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Nešto kontam o tome koga volim najviše gledati u ovoj ligi i nekon kraćeg promišljanja sam shvatio da je to CP3. Taman gledam snimak od sinoć Clipp - Jazz i ne mogu se oteti utisku da je tip čisti genijalac ove igre, organozator da teško mogu zamisliti boljeg, sjajan realizator, kradljivac, sve što treba. Fantazija.
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a kad se samo sjetim kako su svi srali na ovom forumu kako su glupi cllipersi daju pola momcadi ili ruse kemiju momcadi i takve gluposti. za tog cp3 bi bas dao pola momcadi a kamoli gordona i kamana. a dok npr. za howarda nebi dao pola momcadi, i nadam se da bullsi i oklahoma nece razbijat svoju ekipu zbog howarda.
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taj trejd se pokazuje kao 100-postotna pobjeda Clipsa.
1) Gordon je ove sezone odigrao 2 utakmice, a zbog još jedne u nizu ozljeda neće ga biti još ohoho
2) onaj famozni Minnesotin nezaštićeni pick i neće biti bogzna kakva premija jer Čopor igra jako dobro, dakle ništa od top 5, a vjerojatno i top 10 picka na draftu
Nije mi uopće bilo jasno zašto se uopće digla onolika graja, pa Gordon jest dobar igrač, ali je toliko izmasakriran ozljedama da to ne miriše na dobro. E da, odbio je produžiti s NO, znači na ljeto odlazi. Slijede jako crna vremena za košarku u Orleansu, osim ako ih dobro ne posere na ovom draftu. Slobodno mogu početi tankirati već sada.
Simmons je napisao par vrhunskih kolumni, definitivno vrijedno čitanja.
Posvetio je Kobeu dobar dio:
17. Is Kobe Bryant the most polarizing NBA player of all time?
Watching 2012 Kobe has been like watching 2003 MJ play with a better
2003 Wizards team — 25 shots a night, no conscience, no first step, no
fast break points, more tricks and upfakes than ever, little
consideration for making his teammates better, and somehow, you still
finish every Kobe game thinking, I have a ton of respect for that dude, there's just nobody like him.
How much should we hold it against him that he's cranking out his
numbers and hoping it will be enough every night? As always, it depends
on what you value in a basketball player. I keep coming back to
something Phil Jackson mentioned during our lunch last spring,
when the then-Lakers coach candidly admitted that he never wanted to be
coaching Kobe when Kobe stopped being Kobe. I got the sense from
Jackson that he believed he was cashing in his Kobe poker chips at the
perfect time (and for a pretty substantial windfall). Not even a month
later, Dallas swept the Lakers and Jackson retired. I bet he doesn't
have any regrets. You don't want to be coaching Kobe when Kobe stops
being Kobe.
All right, so … when will Kobe stop being Kobe? Why aren't we there yet? Shit, why aren't we even close yet? How is this possible?
Even your staunchest Laker hater (you know, like me) has been
inspired by Kobe cranking out these 30-point nights while fighting off a
mangled wrist, aching knees, advancing age (16 seasons!!!), a highly
publicized divorce and a monstrosity of an NBA schedule. Nobody plays
harder, nobody cares more, nobody plays at a higher level while enduring
more pain. He's one of the most incredible athletes we will ever see,
something of a basketball machine, someone singularly devoted to his
craft, someone who has convinced himself that he can become immortal
simply by playing well for a longer period of time than anyone else.
Kareem remained elite for nearly two solid decades (1969 to 1987), won
titles 17 years apart and captured Finals MVP trophies fourteen
years apart (his most amazing feat). Kobe seems determined to play 25
years and matter for at least 20 of them. Even if he can't be greater
than Jordan, Kobe knows he can have a greater career than Jordan
because of his era-specific advantages (dieting, training, surgeries,
stem cells, Germany trips, you name it). That's what fuels him. I really
believe that. Kobe Bryant wants people to look back 200 years from now,
compare the raw numbers and say to themselves, "Who was better, Kobe or
Jordan?"
That's why any Kobe watcher knew he'd keep playing with that mangled wrist.
You really think he would give up 10 weeks (and 1,000 points) after
losing 16 lockout games (and another 500 points)? Come on. He's on a
mission. If he cared only about winning, he would do his damndest to get
Bynum (playing his best basketball ever) and Gasol (struggling without
Odom, who was a terrific sidekick for him) more involved every night. If
he cared only about chasing Kareem's record (and it sure seems like he
does), then he'd match his 2006 scoring pace and just shoot 30 times a
game.
What matters more? I don't even think Kobe knows. He flips back and
forth depending on the night, or sometimes, even the quarter. Because
he's saddled with such dreadful point guards, Kobe has the ball in his
hands constantly — his 38.2 percent usage rate is his highest since his
2006 Teen Wolf season (38.7 percent), and higher than any Iverson
season and any Jordan season except for 1988 (38.3) — making that
ongoing internal struggle even more transparent. Unable to attack the
rim with the abandon of his prime, Older Kobe works methodically at
creating space for his 20-footers, turnarounds, leaners and double-pump
jumpers. The degree of difficulty is off the charts — like watching
someone throw for 300 yards a game without any decent receivers or
something. He's remaining relevant simply because he couldn't stomach
the thought of not being relevant.
