basketblolz

lmao nice

why are so many retired players complete dumbasses?

Tracy McGrady says Giannis Antetokounmpo would’ve ‘struggled’ in his era

“If you can’t shoot, it’s gonna be hard. And Giannis’ game is predicated on coming downhill. ... It would have been tough for him to be who he is today, back then.” https://t.co/RCaMfyd5eu

— NBA Central (@TheNBACentral) February 17, 2022

Because they’re haters

aging is tough on the ego

obvs theyre all super competitive guys and whatnot but it would be refreshing to see one of them admit that players are just flat out better now

thats just how cumulative improvement works

i think iverson has been generous with his praise. cant really think of too many others...

It's just so obvious that anyone decent in today's NBA would be elite at any point >20 yrs ago or so

iverson seems like the platonic ideal for what a retired baller should be: high as fuck, riding his positivity, rich, getting fat and mostly happy

there's a steve kerr interview on this subject that I've always enjoyed

“They’re all right. They would all kill us. The game gets worse as time goes on,” Kerr joked, according to the Bay Area News Group’s Jimmy Durkin. “Players are less talented than they used to be. The guys in the ‘50s would’ve destroyed everybody. It’s weird how human evolution goes in reverse in sports. Players get weaker, smaller, less skilled. I don’t know. I can’t explain it.”

https://www.sbnation.com/2017/6/9/15771784/steve-kerr-warriors-vs-legends-nba-can-warriors-beat-legends

seems like they could just ask, say, lebron or Chris Paul, guys who played in both eras

the thing that stands out to me when i watch old games is the lack of movement by help defenders. theres so much more switching and help/recover work by off ball defenders these days. i think a lot of the old pros would really struggle with the complexity and activity of todays defenses

yup. defenses today are way more active now that they can't just bang bodies and grab like in the 90s. the accuracy of long range shooters has spread the floor and transformed the game majorly.

the extra reward of three-point shots may have 'created' the modern day deadly long range shooters, but if their same level of skills had existed in the two-points-only era defenders would still have had to come out and challenge their shots, spreading defenses in ways they never had to cope with back then. plus the game today is faster than ever.

damn I love Richard Jefferson now

Richard Jefferson said he hasn't played basketball since he retired.... please listen to what he said about Kendrick Perkins 😂😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/ZLwEqcCBtQ

— Drew (@ifiwasperfect) February 19, 2022

Damn!! Ethered him!

ha, weird to remember that perk is the same age as lebron

bron nearly the oldest guy in the league now

https://i.imgur.com/tHZuoQN.png

When he retires (though given the arrangement I have no idea why he ever would), I want to see a deep investigative 30 for 30 on why the Heat have dedicated a roster spot to Udonis Haslem for all this time. We are now going on 7 YEARS since he was a rotation player, and more since he was a better than replacement NBA player. It’s not like they don’t know there is such a thing as assistant coaches!

HEAT culture*

(probably an under the table agreement)

(probably an under the table agreement)

his salary counts against their cap, too

he left money on the table so they could sign lebron and co, right?

Nikola Jokic, asked what it's like being teammates w/ Luka Doncic: "Off the court, I think we're doing really good job. But we're going to see on the court. I don't know how we're going to do it b/c he's not athletic, I'm not athletic, so I don't know how we're going to match."

— Mike Singer (@msinger) February 19, 2022

the greatest

two sourdough starters, baking something up

Draymond Green sounds like he's VERY done with any Rudy Gobert comparisons

"You keep mentioning me in the same sentence with him. We're not alike.... We ain't nothing alike" pic.twitter.com/a9FKnX3pTu

— Rob Lopez (@r0bato) February 21, 2022

'after watching him get cooked all game' uhhhhhhh its the all star game dude

Even for him…this is one of the worst takes I’ve ever heard and what followed legitimately made me think the national media should stick with the big markets and not talk about Jokic if this is what they have to say. pic.twitter.com/wPD3zko3zC

— Swipa (@SwipaCam) February 21, 2022

I couldn't make it thru that clip. No idea how ppl watch those talking head sports talk shows.

its brutal

"allegedly smart basketball people including one that used to run a basketball team"
sir this is a foot locker

did he say monty williams went centerless when Jarrett Allen was playing like the entire 4th?

maybe that would have reinforced his moronic point that Jarrett played over Jokic, but also clearly Jarrett isn't better than Jokic

its idiotic from start to finish, concluding anything from an all star game is just...

and also...every play I saw by Jokic at the all star game was great

guess there's not much point in arguing with someone who's paid to be wrong and loud

how can you not love this guy

Joker has two goals in these All Star games.

(This answer came shortly after Jokic pegged Luka in the ribs with a small nerf basketball)#ALLSTARWEEKEND pic.twitter.com/IxY6DfytCM

— Vic Lombardi (@VicLombardi) February 19, 2022

Paul George and Serge Ibaka. 😂

(h/t @TomerAzarly)

pic.twitter.com/mKe5AJCuNI

— Hoop Central (@TheHoopCentral) February 23, 2022

lool

James Harden says he used to stay up all night in the studio with Lil Durk, Meek Mill and Lil Baby and then go straight to practice

“I can’t miss this opportunity”

(h/t @kirppyy719)

pic.twitter.com/8ENY465bvr

— NBA Central (@TheNBACentral) February 24, 2022

lmaoooo

he has to see what theyre talking about!

that's what i'm like but it's with business and community leaders

yeah im like that with church

😭😭😭😭 pic.twitter.com/a3A8AWPiML

— . (@DisAintMohd) February 28, 2022

This is such a crazy quote that I thought it was fake https://t.co/YtxZX8j3rZ

— LegendOfWinning (@LegendOfWinning) March 2, 2022

talking about buying rookies lap dances

harden has really been killing it with the unintentional hilarity lately

https://tenor.com/view/embiid-harden-joel-james-sixers-gif-24997637