NBA Off Topic Thread

[ProfessaPackMan]

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Here y’all go if you wanna know what they look like.

Possibly the worst set of trophies I’ve ever seen visually.

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I thought the NFL Conference Championship Trophies were bad but these take the cake.

The discourse around the Clutch Award is going to be damn near ridiculous and insufferable to hear/see but that’s what Silver wants so 🤷🏾*♂️

[Master Live 013]

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I wouldn't call it iconic, but I would say the NBA MVP was close to that; it look solid from an aesthetic standpoint and one of the things that add to the prestige/mystic of a trophy is seeing players from previous eras receiving the same exact trophy which happens to be the case here.

Zero problems if you want to name it after Jordan, but no need to change the trophy itself.

[DieHardYankee26]

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Two girls, and they get along like I’m…like I’m John Havlicek.

[Majingir]

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Here y’all go if you wanna know what they look like.

Possibly the worst set of trophies I’ve ever seen visually.

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That's the actual design?

They look like some sort of souvenir drinking glass with 3d printed images inside of it.

[ggsimmonds]

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Feel like ROY should be named after Magic. I could be wrong (not gonna check) but think he had the most impressive rookie season ever

That's the actual design?

They look like some sort of souvenir drinking glass with 3d printed images inside of it.

What would you say if I told you thats exactly what they are

[ojandpizza]

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Magic had one of the most impressive single games from a rookie ever (game 6 NBA finals) but he didn’t win rookie of the year himself. Bird won. Statistically they were fairly similar, maybe Bird would have a slight edge as he led all rookies in scoring and Boston in scoring. But he ended up winning by a pretty large gap because Boston went from 29 wins to 61 wins. Only 5 times have teams improved by 30+ wins, they did it with a rookie perceived as being their best player..

Really hard to compare post merger numbers against guys like Big O and Wilt but they basically entered the league putting up godly numbers. You could insert tons of others doing the same back then. Baylor, Bellamy, Lucas, etc..We likely won’t ever see that again.

But it’s tough for me to say any modern rookie has been better than Tim Duncan. Magic, Bird, Bron had similar well rounded years, MJ and Iverson came in scoring as well as anybody in the league, Hakeem and Robinson were great but a bit more raw in a sense. Shaq probably deserves an honorable mention here too. Duncan’s instincts were just at such a high level. Numbers weren’t eye-popping but he was getting them on a winning team next to David Robinson. From the moment he stepped on the floor he was the best PF in the league on both ends. Karl Malone getting first team defense over him is still laughable, Duncan did everything on that end. Even used him on Jason Kidd some, and to defend multiple wing players with their Duncan-Purdue-Robinson lineups.

[King_B_Mack]

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I’m sure it’s just the angle of the photo or the lighting or something…. But uhhh…. Y’all see what I see on this trophy? Nobody caught this when they were making this thing? Cause that don’t look right. You know outside of the general design of the whole thing

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[ojandpizza]

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Gotta be some sort of reflection lol

[jeebs9]

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I’m sure it’s just the angle of the photo or the lighting or something…. But uhhh…. Y’all see what I see on this trophy? Nobody caught this when they were making this thing? Cause that don’t look right. You know outside of the general design of the whole thing

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No way the NBA was going to use the Jordan logo as the trophy. That's because Michael Jordan would of charged too much for the patent year in the year out [emoji1787]

I'm ok with the trophy. I'm actually ok with all this. I thought the DPOY didn't have to be the Hakeem Olajuwon. I think it's kind of disrespectful to the spirit of the award. But I get it

[Master Live 013]

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Think I know what you mean, but I will choose to believe that has to be the angle of the photo or something

[ProfessaPackMan]

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From an article I read yesterday, MJ had actual input in the designing of the trophy.

[ggsimmonds]

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I’m sure it’s just the angle of the photo or the lighting or something…. But uhhh…. Y’all see what I see on this trophy? Nobody caught this when they were making this thing? Cause that don’t look right. You know outside of the general design of the whole thing

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From an article I read yesterday, MJ had actual input in the designing of the trophy.

MJ giving feedback: I said show ALL my glory

[Majingir]

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Here's some random NBA news.

Tony Khan has bought the rights to the NBA on NBC theme song.

For those who don't know who he is, he's the son of the Jaguars owner, and he owns All Elite Wrestling (the rival promotion of WWE, whose shows air on TNT/TBS).

Which now makes me wonder...is he buying it but also going to allow TNT to use the theme (for a fee?), as part of some negotiating tactic with Turner (to continue broadcasting AEW when their TV deal comes up)?

I like the NBA on TNT theme more than any other current network, but imagine if we get the NBC theme on TNT games.

[King_B_Mack]

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Here's some random NBA news.

Tony Khan has bought the rights to the NBA on NBC theme song.

For those who don't know who he is, he's the son of the Jaguars owner, and he owns All Elite Wrestling (the rival promotion of WWE, whose shows air on TNT/TBS).

Which now makes me wonder...is he buying it but also going to allow TNT to use the theme (for a fee?), as part of some negotiating tactic with Turner (to continue broadcasting AEW when their TV deal comes up)?

I like the NBA on TNT theme more than any other current network, but imagine if we get the NBC theme on TNT games.

Ehhh I don't think that's how that works there Maj. Considering Fox has been using the theme for college basketball for a few years now and I just heard it last Saturday I'm pretty sure, he doesn't own the song, I'm thinking that still lies with John Tesh who made the song (and still get's royalties every time it's played). He's acquired the rights to use the song in the sense he and previously WWE paid for the rights to use "Cult of Personality" for CM Punk or "Rollin" for The Undertaker.

[ProfessaPackMan]

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