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Doltos posted:Yep. If they don't like it then don't be a professional athlete. I'll go tell the single mothers out there who bust their asses 365 days a year with no offdays making 35k supporting a family that the poor superstars deserve a week off. I don't get your point. What is the player's incentive to work hard in a meaningless game?
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Mar 8, 2017 19:27
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Vanilla Mint Ice posted:These fuckers better not practice anymore, that poo poo is dangerous they can get hurt! Practice actually matters though.
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Mar 8, 2017 19:28
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dokmo posted:I don't get your point. What is the player's incentive to work hard in a meaningless game? To not be a boring embarrassment to the sport? To have some pride that hundreds of thousands of fans took time out of their day to cast a ballot for them?
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Mar 8, 2017 19:29
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I have a confession: I can not tell the differences between complete lack of defense and effort, playing passable defense and playoff intensity defense. They just all melt together like a hot fudge sundae
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Mar 8, 2017 19:30
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Lebron throws down a sick dunk while no one plays defense, Doltos fumes while the players continue to laugh and not give a poo poo if he's satisfied with the level of effort in an exhibition game
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Mar 8, 2017 19:31
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Doltos posted:To not be a boring embarrassment to the sport? To have some pride that hundreds of thousands of fans took time out of their day to cast a ballot for them? But they don't even do that in all regular season games and most of those actually matter somewhat.
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Mar 8, 2017 19:31
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Vanilla Mint Ice posted:Why risk injury on a meaningless regular season when you're 15th place, In these cases players are playing for their next contract  Unless they're Dwight Howard, in which case they don't care and still manage to sign a huge deal anyway
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Mar 8, 2017 19:33
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The perfect level of defense is the level of defense my favorite team plays, the Houston Rockets. All teams please adjust accordingly and do the same. Thanks.
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Mar 8, 2017 19:33
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Time posted:The perfect level of defense is the level of defense my favorite team plays, the Houston Rockets. All teams please adjust accordingly and do the same. Thanks. Lou Williams is the perfect Rocket, playing cutout cardboard defense and having long periods of his shot going completely silent
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Mar 8, 2017 19:34
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Vanilla Mint Ice posted:I have a confession: I can not tell the differences between complete lack of defense and effort, playing passable defense and playoff intensity defense. They just all melt together like a hot fudge sundae How exciting defense is to watch is directly correlated to how much is on the line.
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Mar 8, 2017 19:35
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Doltos posted:To not be a boring embarrassment to the sport? To have some pride that hundreds of thousands of fans took time out of their day to cast a ballot for them? There is no possible way you're making this argument in good faith
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Mar 8, 2017 19:35
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Why are they being a "boring embarassment of the sport"? If the fans are so upset over the state of the All Star Game why are they still buying tickets, watching and even voting for the same guys? Why do all the All Star Games operate almost exactly like that, in other sports, in minor leagues, etc.?
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Mar 8, 2017 19:36
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ACTUALLY the correct and proper answer is that I'm a New York Knickerbockers fan, that is why I do not know what defense looks like, get owned me
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Mar 8, 2017 19:36
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Paul Zuvella posted:Practice actually matters though. Also I was under the impression that teams don't run full-contact practice during the season anyway. For basically the same reason as the all-star game, everyone involved would rather save their health for something that actually counts.
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Mar 8, 2017 19:36
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Daltos's dedication to pretty much always being wrong is really kind of impressive, in a way.
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Mar 8, 2017 19:36
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https://twitter.com/calvinwatkins/status/839519911928016897 Never go full D'Antoni
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Mar 8, 2017 19:38
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Vanilla Mint Ice posted:ACTUALLY the correct and proper answer is that I'm a New York Knickerbockers fan, that is why I do not know what defense looks like, get owned me Every time someone says this a single tear rolls down thibs cheek.
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Mar 8, 2017 19:38
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The Glumslinger posted:https://twitter.com/calvinwatkins/status/839519911928016897 
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Mar 8, 2017 19:39
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Time posted:The perfect level of defense is the level of defense my favorite team plays, the Houston Rockets. All teams please adjust accordingly and do the same. Thanks. Since they are 15th in defense, this argument makes sense. Which bring up probably the biggest surprise for me this season: that a team featuring Harden and Ryan Anderson plus zero rim protection can somehow manage to have a league average defense. If it were possible to nominate an assistant coach, Jeff Bzdelik would get my COY vote.
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Mar 8, 2017 19:40
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dokmo posted:Since they are 15th in defense, this argument makes sense. The Harden-Williams-Gordon lineup is hilariously bad on D though. I wonder if that will lower the team's ranking by playoff time.
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Mar 8, 2017 19:41
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The teams should all be owned by municipalities, and additionally everyone involved should be in an 80%+ tax bracket. Doltos posted:To not be a boring embarrassment to the sport? To have some pride that hundreds of thousands of fans took time out of their day to cast a ballot for them? I would rather there be 1000 boring all star games than a single contender have a season derailed when a guy blows a knee in an exhibition. Despite the fact that there's virtually no chance of that contending team being my favorite in the next 5 years.
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Mar 8, 2017 19:41
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Henchman of Santa posted:The Harden-Williams-Gordon lineup is hilariously bad on D though. I wonder if that will lower the team's ranking by playoff time. That lineup has a Drtg of 121
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Mar 8, 2017 19:43
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So if every player in the dunk contest just walked up to the hoop and did a two footed hop dunk you wouldn't complain? People can get hurt doing dunks ya know!
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Mar 8, 2017 19:50
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Doltos posted:To not be a boring embarrassment to the sport? To have some pride that hundreds of thousands of fans took time out of their day to cast a ballot for them? Athletes aren't people. They are investments. Hope this helps.
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Mar 8, 2017 19:50
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RCarr posted:So if every player in the dunk contest just walked up to the hoop and did a two footed hop dunk you wouldn't complain? Which is why stars never participate in it anymore
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Mar 8, 2017 19:51
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Intruder posted:Which is why stars never participate in it anymore Bullshit. Stars do Dunk Contest caliber dunks in pre-game warm ups all the time. No star is skipping the dunk contest because he's scared of getting injured. Scared of losing maybe...
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Mar 8, 2017 19:53
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I got into a minor spat with some Kings fans that wanted to dismiss the TMZ report because it was TMZ and that I shouldn't make fun of Vlade saying "character matters" over and over again because English isn't his first language.
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Mar 8, 2017 19:55
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Players decline invitations to the dunk contest all the time (for a variety of reasons). The participants accept an invitation and choose to risk their health. All-stars are selected by fans and coaches and have to play. Also there's some prestige in winning the dunk contest. WHO THE gently caress CARES ABOUT THE ALL STAR GAME?
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Mar 8, 2017 19:55
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Replace the all-star game with an exhibition solely of guys who are in a contract year.
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Mar 8, 2017 19:55
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dokmo posted:Since they are 15th in defense, this argument makes sense. Yes, but they have ascended now to their final form https://mobile.twitter.com/calvinwatkins/status/839519911928016897?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw Watch out Defense Rankings
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Mar 8, 2017 19:59
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Gobias Ind. posted:Players decline invitations to the dunk contest all the time (for a variety of reasons). The participants accept an invitation and choose to risk their health. All-stars are selected by fans and coaches and have to play. Players decline invitations to the all-star game as well. There's probably 50+ instances of players declining to play after being selected. The participants accept an invitation and choose to risk their health for that too, just like the dunk contest. There's no injured player who is going out there playing in the all star game because they were voted in. If they don't want to play, they don't play. RCarr fucked around with this message at 20:04 on Mar 8, 2017 |
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Mar 8, 2017 20:01
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Noctone posted:Daltos's dedication to pretty much always being wrong is really kind of impressive, in a way. It continues to amaze me how people in SAS complain constantly about sports becoming boring then give the most limp dick white washed responses to everything imaginable.
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Mar 8, 2017 20:02
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This has to be the result of someone saying they bet you can't take Ryan Anderson out of the lineup and make your defense worse. This might help Harden close that rebounding gap with Westbrook though.
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Mar 8, 2017 20:02
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WhyteRyce posted:I got into a minor spat with some Kings fans that wanted to dismiss the TMZ report because it was TMZ and that I shouldn't make fun of Vlade saying "character matters" over and over again because English isn't his first language. But have you ever considered... Character. Matters.
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Mar 8, 2017 20:02
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Doltos posted:It continues to amaze me how people in SAS complain constantly about sports becoming boring then give the most limp dick white washed responses to everything imaginable. White washed?
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Mar 8, 2017 20:04
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RCarr posted:So if every player in the dunk contest just walked up to the hoop and did a two footed hop dunk you wouldn't complain? I already only watch the dunk contest as a highlight reel later and only if it sounds good (which it is maybe 1/6 years) so whatever, I just wouldn't watch it.
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Mar 8, 2017 20:05
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RCarr posted:Players decline invitations to the all-star game as well. There's probably 50+ instances of players declining to play after being selected. The participants accept an invitation and choose to risk their health for that too, just like the dunk contest. Incorrect. If you are hurt or need to rehab that's one thing, but if you are healthy the Commissioner has leaned on players to attend, making it not really a choice. It happened to Barkley https://books.google.com/books?id=_7oDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA52&lpg=PA52X&ved=0ahUKEwjDorii7v_NAhUj64MKHeoYAAkQ6AEILDAC#v=onepage&q&f=false
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Doltos posted:It continues to amaze me how people in SAS complain constantly about sports becoming boring then give the most limp dick white washed responses to everything imaginable. this is a pro tier don quixote post
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Mar 8, 2017 20:07
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Spoeank posted:But have you ever considered... Like, I don't understand that defense of him. Vlade said he had a better deal on the table two days ago and a bunch of people laughed at him and then the Sacramento media immediately jumps to his defense saying "ENGLISH ISN'T HIS FIRST LANGUAGE HE MEANT TO SAY OFFER NOT DEAL" as if that should completely change how we view the trade. Like, no one thought that Vlade agreed to the better deal and he got bamboozled by a dirty last minute swap, or that he had two competing offers on the table and willingly went with the worst one. Now anything he says that makes him sound dumb or hypocritical is just confusion on our part because we don't understand English isn't his first language. It's the weirdest strawman that people put up to defend him.
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