The NBA Thread

[Speilmen230]

Originally Posted by YouNeverKnow25

definitely agree there. I understand these guys aren't machines who can literally turn an off-switch to whatever is said about them, but you've got to be able to let some stuff go

I mean, if it bothers you that much, one would think the natural response would be to hire a psychologist/therapist to go talk to and get it sorted out or at least manage it.

[mrignatious]

Yeah I'd say an insecure professional athlete would be likely to seek out a therapist. That makes sense.

[rickyh24]

https://twitter.com/fchwpo/status/910258672768569344

[pathetic]

great backread. I've been waiting for this thread to be less boring.

[JRS1386]

Originally Posted by vaxarado

Not a Will Cain fan but....

https://youtu.be/tVtsp_mASno

i stopped at word salad. Cain is dumb

[rickyh24]

No idea who Cain is but he falls right in line. Espn pretty much only employs people who can't talk without shouting. Can't take any of them too seriously.

[DMBstandUP1984]

Basketball players can get very real housewives of Atlantaish sometimes.

[rickyh24]

All I took from that is you watch real housewives of Atlanta.

[DMBstandUP1984]

Originally Posted by rickyh24

All I took from that is you watch real housewives of Atlanta.

lol I don't. But players off the court can get real bitchy and caty with each other

[vaxarado]

So apparently KD a bit of buyers remorse immediately after his decision
http://thebiglead.com/2017/09/19/dur...source=twitter

[Rodey]

Originally Posted by vaxarado

So apparently KD a bit of buyers remorse immediately after his decision
http://thebiglead.com/2017/09/19/dur...source=twitter

Great attempt by his PR team to spin things a year later.

This screams, "I wish people would just like me again and not call me a ring chaser."

[Lee3691]

So what if KD is a ring chaser? I'd rather be a successful ring chaser than a ring virgin.

Even though KD only spent a year playing for University of Texas, I wondered how much it bothered him to be so close to University of Oklahoma.

[Rodey]

Originally Posted by Lee3691

So what if KD is a ring chaser? I'd rather be a successful ring chaser than a ring virgin.

Even though KD only spent a year playing for University of Texas, I wondered how much it bothered him to be so close to University of Oklahoma.

I mean, he very clearly cares that people think the bolded about him.

Why would it bother him being close to Oklahoma?

[Lee3691]

Originally Posted by Rodey

I mean, he very clearly cares that people think the bolded about him.

Why would it bother him being close to Oklahoma?

Texas and Oklahoma are rivals. Sooners don't really care for Longhorns (except for KD when he played for them).

[Rodey]

Still not really sure what you're getting at, Lee.

[Lee3691]

Originally Posted by Rodey

Still not really sure what you're getting at, Lee.

Kevin Durant played college basketball at the University of Texas.
The University of Texas and the University of Oklahoma are rivals.
The University of Oklahoma's campus is about 30 minutes from downtown OKC.
Most people who live in OKC are University of Oklahoma fans.
The Oklahoma Thunder played their home games in downtown OKC.
Hence, most of the fans of the team that KD played professionally for, were also fans of the rival school that he was an alumni from.

[Rodey]

And you think they didn't like KD for that reason?

Most fans of college teams probably don't give a shit where their pro team's best player went to school. Especially when said player contributed to them being a relevant franchise as much as KD did.

[Lee3691]

Originally Posted by Rodey

And you think they didn't like KD for that reason?

Most fans of college teams probably don't give a shit where their pro team's best player went to school. Especially when said player contributed to them being a relevant franchise as much as KD did.

Nothing to do with what the fans thought
Maybe KD didn't like playing for fans who root for the college that is his college's rival.

[Rodey]

Originally Posted by Lee3691

Nothing to do with what the fans thought
Maybe KD didn't like playing for fans who root for the college that is his college's rival.

I have a really hard time believing a guy who only played two games against Oklahoma in his college career developed that much of a passion for the rivalry.

It's rare that college rivalries extend to anything more than friendly trash talking, even amongst players who played against each other in college rivalries.

[Lee3691]

Yeah, I'm not saying it's the reason, just suggesting a theory.

[CrashDMB237]

Wiggins signing a 5 year, $148 mil max extension with Minnesota. Not that smart for the TWolves, going to be royally fucked two years from now.

[Speilmen230]

Shoulda traded him back to Cleveland for the Nets pick & Love.

[Lee3691]

Originally Posted by Speilmen230

Shoulda traded him back to Cleveland for the Nets pick & Love.

That's a bad trade for Cleveland. Wiggins is solid, but Love is on a much better contract. Not usre I would even do that trade without the pick if I were Cleveland.

[Rodey]

Yikes. Wiggins is not vary good.

Inefficient scorer who plays zero defense.

[vaxarado]

Damn. OKC making some moves.

[Lee3691]

What a trade. Love what OKC is doing. Only way they are going to keep a lot of their stars is by winning, so love that they are just going for it.

[justinandimcool]

GOAT off-season

This is what you do when superstars bitch out and join an all time great time.. Pile your team. Outbitch the bitch. Good job Houston and hell of a job OKC


Really hope PG and RWB stay long

Vary scared for spurs to be 4 seed now tho

[Rodey]

Not sure how Melo and George will work on the floor together. Should be interesting.

[Lee3691]

It seems like George, Paul and Anthony were all traded for less collectively than what the Cavs got for Kyrie.

[CrashDMB237]

I've been waiting for this day since February 2011. Landmark day for the Knicks franchise, not a great one for the thunder.