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We can't actually know for sure if that's over, because LeBron built this team and hasn't been in place yet where he's openly seeking talent and we can see the lack of interest. We can assume if you want, but there's no sign yet like with Kobe.

In those later years to now, Kobe wasn't ever on a team guaranteed to make the ECF like LeBron's team is currently and probably even next year. I imagine a lot of these quality, aging players will take that lottery ticket to hopefully win a championship over a lot of others. That's still the Final Four regardless, doubt he'd actually struggle to find help right now if he was demonstrative in looking, but in the next 2-3 years the slide will be highly-publicized and then it could be a bad look. And not saying the slide isn't already churning through the media cycle, but it'll be all over the place in the next few years.
 
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Barkley's strictly there for the comedy.

I agree that it's kinda annoying watching Inside the NBA & Chuck's talking about something he knows nothing about.
 
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I don't want Decline LeBron in my life. Seriously, am I the only one who thinks he could hang them up within three years if he fails to win a title while continuously coming so close, putting multiple 8+ month seasons on his body like in Miami but with no meaningful payoff?

I could envision the scenario where like two or three straight Finals appearances 2015-2016-2017 with little Eastern Conference resistance but b2b2b losses to West teams may be too much for him personally, and might end his run earlier than we all may think, as it becomes apparent his game is sliding and there's not enough left around him - at least the way the team's built currently - to ever get over the only hump that matters. Not that LeBron doesn't have the overall skillset that caters to team involvement and he's a terrific passer, but we all saw what happened with Kobe and FA the last two years when all of his peers had already cast aside the notion of teaming up with him because it wouldn't lead to winning.

You know, the hump that matters, as in the awkward thing LeBron throws out in commercials that'll always be there if he's not able to actually do it, 'YOU KNOW IT'S ALL ABOUT GETTIN ONE FOR THE LAND.'
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tbh it looks like thats exactly how the rest of his career is gonna play out.
 
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Dray is shooting damn near 40% from 3 this year. Doesn't matter what the offense is designed to do. He'd be taking those instead of midrange shots. Just like Blake wouldn't be taking as many 3s as Draymond would if he were with GS.

I don't think it's that complicated. It's just how their games are.
 
I'm amused at the thought of Barkley preparing for the NCAA tournament when he doesn't even watch the NBA. :lol:
 
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We can't actually know for sure if that's over, because LeBron built this team and hasn't been in place yet where he's openly seeking talent and we can see the lack of interest. We can assume if you want, but there's no sign yet like with Kobe.

In those later years to now, Kobe wasn't ever on a team guaranteed to make the ECF like LeBron's team is currently and probably even next year. I imagine a lot of these quality, aging players will take that lottery ticket to hopefully win a championship over a lot of others. That's still the Final Four regardless, doubt he'd actually struggle to find help right now if he was demonstrative in looking, but in the next 2-3 years the slide will be highly-publicized and then it could be a bad look.
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oh no i feel you, i didn't mean he was completely washed, i just meant, he doesnt care about getting one for the land anymore. he's off that lol.

he def still has some elite years left, but the cliff is approaching, and then it will get ugly since outside of passing, a lot of his ability was predicated through his athleticism and not so much his skill. No reall footwork, no midrange, no 3 pointer, suspect free throws. When the sheer power of him fades...yikes.
 
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Jimmer :rolleyes

We're looking at Tony Wroten, Tim Frazier, or Ray McCallum to fill the last roster spot. I like all 3 of those guys but it doesn't matter cause Calderon & Vujacic are gonna play over the young guys.
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Can't believe the Knicks signed him to a 10 day and gave him absolutely no meaningful time. Like they can't afford to play young guys cause they're in the playoff hunt. Pretty inexcusable all around.
 
It's been real obvious for years too. :lol:

I watch for the comedy too, but come on. There are plenty of people who are passionate about basketball who deserve the spot if he's just gonna put zero effort into his job.
 
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I don't know why Dray vs Blake became such a hot topic this year.
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I think if you trade them for each other, both teams get worse. Draymond does things for the Warriors that Blake can't do, and Blake when healthy does things for the Clippers that Draymond can't do.
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Stop being a stat nerd and making sense. That's not as fun as calling everyone "overrated frauds".
 
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nickmaz96 said:
Jimmer :rolleyes

We're looking at Tony Wroten, Tim Frazier, or Ray McCallum to fill the last roster spot. I like all 3 of those guys but it doesn't matter cause Calderon & Vujacic are gonna play over the young guys.
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Can't believe the Knicks signed him to a 10 day and gave him absolutely no meaningful time. Like they can't afford to play young guys cause they're in the playoff hunt. Pretty inexcusable all around.
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Glad it's not just Knicks fans seeing this.

It's March & we have no clue if Jerian Grant could be an impact player for us in the future.
 
Jon Rothstein on CBS Sports and Charles Barkley during tournament time would be a hell of a contrast and combo because of the contrast. Barkley would clown on him for his "look at my take" tone and it would be awesome.

Again, I don't go to Charles Barkley expecting him to be Erik Spoelstra in a video room or even below that like a Tim Legler. Do you guys want to go to him for that type of thing? Nah. He's just the guy whose going to draw on his long timeline of basketball knowledge, first-hand and since joining TNT more than a decade ago, and mess with Shaq, say one thing that may be a good point, and that might be it. But I can get the other stuff elsewhere.
 
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lakersman3000 said:
Imagine how much worse lj is going to be next year. I always told dudes he wouldnt last as a great player past his mid 30s.
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Who does tho? :lol:


shoeking2102 said:
But we all knew this.
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This can be said of 80% of the media. It's the nature of the job really. No way you can cover all the teams you're supposed to between all the other responsibilities you have with deadlines and everything else. It's why Broussard has so many sources so he can lessen his workload while staying on top of things
 
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Dray is shooting damn near 40% from 3 this year. Doesn't matter what the offense is designed to do. He'd be taking those instead of midrange shots. Just like Blake wouldn't be taking as many 3s as Draymond would if he were with GS.

I don't think it's that complicated. It's just how their games are.
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Except it does matter.

It's not as simple as "Well draymond is on the team, he'll shoot 3's instead of midrange jumpshots." The team and offense is constructed to produce midrange jumpers and while the Clippers do take a lot of 3's, having your starting big take over 3 3's a game is not optimal for the Clips, and there's no guarantee that the Clippers would be better because of it.
 
Dirk, Tim Duncan was great defensively into his 30s, KG was still in Minnesota at age 30, Steve Nash, Kobe won two titles after age 30.
 


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I've stopped watching as well.
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+1. I think I've maybe only watched 1 episode of Inside this season. Maybe part of another one. The basketball analysis is bad and the non-basketball stuff either feels forced or is stuff we've seen a bunch of times before.

Shaqtin a Foo is amusing, but not enough to get me to watch the whole show.
 
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