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Al Bundy · 10-27-2012, 08:53 PM

Looks like James Harden has been To the Rockets for Jeremey Lamb, Kevin Martin and future picks. Plus... this is a general NBA thread.

okcchief · 03-28-2013, 10:00 PM

LeBron's comments kind of surprised me. I didn't see anything more than physical play. He came off like a sore loser to be honest. He also gave teams a diagram to get into his head. I agree with Taj Gibson that LeBron is better than that. You are the best player in basketball on the best team in basketball. Teams are going to get physical and sometimes you are going to lose. The Bulls won fair and square. Move on.

chiefzilla1501 · 03-28-2013, 10:08 PM

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Originally Posted by okcchief

LeBron's comments kind of surprised me. I didn't see anything more than physical play. He came off like a sore loser to be honest. He also gave teams a diagram to get into his head. I agree with Taj Gibson that LeBron is better than that. You are the best player in basketball on the best team in basketball. Teams are going to get physical and sometimes you are going to lose. The Bulls won fair and square. Move on.

One of the reasons I can't stand LeBron and why I would never put him in the same category as MJ. I would agree that all he is doing is encouraging other teams to play tough, physical basketball, and he'll have to be mentally tough to not get too upset that he starts missing his free throws.

LeBron makes a living off of tough basketball. He throws his shoulders around. He definitely doesn't play dirty basketball, but he plays a brand of basketball where you can't exactly judge people who play physical.

-King- · 03-28-2013, 10:11 PM

He's not used to defenses being physical back. He's used to them lying down and just hoping to contain him instead of being physical and attacking him.

-King- · 03-28-2013, 10:12 PM

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One of the reasons I can't stand LeBron and why I would never put him in the same category as MJ. I would agree that all he is doing is encouraging other teams to play tough, physical basketball, and he'll have to be mentally tough to not get too upset that he starts missing his free throws.

LeBron makes a living off of tough basketball. He throws his shoulders around. He definitely doesn't play dirty basketball, but he plays a brand of basketball where you can't exactly judge people who play physical.

This. If he gets mad at the Bulls physical defense, maybe he should rethink his offensive style which is pretty ****ing physical.

KC_Connection · 03-28-2013, 10:14 PM

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LeBron's comments kind of surprised me. I didn't see anything more than physical play. He came off like a sore loser to be honest. He also gave teams a diagram to get into his head. I agree with Taj Gibson that LeBron is better than that. You are the best player in basketball on the best team in basketball. Teams are going to get physical and sometimes you are going to lose. The Bulls won fair and square. Move on.

He was completely right about the officiating (the Bulls got a huge benefit of the calls, but considering their home environment that's normal and expected), but it did come off as whining. You rarely see him do that (unlike others like Kobe who complain constantly), it tells me he cared about the streak.

chiefzilla1501 · 03-28-2013, 10:14 PM

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He's not used to defenses being physical back. He's used to them lying down and just hoping to contain him instead of being physical and attacking him.

One thing about the MJ era... man, some of the defenders in his era were just plain insane. Relentless defenders.

-King- · 03-28-2013, 10:16 PM

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He was completely right about the officiating (the Bulls got a huge benefit of the calls, but considering their home environment that's normal and expected), but it did come off as whining. You rarely see him do that (unlike others like Kobe who complain constantly), it tells me he cared about the streak.

Link?

KC_Connection · 03-28-2013, 10:16 PM

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One thing about the MJ era... man, some of the defenders in his era were just plain insane. Relentless defenders.

You're not kidding....Alvin Robertson, for one. Metta's nothing compared to that guy.

KC_Connection · 03-28-2013, 10:17 PM

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Link?

Doesn't Kobe lead the league in technical fouls?

'Hamas' Jenkins · 03-28-2013, 10:18 PM

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Every Laker game of the past 15+ years? Kobe is a few technicals away from serving a suspension.

okcchief · 03-28-2013, 10:18 PM

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He was completely right about the officiating (the Bulls got a huge benefit of the calls, but considering their home environment that's normal and expected), but it did come off as whining. You rarely see him do that (unlike others like Kobe who complain constantly), it tells me he cared about the streak.

It shows he cared, but he would be best to keep it to himself. I saw nothing I don't see in games with a playoff atmosphere. The testy play is part of it. Brush yourself off and pay them back on the court.

KC_Connection · 03-28-2013, 10:20 PM

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It shows he cared, but he would be best to keep it to himself. I saw nothing I don't see in games with a playoff atmosphere. The testy play is part of it. Brush yourself off and pay them back on the court.

Agreed, but I think it's understandable to be upset after losing a streak of that magnitude.

okcchief · 03-28-2013, 10:22 PM

I'm not dissing LeBron either. I think he just handled this wrong. I bet he saw it today and realized it himself.

-King- · 03-28-2013, 10:26 PM

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Doesn't Kobe lead the league in technical fouls?

Yeah so? Durant has 1 less than him. Is he a constant complainer also?

KC_Connection · 03-28-2013, 10:27 PM

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Yeah so? Durant has 1 less than him. Is he a constant complainer also?

Apparently.

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