Amare on Pau - "Still soft"

[thatoneblackguy]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=6KITdvmZBxw

Bynum responded to that on Twitter:



The NBA is a weird place! How can a man that plays 0 defense call a 2 time champion soft? @wheretheydothatat

[50inchvertical]

My no defense, 1 rebound game having ass Amare called someone else soft?

[Andrei89]

"The rebound the Lakers got, were lucky"" - Amare Stoudemoron

[Alamo]

Andrew Bynum :applause:
I love when players stick up for their teammates.

[dunksby]

Amare calling someone soft? :facepalm

[PurpleChuck]

Knicks. A complete joke.:facepalm

Melo, Amare, King, Starks, Ewing, Marbury. All pathetic shitheads.

[AirTupac]

Amare still talking trash? :oldlol:

[WoopWoop]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0kBEzRyODQ

[taucesays]

A loofa calling a sponge soft.

[Slam91]

Racism I guess...

[Javat_90]

My no defense, 1 rebound game having ass Amare called someone else soft?


This.


/thread

[TaLvsCuaL]

Amare :facepalm

Gasol defense>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Amare defense

Amare offense>>Pau Gasol offense

In everything else, Pau>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Amare. Except athleticism.

[LastChanceToWin]

I didn't know that winning championships disqualified you from being called soft. And to think that all these years I was unfairly accusing Ginobili and Parker of being soft.

And ironically the guy responding to Amare's statement gets injured every other week.

[KB2clutch]

bynums a beast, thats why the lakers are a championship team, the chemistry and trust between players is like no other in teh history of the NBA, they all have each others back

[macpierce]

freaking hilarious

[ProfessorMurder]

Pau is still soft. Only reason he isn't getting eaten is because Bynum and Odom are on the team.

Amar'e should shut up though.

[EnoughSaid]

Amare all bad cuz he's got Melo now? :roll:

[Clutch]

Amare said Pau Gasol is soft which is correct.

Amare didn't say that he considers himself tough.

But it's actually funny how soft player calls out another soft player for being soft :lol

[PurpleChuck]

Amare said Pau Gasol is soft which is correct.

Amare didn't say that he considers himself tough.
Excuses.:roll:

[macpierce]

pau is a better defender and rebounder than amare, those two things take toughness
perfect example of why amare is nothing but a loser and always will be

[B]

Amare is the Jason Terry of the East. Both clearly live in homes without mirrors

[BlackVVaves]

:facepalm

[GreatHILL]

Amare said Pau Gasol is soft which is correct.

Amare didn't say that he considers himself tough.

But it's actually funny how soft player calls out another soft player for being soft :lol

he always called gasol soft since he swept the gasols team in the first round

amare has no defense at all he talks only bullshit

[StacksOnDeck]

Bynum sh!tted on him.

[gigidalessio]

Pau Gasol is soft.

Sorry, but it's true.:facepalm

[reppy]

I didn't know that winning championships disqualified you from being called soft. And to think that all these years I was unfairly accusing Ginobili and Parker of being soft.

And ironically the guy responding to Amare's statement gets injured every other week.

Ginobili? Really? Are you nuts? The guy is tough as hell, if you ignore the flopping.

[LA_Showtime]

What's with all these players calling out Pau Gasol? It's not like he's cocky or rubs people the wrong way. :lol

[The Ownage]

My no defense, 1 rebound game having ass Amare called someone else soft?
Exactly. :facepalm

[Hawker]

Apparently the only PFs in the NBA that are soft are Dirk and Pau. Both happen to be white.

Interesting. Racism?

[Mr Clutch Melo]

Apparently the only PFs in the NBA that are soft are Dirk and Pau. Both happen to be white.

Interesting. Racism?

Bosh ?:no:

[SavageMode]

Funny, whenever Lakers lose the excuse is "Pau is so SOFT WTF MAN!"

[Eat Like A Bosh]

Haha "The NBA is a weird place! How can a man that plays 0 defense call a 2 time champion soft?"

Bynum owned Amare Stoudemoron.:lol Don't talk shit if you don't have the rings to back em up.

[TaLvsCuaL]

Bosh ?:no:
Clear racism against ostriches. :lol

[PP34Deuce]

Haha "The NBA is a weird place! How can a man that plays 0 defense call a 2 time champion soft?"

Bynum owned Amare Stoudemoron.:lol Don't talk shit if you don't have the rings to back em up.


Great that he sticks up for his teamates...but last i checked his stats werent that impressive for winning 2 championships. Im just playing devils advocate.

and Gasol is soft.

[Hihater]

Pau is Great and all but that dude is still soft. i hate when he try to get a foul by throw his hand up like a bi.tch little girl and no one even touch him, same with kobe.

[brownmamba00]

Theyre both soft so :rolleyes:

[Sarcastic]

Clear racism against ostriches. :lol

You mean llamas.

http://cdn.tauntr.com/sites/default/files/userfiles/pao-gasol.jpg

[hitmanyr2k]

I didn't know that winning championships disqualified you from being called soft. And to think that all these years I was unfairly accusing Ginobili and Parker of being soft.

And ironically the guy responding to Amare's statement gets injured every other week.

Pau is sometime-y soft. Amare Stoudemire is soft all the f**kin time :oldlol:

Seriously, can anyone see Amare going for 18 boards (9 offfensive) in a must-win playoff game over Boston's physical frontline? I can't. He's one of the softest goddamn "power" forwards ever. It's like he's allergic to rebounds and physical play.

[Grim]

Look at #1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atUjpHMt-Js

[Sarcastic]

Look at #1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atUjpHMt-Js

Hey look, 2 can play that game.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBpc5iaGUKg

[Bigsmoke]

Amare :facepalm

Gasol defense>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Amare defense

Amare offense>>Pau Gasol offense

In everything else, Pau>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Amare. Except athleticism.

meh

Amare > Gasol

Amare 22 year old was dominating Gasol back in 2005 in the playoffs

[lpublic_enemyl]

meh

Amare > Gasol

Amare 22 year old was dominating Gasol back in 2005 in the playoffs
seriously ?

[Doranku]

:oldlol: Shouldn't Amare be worrying about getting his team to a .500 record before calling out a superior PF?

[KB2clutch]

Look at #1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atUjpHMt-Js
wow i knew stoudemires D was bad but that was just pathetic, im embarassed for him

[ALBballer]

What makes Gasol soft? Defense? rebounding? Is it due to his personality?

[KB2clutch]

What makes Gasol soft? Defense? rebounding? Is it due to his personality?
i would say that at times he's really passive, even when we need him and he has teh biggest mismatch. It gets frustrating at times but he makes up for it most of the time

[Scoooter]

I think it's mostly because of how sensitive his nipples get when he has his period.

[LOGoods7]

Amare only talkin **** cause he know he never gonna play LA in the playoffs ever again :roll: :roll: :roll:

[Laker4Lyfe]

Now he's using Odom as what helps Gasol but last year during the WCF he said Lamar was lucky.

Amare should just shut up and play, maybe worry about his team and not getting put out the first round.

[Nick Young]

bynums a beast, thats why the lakers are a championship team, the chemistry and trust between players is like no other in teh history of the NBA, they all have each others back
:bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown:

[Timofey Mozgov]

Lol @ the softest "big man" in the NBA calling out anybody at all, let alone the best PF in the NBA.

[Jasper]

Nene was posted up by Pau and when he cleanly batted the ball away from Pau - the first this Pau did was give that garbage look at Ref - "please bail me out look"

I guess Amare is right

[Optimus Prime]

And anyone cares what Amare thinks...why? I guess you can't technically call Amare soft since he doesn't even try to play defense. :confusedshrug:

How are the Knicks doing again? Oh wait. :hammerhead:

[Sarcastic]

Soft =/= sucks. People getting mad defensive because they think he said Gasol sucks. He didn't say that.

If anyone were to write a description of Gasol's game, you would most likely use words like "finesse" or "touch", and not words like "power" or "strength".

[RecSpecs110]

Gasol may be "soft," but he's skilled and efficient. He still rebounds and plays defense. So it really doesn't matter.

Being soft and not doing those things is another story.

*cough* Brook Lopez

[Blue_Dog45]

Great that he sticks up for his teamates...but last i checked his stats werent that impressive for winning 2 championships. Im just playing devils advocate.

and Gasol is soft.

Amare rebounds like a SF and he's a 6'10-240 pound monster. What does that make him?

And what Amare's stats in his 2 championship runs?

:oldlol:

[Sarcastic]

Amare rebounds like a SF and he's a 6'10-240 pound monster. What does that make him?

And what Amare's stats in his 2 championship runs?

:oldlol:

Amare averages 8.3 rebounds this year, and 8.9 for his career. How many small forwards average over 8? I'll give you a hint: the number falls between 0 and 2.

Some of Amar'e's playoff stats -
2005 playoffs: 29.9 ppg, 10.7 rpg
2006 playoffs: 25.3 ppg, 12.1 rpg

[Blue_Dog45]

Amare averages 8.3 rebounds this year, and 8.9 for his career. How many small forwards average over 8? I'll give you a hint: the number falls between 0 and 2.

OK fair point.

Why hasn't he ever averaged 10 rebounds a game in a season?

[Timofey Mozgov]

What makes Gasol soft? Defense? rebounding? Is it due to his personality?
His skin complexion and lack of tattoos. Also, his lack of obnoxious thug behavior. That's the kind of player people want nowadays.

[Sarcastic]

OK fair point.

Why hasn't he ever averaged 10 rebounds a game?

Rebounding over 10 per game is extremely hard. There are only 6 players who are doing it this year. I guess by your standards only those players are strong.

[Timofey Mozgov]

Amare averages 8.3 rebounds this year, and 8.9 for his career. How many small forwards average over 8? I'll give you a hint: the number falls between 0 and 2.

Some of Amar'e's playoff stats -
2005 playoffs: 29.9 ppg, 10.7 rpg
2006 playoffs: 25.3 ppg, 12.1 rpg
Yeah, let's ignore the tempo of the team's he's played on. He has more rebounding opportunities. Rebound rate is a more accurate measure of a players' ability to rebound.

[Scoooter]

Amar'e's a good player. He's just being poorly utilized on the Knicks. The PGs suck and he's been playing out of position all season long.

[Sarcastic]

Let's also not forget that Gasol is 7 feet tall, and should be a natural center. The fact that he "plays down to PF" is another aspect that makes him seem "soft".

Amar'e is a natural power forward yet plays up at center all the time.

[D.J.]

Amare calling someone soft? :facepalm


I was thinking the same thing. :oldlol: Amare is in no position to call anyone soft. He's only a notch above David Lee on defense.

[YAK]

How does defence correlate with softness?

Amare is not soft. He is tough, strong, determined player. He is just a lazy defender/rebounder.
Pau is a finesse player like Bosh. I wouldn't call him soft, I wouldn't call him tough either.

Yakkity Yak

[Blue_Dog45]

Rebounding over 10 per game is extremely hard. There are only 6 players who are doing it this year. I guess by your standards only those players are strong.

I know it's very hard. But when Amare is in the game, pulling off all these moves and slam dunks...why, with all that athleticism, can't he be a dominant rebounder?

[Nash]

Amare playes 0 defense. And so does his buddy Melo. Those two are the joke of the NBA. Who cares who they play with Kobe has Gasol and Lebron has Wade?

[Sarcastic]

Amare playes 0 defense. And so does his buddy Melo. Those two are the joke of the NBA. Who cares who they play with Kobe has Gasol and Lebron has Wade?

What's funny is that is more defense than Nash plays.

[Blue_Dog45]

Amare playes 0 defense. And so does his buddy Melo. Those two are the joke of the NBA. Who cares who they play with Kobe has Gasol and Lebron has Wade?

:facepalm

[Nash]

What's funny is that is more defense than Nash plays.
I've never said anything about Nash's defense.

New York is too good of a city to have guys like Melo and Amare. They deserve better. Whats the point of being good offensively when you have 2 out of your 5 players on the floor who don't care shit for defense? They could average as much as they want but basketball is a game played that requires defense aswell.

[Blue_Dog45]

I know it's very hard. But when Amare is in the game, pulling off all these moves and slam dunks...why, with all that athleticism, isn't he a dominant rebounder?

Anyone? I'm not trying to ask for trouble. I honestly want to know why.

[Sarcastic]

Anyone? I'm not trying to ask for trouble. I honestly want to know why.

Rebounding has more to do with effort than athleticism. If athleticism were key, Kevin Love would not be able to put up the numbers he does.

[oh the horror]

I'd consider a player like Chris Bosh a hell of a lot more deserving of the "soft" label than Gasol.


Pau isnt a "banger" type, but he does get down low most of the time. Dude just happens to get thrown around too....he just isnt the type to bang low some dudes. Does that make him soft? You decide.


Dude averages a good double-double with some blocks here and there. So it is what it is.

[Blue_Dog45]

Rebounding has more to do with effort than athleticism. If athleticism were key, Kevin Love would not be able to put up the numbers he does.

I can agree with that.

[imdaman99]

Gasoft. Yeah he IS soft, but its weird coming from Amare. Im pretty sure if Amare and Gasol would play 1 on 1, Amare would destroy him. The problem is, the game is not 1 on 1, Bynum is the one guarding Amare, and Amare cant do anything on him because of dudes reach. Gasol is the one covering Jared Jefferies or Mozgov or Shelden Williams. Maybe if he wasn't coached by DanPhoni half his career, Amare would have played D or at least attempted it.

All I gotta say is, if Amare was a 1st option going up against a team with Gasol as the number 1 option, Amare's team in 4-5.

[Silverbullit]

Anyone? I'm not trying to ask for trouble. I honestly want to know why.

He doens't care about rebounding. He is lazy.

[d.bball.guy]

Gasol's finesse type of game doesn't automaticaly make him soft. He's maybe finesse but does play good defense and rebounds well. Amar'e is a banger but doesn't play defense and is a pathetic rebounder for a guy like him. Amar'e has no right to call someone(includes Bosh) soft if you are not able to do what you really need to do.

[B-Easy8]

Pau is soft but Amare can't talk he is soft also.
Bynum is right, Amare should shutup, I have never seen Pau only grab 1 rebound in a game.

[Timofey Mozgov]

Patrick Ewing was a finesse player similar to Gasol. Would people call him soft?

[Timofey Mozgov]

Let's also not forget that Gasol is 7 feet tall, and should be a natural center. The fact that he "plays down to PF" is another aspect that makes him seem "soft".

Amar'e is a natural power forward yet plays up at center all the time.
I guess Garnett and Duncan are soft too right?

[Sarcastic]

Pau is soft but Amare can't talk he is soft also.
Bynum is right, Amare should shutup, I have never seen Pau only grab 1 rebound in a game.

Why do you equate rebounding with being "tough"? Is Kevin Love tough?

[olddangerfield]

Knicks. A complete joke.:facepalm

Melo, Amare, King, Starks, Ewing, Marbury. All pathetic shitheads.
lol @ this kid being mad cause he's the new joke of insidehoops. The irony is killing me, a joke of a poster posting about jokes.

[XxSMSxX]

Why do you equate rebounding with being "tough"? Is Kevin Love tough?

Probably because it entails banging around in the post

[TaLvsCuaL]

Patrick Ewing was a finesse player similar to Gasol. Would people call him soft?
Pau is white, have no tattoos, is a good guy, plays the piano and studied medicine. No other reason.

Asks Howard whether Gasol was soft in 2009 finals.

[Miami2010Champs]

I didn't know that winning championships disqualified you from being called soft. And to think that all these years I was unfairly accusing Ginobili and Parker of being soft.

And ironically the guy responding to Amare's statement gets injured every other week.
Lmao when it comes to defending the knicks you are the best poster here.

[Bigsmoke]

Gasol's defense isnt anything spectacular either.

Nazr Mohammed is a 20/10 guy when defended by Gasol

[TaLvsCuaL]

Gasol's defense isnt anything spectacular either.

Nazr Mohammed is a 20/10 guy when defended by Gasol
Take the conclusion of one game and that also was not in the playoffs? Not very compelling.

[iDunk]

Pau Gasol is actually very soft when it comes to offense.

But on defense and especially rebounding he is anything but soft.

Amare is not soft when it comes to offense.

But on defense and rebounding he is pretty soft or lacks the fundamentals of boxing out and defense.

[rodman91]

At least Gasol tries to guard his man.

[NoGunzJustSkillz]

I didn't know that winning championships disqualified you from being called soft. And to think that all these years I was unfairly accusing Ginobili and Parker of being soft.

And ironically the guy responding to Amare's statement gets injured every other week.
remember last seasons nba finals?

[Skywalker]

Amare is a joke until he does something in playoffs with New york this year.

[kizut1659]

His skin complexion and lack of tattoos. Also, his lack of obnoxious thug behavior. That's the kind of player people want nowadays.

Seriously - the dude gets over 10 rebounds and plays ok defense. Why is everyone picking on him? seems like racism to me.

[kizut1659]

Patrick Ewing was a finesse player similar to Gasol. Would people call him soft?

Cause he looked more intimading and screamed a lot.

[Sarcastic]

Probably because it entails banging around in the post

You ever see Amar'e attack the basket? He bangs around plenty when he does that. It's not just a rebounding thing.

Again if it were only about rebounding then Kevin Love would be the baddest man in the NBA.

[XxSMSxX]

You ever see Amar'e attack the basket? He bangs around plenty when he does that. It's not just a rebounding thing.

Again if it were only about rebounding then Kevin Love would be the baddest man in the NBA.

Wasn't my post i was just trying to answer your question :lol

Amare isn't soft in my opinion. Soft to me is someone who shy's away from contact and confrontation

[Disaprine]

What's with all these players calling out Pau Gasol? It's not like he's cocky or rubs people the wrong way. :lol
haters gonna hate. :lol

[w00terz]

A'mare is a chump. I'd take Pau over A'mare 8 days out of the week. With that said, Pau is soft. So is A'mare.

[the_wise_one]

Amare is the softest PF of all time.

[Tlova]

A'mare is a chump. I'd take Pau over A'mare 8 days out of the week. With that said, Pau is soft. So is A'mare.
I'm c's fan and pau earned my respect in the finals. When amare plays d, rebounds, develops a decent post game, and wins something he can talk.

[Funnyfuka]

lakers are a family, pjax is the father and kobe the mother.

They dont make fools of themselves with stupid comment about other teams or players, and only give a damn about their own business.


Amare is a sad clown, a sore loser, that's all he can do, tell lame jokes outside the game. Gasol is a more complete, versatile, hard working big he will ever be.

[Funnyfuka]

Racism is clearly present in the NBA.

White guys like Pau and Dirk are constantly called soft, despite the fact that they're the top 2 PFs in the game. If that's soft then maybe other players should strive to be soft too.

Black players are jealous because basketball was their refuge. It was the one thing they had where they could be better than "Whitey".

Now that you've got Euros from good 2-parent homes and other sh*t going for them as well (Pau and his medical career, etc.) coming in and stealing the Black players' thunder, it's making the Black players enraged with jealousy.

Deny it if you will but it's clearly true. Kind of funny that when someone thinks "racism" they only think of it as a 1-way street. Black folks are never racist, right? LOL. The Black players clearly resent Dirk, Pau, etc. because they grew up in good homes and have built themselves into the top 2 PFs in the game through hard work and dedication, something most Black players are allergic to.

That's not to say all Black players hate them. There are many, like Pau's teammates, who are well-educated and well-traveled people who don't hold on to ghetto stereotypes like others do.

Bynum stepped into Gasol's defense. It's no surprise that Bynum is a well-spoken young man who's travelled the world, attended the World Cup, been backpacking across Europe, etc. He appreciates other cultures.

He's not a ghetto baboon like Amare who spent his whole life wallowing in slums and then all of a sudden found out his mother f*cked a Jew and now thinks he's better than everyone else.

very astute comment.

I sense the same kind of hate geared toward kevin love. Big, versatile, humble and old fashioned...but WHITE.

Black people correlate being white with being soft/ feminine. What does it mean, that white people are "untermenschen" ? Second zone humans? There s a new trend here. In the past nazis portrayed jews as sub humans , nowadays colored people consider white people as "weak, uncool, cowards, gays" etc.
The funny is that black men still wish they could get a ...white woman. The irony. (and most of the time can only get the fat ones no white boy wants).

To be fair, kobe is the only black guy in the nba who went past the primal racism toward white guys.

[Kaspah]

Racism is clearly present in the NBA.

White guys like Pau and Dirk are constantly called soft, despite the fact that they're the top 2 PFs in the game. If that's soft then maybe other players should strive to be soft too.

Black players are jealous because basketball was their refuge. It was the one thing they had where they could be better than "Whitey".

Now that you've got Euros from good 2-parent homes and other sh*t going for them as well (Pau and his medical career, etc.) coming in and stealing the Black players' thunder, it's making the Black players enraged with jealousy.

Deny it if you will but it's clearly true. Kind of funny that when someone thinks "racism" they only think of it as a 1-way street. Black folks are never racist, right? LOL. The Black players clearly resent Dirk, Pau, etc. because they grew up in good homes and have built themselves into the top 2 PFs in the game through hard work and dedication, something most Black players are allergic to.

That's not to say all Black players hate them. There are many, like Pau's teammates, who are well-educated and well-traveled people who don't hold on to ghetto stereotypes like others do.

Bynum stepped into Gasol's defense. It's no surprise that Bynum is a well-spoken young man who's travelled the world, attended the World Cup, been backpacking across Europe, etc. He appreciates other cultures.

He's not a ghetto baboon like Amare who spent his whole life wallowing in slums and then all of a sudden found out his mother f*cked a Jew and now thinks he's better than everyone else.


This is totally false. I'm white, I live in a suburb, I'm not ghetto, and I do not find anything in the NBA or on these boards racist.

Anyone can be soft, white or black. It's about effort and not being afraid of recieving some contact in order to succeed in the game, enter: "Sacrificing your body for the game".

I'm white, I'll say both Pau and Dirk are soft. Basketball is a mental game, you can read guys- these two are OBVIOUSLY not tough and opposing players know they can have their way. Tough players even if they are small or mismatched will do everything they can to defend the basket, while the soft guys make themselves look like pansies.

Being TOUGH = Literally sacrificing your body for each play, offensively and ABSOLUTELY defensively. Even if the defender is clearly outmatched by the offensive player, he will give it his all to stop the ball. As opposed to soft players literally humiliating the sport by seemingly shying away from contact.

Being soft = Totally have the potential to be TOUGH, however there is a mental block holding them back from pushing as hard because, in my opinion, they're not fans of any contact............ in a contact sport... SOFT.

To call this racist towards white people, makes it seem like you can't keep up with all the black guys at your open gym and look for excuses. Nah dude theyre just better, and you most likely are soft. Basketball players recognize and respect these things, regardless of your skin color.

[TaLvsCuaL]

This is totally false. I'm white, I live in a suburb, I'm not ghetto, and I do not find anything in the NBA or on these boards racist.

Anyone can be soft, white or black. It's about effort and not being afraid of recieving some contact in order to succeed in the game, enter: "Sacrificing your body for the game".

I'm white, I'll say both Pau and Dirk are soft. Basketball is a mental game, you can read guys- these two are OBVIOUSLY not tough and opposing players know they can have their way. Tough players even if they are small or mismatched will do everything they can to defend the basket, while the soft guys make themselves look like pansies.

Being TOUGH = Literally sacrificing your body for each play, offensively and ABSOLUTELY defensively. Even if the defender is clearly outmatched by the offensive player, he will give it his all to stop the ball. As opposed to soft players literally humiliating the sport by seemingly shying away from contact.

Being soft = Totally have the potential to be TOUGH, however there is a mental block holding them back from pushing as hard because, in my opinion, they're not fans of any contact............ in a contact sport... SOFT.

To call this racist towards white people, makes it seem like you can't keep up with all the black guys at your open gym and look for excuses. Nah dude theyre just better, and you most likely are soft. Basketball players recognize and respect these things, regardless of your skin color.
Cool story.

This forum is quite racist, deny it is absurd. You can watch most of the gifs are about white men/women in ridiculous situations, many comments refer to be white=soft, and much of the best white players in the league are underrated and some are even grounds for derision.

Nba players I'm sure if they are respectful and much less racist, but this forum is filled with many ignorant prejudices.

[Sarcastic]

Cool story.

This forum is quite racist, deny it is absurd. You can watch most of the gifs are about white men/women in ridiculous situations, many comments refer to be white=soft, and much of the best white players in the league are underrated and some are even grounds for derision.

Nba players I'm sure if they are respectful and much less racist, but this forum is filled with many ignorant prejudices.

It's no more racist than any other forum out there.

Newsflash: the whole world is racist.

[PowerGlove]

How can soft be a racist label when Chris Bosh is constantly being panned for his soft play??

[TaLvsCuaL]

It's no more racist than any other forum out there.

Newsflash: the whole world is racist.
Throughout the world there is racism that is true, but I do not agree that this forum is the same as any other. There are thousands of forums where people are more respectful, but almost always sports forums average poster is the most ignorant and disrespectful.

[TaLvsCuaL]

How can soft be a racist label when Chris Bosh is constantly being panned for his soft play??
I have no doubt that if Bosh was white, the jokes and criticisms would be even worse.

[Sarcastic]

I have no doubt that if Bosh was white, the jokes and criticisms would be even worse.

I have a doubt. Bosh has been ripped to shreds on this forum. That would have happened no matter his color.

[Funnyfuka]

blacks only tolerate wi g.g.er.s = whites wanting to be black. This is only kind of white man they "respect" at least a bit. (well they laugh about them but who cares, for some white people it's better than nothing. They often hate being white themselves).
Blacks despise white people and only stick with their owns.

They are raised that way since generations, parents and grandparents telling them whites are the devil.

The funny is that nowadays white people tell their kids to be kind, tolerant, with colored people, when colored people tell their kids that whites are soft and that they should **** em up everytime they see an opportunity.

[TaLvsCuaL]

I have a doubt. Bosh has been ripped to shreds on this forum. That would have happened no matter his color.
Well I respect your opinion but I disagree, and at this point I doubt we can hardly come to agree. I have a feeling that we could extend the discussion forever. My grandmother used to say that reality is a pan with two handles. For every argument there is always another equally or more good counterargument.

I enjoyed debating with you.:cheers:

[Sarcastic]

How can soft be a racist label when Chris Bosh is constantly being panned for his soft play??

Not only Bosh, but in this thread alone Amar'e is being called soft.

[StacksOnDeck]

blacks only tolerate wi g.g.er.s = whites wanting to be black. This is only kind of white man they "respect" at least a bit. (well they laugh about them but who cares, for some white people it's better than nothing. They often hate being white themselves).
Blacks despise white people and only stick with their owns.

They are raised that way since generations, parents and grandparents telling them whites are the devil.

The funny is that nowadays white people tell their kids to be kind, tolerant, with colored people, when colored people tell their kids that whites are soft and that they should **** em up everytime they see an opportunity.

:rolleyes:

You are SOOOOO stupid that I hope you're trolling.

[TaLvsCuaL]

blacks only tolerate wi g.g.er.s = whites wanting to be black. This is only kind of white man they "respect" at least a bit. (well they laugh about them but who cares, for some white people it's better than nothing. They often hate being white themselves).
Blacks despise white people and only stick with their owns.

They are raised that way since generations, parents and grandparents telling them whites are the devil.

The funny is that nowadays white people tell their kids to be kind, tolerant, with colored people, when colored people tell their kids that whites are soft and that they should **** em up everytime they see an opportunity.

Honestly that is something extreme and we are talking about something else, what you're saying only represent a minority. It is as ridiculous as saying all whites are rednecks.

[Allstar24]

The irony of Amare calling anyone soft :oldlol: Too bad we don't play the Knicks again because Pau would shit on him.

[Kaspah]

blacks only tolerate wi g.g.er.s = whites wanting to be black. This is only kind of white man they "respect" at least a bit. (well they laugh about them but who cares, for some white people it's better than nothing. They often hate being white themselves).
Blacks despise white people and only stick with their owns.

They are raised that way since generations, parents and grandparents telling them whites are the devil.

The funny is that nowadays white people tell their kids to be kind, tolerant, with colored people, when colored people tell their kids that whites are soft and that they should **** em up everytime they see an opportunity.

I understand racism exists in the world. No matter what color you are, you can be racist. It is everywhere. By you going on and on, you're one of them.

[Johnni Gade]

ooh the chickfights.

[SourGrapes]

How can soft be a racist label when Chris Bosh is constantly being panned for his soft play??

are you serious? if it's being applied to white players because they are white, it is racist. chris bosh's abilities have nothing to do with the motivation of using the label for other players

[christian1923]

The irony of Amare calling anyone soft :oldlol: Too bad we don't play the Knicks again because Pau would shit on him.

juss like when amare dropped 42 on pau. in the playoffs? amare > pau...... pau's only got rings cuz of kobe, who was pau before kobe?

[NewYorkNoPicks]

The irony of Amare calling anyone soft :oldlol: Too bad we don't play the Knicks again because Pau would shit on him.

If you had Amare instead of Pau, nobody would be questioning if you'd win the title or not. Let me know when Pau scores 30+ for 10 games straight.

Pau is the white Bosh...end of story.

[tpols]

are you serious? if it's being applied to white players because they are white, it is racist. chris bosh's abilities have nothing to do with the motivation of using the label for other players
Exactly.

I mean look at amare and gasol for instance. Let's start with what defines being 'soft'? Basically not being tough.. not grabbing boards, not battling for position, not playing tough individual defense, and not intimidating players that drive the lane. Now lets compare these guys

Gasol boxes out more than Amare. There's no rebuttal here. Watch a knicks game.. it's fvcking atrocious.

Gasol grabs more rebounds in the paint on both sides of the floor than amare.

Gasol plays better man to man D than Amare.

Gasol initimidates more penetrators than amare and alters more shots.

Gasol literally does EVERYTHING a guy should do to not be 'soft' BETTER than amare. Everything.

What it boils down to is Gasol is a professional white basketball player who is very polite, well spoken, and educated(dude has a medical degree), and Amare is a tough ACTING(key word because it in no way translates to play on the court), shit talking young black man who likes to personify the 'thug' image that he learned early in his life while growing up around other people who pursue the same image and because of their differences in mindsets, upbringings, and backgrounds, Gasol is labeled 'soft'.. when in reality amare is actually the softer player of the two.

[04mzwach]

Pau Gasol is soft. He is mentally soft. He should be able to dominate pretty much anybody in the league and he doesn't do that. The NBA players probably know what they're talking about if they've played against him. He must be weak.

[Tlova]

Pau Gasol is soft. He is mentally soft. He should be able to dominate pretty much anybody in the league and he doesn't do that. The NBA players probably know what they're talking about if they've played against him. He must be weak.
Fact is he's mentally strong enough to win 2 rings. Amare couldn't even get to the finals.

[SourGrapes]

Pau Gasol is soft. He is mentally soft. He should be able to dominate pretty much anybody in the league and he doesn't do that. The NBA players probably know what they're talking about if they've played against him. He must be weak.

wrong. his performance pitted against other big men speaks for itself

[wakencdukest]

Amare has no room to talk. He's 6'10 and plays like a small forward. Runs away from contact inside, doesn't fight for rebounds. Pau might not be the toughest guy in the league, but he still plays way bigger than Amare.

[the_wise_one]

This is totally false. I'm white, I live in a suburb, I'm not ghetto, and I do not find anything in the NBA or on these boards racist.

Anyone can be soft, white or black. It's about effort and not being afraid of recieving some contact in order to succeed in the game, enter: "Sacrificing your body for the game".

I'm white, I'll say both Pau and Dirk are soft. Basketball is a mental game, you can read guys- these two are OBVIOUSLY not tough and opposing players know they can have their way. Tough players even if they are small or mismatched will do everything they can to defend the basket, while the soft guys make themselves look like pansies.

Being TOUGH = Literally sacrificing your body for each play, offensively and ABSOLUTELY defensively. Even if the defender is clearly outmatched by the offensive player, he will give it his all to stop the ball. As opposed to soft players literally humiliating the sport by seemingly shying away from contact.

Being soft = Totally have the potential to be TOUGH, however there is a mental block holding them back from pushing as hard because, in my opinion, they're not fans of any contact............ in a contact sport... SOFT.

To call this racist towards white people, makes it seem like you can't keep up with all the black guys at your open gym and look for excuses. Nah dude theyre just better, and you most likely are soft. Basketball players recognize and respect these things, regardless of your skin color.

You are definitely not white.

[Doctor Rivers]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=6KITdvmZBxw

Bynum responded to that on Twitter:

he's soft tonight

[Draz]

LMFAOO!! great response **** you amare you piece of shit get out of my team.

[sixerfan82]

LMFAOO!! great response **** you amare you piece of shit get out of my team.

do you get sucked into posting about videos that are over a year old easily?

[Scholar]

he's soft tonight

Were you looking for any reason to bump a 13 month old thread?

[Doctor Rivers]

Were you looking for any reason to bump a 13 month old thread?

no but i found one

[chips93]

LMFAOO!! great response **** you amare you piece of shit get out of my team.

knicks fans

:roll:

[NumberSix]

The NBA is a weird place! How can a man that plays 0 defense call a 2 time champion soft? @wheretheydothatat

Ether

[Smoke117]

Guys that play no defense should never call anyone soft...NEVER.

[Kiddlovesnets]

Well two titles does not change the fact that Pau Gasol is soft. Robert Horry won 7 rings, but hes still a role player, noway close to an allstar.

[NewYorkNoPicks]

Well two titles does not change the fact that Pau Gasol is soft. Robert Horry won 7 rings, but hes still a role player, noway close to an allstar.

Boom

[DStebb716]

Amar'e Stoudemire is right. Andrew Bynum is right.

And to those calling Amar'e soft, lmao. Watch the guy play. He's a lot of bad things, but soft isn't one of them.