Raijin QuickfootI'm your Huckleberry YOU'RE NO DAISYRegistered User, ClubPAregular
edited May 2020
The Last Dance is good but it’s actually made me sick of Jordan.
Everyone talking about he was the greatest of all time when he was really a very troubled person who was so competitive that he basically would throw anyone under the bus if it helped him win.
I’ve always respected Jordan as one of the greatest to ever play the game but I’ve never quite liked him and The Last Dance just glossing over everyone one of his flaws has just kind of reinforced my dislike.
It also doesn’t help that I have to keep seeing the Jordan vs Lebron debate over and over again online (with most people calling Lebron “Lebitch” or some other derogatory name.
Jordan is the wrong player to idolize by a very long mile.
a lot of his anger came from other players taking it on themselves to bully him on the court just for simply being the best in his business
in the end it didn't matter because he would dribble over them to victory after victory
I don’t really think Jordan is actually that self-aware of his flaws.
Hell, the fact that his group had final say over the edit and the whole thing is basically a hagiography speaks to that concept. The dude is still trying to project himself as a larger-than-life figure rather than allow the documentary to really examine his flaws, and it’s a shame.
(For the record, I actually think the documentary has been fantastic viewing, but the only real truths that are happening exist around Jordan)
a lot of his anger came from other players taking it on themselves to bully him on the court just for simply being the best in his business
in the end it didn't matter because he would dribble over them to victory after victory
I don’t really think Jordan is actually that self-aware of his flaws.
Hell, the fact that his group had final say over the edit and the whole thing is basically a hagiography speaks to that concept. The dude is still trying to project himself as a larger-than-life figure rather than allow the documentary to really examine his flaws, and it’s a shame.
(For the record, I actually think the documentary has been fantastic viewing, but the only real truths that are happening exist around Jordan)
The nature of the doc doesn't mean he's not self aware.
He's just also hyper-aware of his brand. Republicans buy sneakers too.
Raijin QuickfootI'm your Huckleberry YOU'RE NO DAISYRegistered User, ClubPAregular
Being a Sonics fan meant I hated those Jazz teams
But if there was ever a team that deserved to win a championship and never did it was the Sloan Jazz.
Being a Sonics fan meant I hated those Jazz teams
But if there was ever a team that deserved to win a championship and never did it was the Sloan Jazz.
There were multiple championship caliber teams in that era that ran into the Jordan-Pippen wall. The Cavs, Knicks, Jazz, and Sonics all had title potential. The Hakeem Rockets only ever got theirs because Michael tried to play baseball.
Being a Sonics fan meant I hated those Jazz teams
But if there was ever a team that deserved to win a championship and never did it was the Sloan Jazz.
There were multiple championship caliber teams in that era that ran into the Jordan-Pippen wall. The Cavs, Knicks, Jazz, and Sonics all had title potential. The Hakeem Rockets only ever got theirs because Michael tried to play baseball.
That Cavs team was eliminated by MJ 5 of 7 years from 88-94
The only other team that beat those Cavs teams in the playoffs in those years is the Sixers, one time
MJ lebronto’d Cleveland long before it became a thing
(The Browns we’re losing SB trips at the last minute these years, too...)
Being a Sonics fan meant I hated those Jazz teams
But if there was ever a team that deserved to win a championship and never did it was the Sloan Jazz.
There were multiple championship caliber teams in that era that ran into the Jordan-Pippen wall. The Cavs, Knicks, Jazz, and Sonics all had title potential. The Hakeem Rockets only ever got theirs because Michael tried to play baseball.
That Cavs team was eliminated by MJ 5 of 7 years from 88-94
The only other team that beat those Cavs teams in the playoffs in those years is the Sixers, one time
MJ lebronto’d Cleveland long before it became a thing
(The Browns we’re losing SB trips at the last minute these years, too...)
I think a lot of players are discounting how isolated they'll be in this bubble to play, but more importantly how much it will suck for janitorial staff that also has to be isolated, but get nowhere near enough pay to justify it.
The canned crowd noise is bad in the Bundesliga matches I've seen. It works at the most superficial, waking past a TV level but even a cursory amount of paying attention shows how it doesn't match the actual flow of the game and it stands out as being fake.
Good for 2K for getting that money but I'd rather hear the sneakers squeak and catch the players yelling at each other.
I am actually on the side of players who don't want to resume the season. I wasn't already prior, but without having sports as a distration it's help cast the social injustices suffered by minorities into stark relief and not offered an easy way out to those who use it as an escape for how bad things are.
But really?
Kyrie??
This is a textbook case of "that person you hate just made a great point.jpg"
Kelor on
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Raijin QuickfootI'm your Huckleberry YOU'RE NO DAISYRegistered User, ClubPAregular
I'd prefer if they used a color for the hexes in order to scaled them by frequency, but yeah, that's a good way to visualize the changes in the game for sure.
I also think those points directly in line with the basket near the top that free throw line circle thing (what is that even called, and why does it exist, for that matter?). It's interesting how commonly that makes it into the chart, directly right in line.
I also think those points directly in line with the basket near the top that free throw line circle thing (what is that even called, and why does it exist, for that matter?). It's interesting how commonly that makes it into the chart, directly right in line.
it's the free throw circle. it's mostly for jump balls, but ft shooter must also stay in the half of the circle above the ft line during the shot until the ball hits the rim.
I also think those points directly in line with the basket near the top that free throw line circle thing (what is that even called, and why does it exist, for that matter?). It's interesting how commonly that makes it into the chart, directly right in line.
it's the free throw circle. it's mostly for jump balls, but ft shooter must also stay in the half of the circle above the ft line during the shot until the ball hits the rim.
Riiiiiiight. Thanks for clarifying!
It's amazing how much basketball I've played and watched without noticing that detail specifically.
ESPN has a good writeup on Maya Moore's retirement today. Just an absolute legend. Not meaning to throw shade, but NBA guys are treated like heroes sacrificing for their ideals by wearing a shirt or sending a tweet or whatever, but look what Maya's been up to. The WNBA players, as a group, are always so impressive in this way, as far as athletes go.
Raijin QuickfootI'm your Huckleberry YOU'RE NO DAISYRegistered User, ClubPAregular
What the fuck is that big brother bullshit?
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The bubble itself was already big brother bullshit but if that device actually works I can think of approximately one million better uses for it than NBA players/staff
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Everyone talking about he was the greatest of all time when he was really a very troubled person who was so competitive that he basically would throw anyone under the bus if it helped him win.
I’ve always respected Jordan as one of the greatest to ever play the game but I’ve never quite liked him and The Last Dance just glossing over everyone one of his flaws has just kind of reinforced my dislike.
It also doesn’t help that I have to keep seeing the Jordan vs Lebron debate over and over again online (with most people calling Lebron “Lebitch” or some other derogatory name.
Jordan is the wrong player to idolize by a very long mile.
a lot of his anger came from other players taking it on themselves to bully him on the court just for simply being the best in his business
in the end it didn't matter because he would dribble over them to victory after victory
I don’t really think Jordan is actually that self-aware of his flaws.
Hell, the fact that his group had final say over the edit and the whole thing is basically a hagiography speaks to that concept. The dude is still trying to project himself as a larger-than-life figure rather than allow the documentary to really examine his flaws, and it’s a shame.
(For the record, I actually think the documentary has been fantastic viewing, but the only real truths that are happening exist around Jordan)
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The nature of the doc doesn't mean he's not self aware.
He's just also hyper-aware of his brand. Republicans buy sneakers too.
He’s the SGOAT and first former player to own a team and he sucks at it
But if there was ever a team that deserved to win a championship and never did it was the Sloan Jazz.
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/29260860/sources-nba-approve-plan-22-team-return-eight-regular-season-games
There were multiple championship caliber teams in that era that ran into the Jordan-Pippen wall. The Cavs, Knicks, Jazz, and Sonics all had title potential. The Hakeem Rockets only ever got theirs because Michael tried to play baseball.
No thanks.
That Cavs team was eliminated by MJ 5 of 7 years from 88-94
The only other team that beat those Cavs teams in the playoffs in those years is the Sixers, one time
MJ lebronto’d Cleveland long before it became a thing
(The Browns we’re losing SB trips at the last minute these years, too...)
Ugh https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Shot
I grew up in Cleveland. I'm well aware and that's why I included the Cavs in that list
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The canned crowd noise is bad in the Bundesliga matches I've seen. It works at the most superficial, waking past a TV level but even a cursory amount of paying attention shows how it doesn't match the actual flow of the game and it stands out as being fake.
Good for 2K for getting that money but I'd rather hear the sneakers squeak and catch the players yelling at each other.
I am actually on the side of players who don't want to resume the season. I wasn't already prior, but without having sports as a distration it's help cast the social injustices suffered by minorities into stark relief and not offered an easy way out to those who use it as an escape for how bad things are.
But really?
Kyrie??
This is a textbook case of "that person you hate just made a great point.jpg"
David West too.
it's the free throw circle. it's mostly for jump balls, but ft shooter must also stay in the half of the circle above the ft line during the shot until the ball hits the rim.
Riiiiiiight. Thanks for clarifying!
It's amazing how much basketball I've played and watched without noticing that detail specifically.
Given the surge in new positive tests in Florida they’re not truly sealing things off?
It’s a couple of days old, so maybe things have changed but not that I could find.
https://www.espn.com/wnba/story/_/id/29315369/inside-wnba-legend-maya-moore-extraordinary-quest-justice