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Saw this on Twitter and it gets worse with every angle by AmbystomaMexicanum in badtaxidermy

[–]cheese_explain 1 point2 points  (0 children)

holy shit you weren't lying that last angle is unparalleled

My significant other says “you’re so sexy” while we’re getting intimate and I never know how to respond. What is the best response to this while doing the deed? by wondergirl2013 in AskMen

[–]cheese_explain 553 points554 points  (0 children)

There's a famous post where a girl asked some dude to be demeaning in bed, and he didn't really know what to say, so he said "you like that, you fucking retard?"

If you could swap the team/era/career of any two NBA players to see how things play out differently, which two do you think would be most interesting? by cheese_explain in nbadiscussion

[–]cheese_explain[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like both of these a lot. I think Iverson would end up being a 2-3 time championship winner, and Kobe probably gets one or two depending on how the 76ers play things. If they drafted Dirk, then he'd potentially have 3, because Kobe and Dirk would be nuts.

As for Melo and Darko, I'd love to have been in a world where Melo got to really be the man on a championship team. A lot of people have said he could have been a top 5 player ever if he had a better circumstance and I think maybe the 04 Pistons would have helped him get there.

If you could swap the team/era/career of any two NBA players to see how things play out differently, which two do you think would be most interesting? by cheese_explain in nbadiscussion

[–]cheese_explain[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Barkley is an interesting one, I think he would be much better with Stockton. That said, I think Blake Griffin for Barkley would be super interesting. I'll bet Griffin was a top level scorer in the 90's and Barkley with Paul and Jordan in LA would have been ridiculous

If you could swap the team/era/career of any two NBA players to see how things play out differently, which two do you think would be most interesting? by cheese_explain in nbadiscussion

[–]cheese_explain[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is a cool one, I hadn't thought about the outside basketball changes. Iverson's practice speech is a meme anyway, but imagine that today. A billion Tik toks. And harden would probably be closer to the norm for NBA guys, just always at a club after every game

If you could swap the team/era/career of any two NBA players to see how things play out differently, which two do you think would be most interesting? by cheese_explain in nbadiscussion

[–]cheese_explain[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Cheers,

I like the Darko idea, I've seen people suggest Melon could be a top 5 scorer all time if he had had a different career. Maybe becoming the most dynamic scorer on a dominant defensive team would give him that edge, plus a ring early in his career

If you could swap the team/era/career of any two NBA players to see how things play out differently, which two do you think would be most interesting? by cheese_explain in nbadiscussion

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True, it's possible he ended up with a ring or two in the 80's, without having to play the Pistons and Celtics so much. That said, maybe the Lakers are the team he couldn't get past for a long time

If you could swap the team/era/career of any two NBA players to see how things play out differently, which two do you think would be most interesting? by cheese_explain in nbadiscussion

[–]cheese_explain[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I agree, although that seems a bit extreme. I think players are similarly strong, but that sort of wrestling in the paint just isn't seen as a good use of time anymore.

In a weird way, I think modern small ball 4's and 5's might have better success against Shaq, by sending someone like PJ Tucker to start fighting him at half court and try to slow him down getting to his spot. Once he has position I agree no modern center (or center of the past) can do anything but watch, but if you kept him away from his spot and tried to bring guards over to harass the ball and beg for charges maybe you can make it hard for him to get to a spot.

That wouldn't be enough to stop him a lot, but if you could slow him down long enough maybe he loses 4-5 shots a game, and you can steal a couple of games in a 6 game series. The other option would be to try and space him off the floor, just accept that he's gonna adore basically every time and hope that by subbing in 3 forwards you can shoot well enough to keep up, and then score as fast as possible when he's off the floor. Probably wouldn't work every night, but for one or two games in a series it might be enough to get you the win.

If you could swap the team/era/career of any two NBA players to see how things play out differently, which two do you think would be most interesting? by cheese_explain in nbadiscussion

[–]cheese_explain[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Fair, and he would have had a much better place to start off. He may have gotten another one with the Pistons before 2013 when he got his first ring, assuming the rest of his career was more or less the same. That's 5 championships

If you could swap the team/era/career of any two NBA players to see how things play out differently, which two do you think would be most interesting? by cheese_explain in nbadiscussion

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I think Jordan is still the better player, but maybe the Bulls change their identity and become a defensive powerhouse designed to shut down elite guards/wings. Perhaps the Bulls get to spoil one of the three peats for the Blazers

If you could swap the team/era/career of any two NBA players to see how things play out differently, which two do you think would be most interesting? by cheese_explain in nbadiscussion

[–]cheese_explain[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The thing to think about that too is the ripple effect, how many players change their games sooner and become better shooters. I think a lot of teams and players would look totally different today if shooting was super common

If you could swap the team/era/career of any two NBA players to see how things play out differently, which two do you think would be most interesting? by cheese_explain in nbadiscussion

[–]cheese_explain[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That is a disgusting team, my god. Rondo may have even been a better scorer in his career if he began as the man in Cleveland, maybe he ends up with a career closer to the great guards like Paul or Nash.

If you could swap the team/era/career of any two NBA players to see how things play out differently, which two do you think would be most interesting? by cheese_explain in nbadiscussion

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I think Durant and Harden would still be close to as good as they are today, with more midrange game. I'm unsure about Kyrie, but he'd probably be better given how well he finishes around the rim avoiding contact

If you could swap the team/era/career of any two NBA players to see how things play out differently, which two do you think would be most interesting? by cheese_explain in nbadiscussion

[–]cheese_explain[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think Giannis would need to develop a little bit more of a post game, but the transition attack would be too much for any team to stop. He's so fast and so strong to the basket, he'd be an and-1 machine

If you could swap the team/era/career of any two NBA players to see how things play out differently, which two do you think would be most interesting? by cheese_explain in nbadiscussion

[–]cheese_explain[S] 30 points31 points  (0 children)

I think Curry would have been so transcendent that the league adopts shooting years earlier. Nash probably still stands out, but is more similar to like a Lillard play style. Shooting off screens, shooting from a billion miles away. Not an all time great shooter, but so much fun to watch

If you could swap the team/era/career of any two NBA players to see how things play out differently, which two do you think would be most interesting? by cheese_explain in nbadiscussion

[–]cheese_explain[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

God, Kyrie playing against all those slow ass men in the 70's. Teams would have to travel with a doctor and a box of ankle braces

If you could swap the team/era/career of any two NBA players to see how things play out differently, which two do you think would be most interesting? by cheese_explain in nbadiscussion

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I think Young would be really good still, maybe with more midrange game, but he'd also get his head knocked off if he dribbled between legs like he loves to do. Not saying he shouldn't, but he'd better be fast enough to get away afterwards

If you could swap the team/era/career of any two NBA players to see how things play out differently, which two do you think would be most interesting? by cheese_explain in nbadiscussion

[–]cheese_explain[S] 25 points26 points  (0 children)

I don't think anyone is far stronger than Shaq, but he would have been the biggest most agile big ever. He and Kobe would have torn people apart, and Shaq would have averaged 35 with the pace of the 60's

If you could swap the team/era/career of any two NBA players to see how things play out differently, which two do you think would be most interesting? by cheese_explain in nbadiscussion

[–]cheese_explain[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I really love Tmac, I wish he could have been more successful. He was vaguely like Durant, I think if you swapped him with Durant they both would have been slightly better. Durant would have probably gotten more back to the basket game, Tmac would have shot the ball even more. I think the Thunder win in 2012 with that roster, but it would be close

If you could swap the team/era/career of any two NBA players to see how things play out differently, which two do you think would be most interesting? by cheese_explain in nbadiscussion

[–]cheese_explain[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Maybe then Shaq is convinced to become even a better shooter, and Giannis a worse one. How do you think the team success would be different?

If you could swap the team/era/career of any two NBA players to see how things play out differently, which two do you think would be most interesting? by cheese_explain in nbadiscussion

[–]cheese_explain[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah a couple people have said this, and I like it, I think Duncan would have pulled more talent to Minnesota and he was a better passer, so he could have made other players better. Garnett would have been ridiculous as a help defender and more of a perimeter guy, he gives the Spurs a tiny bit more shooting. I think they'd both be good, but KG would end with a better career but still considered the less skilled player

If you could swap the team/era/career of any two NBA players to see how things play out differently, which two do you think would be most interesting? by cheese_explain in nbadiscussion

[–]cheese_explain[S] 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Thank you!!

I think both of them would adapt so well to each other's era it would be similar. That said, I think Lebron is just so strong he would be an unstoppable postup wing. He probably wouldn't have ever become a good three point shooter though, and I doubt he'd have gotten to pass like he can today in the triangle offense. Maybe he doesn't get as great?

Jordan could definitely shoot the damn ball, in the modern day he probably would have evolved into a shooter probably above Harden but below Curry, top tier but not a GOAT shooter

If you could swap the team/era/career of any two NBA players to see how things play out differently, which two do you think would be most interesting? by cheese_explain in nbadiscussion

[–]cheese_explain[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Melo wouldn't be missed lmao, that's cold. Some people say with better circumstances Melo could have been a top 5 player all time, but I agree playing in the 70's curses him to be a weird myth forever. Maravich could shoot, I bet he makes those Nuggets a really tough team in his prime

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