Anthony Edwards - "Nobody had skill back in the day, MJ was the only one."

[cartierhoe]

Because it's probably the only league where 1 player is a brand, they only focus on their brand, and can be completely disinterested in the actual sport. NBA Players have the least passion overall. They mostly do it to make money. There's nothing wrong with that, but if NBA players had half of the passion that NFL players had, it'd be a different game.



I don't really see it as shytting though. It's how they were brought up, so that's all they know, and only now has it been a problem. They criticize you until you prove yourself to them, and once you do...they love you. But the media and league did a great job at creating and cultivating that division.

This is an old white man narrative.

 

[///Vega+++]

be an NBA star without knowing the history of the league brehs

 

[We Ready]

but he sound stupid while he clapping kinda mutes what he saying....he said MJ the only one but he didnt watch any of it.

And you sound stupid saying mute instead of moot

 

[Braman]

3 years boss. 3 years. Every NBA player has about 3 years to be the darling and still looked at as a kid who can do no wrong …..until it flips and now they throwing ‘why you ain’t got no rings’ in your face

It’s something I first noticed with Dwight Howard. Dwight was the lovable goofball for a few years then all of a sudden shyt turned quick And you can go look back at any highly regarded top pick who didn’t win right away, Jordan, Shaq, Embiid, Blake griffin.

So Any you got like 1 more year and that goodwill gon dry out he won’t be ‘young’ anymore and all this shyt wont be seen as ‘cute’

 

[Loose]

That fakkit stay running his mouth and saying some dumb shyt

Somehow never gets the hate nikkas have for noah lyles and he stay sayinf dumb shyt

 

[Stick Up Kid]

Says he didn't watch it back in the day and said he can't speak on it

But then proceeds to speak on it


Man what kind of dumb shyt

He's from Atlanta breh..

they all morons.

 

[The_Sheff]

When you co-sign that only players and former players can legitimately speak on the league, remember dumb shyt like this is what you are supporting.

 

[NYC Rebel]

You played football, didn't you.

Only way I see you saying this.

Fake NBA fans say that dumb shyt more than anybody. Stop it.

 

[number21]

It’s also the only league where the old guard consistently talks down on the new regime.

Baseball?

 

[kdslittlebro]

Regardless of opinion, the crowd doesn’t dictate his perception in the slightest

 

[We Ready]

I said it before but this season really is make or break perception wise for Ant. He literally had face of the league on lock until that Dallas series. Since then from multiple alleged kids to Olympic comments & now this. His team is failing him

He had the older fan & younger fans all rooting for him. Breh just gotta be quiet lol

What were his olympic comments? I don't remember him saying anything during the olympics that was perceived as negative.

 

[DetroitEWarren]

Nah. Bird and Magic brought in the finesse and MJ revolutionized it. The game looks EXACTLY the same today as it did in the 90's as far as dribble moves, post moves, finesse slashing, ect.

Prior to Bird, Majoc, MJ, nikkas dribbled straight downward with no creativity, took 2 hand push shots right around the basket (Bernard Kings game was ugly ASF and id hate watching a nikka with a nasty looking game score 30 a game). There were no floaters, no crossovers, no spin dribbles or spin steps at the basket, no euro steps, barely any behind the back dribbles, ect.

Isiah was a straight down dribbler and he took 2 hand push shots at the basket (although he did have some nice layups at times). By 92, everyone had a much smoother looking game.

 

[The God Poster]

What were his olympic comments? I don't remember him saying anything during the olympics that was perceived as negative.

Personally I didn’t think it was a problem but responses here & other places say different. I felt he was joking. The public perception will flip in an instant on someone

His comment on being the main piece of Team USA.

 

[PatCake]

The game is today the amalgamation of every skill, trick and technique that each pioneer or talented player brought.

It's like saying everyone in the 1600s was stupid except Isaac Newton. But technology and education today is a compilation of centuries of scientiest and researchers adding on a little bit of their work to get where we are.

 

[The God Poster]

Someone show this to Zeke

He already responded