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Re: NBA Playoffs 24

Posted: Sat Jun 01, 2024 9:15 pm
by ramjet
DeletedUser wrote: Sat Jun 01, 2024 5:13 pm
randylahey wrote: Sat Jun 01, 2024 4:52 pm By itself, it's not the worst thing in the world. But, after being such a poor sport in victory, with all the cockiness and gestures, it's a bad look to just slink out of there
Kind of how I feel about it. Not a big deal. Not going to hate him because of it, but something he will grow from (hopefully).
pff, he's going to be a graduate of the Labron School of AssHolyness.

Re: NBA Playoffs 24

Posted: Mon Jun 03, 2024 4:32 am
by RainbowsandUnicorns

Re: NBA Playoffs 24

Posted: Mon Jun 03, 2024 7:56 am
by KUTradition
RainbowsandUnicorns wrote: Mon Jun 03, 2024 4:32 am Jason Tatum was a Jayhawk.

https://twitter.com/barstoolsports/stat ... 6890281121
the dookiness erased all the good from it

Re: NBA Playoffs 24

Posted: Mon Jun 03, 2024 8:47 am
by pdub
Tatum and JJ Redick ( the modern JJ Redick ) are the only Dookies I kinda like.
Kansas was on Tatum's final list of schools.

Re: NBA Playoffs 24

Posted: Mon Jun 03, 2024 9:02 am
by DeletedUser
pdub wrote: Mon Jun 03, 2024 8:47 am Tatum and JJ Redick ( the modern JJ Redick ) are the only Dookies I kinda like.
Kansas was on Tatum's final list of schools.
Jay Williams is fine too. Shane Battier.

I can't think of many others.

I hated JJ for a long time. But as he's gotten older and matured I started to enjoy him.

Re: NBA Playoffs 24

Posted: Mon Jun 03, 2024 9:05 am
by TDub
pdub wrote: Mon Jun 03, 2024 8:47 am Tatum and JJ Redick ( the modern JJ Redick ) are the only Dookies I kinda like.
Kansas was on Tatum's final list of schools.
Jay Bilas?

Re: NBA Playoffs 24

Posted: Mon Jun 03, 2024 9:12 am
by pdub
Jay Bilas has kinda gone meh to me over the last few years.
I used to love the guy -- I still think he is the most well versed in the field -- but he's gone full in on making college sports pro as if it was the only clear option ( when it really wasn't ).
So yea, he's a meh now.

Re: NBA Playoffs 24

Posted: Mon Jun 03, 2024 11:48 am
by TDub
pdub wrote: Mon Jun 03, 2024 9:12 am Jay Bilas has kinda gone meh to me over the last few years.
I used to love the guy -- I still think he is the most well versed in the field -- but he's gone full in on making college sports pro as if it was the only clear option ( when it really wasn't ).
So yea, he's a meh now.
I agree there, but as far as knowledgeable commentators he's head and shoulders above most.

Re: NBA Playoffs 24

Posted: Mon Jun 03, 2024 1:53 pm
by ousdahl
What other clear options were there?

Besides “making” college sports pro

Re: NBA Playoffs 24

Posted: Mon Jun 03, 2024 2:05 pm
by DeletedUser
The first clear option would have been to actually enforce the rules that were in place. Which they chose not to do, willingly.

Now they've got new NIL rules, that they also don't enforce.

I don't get it.

Re: NBA Playoffs 24

Posted: Mon Jun 03, 2024 3:05 pm
by Shirley
ousdahl wrote: Mon Jun 03, 2024 1:53 pm What other clear options were there?

Besides “making” college sports pro
^^^

Like it or not, "enforcement" or not, the ship of (mostly) young Black men being willing to perform the labor so that universities and coaches could make multi-millions/year due to that labor while they got next to nothing in comparison, had sailed.

As much as we might not like it, the old days were already over, and they weren't and are not ever coming back.

Re: NBA Playoffs 24

Posted: Mon Jun 03, 2024 3:08 pm
by DeletedUser
Shirley wrote: Mon Jun 03, 2024 3:05 pm
ousdahl wrote: Mon Jun 03, 2024 1:53 pm What other clear options were there?

Besides “making” college sports pro
^^^

Like it or not, "enforcement" or not, the ship of (mostly) young Black men being willing to perform the labor so that universities and coaches could make multi-millions/year due to that labor while they got next to nothing in comparison, had sailed.

As much as we might not like it, the old days were already over, and they weren't and are not ever coming back.
I agree.

Re: NBA Playoffs 24

Posted: Mon Jun 03, 2024 3:19 pm
by pdub
Sir, this is a Wendy's.

Re: NBA Playoffs 24

Posted: Mon Jun 03, 2024 3:39 pm
by Shirley
pdub wrote: Mon Jun 03, 2024 3:19 pm Sir, this is a Wendy's.
"...as much as we might not like it..."

Re: NBA Playoffs 24

Posted: Mon Jun 03, 2024 3:44 pm
by DeletedUser
Wendy's has gone downhill too.

Re: NBA Playoffs 24

Posted: Mon Jun 03, 2024 3:49 pm
by RainbowsandUnicorns
DeletedUser wrote: Mon Jun 03, 2024 9:02 am
pdub wrote: Mon Jun 03, 2024 8:47 am Tatum and JJ Redick ( the modern JJ Redick ) are the only Dookies I kinda like.
Kansas was on Tatum's final list of schools.
Jay Williams is fine too. Shane Battier.

I can't think of many others.

I hated JJ for a long time. But as he's gotten older and matured I started to enjoy him.
Not saying you are wrong for feeling the way we do. We all have reasons (some valid - some not) why we like and dislike people. Jay Williams is FAR from "fine" to me. For many reasons. Most importantly, I feel he's an idiot and a douche bag.

Of the top of my head... Former Dookies I have met and feel are good guys.

Jay Bilas
Kyrie Irving
Corey Maggette
Jahlil Okafor
Carlos Boozer
Johnny Dawkins
Chris Collins

Scheyer was nice because he had to be but..... I'm not a fan of his.

Re: NBA Playoffs 24

Posted: Mon Jun 03, 2024 5:32 pm
by TDub
Kylie Irving thinks the earth is flat....hes not fine...

Re: NBA Playoffs 24

Posted: Mon Jun 03, 2024 5:50 pm
by RainbowsandUnicorns
TDub wrote: Mon Jun 03, 2024 5:32 pm Kylie Irving thinks the earth is flat....hes not fine...
None of us are "fine".

Kyrie was decent enough to apologize and talk about it.
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/248 ... earth-flat

This showed me first hand he is genuinely a good guy.
I was right there when it happened.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CNTtnzeBqbi ... mg_index=2

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Re: NBA Playoffs 24

Posted: Mon Jun 03, 2024 7:01 pm
by ousdahl
Shirley wrote: Mon Jun 03, 2024 3:05 pm
ousdahl wrote: Mon Jun 03, 2024 1:53 pm What other clear options were there?

Besides “making” college sports pro
^^^

Like it or not, "enforcement" or not, the ship of (mostly) young Black men being willing to perform the labor so that universities and coaches could make multi-millions/year due to that labor while they got next to nothing in comparison, had sailed.

As much as we might not like it, the old days were already over, and they weren't and are not ever coming back.
Yea.

To me, the “pro” part effectively began whenever also began the market for paying players, whether the market was licit or not.

Re: NBA Playoffs 24

Posted: Mon Jun 03, 2024 8:27 pm
by pdub
Kyrie?
Nah fuck that dude.