NBA discussion thread

[DKI]

And you're putting too much stock in classic media outlets, no one care about ESPN narratives anymore lol

But I see a lot of people who hates the Celtics and therefore hate Tatum (cause they know he is the best player) celebrating that he didn't win fmvp.
They hate Tatum even more than the Celtics.
ESPN narratives are the same that are made by random haters on YouTube, X, etc, cause all that ESPN and rest of media does is to ride the wave of the internet hate.

Stats dont lie, best defensive rating, best all around stats both in the finals and for the entirely of the playoffs, and yet they succeeded into tainting his legacy.
This is the same as if 2013 LeBron wouldnt have won the FMVP cause Wade played Better defense, or cause Allen was more clutch, cause these two are the arguments made by ppl for Brown.

 

[ZenZu]

Brown was the more consistent player throughout this entire playoff run. He deserved the fmvp just off game 3 alone, it was the most crucial win. The last 2 games of this series were filler. Tatum was bad in the first 3 games

 

[Akai2]

But I see a lot of people who hates the Celtics and therefore hate Tatum (cause they know he is the best player) celebrating that he didn't win fmvp.
They hate Tatum even more than the Celtics.
ESPN narratives are the same that are made by random haters on YouTube, X, etc, cause all that ESPN and rest of media does is to ride the wave of the internet hate.

Stats dont lie, best defensive rating, best all around stats both in the finals and for the entirely of the playoffs, and yet they succeeded into tainting his legacy.
This is the same as if 2013 LeBron wouldnt have won the FMVP cause Wade played Better defense, or cause Allen was more clutch, cause these two are the arguments made by ppl for Brown.

Again, like you said, internet agendas sets the narrative not classic media. New media is hating on Tatum and the Celtics in general because they find them to be boring/predictable. It's what they do. There'll come a point where those narratives flip. It happens in all sports. And most players/teams will just have 24/7 haters regardless of how many MVPs/Chips they win lol

I don't think stats tell the whole story in this series. We all watched the games, and he wasn't their most effective player in the most pivotal games/moments on either end of the court. His legacy isn't affected by not winning an MVP in his first championship W, he gets credit for a great season/playoffs in general, and those petty narratives get forgotten over time anyway. No one remembers Kobe averaging 15 points in his first chip, it all counts the same in the end. If they win a couple more rings this will count the same as any in which he won a FMVP. It's really on him/Celtics to repeat now.

 

[DKI]

I feel that more than JB being more consistent or better which is a narrative unsupported by anything other than feelings, i think what actually happened is that Tatum was not better enough than JB, and so it was given to the latter.

Tatum is always put on and higher standard than most of the players and of all the players of his age.

 

[Akai2]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1802954644055810349

 

[RobertoTheOharaSurvivor]

Awful Coaching aka Donald Hadesman <3
https://x.com/TheLakersAvenue/status/1802918359312351643

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don't be stupid Leon Rose
https://x.com/NBA_NewYork/status/1803256992523329795

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https://x.com/BRUNS0N1SH1M/status/1803172417453396419

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literally every Knicks fan would be sobbing if we made the goddamn finals lol
https://x.com/DaBears_26/status/1803166769420574941

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interesting... https://nbarankings.theringer.com/

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https://x.com/epark1016/status/1804952215431602443

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well damn
https://x.com/BleacherReport/status/1805436279720755386

 

[Roo]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1805782619382063592

@RobertoTheOharaSurvivor wow

 

[RobertoTheOharaSurvivor]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1805782619382063592

@RobertoTheOharaSurvivor wow

OG & IHart plz stay with us

if all goes well and everyone on the team stays healthy, we have a decent shot at the ECF or more

 

[GrandmasterChef Zonji]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1805782619382063592

@RobertoTheOharaSurvivor wow

Damn NYK got another very good Two Way Player

 

[RobertoTheOharaSurvivor]

https://x.com/KnicksMemes/status/1805786825866592716

 

[Akai2]

Haven't laughed this hard in a while

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1805970231795573040

 

[RobertoTheOharaSurvivor]

OG stays for 40M+ per year but how tf can even beg IHart to re-sign for a discount (since we can barely afford anyone now and will likely lose Achiuwa/Burks/etc.)

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https://x.com/NYKMuse/status/1806059711734657294

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wtf Kyle Filipowski
https://x.com/RotoSurgeon/status/1806424983918477606

 

[Akai2]

@RobertoTheOharaSurvivor Come get ya mans

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1806864000937849051

 

[RobertoTheOharaSurvivor]

@RobertoTheOharaSurvivor Come get ya mans

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1806864000937849051

mah boi Brunson better not get injured from this :'(

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this is why i worry
https://x.com/DJAceNBA/status/1806860615878656052

 

[Akai2]

mah boi Brunson better not get injured from this :'(

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this is why i worry
https://x.com/DJAceNBA/status/1806860615878656052

He's fine lol

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1806873275210875002

 

[RobertoTheOharaSurvivor]

He's fine lol

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1806873275210875002

yes, but we need him to be completely healthy for the regular season + playoffs. not interested in doing *anything* that will risk re-injury or injury somewhere else, we are literally fucked if he gets injured again. I can assure you there are very few Knicks fan that are actually taking this lightly

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FA for the foreseeable future bout to be miserable asf
https://x.com/KeithSmithNBA/status/1807225248778977364

 

[Nidai_Kitetsu]

This cracked me up =>

 

[RobertoTheOharaSurvivor]

We lost Hartenstein god fucking dammit...🥺

He did get an absolute bag with OKC. Best of luck to him, NYC will always appreciate what you did for us the last 2 seasons (even if you did get cooked by Embiid in the 1st Round and put up a donut in Game 7 of the Semis against the Pacers in your final game with us)

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CP3 Rainbow
https://x.com/mldiffley/status/1807794165574463793

 

[Haoshoku]

Klay is exactly the kind of player the Mavs wanted and needed. Meanwhile end of an era in Golden State, Curry’s career being wasted with no contention in his final years.

 

[Nidai_Kitetsu]

Curry’s career being wasted with no contention in his final years.

GSW has been a terrible organization over the past 5-6 seasons. They tried hard to ruin Steph's career. LeBalco and his asskisser Draymond might have sabotaged the organization.