THEE OFFICIAL 2019-2020 NBA OFFSEASON THREAD: VICTORY LAP

[Cashflow]

 

[Platinum State]

All these injuries and we're just 4 games into the season
**** everything

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

Out for the game. Prayers up

 

[DCAllAfrican]

i think Steph played his way out of being viewed as an underdog. remember nobody knew of him until he went on that crazy run at Davidson. Then he was viewed as an underdog but after that he put himself on the map and folks took him serious. now I'm not saying I predicted he would have this great career but it certainly hasn't surprised me after that Davidson run. than again I know some folks don't watch college ball.

There is no honest way you can say because OF his run @ Davidson, you aren't/weren't surprised at what he accomplished in the NBA. Come on man.

 

[DCAllAfrican]

#PrayForTrae

#LordCarryHimNow

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Out for the game. Prayers up

The cruel and self-centered God you are praying to has already made his decision fellas.

 

[finessence]

It's wild to me Vince Carter not just holds down a roster spot, but is a regular rotation player.

probably one of the most athletic guys in NBA history. I can see it. 42 year old Vince probably is physically 36. Lol

 

[picasso swerve]

Just looks like a regular ol ankle sprain. Duke will be out 1-2 weeks at most.

 

[don ramon]

too early to say the heat are one of the most fun teams in the league?
team has a lot of dimensions to it

 

[100027]

I definitely thought Steph was likely to bust like most diminutive high volume scorers

 

[Arthur Shelby]

 

[youngthundercat]

Hugh fan of herro...love his game.
My favorite behind Zion

 

[Nipsey3000]

I agree, that adds to it as well. He just LOOKS like the privileged child but knowing his basketball career, that is far from the case. He had to fight to get to where he is/was. Nobody would have guessed his career would have turned out to be what it became.

He will always have my respect. He is playing with house money right now.

anybody that knows bball and doesnt respect curry's game is trump level crazy. you dont have to like the guy, and he has shortcomings for sure...but in my stephen A voice... THE GUY CAN FLAT OUT BALL

 

[alchemist iq]

Trae wasn't the only one who didn't have ankle insurance on the Hawks to tonight.

Jimmy caught a body.

 

[pmatic]

Where were these vids last season with Kyrie?

 

[finessence]

got me F********** up. I don’t like financial hazing in sports. Especially when some dudes do broke. Imagine footing a $20,000 restaurant tab.... then being out the league in 2 years. Nah

 

[rolaholic]

too early to say the heat are one of the most fun teams in the league?
team has a lot of dimensions to it

Not at all,easily one of more fascinating teams this season. Spo if definitely gonna have some fun with this squad

 

[pmatic]

For a guy with multiple ACL tears, Jabari Parker is still athletic. On offense anyways.

 

[finessence]

Funny thing about the Steph criticism, he wasn’t the product of a helicopter parent. Look at Lavar Ball or Todd Marinovich’s father. Dell raised the man good. A lot of the jealousy towards Steph comes from the fact that his father was INVOLVED in his life. People who resent him because of that are idiots.

I hate that narrative. Nothing wrong with parents laying a good foundation..... and ironically, the man STILL had to work damn hard. Ridiculous

 

[dacomeup]

Being a 3 star recruit that came from Davidson don’t play a part?

I mean his dad could be God and from a basketball perspective doesn’t his path still say he beat the odds against him?

If Marcus Jordan had turned himself into a lottery pick out of Central Florida...would the only thing that would make him an underdog is the fact that he was undersized?

I think it’s commonly accepted that Dame and CJ fit the underdog mold. Are they “more” of an underdog because their dads weren’t pros? If so I don’t understand the rationale.

I definitely think that CJ McCollum and Steph Curry are more underdogs than Steph Curry.

I don't think I really would've seen Marcus Jordan as an underdog story either. I think his rise and path are definitely unconventional in how we traditionally see stars come on the scene, but there were so many built in advantages with who his dad was as well that I don't see him as the same type of underdog. Not a perfect comp, but would you consider a dude who becomes an exec at a major company an underdog because he went to state school instead of Harvard like his dad?

I'm legit not taking away from his greatness at all. There's studies about how wealth and the average salary of zipcodes in the league grow up correlate with the makeup of the league. The dudes who grow up economically disadvantaged are definitely the underdogs, IMO.

 

[clyde the glide]

There is no honest way you can say because OF his run @ Davidson, you aren't/weren't surprised at what he accomplished in the NBA. Come on man.

like I said I know a lot of folks don't watch college ball. I do and did even more back than and I never saw something like it. sorry my honestly doesn't fit your narrative.

 

[CDFTDOT]

Lol, $4,500 for Chipotle.

Might as well just go to a fancy restaurant.

 

[finessence]

like I said I know a lot of folks don't watch college ball. I do and did even more back than and I never saw something like it. sorry my honestly doesn't fit your narrative.

EXACTLY! Look at Adam Morrison, JJ Redick, Jimmer Fredette. An ELITE shooter at the college level will always stand out. Period. Steph’s shooting and MENTAL fortitude was going to translate. I knew he’d be good, also.

 

[ricardo malta]

Funny thing about the Steph criticism, he wasn’t the product of a helicopter parent. Look at Lavar Ball or Todd Marinovich’s father. Dell raised the man good. A lot of the jealousy towards Steph comes from the fact that his father was INVOLVED in his life. People who resent him because of that are idiots.

I hate that narrative. Nothing wrong with parents laying a good foundation..... and ironically, the man STILL had to work damn hard. Ridiculous

Some of y’all talking just to talk now, coming w/ these NT extremes.

I don’t think I’ve EVER seen someone throw shade at Curry for having Dell in his life. WTF that narrative come from?!

 

[nick.]

 

[DCAllAfrican]

like I said I know a lot of folks don't watch college ball. I do and did even more back than and I never saw something like it. sorry my honestly doesn't fit your narrative.

It isn't about people not watching college basketball.

But if your ego really needs a, "I knew it all along," mlre power to you.