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  • jpshua15
    Pro
    • Jul 2012
    • 704

    #7561
    Re: 2014 Off-Season Thread

    Originally posted by Boltman
    Wiggins has a label of taking games off?

    I didn't know that.
    Not really taking games off, but being too passive to attack the rim or take shots. Consider it the pre-champion LeBron syndrome.
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    • Boltman
      L.A. to S.D. to HI
      • Mar 2004
      • 18283

      #7562
      Re: 2014 Off-Season Thread

      Being passive is hardly reason to be labeled as 'taking games off'.

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      • 23
        yellow
        • Sep 2002
        • 66469

        #7563
        Re: 2014 Off-Season Thread

        The NBA they label you all kinds of trash if you don't do what they think you should be like calling you passive or passionless or saying you don't care or don't want to win if you aren't yelling and screaming and making faces and crap

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        • ojandpizza
          Hall Of Fame
          • Apr 2011
          • 29807

          #7564
          2014 Off-Season Thread

          The label was from him supposedly not brining the same energy and intensity into every game, or taking plays off during games.. I believe he had the same criticism in high school as well.. But I didn't watch him in HS, and thought he looked normal in college so I can't say how true any of that is.

          As far as being "passive" goes that's just not true and the label in general is stupid. Who cares if you pass to an open teammate or settle for a few jumpers, that's all part of basketball.. You don't play 100% full speed right at the rim every single trip..

          I hate when people start complaining about players being "passive" but in reverse constantly bash on Westbrook for doing just what they are describing every other player should do.

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          • jeebs9
            Fear is the Unknown
            • Oct 2008
            • 47568

            #7565
            Re: 2014 Off-Season Thread

            Sorry guys... Didn't really mean to use the words "take games off". That's kind of a terrible description. Sorry

            Wiggins has a history of disappearing in games. His last college game he scored only 4 points (I think). His stats were up and down all season. Not settling for jumpers every single time down (especially after you've missed a few). It's something that should be watched.

            I just remember watching a video of LeBron and Chris Paul talking to a bunch of college kids (among them were Stephen Curry and James Harden). You never play to your opponents talent level. You always want to come out and dominate them.
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            • bigfnjoe96
              Hall Of Fame
              • Feb 2004
              • 11410

              #7566
              Re: 2014 Off-Season Thread

              Drake running around @ his concerts publicly courting KD, gets the Raptors fined $25,000 for tampering... lol

              The Toronto Raptors have been fined for comments rap star and team ambassador Drake made about Kevin Durant at a recent concert that the NBA deemed a violation of its anti-tampering rules.

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              • turty11
                All Star
                • Apr 2013
                • 8923

                #7567
                Re: 2014 Off-Season Thread

                does drake work for the raptors or have some ownership in the team i didnt know about?

                if the answer is no this is complete nonsense
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                • King_B_Mack
                  All Star
                  • Jan 2009
                  • 24450

                  #7568
                  Re: 2014 Off-Season Thread

                  This is being discussed in the off topic thread and yes he does "work for the Raptors" as an official team ambassador and dude that they'll be apparently building a nightclub into their practice facility for.

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                  • TMagic
                    G.O.A.T.
                    • Apr 2007
                    • 7550

                    #7569
                    Re: 2014 Off-Season Thread

                    Originally posted by 23
                    The NBA they label you all kinds of trash if you don't do what they think you should be like calling you passive or passionless or saying you don't care or don't want to win if you aren't yelling and screaming and making faces and crap

                    T-Mac got that treatment all the time. HATED it.

                    Why my man cant just be a cool, laid back cat on the court. He got the job done. Lol
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                    • 23
                      yellow
                      • Sep 2002
                      • 66469

                      #7570
                      Re: 2014 Off-Season Thread

                      Originally posted by TMagic
                      T-Mac got that treatment all the time. HATED it.

                      Why my man cant just be a cool, laid back cat on the court. He got the job done. Lol
                      Only because he didn't have a good enough team to win he was easy to pick on but they did it to Tim Duncan too

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                      • jeebs9
                        Fear is the Unknown
                        • Oct 2008
                        • 47568

                        #7571
                        Re: 2014 Off-Season Thread

                        What's this I hear about the love trade being blocked by the NBA? Just had a co worker say that to to me. Is this this true?
                        Last edited by jeebs9; 08-11-2014, 04:06 PM.
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                        • turty11
                          All Star
                          • Apr 2013
                          • 8923

                          #7572
                          Re: 2014 Off-Season Thread

                          no it wasnt vetoed lol. its not even a trade for another 13 days
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                          • jeebs9
                            Fear is the Unknown
                            • Oct 2008
                            • 47568

                            #7573
                            Re: 2014 Off-Season Thread

                            Sorry *could be*
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                            • steelers99_58_36
                              Banned
                              • Jun 2012
                              • 591

                              #7574
                              Re: 2014 Off-Season Thread

                              Originally posted by 23
                              Only because he didn't have a good enough team to win he was easy to pick on but they did it to Tim Duncan too

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                              • wwharton
                                *ll St*r
                                • Aug 2002
                                • 26949

                                #7575
                                Re: 2014 Off-Season Thread

                                Originally posted by jeebs9
                                Sorry guys... Didn't really mean to use the words "take games off". That's kind of a terrible description. Sorry

                                Wiggins has a history of disappearing in games. His last college game he scored only 4 points (I think). His stats were up and down all season. Not settling for jumpers every single time down (especially after you've missed a few). It's something that should be watched.

                                I just remember watching a video of LeBron and Chris Paul talking to a bunch of college kids (among them were Stephen Curry and James Harden). You never play to your opponents talent level. You always want to come out and dominate them.
                                I think we forget about all the factors involved with these being 18 and 19 year old kids vs previous years where they were mostly 21 and 22 years old, with 4 years of NCAA ball behind them.

                                Even before the "1 and done" rule, we had kids coming straight out of high school... we didn't respect the talent they played against then, so wouldn't judge anything of them until they played in the league. People look at the NCAA tournament as a red flag but the tournament is HUGE. A kid straight out of high school that has an entire defense geared to stopping him? Yeah, there are some great ones (and even not so great ones) with the mental make up to deal, but I'm not knocking any that can't. If he had 3 bad tournaments then I might put some weight behind it. But they had other big games over the course of the year, and he certainly didn't have a problem shining in those.

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