Things casual fans say that make you laugh

[28renyoy]

Essentially, things they say that prove they know nothing about the NBA

I'll start

"I'm a Miami Heat fan" said from the guy that has no ties to the city/state
"Kobe is the best player in the game"
"LeBron sucks, he's not clutch"
"Melo is the best scorer in the nba"

[fpliii]

"You only need to watch the fourth quarter (all or in part)."

[red1]

kobe is the GOAT and kobe is better than jordan are the ones I hear the most

[28renyoy]

"The regular season doesn't matter, it's only worth watching when the playoffs start"

[Y2Gezee]

This thread could be a great example of things trolls say to make you laugh.

[TheMarkMadsen]

"Kevin Durant is better than Lebron"

"Lebron shoots 50% he's the best jump shooter in the game"

[red1]

"Lebron shoots 50% he's the best jump shooter in the game"
:roll:

[fpliii]

"The regular season doesn't matter, it's only worth watching when the playoffs start"

this one is brutal too

[CavaliersFTW]

"Durant is 6-11 / a 7 footer"

[fpliii]

Different permutations of "College players have better defense/fundamentals/effort."

[Fudge]

"Kevin Durant is better than Lebron"

"Lebron shoots 50% he's the best jump shooter in the game"
Who actually believes/said this aside from joyner? :confusedshrug:

[Deuce Bigalow]

Only one of those statements means you know nothing about basketball, the one about Lebron. Melo is arguably the best scorer, Kobe is arguably the best player, and you don't have to have ties to a city to be a fan.

[28renyoy]

"College is better than the NBA, the players care more/try harder"

[fpliii]

"College is better than the NBA, the players care more/try harder"

:cheers:

[28renyoy]

Only one of those statements means you know nothing about basketball, the one about Lebron. Melo is arguably the best scorer, Kobe is arguably the best player, and you don't have to have ties to a city to be a fan.

Melo has NO argument as the best scorer
Kobe has NO argument as the best player
A person from California or Texas has NO business being a Heat fan

[TheMarkMadsen]

Who actually believes/said this aside from joyner? :confusedshrug:

These goons I know on 3rd street

[MAC system]

Only one of those statements means you know nothing about basketball, the one about Lebron. Melo is arguably the best scorer, Kobe is arguably the best player, and you don't have to have ties to a city to be a fan.
Not from CA, lol

[red1]

"College is better than the NBA, the players care more/try harder"
I hear this one a lot actually.

[SilkkTheShocker]

Only one of those statements means you know nothing about basketball, the one about Lebron. Melo is arguably the best scorer, Kobe is arguably the best player, and you don't have to have ties to a city to be a fan.

Get real, there is no arguement for Kobe being the best player in the NBA right now.

[tmacattack33]

I hear a lot of "This team sucks...This team has a bunch of nobodys...who are these guys?" for teams that are actually pretty decent and have some decent players (but no super-stars of course) like Memphis, Atlanta, or Denver.

[DMV2]

"College is better than the NBA, the players care more/try harder"
This is what they're actually thinking, "College is better than the NBA, the players are a lot whiter." :lol

[Deuce Bigalow]

Melo has NO argument as the best scorer
Kobe has NO argument as the best player
A person from California or Texas has NO business being a Heat fan
Melo is 2nd in scoring right now and has completely dominated games with his scoring. He definitely has an argument. Give me an argument that he doesnt have a case. And Kobe is the leading scorer and is playing efficiently again so how isn't be up there?

[fpliii]

Get real, there is no arguement for Kobe being the best player in the NBA right now.

sup

it looks like you were right about DWade...he seems fully healthy but he's definitely going to coast

unless LeBron goes down or leaves the team after next year, we're not gonna see another 25/5/5 season from Wade :facepalm

[SpecialQue]

Some idiot I met in Vegas actually said that the Showtime Lakers were a "working class" team.

[Deuce Bigalow]

Get real, there is no arguement for Kobe being the best player in the NBA right now.
31-5-5 on 59TS. Forget his team record, Kareem won an MVP on a 40-42 team.

[RRR3]

Only one of those statements means you know nothing about basketball, the one about Lebron. Melo is arguably the best scorer, Kobe is arguably the best player, and you don't have to have ties to a city to be a fan.

Kobe is arguably the best player





Kobe is arguably the best player





Kobe is arguably the best player





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[lbj4kb8]

- "5>1 therefore he's the better player" :facepalm

[28renyoy]

Melo is 2nd in scoring right now and has completely dominated games with his scoring. He definitely has an argument. Give me an argument that he doesnt have a case. And Kobe is the leading scorer and is playing efficiently again so how isn't be up there?

Melo is averaging 29.3 ppg on 21.1 FGA
Durant is averaging 28.3 ppg on 17.7 FGA

Melo is averaging 1.0 more ppg on 3.4 more FGA

Durant is so much more efficient, it's an absolute joke. And if you want to bring clutch play into the equation

Durant in crunch time
37.1 pp36 53 FG% 68 TS%

Melo in crunch time
36.9 pp36 46 FG% 60 TS%

Melo has never had a season near Durant the past 4 years as a scorer, much less this season where Durant is putting up historic numbers.

[coin24]

Heat "dynasty"

Lebron is clutch.. :lol clutch passer maybe.

[Purch]

Who actually believes/said this aside from joyner? :confusedshrug:
You clearly haven't been around enough casuals.

Here in Ny I deal with a hell of a lot of Melo is better than Lebron

[CavaliersFTW]

"Larry Bird couldn't dunk"

"Modern Nutrition and Training"

[SilkkTheShocker]

31-5-5 on 59TS. Forget his team record, Kareem won an MVP on a 40-42 team.

He has played no defense all season. He isn't playing with Smush and Mihm anymore. There is zero excuse for his team being currently out of the playoffs.

[Deuce Bigalow]

Melo is averaging 29.3 ppg on 21.1 FGA
Durant is averaging 28.3 ppg on 17.7 FGA

Melo is averaging 1.0 more ppg on 3.4 more FGA

Durant is so much more efficient, it's an absolute joke. And if you want to bring clutch play into the equation

Durant in crunch time
37.1 pp36 53 FG% 68 TS%

Melo in crunch time
36.9 pp36 46 FG% 60 TS%

Durant has never had a season near Durant the past 4 years as a scorer, much less this season where Durant is putting up historic numbers.
Have you seen some of the Knick games? He goes off on these 20+ point quarters. He can score anywhere at any time.

[28renyoy]

Have you seen some of the Knick games? He goes off on these 20+ point quarters. He can score anywhere at any time.

Then why is he only leading Durant by 1 ppg while averaging 3.4 more FGA?

Given Durant's efficiency, if he were to take 3.4 more FGA he would be around 32.2 ppg

Durant at age 21 put up 30.1 ppg on 20.1 FGA. This year Melo's at 29.3 on 21.1 FGA

[SilkkTheShocker]

sup

it looks like you were right about DWade...he seems fully healthy but he's definitely going to coast

unless LeBron goes down or leaves the team after next year, we're not gonna see another 25/5/5 season from Wade :facepalm

Yea, the Wade going into "decline" threads were a little premature. The guy is coasting and probably won't start to pick it up until sometime after all-star break. We probably won't see the 25-5-5 seasons much anymore. But playing with Bosh/LeBron is going to do wonders for extending his career. Plus, there is not doubt in my mind he can still be a Finals MVP, or carry the team if need be in a playoff series.

[RRR3]

For once I agree with Joyner. Durant is clearly the best scorer in the league. Melo's shooting percentages will drop by the end of the year, and Durant is shooting better anyways. He's also more unselfish than Melo and doesn't force the issue as much, which is why he may have games where he "only" scores 20 as opposed to Melo chucking his way to 35. This wasn't even a debate last year I might add, Melo was trash last year (for the standards he's held to that is, obviously he was good in general).

[Deuce Bigalow]

He has played no defense all season. He isn't playing with Smush and Mihm anymore. There is zero excuse for his team being currently out of the playoffs.
http://bkref.com/tiny/rg3v0

9 of the losses were some of his best games

[SilkkTheShocker]

http://bkref.com/tiny/rg3v0

9 of the losses were some of his best games


Deuce, if you replaced Kobe with LeBron or Durant, do you think they would have the same record? And for the record, im not a Kobe fan, obviously, but I haven't been blaming him for all the Lakers struggles. I just think if you replaced him with KD or LeBron, the team would be looking better

[chazzy]

Melo has never had a season near Durant the past 4 years as a scorer
He's been a better scorer than 2011 Durant so far

[Legends66NBA7]

That Michael Jordan was the reason good/great players in the 90s didn't have rings. The usual suspects being Patrick Ewing, Charles Barkley, Karl Malone, and John Stockton.

[28renyoy]

That Michael Jordan was the reason good/great players in the 90s didn't have rings. The usual suspects being Patrick Ewing, Charles Barkley, Karl Malone, and John Stockton.

A great response is always

"The only reason Jordan got rings in the 90's is because Bird's back blew out and Magic got AIDS"

[Kellogs4toniee]

How is having the opinion that college ball is better because of the extra heart, fundamentals, and hustle something that should make one laugh?

I'm not saying I think college ball is better, but I can easily see how a fan can enjoy college ball more because of the intensity and team play. There's a reason why many experts and analysts who live there lives based on basketball consider March Madness the best basketball of the year.

[red1]

That Michael Jordan was the reason good/great players in the 90s didn't have rings. The usual suspects being Patrick Ewing, Charles Barkley, Karl Malone, and John Stockton.
First of all that isn't something a casual fan would say, second of all it is indirectly true. Chicago bulls did deny all of those players in the finals. Bulls dynasty f*cked up the legacies of all the players you mentioned.

[Ne 1]

Melo has NO argument as the best scorer
Kobe has NO argument as the best player
A person from California or Texas has NO business being a Heat fan

Yeah, well, that's just, like, your opinion, man.

[Jakeh008]

Shaq isnt that great of a center. Kobe made him look great

Jordan isnt close to kobe. He played in a weak era

[Legends66NBA7]

First of all that isn't something a casual fan would say,

Nah, I've heard it on more than once from close friends or if I went to school when we decided to talk about past basketball. For me, it's like they didn't really think it through.


second of all it is indirectly true. Chicago bulls did deny all of those players in the finals. Bulls dynasty f*cked up the legacies of all the players you mentioned.

Well Barkley, Malone, and Stockton sure... Ewing 5 times since the Knicks and Bulls can't meet in the Finals. And I get what your saying...

But it isn't entirely true, it's flawed perception. These 4 in general did not face Jordan's Bulls year in and year out.

Malone and Stockton when they became starters together from 87-88 literally lost to every type of team, whether it would be championship level team, a contender, a pretender, or a team that they falt out shouldn't have lost too. In 1999, commentators kept bringing up "this is the year of the Jazz to win the title with no Michael Jordan", so even they were using that argument... only for Malone and Stockton to choke.

Barkley had chances also when Jordan retired and he and Suns blew 2-0 and 3-1 series leads to Hakeem's Rockets.

Ewing is the only one you can feel was because of Jordan's Bulls, but even he had his best chance during Jordan's retirements (second time he was gone from the playoffs with an injury).

So yes, while it can indirectly true, what is the reality of it is completely different and needs context. For example, If LeBron James goes on to win multiple titles and Carmelo Anthony, Kevin Durant, etc... don't win titles... it's going be dumb to hear the casual fan say that James is the reason they didn't win titles.

[guy]

Nah, I've heard it on more than once from close friends or if I went to school when we decided to talk about past basketball. For me, it's like they didn't really think it through.



Well Barkley, Malone, and Stockton sure... Ewing 5 times since the Knicks and Bulls can't meet in the Finals. And I get what your saying...

But it isn't entirely true, it's flawed perception. These 4 in general did not face Jordan's Bulls year in and year out.

Malone and Stockton when they became starters together from 87-88 literally lost to every type of team, whether it would be championship level team, a contender, a pretender, or a team that they falt out shouldn't have lost too. In 1999, commentators kept bringing up "this is the year of the Jazz to win the title with no Michael Jordan", so even they were using that argument... only for Malone and Stockton to choke.

Barkley had chances also when Jordan retired and he and Suns blew 2-0 and 3-1 series leads to Hakeem's Rockets.

Ewing is the only one you can feel was because of Jordan's Bulls, but even he had his best chance during Jordan's retirements (second time he was gone from the playoffs with an injury).

So yes, while it can indirectly true, what is the reality of it is completely different and needs context. For example, If LeBron James goes on to win multiple titles and Carmelo Anthony, Kevin Durant, etc... don't win titles... it's going be dumb to hear the casual fan say that James is the reason they didn't win titles.

It should really be more like Jordan AND Hakeem stopped these players from getting rings.

[Legends66NBA7]

It should really be more like Jordan AND Hakeem stopped these players from getting rings.

I guess so, but then I doubt many casual fans know who Hakeem is/was unless they looked him up.

[TheMarkMadsen]

How is having the opinion that college ball is better because of the extra heart, fundamentals, and hustle something that should make one laugh?

I'm not saying I think college ball is better, but I can easily see how a fan can enjoy college ball more because of the intensity and team play. There's a reason why many experts and analysts who live there lives based on basketball consider March Madness the best basketball of the year.


Sure, if watching a bunch of one dimensional players chuck more 3's than a dantoni wet dream while playing with no inside presence the entire time Is your thing then College basketball is the way to go

[talkingconch]

''Lebron is already in the top 10''

[STATUTORY]

"kobe gets all the calls"

[TeamLAC]

"kobe has 5 rings so he is currently a better player than lebron" -dumbass

[Ikill]

Then why is he only leading Durant by 1 ppg while averaging 3.4 more FGA?

Given Durant's efficiency, if he were to take 3.4 more FGA he would be around 32.2 ppg

Durant at age 21 put up 30.1 ppg on 20.1 FGA. This year Melo's at 29.3 on 21.1 FGA
Melo averages 3 more points per 36 than Durant thats a pretty big gap. Melo also gets assisted on less of his shots and the Knicks play at a slower pace. If you consider these things there scoring this year has been pretty damn equal this year

[28renyoy]

Melo averages 3 more points per 36 than Durant thats a pretty big gap. Melo also gets assisted on less of his shots and the Knicks play at a slower pace. If you consider these things there scoring this year has been pretty damn equal this year

Oh the idiocy. Who cares, Melo takes 4.3 more FGA per 36. That just means Melo chucks more than Durant, who is far more efficient. It's also a total joke that Melo is barely averaging 2 apg while Durant is over 4, yet Durant plays off of the ball much more than Melo.

The assisted % is not a sound argument. That's essentially saying Melo can't score off of the ball, otherwise he would be assisted on a heavier percentage of his shots.

Anyway, it doesn't matter. Durant is scoring on 45.9% of ISO possessions, Melo's scoring on 43.2%

And the slower pace argument is a joke. Durant is shooting 50% in the half court, Melo's at 46%.

[Flagrant 2]

"Kobe sucks"

[LoneyROY7]

:roll: :lol

The OP is soooo mad that Melo is killin' it and gettin his deserved shine.

[jimmy77x]

:roll: :lol

The OP is soooo mad that Melo is killin' it and gettin his deserved shine.

yupp :lol

[mrpibb]

"Kobe sucks"

:oldlol: I hear this a lot at Jazz games when the Lakers aren't even playing. Shit is quite hilarious.

[miller-time]

"Modern Nutrition and Training"

Before that it was that modern players had "evolved." The funny thing was this was within 5 years of Jordan retiring and Shaq still contending. So it wasn't even a whole generation removed. Let alone 1000s of years :oldlol:

[CarlosBoozer]

Boozer sucks

[CavaliersFTW]

Before that it was that modern players had "evolved." The funny thing was this was within 5 years of Jordan retiring and Shaq still contending. So it wasn't even a whole generation removed. Let alone 1000s of years :oldlol:
:oldlol: yeah players back then (10 years ago+) were more primitive humans who were also malnourished and also didn't receive proper "training" (:wtf: does that even mean!?!?!) :lol my confidence in the longterm survival of our human race just dies a little every time I hear someone use logic like that

[Rubio2Gasol]

"Melo only got past the first round once."

2 minutes later.

"Chris Paul is the best point guard in the game."

[Legends66NBA7]

"Melo only got past the first round once."

2 minutes later.

"Chris Paul is the best point guard in the game."

:confusedshrug:

[Mr. NBA]

I always hear this around here. Bandwagon NBA fan who couldnt tell you crap unless its about super stars

Me: " Who is your favorite team?"

Them: " Miami Heat "

Me:" Foreal?!"

Them: " Yea but I like Miami before Lebron though.

Also, most of these guys says Bosh sucks dadada but if it werent for Bosh they wouldnt gotten past Boston last year. I hate fans that dont knowbasketball.

[KOBE143]

This season Durant is better than 2008 Kobe's MVP season..

The most funny is.. LeBron is clutch.. :roll:

[dunksby]

Everything Joyner says.

[Mr. Jabbar]

"Lebron is clutch" always brings a giggle.