Texansfan713 Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 31 minutes ago, redsoxsuck05 said: The NFL is the only league where players don't care about market size. baseball players dont either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
11sanchez11 Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 (edited) if you take out lebron, basically all the best players on the title teams were drafted by them. you can go back to the 80s... and it is still the same. kawhi was traded for, he didn't choose to go there. oakland, toronto, cleveland, san antonio, detroit, miami, and boston are 7 of the 9 cities that have won title since 2000... none of which are in the top 5 media markets. And Dallas won with a player they drafted. so lebron is basically the only player to go to a big market team and win the title as the best player. like almost in the history of the nba lol Edited May 27, 2021 by 11sanchez11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsoxsuck05 Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 2 hours ago, Texansfan713 said: baseball players dont either. If the Yankees, Dodgers, and Red Sox went back to spending unlimited amounts then they'd go back to signing every free agent. Hockey players are obsessed with NY and Boston. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-ALL-DAY Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 1 hour ago, 11sanchez11 said: if you take out lebron, basically all the best players on the title teams were drafted by them. you can go back to the 80s... and it is still the same. kawhi was traded for, he didn't choose to go there. oakland, toronto, cleveland, san antonio, detroit, miami, and boston are 7 of the 9 cities that have won title since 2000... none of which are in the top 5 media markets. And Dallas won with a player they drafted. so lebron is basically the only player to go to a big market team and win the title as the best player. like almost in the history of the nba lol If you think Steph is better than Durant, then sure. If the Nets win this season then you can add them to the list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kip Smithers Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 I don’t get it. You draft a player and you are given 7 years minimum to build around them or convince them that this is a winning environment. Yet you want me to have sympathy when they eventually leave for a potentially a bigger market? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYRaider Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 10 hours ago, J-ALL-DAY said: If you think Steph is better than Durant, then sure. If the Nets win this season then you can add them to the list. 6 of the last 9 NBA championship teams best players were guys they didn't draft: Lakers (LeBron), Raptors (Kawhi), Warriors x2 (Durant), Heat x2 (LeBron). And even looking back the last 20 years the Lakers won 3 championships with Shaq, who they didn't draft. The Pistons won a championship with a roster full of players they didn't draft. The Celtics won a championship and you can make a case that KG was their best player, who they didn't draft. So since 2020 like 11/20 championship teams were led by players that they didn't draft. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWood21 Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 1 hour ago, NYRaider said: And even looking back the last 20 years the Lakers won 3 championships with Shaq, who they didn't draft. I mean, if you want to discredit the impact Kobe had on the Lakers sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYRaider Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 Just now, CWood21 said: I mean, if you want to discredit the impact Kobe had on the Lakers sure. Kobe was great but Shaq was their best player. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oregon Ducks Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 8 minutes ago, NYRaider said: Kobe was great but Shaq was their best player. It’s not even debatable, tbh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRealMcCoy Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 3 minutes ago, Oregon Ducks said: 11 minutes ago, NYRaider said: Kobe was great but Shaq was their best player. It’s not even debatable, tbh. Yes Shaq was the better player during that 3 peat time period. Kobe was the more consistent player over the regular seasons though. Shaq would get out of shape and work his way back into shape and dominate come playoff time. His 99-00 season is an all timer without a doubt. Probably a top 5 or top 10 at worst season ever by a player. Kobe was also 21, 22, and 23 during the 3 peat. Shaq was 27, 28, and 29. That is a huge difference. Kobe was a much better player at 27-29 than he was when he was like a 21 or 22 year old. He was still pretty amazing that 2nd year of the 3 peat and if he didn't come back in that first year from that ankle injury to will the Lakers over Indy in game 4 who knows how that series goes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigC421/ Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 On 5/27/2021 at 2:18 PM, J-ALL-DAY said: If you think Steph is better than Durant, then sure. A great indicator is which player did opposing teams focus there defensive game plans towards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYRaider Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 On 5/27/2021 at 8:17 AM, Texansfan713 said: baseball players dont either. Baseball is also a little different with the lack of a salary cap and teams being able to throw unreal contracts at players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agarcia34 Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 Been a bad few days of basketball with the amount of blowouts we seen. Need the second round to get here ASAP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MookieMonstah Posted May 31, 2021 Share Posted May 31, 2021 On 5/27/2021 at 5:56 PM, Kip Smithers said: I don’t get it. You draft a player and you are given 7 years minimum to build around them or convince them that this is a winning environment. Yet you want me to have sympathy when they eventually leave for a potentially a bigger market? To build a team where NO relative free agents will sign... let’s not act like it’s apples to apples. The NBA has a legitimate issue. Do they care? Probably not, but don’t act shocked when viewership continues to decline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MookieMonstah Posted May 31, 2021 Share Posted May 31, 2021 Also, shocking, Julius Randle turned back into a pumpkin when ISO offense stops working. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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