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Now_Im_Not_Banned:
--- Quote from: h cottie on March 20, 2006, 02:03:21 PM ---i can see where you're comin from but ur hatin on lebron and wade wayyy to much. theyre incredible young talents that have great all around stats. they're gonna be superstars for a long time in this league, they're both REAL young and already are doin it big in the NBA. stop with all the hate homie. u dont hafta like them but u dont gotta hate on em like u do. dont work for their recognition? peep the stats homeboy caus ur way off.
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Well, what he's saying, and rightfuly so, is that the league is riding the nuts of LeBron and Wade, trying to build them up as the faces of the NBA...Along with that, they blatantly hate on Kobe. Who knows if it's because of his rape-accusation (probably), but the NBA has obviously stopped marketing Kobe and are leaning towards marketing LeBron and making him the next best thing after Jordan in the public eye...LeBron and Wade are great, no doubt, it's just that they get a lot more love than Kobe does, even with refs, and that DEFINITELY should not be the case...PeACe
Now_Im_Not_Banned:
--- Quote from: Juronimo is Public Enemy #1 on March 20, 2006, 03:20:13 PM ---Also, I hate to admit it, Bynum is seriously overrated by some of you guys. I haven't seen any indication that Bynum will be anything special other than just another Michael Olowakandi. To say you wouldn't trade him in a package for KG is baffling. You saw flashes of brilliance out of KG, Dwight Howard and Amare Stoudamire when they came out of high school. I haven't seen that out of Bynum. I hope I'm wrong and you guys are right.
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Bynum is not overrated, nobody said he is great right now. But put your money on it, he will be one of the only true bigs in the league in 5 years or so...In 10 years he's gunna be a monster... In 15 years he'll still be in his prime...KG will be LONGGGGGG gone by then, Bynum will still be a face of our franchise (hopefully a legendary one). Kareem is training this guy, man, it's his project...Everyone within the franchise is talking about what a great feel he has for the game...He's the backbone of Buss's future plan, and that's why Buss has said he WONT trade Bynum, and I'm in complete agreement...PeACe
h cottie is bac-tive?:
i understand wat he's saying and i agree with him that Kobe isn't regarded in the same light as he used to be before the trial. but that goes with a lot of things, NBA isnt the only one that backed away from Kobe since the trial. im not sayin that it's right, but if they wanna go with LeBron as the face of the NBA, good for them. he was the biggest thing to come out of high school, nobody has matched the hype of Lebron and he didn't faulter at all. alotta ppl were hopin he would suck dick in the NBA but he proved them all wrong and i think it's a good move on the NBA's part becaus Lebron is talented, marketable, and all the bullshit that goes along with it. IMO it's a good PR move, kobe shudnt of been fucked b/c of a dumb slut that set him up. but he still gets the million dollar checks so it's not the end of the world.
Now_Im_Not_Banned:
--- Quote from: h cottie on March 20, 2006, 08:27:15 PM ---i understand wat he's saying and i agree with him that Kobe isn't regarded in the same light as he used to be before the trial. but that goes with a lot of things, NBA isnt the only one that backed away from Kobe since the trial. im not sayin that it's right, but if they wanna go with LeBron as the face of the NBA, good for them. he was the biggest thing to come out of high school, nobody has matched the hype of Lebron and he didn't faulter at all. alotta ppl were hopin he would suck dick in the NBA but he proved them all wrong and i think it's a good move on the NBA's part becaus Lebron is talented, marketable, and all the bullshit that goes along with it. IMO it's a good PR move, kobe shudnt of been fucked b/c of a dumb slut that set him up. but he still gets the million dollar checks so it's not the end of the world.
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The point is that the NBA has basically made it out to be a Kobe=the heel vs. LeBron=the good guy. It's even affected the officiating on his game...He gets his check, but due to the marketing (and the dick-sucking), Kobe will NEVER undisputedly be regarded as the best ever, even if he does break ALL of Jordan's records, even if he wins 5 more rings...LeBron has it made for him in the NBA. He can even suck, he can not make playoffs, he can have the tendancy to step it down a notch in crunch-time, but yet the NBA has paved the way for him to be the next best thing...Not saying LeBron is not great, he's an excellent player, he's just not on Kobe/Jordan/Magic level as of now...
Now_Im_Not_Banned:
Also, to add another example...Why is no one talking about Dwight Howard? He's a player on LeBron's level, but see what the difference is when the NBA isn't riding the shit out of your dick?
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