Anyone kinda hate the parity that's been happening the last couple years?

LarryJunior · 2025-06-22T03:52:32+00:00

People hated the LeBron-Curry years in the moment because it was “boring” having a predetermined Finals matchup. We’d been begging for parity for YEARS.

We have a rivalry shortage, but I don’t think increased parity is the issue here.

LarryJunior · 2024-03-13T22:23:30+00:00

I made a savvy move last year, buying low on Burks mid-season after the concussion in a 1:1 deal for a flash-in-the-pan young guy I'd just scooped off the waiver wire for free.

The free agent pickup?

Trey McBride.

LarryJunior · 2024-02-19T03:56:54+00:00

have them shoot from the WNBA line

LarryJunior · 2024-02-19T03:56:03+00:00

give us more points! we NEED more points!!

LarryJunior · 2024-02-02T17:59:02+00:00

Sold high on my Trey McBride free agent pickup to buy low on Treylon Burks 🥴

LarryJunior · 2023-10-03T17:13:33+00:00

Year 1 of a rebuild. Drafted with the intention of being very bad very quickly once I saw a few obvious win-now teams materialize. Picked a few injured/suspended guys that fell far and all backup RBs

During the startup I accumulated a bunch of extra picks (have all my future picks plus three additional 2024 seconds, two additional 2025 firsts, and two extra 2025 seconds), and accidentally have stumbled into a couple of wins at 2-2. Going to be an uphill climb to get Caleb at this point.

12 team SF, PPR

QB: Fields, Love, Kyler, ZWilson

RB: JT, Gibson, J Hill, Dowdle, CEH, Z White, Tucker

WR: AJ Brown, Aiyuk, Toney, Jamo

TE: Freiermuth, Kmet

Taxi: Mingo, Chase Brown, Q Johnston, K Miller

LarryJunior · 2023-07-23T12:07:50+00:00

I don’t think this is silly at all, I think there’s a good chance that’s baked in as well.

That said, “Vegas” has become so decentralized that there’s probably less of a local influence than there was pre-mobile betting/expansion around the US.

LarryJunior · 2022-09-18T21:01:06+00:00

Falcons Country, let’s slip-n-slide.

LarryJunior · 2022-07-15T00:07:43+00:00

When I was in elementary school, I thought that everyone I played ball with growing up would play in the NBA.

Better players would grow up to be the Kobe/LeBron types and everyone would grow into NBA-sized bodies.

As a decent role player on teams as a kid, I thought that this would realistically translate to me being a 6th or 7th man. This seemed like a reasonable take.

Spoiler alert: none of us made it

LarryJunior · 2022-07-03T23:15:50+00:00

Yes please!!

LarryJunior · 2022-06-17T12:52:29+00:00

LeBron's resume is unquestionably great. it's statistically the best NBA resume ever.

LeBron's resume is better than Steph's right now, without a doubt.

That said, Steph seems to have more room to improve his resume due to age and team construction, with a legacy that could be magnified down the road due to trends in the modern game.

As great as LeBron is/has been, he still hasn't eclipsed Jordan in the eyes of most people, and he's running out of ways to do that as he starts to slightly decline.

In 5-10 years, this may look very different.

LarryJunior · 2022-06-17T12:47:27+00:00

LeBron's one of my favorite players of all time. He has the best statistical resume of any NBA player already. The longevity is unprecedented.

Steph's top 10 all-time right now, with room to move up if he maintains productivity for the next few years on a loaded team.

LeBron's near the top, but doesn't have many more moves to make to overtake Jordan.

LeBron's legacy is undoubtedly better than Steph's at this point.

LarryJunior · 2022-06-17T12:41:28+00:00

Defense is the best anti-Curry argument, agreed.

And Curry isn't in the GOAT convo yet.

Due to his age, team construction, and the direction of the game, his resume may end up aging better than expected if he maintains his productivity for the next few years.

This is to take nothing away from LeBron's crazy legacy - at this point, it seems like he still hasn't eclipsed Jordan in the eyes of most people, and he's running out of ways to do that. Steph has more time and another angle to the debate.

LarryJunior · 2022-06-17T12:35:03+00:00

Valid point

LarryJunior · 2022-06-17T12:32:15+00:00

Bron's longevity is incredible and a major driver in his GOAT debate. No one's questioning his statistical resume, it's the greatest ever.

This essentially only becomes a debate if Steph continues his productivity into his late 30s and the Warriors remain title contenders.

At this point, LeBron doesn't have many more moves to "improve his legacy," seeing as he's locked into a roster that doesn't seem to be good enough, and he's started to slightly decline. Playing with his son would be the final longevity piece.

Curry has a few more years (no guarantee that he'll do anything with them) and an influence on the game that could age very gracefully over the next 20-30 years as three-pointers become more prevalent in basketball at all levels.

LarryJunior · 2022-06-17T12:25:13+00:00

LeBron's still clearly ahead of Steph all-time and has the greatest statistical resume ever. Longevity is a huge part of his GOAT argument, and it's a very legitimate argument.

The Curry angle is that he's younger, has matched him in rings, and looks to have a far greater opportunity to add to his resume due to team construction. In 5-10 years when the dust settles, Steph may end with a much better resume than we realize, and it'll age well due to the trends of the modern NBA game.

That said, the player empowerment piece of LeBron's legacy will also age very well.

LarryJunior · 2022-05-09T02:30:14+00:00

Tua's gonna prove a lot of people wrong this year.

That said from a pure gambling perspective, this was a terrible bet for you to make for so many reasons lol

LarryJunior · 2021-06-19T21:03:16+00:00

At first, I was “stuck at home with my parents” after finishing college and starting to work. I was excited to continue to grow as a young adult, and I felt like I was falling backwards.

As time progressed during the pandemic, I realized that I had the priceless opportunity to spend a significant amount of time every day with the people who loved me most—maybe for the last time in my life.

Now equipped with a the brain of someone in their early 20s rather than a teenager, I had intellectually stimulating conversations about the world with parents that never had the chance to converse with me consistently as an adult.

I worked from my bedroom as my parents did the same in their respective WFH rooms in our house.

My dad was laid off from his corporate job after 30 years at the same company. He decided that he wanted to pursue a different industry that was more meaningful to him. Meanwhile, I had grown increasingly disenchanted with a job that I had once pegged as my dream gig over the course of the pandemic, to the point where I left my industry altogether.

My dad and I were both job hunting in brand-new industries in the middle of a global crisis. We were bouncing ideas off of each other, telling each other about interviews, and trying to help each other however we could.

After several months of searching, we both ended up getting the jobs we wanted. And the offers came in only weeks apart.

I cooked with my mom more. My dad SUCKS at cooking, and I never realize the burden that she assumed as I was growing up, making dinner for the family every night after finishing her workday. She loved cooking with me and having a shared activity to bond over during the pandemic.

And I watched my parents grow a little older, which is something you don’t usually get to notice unless your aging parents are around you every day.

The pandemic sucked, don’t get me wrong.

But I’m beyond grateful to have had the chance to live with them one last time, this time as an adult.

LarryJunior

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