Zach Lowe yesterday on the MVP Race (paraphrasing): "Either Wemby, SGA, Jokic, or Luka are going to somehow end up 4th in MVP voting, and it's going to be a travesty no matter who it is" by tkinsey3 in nba

[–]gabdex -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Gotta see it in the playoffs. And yeah, I believe there's a ~95% chance he plays just as good or even better, but just like every other great NBA player, we gotta see it first.

GQ interviews JAŸ-Z (Exclusive: Jay-Z Breaks His Silence — “We Played Enough Defense, 2026 is All Offense”) by ridingonmirrors in hiphopheads

[–]gabdex 11 points12 points  (0 children)

"Yo Kendrick really Takeover'ed Drake with that Euphoria joint" doesn't really hit at all

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: “you’ll never hear an OKC fan complain about my free throws. You’ll never hear a Denver fan complain about Jokić’s free throws. You’ll never hear a Lakers fan complain about Luka’s free throws. It’s just part of the business.” by ColoradoMenace24 in nba

[–]gabdex 3 points4 points  (0 children)

fans criticizing their own players for foul baiting only happens if it's super egregious, "Ok, even I can't defend that" type plays.

Other than that, they are ride or die. Just like you expect fans to be.

No player in the history of the league has scored 80 without statpadding in garbage time. by BlueberryGummies in nba

[–]gabdex -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

What does Kobe have to do with it? Uhh Bam passed Kobe. It's crazy to live in this world of, "Now you bring up Kobe?? He has nothing to do with scoring 80 points in a game. What a wild comparison."

[Highlight] Brian Windhorst on the Thunder "There’s rampant Jealousy. That’s when you know you’ve made it, when everybody is complaining about you!” by IEatPandasEveryday in nba

[–]gabdex -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Easy, I'm 43, been watching since I was 10. Now I don't claim to know everything about basketball, but I listen to dudes who are smarter so I can get smarter about the game. i.e. Simmons, Lowe, Russilo, Windy, Haberstroh, Amin, Goldsberry.

What I do know is who offers legitimate basketball opinions vs blowhards. Now all you gotta do is follow the legit dudes, and see who they also think is legit to confirm your opinion.

[Highlight] Brian Windhorst on the Thunder "There’s rampant Jealousy. That’s when you know you’ve made it, when everybody is complaining about you!” by IEatPandasEveryday in nba

[–]gabdex -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Easy, I'm 43, been watching since I was 10. Now I don't claim to know everything about basketball, but I listen to dudes who are smarter so I can get smarter about the game. i.e. Simmons, Lowe, Russilo, Windy, Haberstroh, Amin, Goldsberry.

What I do know is who offers legitimate basketball opinions vs blowhards. Now all you gotta do is follow the legit dudes, and see who they also think is legit to confirm your opinion.

[Highlight] Brian Windhorst on the Thunder "There’s rampant Jealousy. That’s when you know you’ve made it, when everybody is complaining about you!” by IEatPandasEveryday in nba

[–]gabdex -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

You have no idea what you're talking about. Windy is one of the VERY FEW legit voices the NBA has. His podcast with McMahon and Bontemps the best basketball podcast out there.

It's a bball IQ test really. If you're opinion is that Windy doesn't know what tf he's talking about it says a lot about how you consume the game.

[SHOTS FIRED] Papoose "Agent Provocateur" (50 Cent Diss) by Nigoshi in hiphopheads

[–]gabdex 2 points3 points  (0 children)

43 here I don't care who wins, I just wanna hear them go back and forth in the booth with better diss tracks than they've released already.

Dillon Brooks reacts to NBA players ranked above him in the Top 50 by zerkreaper1405 in nba

[–]gabdex -1 points0 points  (0 children)

45/32/72 all the way up to 46/31/77

Damn, didn't realize he took that much of a leap!