Getting back on topic, was I the only one that had a problem with Dwight firing off that three at the buzzer? He didn't have to beat the buzzer or anything like that, seems as though everyone missed it or just plain ignored it altogether. That to me is much like rubbing salt in the wounds and would someone who did that deserve a 'great series' handshake, regardless of the doubts of good sportmanship from the player who refused to congratulate? Surely if we're going to make as big a fuss of Brons actions you have to take it into account.
And for the record, dispite how it looks, I'm not a Dwight 'hater'.
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Over rated, no passing... Crap, I almost took the thread off topic myself...
Maybe someone needs to take their own advice with the hate threads.
I see no problem with it. Was it even a serious shot? No. He didn;t set his feet, he just chucked the ball up. Might as well have been walking the other way and chucking it over his shoulder, that's how serious he was about the shot. Now if he'd made a point of charging in and dunking to pad his stats, that'd be a different story, but chucking up a nothing shot (and not even caring that it goes on his stats like so many players do) isn't an issue IMO.
Look up a Phoenix Victory a couple of years ago where they are up by like 40 and they have Pat Burke knock down 3 treys in a row. Is that insulting? A little, since he's actually trying, but even that is allowable.
I see no problem with it. Was it even a serious shot? No. He didn;t set his feet, he just chucked the ball up. Might as well have been walking the other way and chucking it over his shoulder, that's how serious he was about the shot. Now if he'd made a point of charging in and dunking to pad his stats, that'd be a different story, but chucking up a nothing shot (and not even caring that it goes on his stats like so many players do) isn't an issue IMO.
Look up a Phoenix Victory a couple of years ago where they are up by like 40 and they have Pat Burke knock down 3 treys in a row. Is that insulting? A little, since he's actually trying, but even that is allowable.
Its not a serious shot, but he went out of his way to take it, he did actually take it out of Turks hands to fire it off so it wasn't like he had the ball and thought 'what the hell'. I don't have a big problem with Bron not shaking hands, it was wrong but it's not the worst thing that a player has done, but to be honest I've got just as much a problem with what Dwight did. It's not that bad but why take it if you don't want to make it? Why not shake hands if that's the right thing to do?
I know what you mean about Pat Burke, there is a difference.
how does he have a **** team, in most games he didn't carry them, his team stepped up as well, there were games where mo williams outscored him and carried they're offence singlehandedly, you saying kobe is a worse player is very biased, i'm not sayin lebron won't be better by the end of his career, but right now sorry but his not. kobe is 3 inches shorter is 50-60 pounds lighter, and hes stats are seemingly similiar, just imagine players like iverson if they were brons size, they would be the best in the world
how does he have a **** team, in most games he didn't carry them, his team stepped up as well, there were games where mo williams outscored him and carried they're offence singlehandedly, you saying kobe is a worse player is very biased, i'm not sayin lebron won't be better by the end of his career, but right now sorry but his not. kobe is 3 inches shorter is 50-60 pounds lighter, and hes stats are seemingly similiar, just imagine players like iverson if they were brons size, they would be the best in the world
How in the hell can you try and even compare an AI to LBJ if he was the same size?!?!?!? That absolutly dumbfounds me....... They are 2 totaly different players. AI wouldnt be the player he is if he was LBJ's size and vice versa for LBJ!
Comparing LBJ to KB is always gonna get different reactions, I still beleive Lebron is the better player, espicaly considering Kobe has a number of years on Lebron and Lebron is doing nothing but improving!