2015-2016 NBA Regular Season - MDA to HOU - All-NBA - Harden snubbed - Anthony Davis is broke

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Mamba MVP said:
[emoji]128546[/emoji][emoji]128546[/emoji] it hurts me even more typing it. But the Kobe I knew died in 2013. It pains me to watch this guy play.
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Definitely sad when you watch one of your favorite players on the downside of their career and realize they just can't do what they used to. It's crazy like you'll see one vintage move or even "game" and just be happy they were able to provide a bit of excitement haha.
 
Osh Kosh Bosh said:
They were put in an incredibly difficult situation, the world was watching. untold amounts of social/political pressure (not mention the pressure of trying to win a playoff series) and they made a compromise. They chose to play and voice their opinion in a simple unified way.


But rather than you know having empathy for the position they were put in, rather understanding the absurdity of the situation they were put, people just chose to mock them as if they would have done something differently. Like unless they refused to play, and a courted the legal, and social wrath of the dominant class they were some how less than. when the every adult black person in america should understand you make compromises everyday to survive.

So many sports fans harbor a not so secret resentment for the athletes they obsess over. It's pretty pathetic, most would wilt if put in the same situation.

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If John Carlos and Tommie Smith did this today they would be mocked.
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Thanks for expanding. I agree with you completely, but I think what bothers you about this situation goes beyond just sports fans. People in general these days are too quick to mock and criticize since its so easy to do through the relative anonymity provided by the Internet. Its sad, but people seem to be becoming less empathetic all the time.

Side note - Tommie Smith coached my two little brothers in ju-co track. Very nice, unassuming guy.
 
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lmaooo bruh they so tender in cLeveLand

LeBron James returned to Cleveland from Miami last year, and he brought with him two NBA titles and four years of hard-won championship experience.

James says one of the most important things he learned in his tenure with the Heat was the value of internal criticism, of teammates holding themselves and each other accountable.

"I think being in Miami, the best thing about our team was that you could say whatever you wanted to say, when you wanted to say it right then and there, and no one took it personal," he said Thursday, according to Chris Haynes of Cleveland.com.

"You may be mad at that guy for a few days or whatever the case may be, but it never affected what we did out there on the floor, because we only had one common goal and that was to win. That's all that mattered. So when you realize stuff like that, you realize it's not about you and it's never about you. It's about the big picture."

James has brought that ethos to this year's Cavaliers, who, despite an 8-3 start that has them at the top of the Eastern Conference, have yet to look fully locked in. They've played down to the level of some of the weaker competition they've faced to this point, and lost their second straight game Tuesday night against the Detroit Pistons.

After the Pistons loss, James came down hard on his team.

"We lost in the Finals. We didn't win. We lost," he said. "And the team that beat us looks hungrier than we are. It shouldn't be that way."

Before that, he said that the Cavs were playing with "half-*** effort," and before that he called out his teammates in the middle of a game, barking, "You motherf---ers gonna play?"

The Cavs are also dealing with significant injuries, as point guard Kyrie Irving and shooting guard Iman Shumpert are still working their way back from knee and wrist surgery, respectively.

Still, James isn't making excuses.

"It's been challenging," he said, "but at the same time, it shouldn't take away from the guys that's in uniform. We need to come out and play with a little bit more sense of urgency."
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you mother ******* gon play?????
 
now that i think about it, aint the pels cut nate robinson after game 1 loss to the dubs?


they tanking on the humble over there bro
 
Maybe the Pelicans are trying to building a positive environment for young Anthony Davis to grow, and it didn't align with what Nate and Jimmer were doing with all their throwing gang signs and harlem shaking
 
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Freeze said:
lmaooo bruh they so tender in cLeveLand

LeBron James returned to Cleveland from Miami last year, and he brought with him two NBA titles and four years of hard-won championship experience.

James says one of the most important things he learned in his tenure with the Heat was the value of internal criticism, of teammates holding themselves and each other accountable.

"I think being in Miami, the best thing about our team was that you could say whatever you wanted to say, when you wanted to say it right then and there, and no one took it personal," he said Thursday, according to Chris Haynes of Cleveland.com.

"You may be mad at that guy for a few days or whatever the case may be, but it never affected what we did out there on the floor, because we only had one common goal and that was to win. That's all that mattered. So when you realize stuff like that, you realize it's not about you and it's never about you. It's about the big picture."

James has brought that ethos to this year's Cavaliers, who, despite an 8-3 start that has them at the top of the Eastern Conference, have yet to look fully locked in. They've played down to the level of some of the weaker competition they've faced to this point, and lost their second straight game Tuesday night against the Detroit Pistons.

After the Pistons loss, James came down hard on his team.

"We lost in the Finals. We didn't win. We lost," he said. "And the team that beat us looks hungrier than we are. It shouldn't be that way."

Before that, he said that the Cavs were playing with "half-*** effort," and before that he called out his teammates in the middle of a game, barking, "You motherf---ers gonna play?"

The Cavs are also dealing with significant injuries, as point guard Kyrie Irving and shooting guard Iman Shumpert are still working their way back from knee and wrist surgery, respectively.

Still, James isn't making excuses.

"It's been challenging," he said, "but at the same time, it shouldn't take away from the guys that's in uniform. We need to come out and play with a little bit more sense of urgency."
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you mother ******* gon play?????
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Freeze said:
now that i think about it, aint the pels cut nate robinson after game 1 loss to the dubs?


they tanking on the humble over there bro
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they sure did....let him start to get cooked by curry
 
It was well documented that sterling was a racist for decades yet these guys only make a stand once it's mainstream.
 
sea manup said:
It was well documented that sterling was a racist for decades yet these guys only make a stand once it's mainstream.
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THIS. I knew years ago about the housing discrimination and other things. I find it hard to believe the players, management, other owners and league itself didn't know. Didn't mind taking money from the racist until it became uncomfortable to do so. I'm sure whoever came through that organization knew what was up. As long as they got paid to hell with whoever he did dirty.

They stood up and made a stand. I'm glad they did. However they did it because of the publics pressure to do so. Had that incident with Sterling not happened he'll still be a owner. Although his history was documented before that.
 
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sea manup said:
It was well documented that sterling was a racist for decades yet these guys only make a stand once it's mainstream.
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Lowkey irrelevant. There's a tipping point to everything and that was the tipping point for them. The point is, they eventually took a stand on it.
 
sea manup said:
It was well documented that sterling was a racist for decades yet these guys only make a stand once it's mainstream.
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So before the V. Stiviano recording came out, if you were a basketball player who had worked your whole life to get to the NBA, and the Clippers happened to draft you, would you have refused to play for them because of who the owner was?
 
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