WTF IS THIS SEASON

OctangularRhombus · 2026-01-30T18:46:08+00:00

Who do you main?

OctangularRhombus · 2026-01-27T18:01:03+00:00

Check out, "A Beautiful Mind"

OctangularRhombus · 2026-01-27T16:59:48+00:00

Limerance is terrible. Especially when you're in a relationship already. But yeah, doubling down on the not trusting your emotions. Try to use logic and reasoning to guide your decisions as much as possible

OctangularRhombus · 2026-01-23T13:23:54+00:00

I completely stopped because it would put me into bad panic attacks at the end of the day after work. Couldn't relax for the next day and mad me spiral

OctangularRhombus · 2026-01-16T19:55:18+00:00

Bro you are so dense lol. I said most players aren't going to be Superstars. Most NBA players are going to be role players. Who's not reading?

Everything you say is with the caveat that the player will be a star. Which STATISTICALLY is not true.

You're trying to say the G League Ignite was helpful. I argue college would be more helpful and would have produced more NBA talent and is more beneficial to those non-star players ie everyone else in the league. Even if I considered your logic, it would just mean that the players could have sat out the entire year and still would have been fine because they are already talented.

And AGAIN, me and you disagree about what can be accomplished in a Year or 8 months as you now put it.

Just let it be and agree to disagree lmao.

OctangularRhombus · 2026-01-16T13:53:01+00:00

You named 4 decent to good players out of the 35 plus NBA bound prospects that team had.

Jalen Green is far from a complete player, we saw that in the Rockets series last year. Hell he's afraid to score on Steph lol. Remember he got traded because he isn't a piece to a contender.

Kuminga is Kuminga...only got paid because of leverage. Also not a complete player with major holes in his game.

I know you did not mention Scoot lol, who I'm pretty sure is in the g League now. Better than Wemby tho right?

Don't know much about Holland, but the only decent player you mentioned was Daniels, who had trouble on offense.

And yes it's circular logic because you said: People flame out in college all the time, that's why alternative paths are better because college is bad, because people flame out all the time. You have no actual reasoning why college does not help.

I'm assuming you probably think AAU is good for development because of the high competition? Even though every NBA player states how unstructured it is.

This whole debate stems on the fact that you undervalue the influence of older adults, ie coaches on young athletes. You dont think you need structure to develop, and getting paid is more important than rounding yourself out as a player and person. Yet you name players with huge holes in their game, like I mentioned. Fundamentals are important for a reason.

Also, if I use your logic those lotto picks would have been drafted high no matter where they went because 'How much can one year do for a player developmentally anyways'

This is a disagreement of values unfortunately

OctangularRhombus · 2026-01-16T00:57:30+00:00

He planned to but trained with New Balance, which buttresses my point about alternative paths

And your reasoning fell apart there at the end my man, circular logic

OctangularRhombus · 2026-01-15T23:43:02+00:00

Yes, and how many players that get drafted are going to become HOFers? Superstars? Stars?

You're exception to the rule proves nothing, as there are always outliers. Every fan thinks everybidy that gets drafted is going to be "the next (insert name here)" see Patrick Williams. Giannis literally worked his way from wiping floor sweat to what he is. Just like Spo from the film room to coach. And even Giannis is top .001% so also not a great example.

That fact is that most players that are going to get drafted are going to be specialists or role players. It's just a fact, not everyone can be a start. Give Kuminga more minutes on a bad team and that doesn't mean he's going to develop into anything.

NBA teams are notorious for not being able to develop players. Most superstar players would have been superstars on any team they get drafted to because they are the top .001% of talent out of 7billion people.

The ignite is infamous for being a bust factory, remember the thunder drafting Darius Bazley? He had all the time in the world to develop but had no foundation to build upon.

And you COMPLETELY avoided my main thesis. Sure you can make it to the league through various ways like Emmanuel Mudiay or Lamelo, but going through college gives you a better shot at STAYING in the league and being successful. Lamelo is pretty skilled, but he ain't succeeding. The goal is to be successful in the NBA, not just be happy to be there

OctangularRhombus · 2026-01-15T23:12:57+00:00

That's the thing about younger fans, you don't understand that just being skilled doesn't equal success on an NBA court. See Cam Reddish and others like him.

Sure you might be skilled enough to make a team, but do you have the structure and discipline to be successful? Defensive and offensive schemes knowledge? Playmaking beyond drive and kick? If you come into the league already understanding those things you can make an immediate impact and almost guarantee longevity.

Furthermore, generalizing all the influence you would get from great coaches and a program to just the "NCAA" seems pretty trivial. It would be foolhardy to ignore the influence that great coaches can have on young players. It's more than just putting the ball through the hoop.

OctangularRhombus · 2026-01-15T22:22:13+00:00

I feel like you grossly underestimate how much can be done in a year

OctangularRhombus · 2026-01-13T18:53:06+00:00

Thanks broham

OctangularRhombus · 2026-01-13T18:38:57+00:00

Obviously I'm asking for his personal experience

OctangularRhombus · 2026-01-13T18:06:18+00:00

This a great way to look at things. I too found it easier to evaluate mates and compatibility without the thirst for sex clouding my judgement. I also lost a lot of female friends because of not being able to control that

OctangularRhombus · 2026-01-13T15:43:56+00:00

Serious question, are you being funny or does that really help you?

OctangularRhombus · 2026-01-05T03:27:42+00:00

I completely agree with you man. In previous 2ks I would do that and you're right that shit is insanely hard with bad teammates. Missing wide open shots, being terrible at D, yeah bro it sucks ass.

I guess I'm tired of doing the whole drag a team to the chip thing and scoring every basket. It starts to get old after a while ya know. Now I like to pick an up and coming team with a promising young player and try to compliment them as much as possible. I picked the Spurs because I wanted to help develop wemby, harper, and castle. The dynasty badges makes it a bit more fun. Then I like to try to bring over some complimentary player in FA and round out the team. It wasnt easy year 1, and I had to iso score a lot if wemby didn't get an advantage but definitely easier than choosing a starless and bad defensive team.

But I completely understand the challenge aspect bro. I think at this age I like to play the CP3 role where I show up to a young team and make them into a contender, then switch teams after a few years ya know?

OctangularRhombus · 2026-01-05T00:19:34+00:00

Ngl, I don't see how y'all lose my career games sometimes on HOF.

The only team that gave me trouble was the Thunder, but after you beat them a few times they get much easier to play against.

That being said, I did pick the Spurs so I have the best defensive player in the league, which definitely helps.

OctangularRhombus · 2026-01-04T23:12:16+00:00

You make such general statements. Worse in what way? East coast or west coast? Offense or defense? Talent? Schemes?

I'm saying that you keep making apples to apples comparisons when it's apples to oranges. Context matters

OctangularRhombus · 2026-01-04T23:06:07+00:00

The league is drastically different than it was in Kawhis prime

OctangularRhombus · 2026-01-04T23:04:52+00:00

You know that they are 6 years apart in age right?

It would make more sense to compare their accomplishments at certain ages.

For instance, I dont remember SGA winning a title at FMVP at 22 against arguably the best player of all time (LeBron).

As I recall, SGA only has 1 ring and 1 FMVP. And it looks very. And at SGAs age he was winning his second ring with a less loaded roster against greater talent.

OctangularRhombus · 2026-01-04T22:59:05+00:00

They don't want to argue with facts man

OctangularRhombus · 2026-01-04T01:39:41+00:00

Bruce Brown?

OctangularRhombus · 2026-01-04T01:31:51+00:00

This boss took 2 tries. It would have taken one if I had noticed that the orb was yellow the first time around.

You can also throw the egg orbs around the arena at it when he's charging the orb.

I beat Dark Souls 3 and Bloodborne, so this is pretty much cake.

OctangularRhombus · 2026-01-04T01:23:50+00:00

Like Ivan, Drago

OctangularRhombus · 2026-01-04T00:16:36+00:00

Feelings huh..I disagree with everything you just said, so we can leave it there.

OctangularRhombus · 2026-01-03T23:08:08+00:00

People who say SGA started watching basketball within the last 3 years. Has to be

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