winforlose wrote:Rudy fined 100k for everything that happened in the Cavs game and after. Looks like no suspension.
The truth hurts. Of course he had to get the largest fine for a player for criticizing ref
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winforlose wrote:Rudy fined 100k for everything that happened in the Cavs game and after. Looks like no suspension.
Movics wrote:winforlose wrote:Rudy fined 100k for everything that happened in the Cavs game and after. Looks like no suspension.
The truth hurts. Of course he had to get the largest fine for a player for criticizing ref
winforlose wrote:Movics wrote:winforlose wrote:Rudy fined 100k for everything that happened in the Cavs game and after. Looks like no suspension.
The truth hurts. Of course he had to get the largest fine for a player for criticizing ref
To be fair, it wasn’t his first. He also gave a pretty damning interview post game where he said that major sponsors of the NBA were corrupting the officiating and therefore the game.
younggunsmn wrote:I don't mind his post game comments but the technical foul cost us the game.
Save it for the post game.
It is indeed true that sports betting is a huge sponsor of the NBA and I really hadn't thought of that angle but it is indeed something that has been a big change the last 5-10 years with the increased relaxation of gambling laws.
But I still maintain my position that Scott Foster is one of the guys the league sends in when the league really wants a game rigged, and I think it's all about having a team at the top of the standings they really don't want there.
FrenchMinnyFan wrote:younggunsmn wrote:I don't mind his post game comments but the technical foul cost us the game.
Save it for the post game.
It is indeed true that sports betting is a huge sponsor of the NBA and I really hadn't thought of that angle but it is indeed something that has been a big change the last 5-10 years with the increased relaxation of gambling laws.
But I still maintain my position that Scott Foster is one of the guys the league sends in when the league really wants a game rigged, and I think it's all about having a team at the top of the standings they really don't want there.
I totally agree with that. I would bet that 90 % of the Refs are honest, they just make mistake sometimes. But i would bet on the opposite way regarding Foster. The fact that this guy still in the league is a mystery for me, Silver should probably get new glasses...
FrenchMinnyFan wrote:Shaq have never been very smart….
Loaf_of_bread wrote:Oh boy, shaq been talking mad hate on Rudy..
Note30 wrote:Loaf_of_bread wrote:Oh boy, shaq been talking mad hate on Rudy..
What did he say?
TimberKat wrote:FrenchMinnyFan wrote:Shaq have never been very smart….
Most of the times I watch Bam, he was not very good. Davis has been a very good defender this year but don't feel he is better than Gobert.
Also make we wonder, if Shaq plays in the current era, how good is he? His offensive radius is about the same as Gobert but with better hands. Is he as good as Zion?
Note30 wrote:TimberKat wrote:FrenchMinnyFan wrote:Shaq have never been very smart….
Most of the times I watch Bam, he was not very good. Davis has been a very good defender this year but don't feel he is better than Gobert.
Also make we wonder, if Shaq plays in the current era, how good is he? His offensive radius is about the same as Gobert but with better hands. Is he as good as Zion?
Never talk about basketball again. Is he as good as ZION? Are you insane?
Shaq was a guaranteed bucket. They changed rules for the man. He had more range and ability than Gobert and was far more skilled again.
To say that he would be anything less than an MVP is straight rubbish. The man was the definition of needs double teams.
You really don't understand, teams stocked their benches with extra centers, so they could toss them in to foul out.
That man was 7'1 and moved like he was 6'8. He was 330 and quicker than every big in the game today. He couldn't shoot threes but if they asked him to take shots at 10 ft on a screen and roll he for sure had enough range.
Any team he goes on today with a semi decent lead guard would immediately be a championship contender.
If prime Shaq joined ATL, DAL, or HOU, they would instantly be championship contenders. There is no center or big that could guard Shaq today. The nearest center in weight would probably be Jokic and Nurkic. HE WOULD HAVE OVER 70LBS ON THE AVERAGE CENTER. And he would still be faster than them.
I don't think you can possibly comprehend just how once in a lifetime player he is. He's just lazy and complacent and he was still a multi time MVP and FMVP.
TimberKat wrote:Note30 wrote:TimberKat wrote:Most of the times I watch Bam, he was not very good. Davis has been a very good defender this year but don't feel he is better than Gobert.
Also make we wonder, if Shaq plays in the current era, how good is he? His offensive radius is about the same as Gobert but with better hands. Is he as good as Zion?
Never talk about basketball again. Is he as good as ZION? Are you insane?
Shaq was a guaranteed bucket. They changed rules for the man. He had more range and ability than Gobert and was far more skilled again.
To say that he would be anything less than an MVP is straight rubbish. The man was the definition of needs double teams.
You really don't understand, teams stocked their benches with extra centers, so they could toss them in to foul out.
That man was 7'1 and moved like he was 6'8. He was 330 and quicker than every big in the game today. He couldn't shoot threes but if they asked him to take shots at 10 ft on a screen and roll he for sure had enough range.
Any team he goes on today with a semi decent lead guard would immediately be a championship contender.
If prime Shaq joined ATL, DAL, or HOU, they would instantly be championship contenders. There is no center or big that could guard Shaq today. The nearest center in weight would probably be Jokic and Nurkic. HE WOULD HAVE OVER 70LBS ON THE AVERAGE CENTER. And he would still be faster than them.
I don't think you can possibly comprehend just how once in a lifetime player he is. He's just lazy and complacent and he was still a multi time MVP and FMVP.
sure, but he has a lifetime .582 FG% and a .527 FT%, I would foul him often and let him shoot from the FT line. Also, can he guard a small ball team shooting a lot of 3s? You notice how far out Gobert has to guard out to the perimeter these days. I am not saying he will suck but is he really going to be better, same, or worse in today's NBA.
cmoss84 wrote:1) Shaq is probably a top 10 player of all time.
2) As an analyst, he seems board, uninterested, and like he doesn't want to be there.
BlacJacMac wrote:Orlando Shaq was unlike anyone else I've ever seen. I was courtside his first game at Target Center and he was almost impossible to believe. Dude was beating everyone down the floor - guards included. He dove for balls, he disrupted plays all over the court. If he played in today's game, I can almost guarantee he'd adapt. He had all the ability to extend himself out farther and both ends, but he didn't need to in those days.
If he was in his prime in this era, he probably grows up shooting 3s in addition to everything else. He'd be Embiid on steroids.
People that only remember "Lakers Shaq" saw a very different force. He was complacent (and still absolutely dominating). Dude used to wait until the season started to take care of injuries and slowly play his way into "shape". He was likely pushing 400 pounds when, with actual offseason work, he could've still been in the 325-350 range.
In a way, he coasted his way to greatness. If he took better care of himself, and took everything more seriously, he'd be in the GOAT conversation.
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