2022 NBA Offseason Thread: Preseason kicks off; Things are fine in Los Angeles, Draymond beats the charges

[osh kosh bosh]

I honestly don't even believe Wilt scored 100.

Just putting that out there.

It's impressive, It's just not as impressive as it sounds. I have no doubt he did it.

He played every minute and took all the shots
In a high pace environment.

Kobe scored 81 with less possessions.
Devin Booker scored 70 right

If today's best scorers played every minute of every game.

And got like 20 extra possessions to score.
And they took all the shots.
You'd get some 90-100 point games.

 

[ill steelo]

It's impressive, It's just not as impressive as it sounds. I have no doubt he did it.

He played every minute and took all the shots
In a high pace environment.

Kobe scored 81 with less possessions.
Devin Booker scored 70 right

If today's best scorers played every minute of every game.

And got like 20 extra possessions to score.
And they took all the shots.
You'd get some 90-100 point games.

LeBron, Kobe, Giannis would love to play 48 minutes and have a shot or assist literally every single possession.

Buts let’s just ignore why that doesn’t happen so we can diminish Wilt.

 

[lawdog1]

lawdog1 @addict4sneakers

Why don't you think having another arm would benefit him?

I am legit confused as to yalls responses.

I come in pure ignorance.

Talk to me like I'm a 1st grader.

Since there currently isn’t technology that would allow the prosthetic to include a hand and fingers he can control, all it would really do is elongate what he has now. Still couldn’t shoot with his offhand and it wouldn’t help him increase his dribble package. Just don’t see what advantage having a “normal” length, but artificial other arm is really giving him considering how well he’s figured out how to use what he’s got.

Plus, like someone else said, he have to completely re-learn how to play using the prosthetic, which I would assume would feel was less natural and instinctive to him.

 

[osh kosh bosh]

LeBron, Kobe, Giannis would love to play 48 minutes and have a shot or assist literally every single possession.

Buts let’s just ignore why that doesn’t happen so we can diminish Wilt.

See this is where people exaggerate in the opposite direction.

Wilt wasn't a superhuman.

The reason all the best players played all the minutes is because the bench players were worse in those days.

The league has gotten more talent but the talent improvment has been at the bottom end not the top.

I'm not saying it's totally not impressive,
I'm saying the 100 point thing has more to do with the circumstances and context

And if you adjust for those things, it's more of an impressive feat vs a super human one.

 

[elpablo21]

 

[DCAllAfrican]

Since there currently isn’t technology that would allow the prosthetic to include a hand and fingers he can control, all it would really do is elongate what he has now. Still couldn’t shoot with his offhand and it wouldn’t help him increase his dribble package. Just don’t see what advantage having a “normal” length, but artificial other arm is really giving him considering how well he’s figured out how to use what he’s got.

Plus, like someone else said, he have to completely re-learn how to play using the prosthetic, which I would assume would feel was less natural and instinctive to him.

Ok, I didn't know that part. (Underlined). I figured that tech existed already.

I was thinking about Mohamed Massaquoi getting one but he only had a fake hand.

Makes sense.

Thank you.

 

[Based Jesus]

They really left RJ off this to put on Drew League benchwarmer John Collins

 

[Based Jesus]

Ok, I didn't know that part. (Underlined). I figured that tech existed already.

I was thinking about Mohamed Massaquoi getting one but he only had a fake hand.

Makes sense.

Thank you.

You thought we had readily available cybernetic arms that would allow someone to play sports at an advanced level?

 

[WASHED KING]

They really left RJ off this to put on Drew League benchwarmer John Collins

Zion doesn’t deserve that $5 spot.

He should be in the $3 category at best

 

[DCAllAfrican]

You thought we had readily available cybernetic arms that would allow someone to play sports at an advanced level?

I've never honestly thought about it up until I asked the question.

 

[ill steelo]

See this is where people exaggerate in the opposite direction.

Wilt wasn't a superhuman.

The reason all the best players played all the minutes is because the bench players were worse in those days.

The league has gotten more talent but the talent improvment has been at the bottom end not the top.

I'm not saying it's totally not impressive,
I'm saying the 100 point thing has more to do with the circumstances and context

And if you adjust for those things, it's more of an impressive feat vs a super human one.

The ‘06 Lakers bench (and the rest of the team) was pretty bad. Same with Philly, Cleveland, Washington & the vast majority of the other teams in the league.

None of the stars on those teams came anywhere near 48 minutes for an obvious reason, which is why it’s silly to simply “adjust for xyz”

 

[WASHED KING]

The ‘06 Lakers Bench would be a perennial playoff team in the 60’s NBA.

Jordan Farmar giving Jerry the work

 

[DCAllAfrican]

#MyMan

 

[elpablo21]

SGA should be worth more than the guys they put him with

 

[DCAllAfrican]

Zion doesn’t deserve that $5 spot.

He should be in the $3 category at best

Luka should cost $6.

Nobody in his bracket is on his level if we're being honest.

 

[WASHED KING]

Luka should cost $6.

Nobody in his bracket is on his level if we're being honest.

Luka

Ja, Lamelo

Everyone else.

 

[DCAllAfrican]

The ‘06 Lakers Bench would be a perennial playoff team in the 60’s NBA.

Jordan Farmar giving Jerry the work

Were those players born when they were born, or were they born in the 30s?

 

[WASHED KING]

SGA should be worth more than the guys they put him with

Zion goes to $3. Lamelo $5. SGA $4.

Were those players born when they were born, or were they born in the 30s?

Everyone is the player they were when they played in the NBA. EYE am not giving anyone from the past retroactive skill points because you were born in the 30's.

 

[DCAllAfrican]

Zion goes to $3. Lamelo $5. SGA $4.

Trae is cool but I don't know where he belongs in this sytem.

 

[EZMONEY SERVANT]

some of these dont make sense to me but wtf do eye know

 

[dman14]

Zion doesn’t deserve that $5 spot.

He should be in the $3 category at best

luka
SGA
poole
barnes
jarret

with a $1 left

 

[pmatic]

Kim Kardashian starter kit.

 

[WASHED KING]

Kim Kardashian starter kit.

What has she done for society?

 

[niceshoes247]

Can’t blame checks for having no originality when dudes fall for the same recipe

 

[amitt5504]

They really left RJ off this to put on Drew League benchwarmer John Collins

Tyrese, Tyrese, Scottie, Zion, Mobley