Jesus Christ, etc..

[djohn2oo8]

Hey according to this troll's logic "White American" and "White European" equals different race. They are not the same race.
:lmao :lmao :lmao

[djohn2oo8]

He's so slow, can't jump, barely gets separation, weak handle, etc..
Sounds like Chandler Parsons. Must be why he's dominating today against inferior competition.

[Clipper Nation]

Sorry, but if you watch Larry Bird videos, it's hard to not believe that:lol

He's so slow, can't jump, barely gets separation, weak handle, etc..it's evident that the players were instructed to go easy on him, which would benefit the league (and it did)
Harlem

[daslicer]

Sorry, but if you watch Larry Bird videos, it's hard to not believe that:lol

He's so slow, can't jump, barely gets separation, weak handle, etc..it's evident that the players were instructed to go easy on him, which would benefit the league (and it did)

:lmao Wow. So did the league round up all the black players and threaten their livelihoods along with their families if they didn't go easy on Bird?

[HarlemHeat37]

Sounds like Chandler Parsons. Must be why he's dominating today against inferior competition.

Parsons is a slightly above average player in today's league, actually:lol

The only reason his name is known is because he's a White American, tbh..the league has to fill it's quota, have to keep the 50-70 demographic interested in the game..

[AlexJones]

:lmao Wow. So did the league round up all the black players and threaten their livelihoods along with their families if they didn't got easy on Bird?
Or perhaps it could've been a payment, you dumb fuck?

[djohn2oo8]

:lmao Wow. So did the league round up all the black players and threaten their livelihoods along with their families if they didn't go easy on Bird?
He must think they must have been instructed to go easy on Dirk too :lol

[HarlemHeat37]

He must think they must have been instructed to go easy on Dirk too :lol

Dirk is a very impressive player to watch, if you look back at his prime..much better footwork than Bird, more mobile, probably a better shooter, and his legit 7-foot frame made it impossible to guard him..

The fact that the NBA actually put Larry Bird on all-defense teams is such an insult to fans of that era:lol..could have never gotten away with that in the social media era..

Europeans really added a nice touch to the NBA game..you hear 90s players rave about Drazen Petrovic, the mid-2000s to present are full of players like him, tbh..

[HarlemHeat37]

Anyways, the NBA is more popular than ever, tbh..they just had their highest ratings in 20 years, despite being in an era where nobody watches TV anymore, streaming options, YouTube, etc..

Good time to be an NBA fan, as long as you don't have any racism or Xenophobia in you..

[djohn2oo8]

Anyways, the NBA is more popular than ever, tbh..they just had their highest ratings in 20 years, despite being in an era where nobody watches TV anymore, streaming options, YouTube, etc..

Good time to be an NBA fan, as long as you don't have any racism in you..
Because it's racist to say 14.9 ppg on 42% shooting is not worth 120 million :lmao

[HarlemHeat37]

Djohn seems like a good man, but it's a little odd that he hates a nice guy like Harden, yet is a big fan of a pedophile (Hakeem), tbh..

[djohn2oo8]

yeah and :lmao today's nba

[djohn2oo8]

Harlem all over the place now. Seems like his asshole was broken when team ball was beaten by ISOball, a 90's style.

[TD 21]

Harlem is spot on.

What's worse, is people who don't realize that it's about fit, context and nuance and instead spew antiquated nonsense: (insert decent player) is making (insert significant amount of money) and only averaged (insert pedestrian per game averages).

I don't know why it's so difficult for people to understand that it's all based on revenue generated; 50% of which the players are entitled to and at least 90% of which teams must spend.

[djohn2oo8]

Harlem is spot on.

What's worse, is people who don't realize that it's about fit, context and nuance and instead spew antiquated nonsense: (insert decent player) is making (insert significant amount of money) and only averaged (insert pedestrian per game averages).

I don't know why it's so difficult for people to understand that it's all based on revenue generated; 50% of which the players are entitled to and at least 90% of which teams must spend.
Conley is not worth 30 million a year, I don't give a damn what you say. The cap is still going down in two years.

[140]

lol 30-40-50M+ dollar contracts being handed out like candy to scrubs who have done jack shit in the league but of course harlem wants to turn this into a race issue :lol

[TD 21]

Conley is not worth 30 million a year, I don't give a damn what you say. The cap is still going down in two years.

Based on you arbitrarily saying he isn't?

Again, no context. He's worth it because that's what the market is willing to bear and because of what the Grizzlies perceive his value to be to them, not just as a team, but a franchise.

Lose him, probably fall out of the playoffs for a few years and see ticket sales, merchandise, ratings, etc. fall off, as well as the perception of the franchise around the league to players/agents.

[djohn2oo8]

Based on you arbitrarily saying he isn't?

Again, no context. He's worth it because that's what the market is willing to bear and because of what the Grizzlies perceive his value to be to them, not just as a team, but a franchise.

Lose him, probably fall out of the playoffs for a few years and see ticket sales, merchandise, ratings, etc. fall off, as well as the perception of the franchise around the league to players/agents.
And in a few years, be stuck with an albatross contract as soon as the cap goes down, and still at risk of missing the playoffs. No one is coming to that arena to watch Conley. They were already 24th in attendance last year.

[TD 21]

And in a few years, be stuck with an albatross contract as soon as the cap goes down, and still at risk of missing the playoffs.

That might play out, but too often people look at it from the perspective of winning a championship, as if that's a realistic goal for most franchises.

What was the alternative? "Tear it down"? A year after re-signing Gasol and probably promising him that they'd do everything to re-sign Conley and attempt to continue to build towards contending. That's a good way to destroy the relationship and hurt the perception of the franchise to players/agents. Markets like that especially can't afford to be doing shit like that. Besides, ownership might not even allow management to go that route.

[Fabbs]

Dirk is a very impressive player to watch, if you look back at his prime..much better footwork than Bird, more mobile, probably a better shooter, and his legit 7-foot frame made it impossible to guard him..

The fact that the NBA actually put Larry Bird on all-defense teams is such an insult to fans of that era:lol..could have never gotten away with that in the social media era..

Europeans really added a nice touch to the NBA game..you hear 90s players rave about Drazen Petrovic, the mid-2000s to present are full of players like him, tbh..
:lol you're on a troll roll.
:lol Dirk more mobile then Bird.
All Defense teams being rigged could never happen in todays social media era. :lmao Want to know who was selected 9 times to the first team?
Two Words: Kirby Bryant

[lefty]

:lol

http://www.12up.com/posts/3408933-revealed-secret-whatsapp-chat-between-nba-gms-about-free-agency?a_aid=36273

[djohn2oo8]

That might play out, but too often people look at it from the perspective of winning a championship, as if that's a realistic goal for most franchises.

What was the alternative? "Tear it down"? A year after re-signing Gasol and probably promising him that they'd do everything to re-sign Conley and attempt to continue to build towards contending. That's a good way to destroy the relationship and hurt the perception of the franchise to players/agents. Markets like that especially can't afford to be doing shit like that. Besides, ownership might not even allow management to go that route.

You mean like firing Joerger and Hollins, two coaches who brought them back to relevance? Memphis will eventually end up moving somewhere else anyway.

[djohn2oo8]

get in here lefty :lol

[lefty]

get in here lefty :lol
I'm here

[djohn2oo8]

:lol today's NBA
:lol if you can't beat em, join em

[lefty]

:lol today's NBA
:lol if you can't beat em, join em
https://media.giphy.com/media/26FPxFeuN8UA7nqGQ/giphy.gif

[midnightpulp]

Lefty was right along :(

[lefty]

Lefty was right along :(
It's not too late brother

The :lol today's NBA crew welcomes anyone who sees the light with open arms

[lefty]

Harlem all over the place now. Seems like his asshole was broken when team ball was beaten by ISOball, a 90's style.
:lmao

[TD 21]

You mean like firing Joerger and Hollins, two coaches who brought them back to relevance? Memphis will eventually end up moving somewhere else anyway.

What do two run of the mill coaches have to do with what I said?

Of course the masses won't flock to Grizzlies games to watch Conley, but they're more likely to, to watch a winner and that's what they've consistently been for a long time now.

[140]

https://media.giphy.com/media/26FPxFeuN8UA7nqGQ/giphy.gif

:lol

[Clipper Nation]

:lol today's NBA
:lol if you can't beat em, join em
http://i.imgur.com/jOZtu6p.jpg

:lol Yesterday's NBA