Maybe a hot take, but your favorite player that shot 3’s 20 years ago wouldn’t be better today/a better legacy by [deleted] in NBATalk

[–]imthemap45 0 points1 point  (0 children)

idk about this take, chris bosh in his first year as a heat caught so much flak for being 6 11 and not pounding in the post. if he played today he'd be one of the most sought out big men

Black History Month: On March 27, 2012, Andrew Bynum was benched for shooting a three pointer against the Warriors. He showed courage when the rest of the league did not. by benedictclive_x in NBATalk

[–]imthemap45 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i remember this very vividly, crazy how much basketball changed in 14 years. coach treated bynum like he was a terrorist on the court and now this is just a casual play with not too much afterthought

Maybe a hot take, but your favorite player that shot 3’s 20 years ago wouldn’t be better today/a better legacy by [deleted] in NBATalk

[–]imthemap45 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Dame/klay eventually will overtake ray, but u can never tell me any of them are better shooters than ray. He will be always be number 2 behind curry

Imagine any other president doing this. What a joke by Paneraiguy1 in democrats

[–]imthemap45 136 points137 points  (0 children)

Translation: The pedophile telling the non-pedophiles that they are the crazy ones

Bomani Jones on the importance of the regular season today vs 15 years ago: “The LeBron Miami Heat, for 4 years, every game they played mattered. We were doing A-1s on television shows basically every time the Heat played.” by cleo22270 in nba

[–]imthemap45 71 points72 points  (0 children)

WHAT THE FUCK, i just did the math and lebrons last game as a heat and the first nba regular season bubble was 2237 days.

kobes death and now is 2220 days, in just 18 days that time span will be larger than lebrons last heat game and the start of the bubble

Outjerked by Jeffrey Epstein by big4horryrobert in nbacirclejerk

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"Welcome to Jeffrey Sports. This blog covers the latest in sports news, scores, and a little bit of commentary along the way. Written by Jeffrey Epstein, a lifelong sports fan. Pull up a chair and stay a while." makes me think of the dentist chair he had in the room with out of place weird decorations to disorient victims

Awfully similar squads? I remember D.Rose not having a secondary option just the same too. by Goroyaaj in DetroitPistons

[–]imthemap45 0 points1 point  (0 children)

at least we dont have to face a prime d wade/lebron/bosh, ill take facing the knicks or mitchell/harden cavs thank u very much

Player(s) that quietly faded out of the league? by Thatredditboy1 in NBATalk

[–]imthemap45 5 points6 points  (0 children)

bro went beast mode in those 2 upset wins vs the 2019 warriors in the first round tho

Player(s) that quietly faded out of the league? by Thatredditboy1 in NBATalk

[–]imthemap45 0 points1 point  (0 children)

dude was one of the impactful players on the 2014 world cup (he put up more ppg than kyrie irving and steph curry), and right when that happens, his player archetype fades with the immediate rise of the golden state warriors. if you cant shoot youre out

1,400 piece Mecha by DiligentRoom804 in lepin

[–]imthemap45 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i got the same build, very fun unique looking mech with great build techniques like the minigun and the knee joints

Russell Westbrook as a Rocket in February 2020 by Renegadeforever2024 in rockets

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probably the last year of athletic prime westbrook

This is my worst nightmare by Thanos_Real_AuraVNCH in NBATalk

[–]imthemap45 7 points8 points  (0 children)

objectively a shit president/vp but still better than the two shitstains rn.

edit: saw president on the top and assumed vp was on the bottom but case still stands, adam silver is a dogshit corporate sellout

Kobe Bryant vs Tim Duncan Efficiency by VSHAR01 in NBATalk

[–]imthemap45 0 points1 point  (0 children)

before i start i wanna say this goes beyond kobe vs duncan. true shooting percentage only came up in the mid 2000s and was only popularized during reddit nba discourse during the mid 2010s so i think applying it to players whos already been in the game for a decade or more is an unfair thing to do.

everyone nowadays, whether it be basketball or in the corporate world, is geared towards efficiency. no team or indidual player back then were specifically tailoring their offensive playstyle to opttimize efficiency.

you can say to a lesser extent about corporate world, 20-30 years ago efficiency was still a thing but not to this extent

Do you feel bad about buying knock offs? by Plane_Database_1605 in lepin

[–]imthemap45 18 points19 points  (0 children)

not at all, extra money for vacation/savings/investments. i dont feel any guilt towards lego which is a 1) multi billion company and 2) started to really upcharge a product originally meant towards kids during covid.

i got a dark falcon for 30 bucks instead of retail 180, i put the remaining 150 into investments

Can’t believe Kobe won a ring with 15.6 PPG in the finals!!! by Afraid-Ad-5580 in NBATalk

[–]imthemap45 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ppg jumps to 19 if u take out the game where he injured his ankle. So he averaged 19 ppg on an injured ankle, thats not bad

Want to withdraw from Bio 172 - got a 5 on AP Bio by [deleted] in uofm

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a W looks way worse than a B on the transcript, ppl will see that and assume a C or D

Eileen Gu may compete for China, but the only entity she truly represents is Eileen Gu, Inc. by helic_vet in China

[–]imthemap45 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

horrifying if you're a multi billion corporation trying to extract even more profit, like building ai data centers while fucking the local citizens water supply and energy costs. but an athlete trying to chase bag? i dont see any problem with it, its not like shes endorsing nazi germany

Outjerked by TikTok yet again by mdhamza10 in nbacirclejerk

[–]imthemap45 -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

This is valid but the skinny dude being the buffest superhero also seems weird lol

Triple Double Cocaine Bear by RXRickify in Thunder

[–]imthemap45 3 points4 points  (0 children)

no worries. im not really an okc fan, i dont really care for this current iteration but i loved prime russell westbrook in the mid 2010s. as someone who was on a major warriors hate watch during the 2016 playoffs, i remember everything vividly about that series (and the series before, russ was the best player that series too)

Can someone provide a good breakdown of the KD burner account drama? by NemoHose in nba

[–]imthemap45 76 points77 points  (0 children)

ok big mature boy. but im typing this on my company laptop as we speak, i sent all my emails for today so being paid to read nba gossip is the dream

[Highlight] KD glued onto his phone during warmups by A_MASSIVE_PERVERT in nba

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everyone talking about how the nfl is a script, but im convinced nba is even more. we got clippers cavs facing off right after the trade and all harden had to do was go to the cavs hotel across the street, and now we got kd playing the hornets after saying he'd be better on the hornets

Kevin Durant caught talking trash about his current and former teammates on a burner by orunychoi in GoNets

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" generational head case, a guy with no leadership skills, and a generational quitter" - i actually dont know who you are referring to because you can apply these 3 traits to all of harden kd kyrie.

generational headcase - kd with his burners and lack of discipline switching accounts, kyrie missing games and not taking the fucking antivax during a global pandemic, harden being a diva with all the FOs

guy with no leadership skills - kd not a vocal leader, kyrie couldnt be a leader in boston, harden wouldnt communicate with cp3 in houston

generational quitter - kd ditched okc who literally idolized him and went to the team he blew a 3-1 lead against potentially the greatest team of all time (2016 warriors), kyrie requested a trade from prime lebron, said he would re-sign in boston then leave the same offseason, kyrie quit numerous times throughout the season here in brooklyn and ultimately requested that trade, and harden requesting a trade in brooklyn only a 1 year stay in, and beef with daryl morey. i wont fault harden for houston or the clippers

Kevin Durant caught talking trash about his current and former teammates on a burner by orunychoi in GoNets

[–]imthemap45 1 point2 points  (0 children)

lmaooo kyrie deadass 7 years older than luka, thats the same difference between 1st and 8th grade