The Official NBA Season Thread: USA Setting Up for a SFA

[finessence]

I don't even know the point of this post. What point are you trying to push back on?

So what about Trump?

A lot of people Ant want to sell products so hate Trump.

Most college-educated middle and upper-middle-class people have more socially progressive views, so mocking gay people is not a good PR look. Talking disrespectfully toward a woman going through with an abortion is not a good look.

I am not saying he is not marketable. He clearly is.

I am saying he should not make any more goofs in the future if he wants to be marketed to as broad of an audience as possible.

Negative PR for business especially if it becomes a habit

It is a pretty innocuous take. And one Ant seems to agree with because dude was quick to apologize in both instances

He only apologized because he was forced to. Those were his true feelings. All I’m saying is, the American public is the last sect of people who should ever talk about morality.

I mentioned Trump because he’s always been a vile and disgusting human being but the American public (damn sure not me) chose to make him the leader of the free world

Ant will have fans regardless. It’s wide open with Bron and Curry on their way out. In terms of American players.

Ant actually welcomes the challenge, unlike some USA players

 

[RustyShackleford]

He only apologized because he was forced to. Those were his true feelings. All I’m saying is, the American public is the last sect of people who should ever talk about morality.

I mentioned Trump because he’s always been a vile and disgusting human being but the American public (damn sure not me) chose to make him the leader of the free world

Ant will have fans regardless

And no one is disputing this

Again, I don't even know what point you are trying to push back on.

You seem to not responding to what I am saying, but some strawman.

I am saying if he wants to be marketed to the mainstream, (to be a face of the League) which means the largest audience possible, and constant negative press will undermine that.

I am not disputing that he is currently marketable, I am not disputing he will always have fans.

All I am saying is he needs to not stupidly put negative stories out there of himself going forward or else he risk gaining a negative reputation with some NBA fans.

I doubt Ant, his reps, his sponsors, and the League want to limit the audience he can appeal too.

So if he truly is a homophobe and misogynist, then Adidas, Coca Cola and the NBA would probably prefer if he kept that **** to himself

Liberal people buy shoes and soda too.

 

[lawdog1]

Leave Kawhi alone.

Not his fault his programmers wrote some white girl code into his tryna smash software application.

 

[rolaholic]

Final Four

League office loving this

Really do love the level of parity that we've been getting these past 5 years in terms of title contenders at the end

 

[Maximus Meridius]

Ohhh, you gotta look like you don’t want to go home. Got it. I’ll keep an eye out for that.

I'm tryna figure out what you debating/defending.

Harden routinely quits on his teams when his offense ain't going. Literally does nothing. Ant was struggling and did more things to help his team and stayed active, that's either true or not.

Still defending Harden in 2024 is hilarious.

 

[Coupé It]

Los Angeles stealing Minnesota’s whole Lake identity is so nasty

Almost as bad as what Utah did to New Orleans.

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

it’ cus Rudy G the man! Conference finals before “Spyda”

Vincent Van Goat

I HATE YOU

 

[rolaholic]

The team in Utah being called the 'Jazz' for decades is still the most egregious by far

Worse than Memphis keeping the Grizzlie name with none in existence below Idaho.

LA taking the Laker name definitely doesn't fit but they've become an iconic brand with that name so it is what it is , Minny will always be the land of 10,000 lakes regardless

 

[HIM]

I'm tryna figure out what you debating/defending.

Harden routinely quits on his teams when his offense ain't going. Literally does nothing. Ant was struggling and did more things to help his team and stayed active, that's either true or not.

Still defending Harden in 2024 is hilarious.

I’m not defending anyone. You’re defending Ant in May for some reason

 

[smedroc]

They calling Draymond the new Chris Broussard

Draymont could never fill those Jordan's.

 

[nick.]

WASHED KING RustyShackleford

 

[Maximus Meridius]

I’m not defending anyone. You’re defending Ant in May for some reason

I just remembered you brought up Tatum. Tatum had 100 turnovers through one playoff run.

Let me know when Ant do that.

 

[Moheezy]

The Sixers delegation will be rooting for the Pacers to win this series for two reasons:

1. F the Celtics
2. The process sixer, TJ McConnell

 

[OrangeBlueGarden]

Yeaaaaa TNT hbo max watching ju already know! Can’t wait till Wolves play Dallas

 

[ballinsam23]

Celtics and Wolves Finals incoming

The year of KG

 

[Coupé It]

The team in Utah being called the 'Jazz' for decades is still the most egregious by far

Worse than Memphis keeping the Grizzlie name with none in existence below Idaho.

LA taking the Laker name definitely doesn't fit but they've become an iconic brand with that name so it is what it is , Minny will always be the land of 10,000 lakes regardless

 

[elpablo21]

Celtics and Wolves Finals incoming

The year of KG

 

[RustyShackleford]

WASHED KING RustyShackleford

Damn, the Aces gotta do this too.

Speaking of brunch

Going to brunch this weekend for the first time in a while

Last time I went to the same spot, them bottomless Bellinis got ya had walking out of the establishment like....

 

[HIM]

I just remembered you brought up Tatum. Tatum had 100 turnovers through one playoff run.

Let me know when Ant do that.

Well, Ant is only averaging one less turnover a game than Tatum did that postseason. Ant just needs to make it to the finals like him and he’ll be right there with him

 

[picasso swerve]

Gordon Hayward has so little self awareness. Oldest player on the team and the only one who was negative in the presser and said his role wasnt what he thought it would be but it is what is is and he was unhappy. Dingbat played 48 minutes total and scored the same amount of points in the playoffs as me

Thing is too is he didnt even TRY to score. I remember him shooting 1 shot, dont remember any besides that.

 

[dacomeup]

The way the cap is, and the the amount of injuries with the 82 games and how physically demanding it is now

I don't think we are gunna see a lot of dynasties. it would take insane luck.

more and more championships are gunna be decided by who is healthy at the end.

and younger players who are healthy are gunna win more rings.

Massive shift to the game that I’m not really a fan of when it comes to talking about legacies and where players stand in the all-time lists.

 

[picasso swerve]

Final Four

League office loving this

Really do love the level of parity that we've been getting these past 5 years in terms of title contenders at the end

Yellow and blue is such a classic color combo. Truthfully I like it better than black/red or any of the other classic 2 color combos.

 

[Brownstone]

Massive shift to the game that I’m not really a fan of when it comes to talking about legacies and where players stand in the all-time lists.

I think the only approach is kind of what Denver tried to do, keep your core intact and draft players to replace the role players you can no longer afford.

Denver let Bruce Brown go a year early (obviously he outplayed his contract) I think they will be right back in the mix next year. Braun and Watson are the goods.

 

[lovehateself]

kawhi tubi roast in ten years going to be lit

 

[toneboi76]