NBA Dunk contest

[jsmithj88]

its the fact that he cares more about his stupid ego than entertaining the kids

haha, dude, im not a big lebron fan either, but he is the best player in the league
admit it, ur just a hater

[mkasad23]

shaq is the last classy guy in the nba

[mkasad23]

after he retires its a league full of egos who care more about the money and themselves than the love and passion for the game of basketball

[williams22]

no actually mj is someone you want your kids to look up to lebron is far from that

You clearly don't know anything about the NBA. First off, MJ is a bitter, coldhearted man plain and simple. Don't believe me? Just look at his hall of fame speech. For further evidence, look up stories about the many teammates whose careers he almost ruined because he got on them so hard. MJ did a phenomenal job of keeping his true self away from the media. He also has a serious gambling problem.

Lebron, on the other hand, came into the league straight out of high school with greater expectations to meet than any other player in the history of the league. Not only has he far exceeded expectations on the court, he has handled himself in a professional manner from day 1 off the court as well. The guy gives more interviews than anyone in the league and does so politely and with a smile on his face each and every time.

Also, Lebron is one of the few naturally born leaders in the NBA. Coach K raves about his charisma and his basketball IQ. Sounds like an awful role model, huh?

[williams22]

i wish nba could be again what it was barkley so many guys to look up to

You realize you were too young to remember half the guys you named?

The NBA has some pretty incredible talent right now. I'd take a team of Lebron, Kobe, Shaq, Garnett, and Jason Kidd against just about any lineup you could come up with.

[williams22]

after he retires its a league full of egos who care more about the money and themselves than the love and passion for the game of basketball

Tell me what Lebron has done to make himself less classy in your eyes? You do realize Shaq respects Lebron more than any player in the league, right? Man your basketball knowledge is limited.

[mkasad23]

barkley stackhouse malone drexler magic david robinson hersey hawkins patrick ewing gary payotn anfernee hardaway mitch richmond joe dumars kevin johnson

[jsmithj88]

after he retires its a league full of egos who care more about the money and themselves than the love and passion for the game of basketball

thats true, its always been about the money now and in the past
u dont think shaq or MJ had an ego?
MJ prolly has the biggest ego of all times, haha !!!
MJ got paid $30 million a year when no1 else anything near that
what has lebron done that was so bad??
did he cost u a lotta money????

[williams22]

barkley stackhouse malone drexler magic david robinson hersey hawkins patrick ewing gary payotn anfernee hardaway mitch richmond joe dumars kevin johnson

Lebron is better than half those guys already and he's barely halfway to his full potential. By the time he retires he'll be considered the greatest player to play the game. Magic has said so himself.

[williams22]

thats true, its always been about the money now and in the past
u dont think shaq or MJ had an ego?
MJ prolly has the biggest ego of all times, haha !!!
MJ got paid $30 million a year when no1 else anything near that
what has lebron done that was so bad??
did he cost u a lotta money????

Well said. MJ was great, but there isn't a building on the planet large enough to house his ego. MJ also never had a team love playing with him like the Cavs love playing with Lebron...or like team USA loves playing with Lebron.

[mkasad23]

alright mj was a bad example besides him every other player played for the passion of the game rather than just ego and money

[williams22]

alright mj was a bad example besides him every other player played for the passion of the game rather than just ego and money

And what's to say the guys playing today don't do the same? By the way, as I mentioned before, you weren't old enough to see half of those guys play.

You don't like Lebron, you said, because he dances and has fun, yet you say he doesn't have a passion for the game and enjoy playing? What's wrong with you?

[mkasad23]

steve francis refused to play for the vancouver grizzlies when he got selected vince carter didnt give a damn about the raptors lebron always talks about his future with different teams and sports sprewell complained about not getting paid enough and having to feed his children kobe fought shaq because he wanted all the attention on himself

[Durrrr]

after he retires its a league full of egos who care more about the money and themselves than the love and passion for the game of basketball

One word. Dwight.

[mkasad23]

shawn marion complained about not getting paid enough and wanting out of phoenix allen iverson complained about practice and that hes the best player and doesnt need any of that

[williams22]

steve francis refused to play for the vancouver grizzlies when he got selected vince carter didnt give a damn about the raptors lebron always talks about his future with different teams and sports sprewell complained about not getting paid enough and having to feed his children kobe fought shaq because he wanted all the attention on himself

You realize Lebron isn't the one talking about the future, that's the media. In fact, about two weeks into the season he told the media he was done answering questions about the future, and hasn't answered one since.

You are taking small, isolated incidents and drawing huge generalized conclusions. The old guys had plenty of their own screwups as well. What it really comes down to is you have no idea what you are actually talking about. If you can't respect Lebron as one of the top two players in the game and one of the greatest all time then you clearly don't understand enough about basketball to merit further conversation.

[mkasad23]

stephon marbury ruined himself with his big ass ego just like all the rest of them

[andywend]

Originally Posted by mkasad23
lebron james is the most overrated player in nba history...hes built and does the same moves all the time and gets every call in the book if your too dumb to figure that out than you have problems

Durr said:

Congratz, this is now the dumbest post I have ever seen in this entire forum.sbrforum. A record I thought Brak would hold for awhile

Have to disagree Durrr.

While its questionable if Lebron James is overrated, I can tell you that he sure isn't underrated. He is most certainly "built". Most of his moves are similar in nature and the referees most definitely favor him out on the floor as they do all the superstars.

Williams, if you were truly a NBA referee, then you should be able to admit the bias referees show to the stars of the NBA over its other players.

There seems to be more truth to mkasad23's post than anything else.

[mkasad23]

thank you

[williams22]

Durr said:Have to disagree Durrr.

While its questionable if Lebron James is overrated, I can tell you that he sure isn't underrated. He is most certainly "built". Most of his moves are similar in nature and the referees most definitely favor him out on the floor as they do all the superstars.

Williams, if you were truly a NBA referee, then you should be able to admit the bias referees show to the stars of the NBA over its other players.

Sir, I've never said I was a referee? I'm a college student.

All stars get calls. However, I think Lebron also gets refereed unfairly at times because of his size and power. The refs don't know how to deal with him. Much like what Shaq went through throughout his career.

Also, if Lebron flopped every time he went to the hoop like Wade or Kobe, he would get a LOT more calls.

[williams22]

I also dare you to make a case that a guy who averages 30/8/7 and was captain of Team USA at age 24 is overrated.

[mkasad23]

now we will have john wall who seems like a complete jackass

[mkasad23]

no class whatsoever

[jsmithj88]

alright mj was a bad example besides him every other player played for the passion of the game rather than just ego and money

how old are u dude? why dont u prove that point instead of making ridiculously broad statements.
so every other player except jordan .... that means lebron, marbury, iverson, marion, etc had passion for the game !!
see wat happens when u dont get specific?

back to the hear of the matter, wat is wrong with lebron james?

[williams22]

no class whatsoever

Funny to see a guy who posts picks with fake units and has been banned from multiple forums talk about class.

Time for me to sleep. I can only spend so much time helping the uneducated.

[The General]

Back to topic

CLEVELAND -- Shaquille O'Neal has a plan to save the NBA's All-Star dunk contest: Bring back the superstars and do it for devastated Haiti.

Following Tuesday night's win over Toronto, O'Neal was asked if he would like to see teammate LeBron James participate in this year's event. That's when he offered his idea. He would like to see former dunk champion Vince Carter, Kobe Bryant and others take part along with James.

"As his manager, I will only allow 'Bron to do the dunk contest if Vince Carter comes back out," O'Neal said. "If Kobe comes back out and if another big name comes back out. If we could get a big prize and have half of the money go to the people of Haiti and the other half to the winner.

"The guys that are in it, no disrespect to them, but there won't really be any competition for LeBron. I want to see Kobe. I want to see Vince and I will allow my client to enter."

Could he make it happen?

"I'm saying it now," O'Neal said. "So tweet it. Facebook it. E-mail it and hopefully it gets out. Vince, we're calling you out. Kobe, we're calling you out. We're calling everybody out. If those guys step up in the dunk contest, then I will allow my client to step up."

James has decided to skip next month's event in Dallas after originally saying he would participate.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/allstar2010/news/story?id=4840867

[williams22]

how old are u dude? why dont u prove that statement instead of making ridiculously broad statements.
so every other player except jordan .... that means lebron, marbury, iverson, marion, etc
see wat happens when u dont get specific?

back to the hear of the matter, wat is wrong with lebron james?

Don't even bother. This guy has less understanding of the NBA than Skip Bayless, and that guy is paid to be stupid.

Listen mka, if you are too stupid to appreciate when you are witnessing greatness then I feel bad for you. There are some truly amazing players in the NBA today.

[williams22]

CLEVELAND -- Shaquille O'Neal has a plan to save the NBA's All-Star dunk contest: Bring back the superstars and do it for devastated Haiti.

Following Tuesday night's win over Toronto, O'Neal was asked if he would like to see teammate LeBron James participate in this year's event. That's when he offered his idea. He would like to see former dunk champion Vince Carter, Kobe Bryant and others take part along with James.

"As his manager, I will only allow 'Bron to do the dunk contest if Vince Carter comes back out," O'Neal said. "If Kobe comes back out and if another big name comes back out. If we could get a big prize and have half of the money go to the people of Haiti and the other half to the winner.

"The guys that are in it, no disrespect to them, but there won't really be any competition for LeBron. I want to see Kobe. I want to see Vince and I will allow my client to enter."

Could he make it happen?

"I'm saying it now," O'Neal said. "So tweet it. Facebook it. E-mail it and hopefully it gets out. Vince, we're calling you out. Kobe, we're calling you out. We're calling everybody out. If those guys step up in the dunk contest, then I will allow my client to step up."

James has decided to skip next month's event in Dallas after originally saying he would participate.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/allsta...ory?id=4840867

No one plays with the media like Shaq

[mkasad23]

exactly i stated that shaq is an incredible role model he is deff someone to look up to

[necro]

Yeah, now everyone try to take 'advantage' with that Haiti disaster..

[jsmithj88]

exactly i stated that shaq is an incredible role model he is deff someone to look up to

as long as he doesnt make a profanity laced rap about an ex teammate losing in the finals .... oops, that was shaq
as long as he doesnt cheat on his wife .... again .... oops, shaq also
as long as he doesnt continually diss dwight howard for no reason ... oops, shaq again
as long as he doesnt make racial taunts towards yao ming and the asian community .... oops shaq again

by the way, the nba is VERY VERY lucky yao ming didnt make a big stink about that one.
that one situation is WORSE than ANYTHING lebron, iverson, marbury has every done.

[mkasad23]

i love how williams complains about me even put up a thread about me when the guy never posts any plays and thinks he knows everything how about instead of all talk post us some plays why does anyone respect this guy i give people winners am polite to everyone who doesnt bash me yet the bashers get to keep bashing and this guy gets respect for no aparent reason whatsoever

[mkasad23]

besides the cap off thread what has this guy contributed

[mkasad23]

only reason i got kicked off the other sites as you keep stating again and again is because of bashers like you i lipped off those bashers all the time and went to the extreme im trying not to do the same this time around most people enjoy my threads and bashers dont the bashers seem to always be the same people who either lose most their plays or dont post any

[mkasad23]

do you ever see lakerboy bashing..no do you ever see mexican stallion bashing..no do you ever see me bashing..no do you ever see williams bashing..all the time