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Not even close to as many as Shawn Kemp.speaking of royce white, he having some baby mama drama
supposedly got 4 kids
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thanks dc, ive followed both him and bron since high school and the completely different paths both took after all the hype is really interesting.
That Kevin Durant verse on the song with Tsu Surf
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Wasn't saying there isn't talent in the league anymore.
Was saying that the isn't the dominant center types and pass first point guards. Now we're stuck with Centers who can leap out the building but have Down syndrome when they get in the post, along with no true point guards anymore but a bunch of combo guards who look to score first instead of run a team.
Talent is there, fundamentals aren't. Blame AAU and sportscenter highlights. It's not just the NBA, it's college, its high school. The game is different.
Was saying that the isn't the dominant center types and pass first point guards. Now we're stuck with Centers who can leap out the building but have Down syndrome when they get in the post, along with no true point guards anymore but a bunch of combo guards who look to score first instead of run a team.
Talent is there, fundamentals aren't. Blame AAU and sportscenter highlights. It's not just the NBA, it's college, its high school. The game is different.
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This.This is the same thing they said the past era
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Out with the old, in with the new!!!
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spencer hawes is a future hall of famer no doubt
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Look at Hawes 
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Spencer Hawes is giving the Pacers the blues
This **** is disgusting, and SG is such a glaring hole for us. Lance could be great off the bench
This **** is disgusting, and SG is such a glaring hole for us. Lance could be great off the bench
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[QUOTE name="TommyIceRocking"]
[QUOTE name="DarthDeezy"]
The league will never be what is was once this latest era is over.
Im talkin about Kobe. Duncan. Pierce. Dirk. Garnett. Nash. Kidd. Who are still active. And the peers who came with them.
When these guys are gone...sad sad day.[/QUOTE]This is the same thing they said the past era
[/QUOTE]And they were right.
[QUOTE name="DarthDeezy"]
The league will never be what is was once this latest era is over.
Im talkin about Kobe. Duncan. Pierce. Dirk. Garnett. Nash. Kidd. Who are still active. And the peers who came with them.
When these guys are gone...sad sad day.[/QUOTE]This is the same thing they said the past era
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The Knicks must be cursed
Build you up then let you down type of team/organization
Build you up then let you down type of team/organization
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It's called evolution... We have guys like KG, Dirk, Lebron, Durant, Russ, Rose, etc now
And we have true centers and we have pass first PG too, let's not exaggerate. the game changes, sometimes for the better, sometimes worse but people need to stop with the nostalgia as if it was perfect back then.
And we have true centers and we have pass first PG too, let's not exaggerate. the game changes, sometimes for the better, sometimes worse but people need to stop with the nostalgia as if it was perfect back then.
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Perfect? Nah.
But inferior or equal to today? Nah.
Better? Yep.
But inferior or equal to today? Nah.
Better? Yep.
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There isn't a hall of famer type Center since Shaq, that was the 1992 draft. Don't bring up Tim Duncan either, his position was PF for most of his career. But centers are so depleted from today's game that a 36 year old Duncan and Garnett start at Center now. That's ridiculous.
We have tall guys like Durant and Dirk who can shoot now, that's great. But like I said, no great true all around back to the basket centers. Closest one is Howard in last 20 years, and we all know how his offensive and mental game is at. Howard's more of an Alonzo Mourning type, more impactful on defense and during the 90's Alonzo was a second tier Center.
It's not changing anytime soon either, but just imagine if someone like David Robinson, Hakeem, Shaq, Ewing, from the 90's were playing today. They'd have a field day. I just want to see one big man come along and change things, influence a new generation. Or else it's just a dying breed, and it's a shame because a Center can still be the most impactful position on the court, if they're good enough.
The point guard situation isn't quite as bad, you still have some great PG's who know how to run a team and pass like Rondo and Paul, but that's the NBA. College ball, all you have are 6'2 combo point guards who shoot first. There a dime a dozen, they're everywhere. Most useless waste of talent in the NBA is a combo guard out of college.
Centers and SG's took a step back, while SF and PF took a step forward. PG's are really the most debatable in this "evolution" term y'all like to use so much. Don't just look at the 15 stars of the NBA, it's much bigger than that.
We have tall guys like Durant and Dirk who can shoot now, that's great. But like I said, no great true all around back to the basket centers. Closest one is Howard in last 20 years, and we all know how his offensive and mental game is at. Howard's more of an Alonzo Mourning type, more impactful on defense and during the 90's Alonzo was a second tier Center.
It's not changing anytime soon either, but just imagine if someone like David Robinson, Hakeem, Shaq, Ewing, from the 90's were playing today. They'd have a field day. I just want to see one big man come along and change things, influence a new generation. Or else it's just a dying breed, and it's a shame because a Center can still be the most impactful position on the court, if they're good enough.
The point guard situation isn't quite as bad, you still have some great PG's who know how to run a team and pass like Rondo and Paul, but that's the NBA. College ball, all you have are 6'2 combo point guards who shoot first. There a dime a dozen, they're everywhere. Most useless waste of talent in the NBA is a combo guard out of college.
Centers and SG's took a step back, while SF and PF took a step forward. PG's are really the most debatable in this "evolution" term y'all like to use so much. Don't just look at the 15 stars of the NBA, it's much bigger than that.
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Yao if he stayed healthy had a complete center's game and HOF potential (hadn't reached it yet by the time he retired)
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Yao was the complete package. If him & T Mac ever had a full season together, they woulda won a chip
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its a challenger SRT8
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Real spit right here, take notes NT'ers.
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The Dipset co-sign is the kiss of death.
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Yolo was a decent center when healthy, jus not their mentally
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