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[QUOTE=ArbitraryWater;14777079]to impress girls? What the fock is wrong with you to think this? :roll:[/QUOTE]
There are definitely types that are drawn to this type of behavior. A famous female rapper legitimately said a guy needs to have "bodies" to be with her. I'm sure ISH's black posters can elaborate on this mindset.
[QUOTE=Im Still Ballin;14777083]There are definitely types that are drawn to this type of behavior. A famous female rapper legitimately said a guy needs to have "bodies" to be with her. I'm sure ISH's black posters can elaborate on this mindset.[/QUOTE]
[URL]https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qFJ3VKnwmJw&pp=ygUZRGVzdGlueSBjaGlsZCBuZWVkIGEgdGh1Zw%3D%3D[/URL]
How do you embedd from phone?
[video=youtube_share;qFJ3VKnwmJw]https://youtu.be/qFJ3VKnwmJw[/video]
^Fixed it
[QUOTE=Kblaze8855;14777090]^Fixed it[/QUOTE]
Thanks bro
[QUOTE=Kblaze8855;14777090]^Fixed it[/QUOTE]
can you fix the poll in the wcf thread
[QUOTE=Im Still Ballin;14777083]There are definitely types that are drawn to this type of behavior. A famous female rapper legitimately said a guy needs to have "bodies" to be with her. I'm sure ISH's black posters can elaborate on this mindset.[/QUOTE]
I know, but Ja is worth 200 million and a famous NBA "superstar", he doesnt need to flash a gun to impress a girl. lmao.
I petition the mods to suspend highwhey
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[QUOTE=LLL3;14777101]I petition the mods to suspend highwhey
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[QUOTE=highwhey;14777074]and look what the league is now. a 3pt shooting fest with soft players. [B]AND1/streetball era was the best era for young people and for me, it made me turn to the NBA and become a fan. even the superstars of that era loved the streetball life because that's how many of them got into playing hoops. [/B]Kobe showing up to Ruckers...Rafer Alston playing in the NBA was tight. that side of basketball was never meant to compete or detract attention from the NBA, if anything, it was a funnel to gain new fans more viewership. but stern didn't like the association with 'hood' people even though a majority of the league came from the hood. more forced assimilation to appease 'them'.[/QUOTE]
I don't know if you remember the amount of articles that were written during that era that was complaining about that era. People were craving the 80s and the 90s back. Some people didn't like the look or the direction the NBA was going. People complained about the iso ball, ppl complain about how slow the game was, and the low scoring. Ppl looked at Iverson and thought he was a fake gangsta. And used him as a symbol of how everything that was bad about the NBA because he looked "thuggish". It all changed after the brawl.
You're right that type of style was popular with the young people and ppl who grew up with that. Guys like Kobe and Iverson grew up watching Magic/MJ/Bird. And ppl consider that to be the golden age. There were many ppl in the early 00s to tell everyone to let that era go. It was great while it lasted, but there is a new gen. Even the NBA had a hard time letting that era go because they desperately wanted another MJ. MJ drew ratings. And he never acted "thuggish". The most ever domestically. Magic also hit ratings that hit 20 in the finals. MJ had ratings that hit 20 in the finals. After MJ retired, it never hit 20 again. It could barely go to 10.
[url]https://www.sportsmediawatch.com/nba-finals-ratings-viewership-history/[/url]
You can say that streaming and TV in general is losing ratings now. But that's because of streaming services and tons of competition. That wasn't the case in 1999-2005. And this did not go unnoticed. And you know what they blame? The style of the nba. The streetball/and1, the thuggy look, how the game was played, the stars that represented the nba, and everything.
Ppl who grew up in that late 90s and 00s era are going to remember it fondly and ppl who are growing up in this era are going to remember it fondly. And they would ignore or won't pay attention to the criticism of your favorite era.
The NBA wants to keep a type of image. They establish the dress code, especially after the brawl and ppl were dressing too "hood". When you are with the nba, you representing not only yourself but the NBA as well. The dress code became more relaxed over time as the fashion changed, but Ja Morant doing stuff like this might change a few things. He isn't doing anything wrong by itself in this video, and if it was in a different context it would be different. Like if he was hunting or whatever the hell. But him listening rap music, dancing with his gun after everything with his history? It's a bad look. And he said he was going to change.
[QUOTE=Micku;14777112]I don't know if you remember the amount of articles that were written during that era that was complaining about that era. People were craving the 80s and the 90s back. Some people didn't like the look or the direction the NBA was going. People complained about the iso ball, ppl complain about how slow the game was, and the low scoring. Ppl looked at Iverson and thought he was a fake gangsta. And used him as a symbol of how everything that was bad about the NBA because he looked "thuggish". It all changed after the brawl.
You're right that type of style was popular with the young people and ppl who grew up with that. Guys like Kobe and Iverson grew up watching Magic/MJ/Bird. And ppl consider that to be the golden age. There were many ppl in the early 00s to tell everyone to let that era go. It was great while it lasted, but there is a new gen. Even the NBA had a hard time letting that era go because they desperately wanted another MJ. MJ drew ratings. And he never acted "thuggish". The most ever domestically. Magic also hit ratings that hit 20 in the finals. MJ had ratings that hit 20 in the finals. After MJ retired, it never hit 20 again. It could barely go to 10.
[url]https://www.sportsmediawatch.com/nba-finals-ratings-viewership-history/[/url]
You can say that streaming and TV in general is losing ratings now. But that's because of streaming services and tons of competition. That wasn't the case in 1999-2005. And this did not go unnoticed. And you know what they blame? The style of the nba. The streetball/and1, the thuggy look, how the game was played, the stars that represented the nba, and everything.
Ppl who grew up in that late 90s and 00s era are going to remember it fondly and ppl who are growing up in this era are going to remember it fondly. And they would ignore or won't pay attention to the criticism of your favorite era.
The NBA wants to keep a type of image. They establish the dress code, especially after the brawl and ppl were dressing too "hood". When you are with the nba, you representing not only yourself but the NBA as well. The dress code became more relaxed over time as the fashion changed, but Ja Morant doing stuff like this might change a few things. He isn't doing anything wrong by itself in this video, and if it was in a different context it would be different. Like if he was hunting or whatever the hell. But him listening rap music, dancing with his gun after everything with his history? It's a bad look. And he said he was going to change.[/QUOTE]
Great post. I was waiting for an OG to come in and give the deep dive.
[QUOTE=LLL3;14777101]I petition the mods to suspend highwhey
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He's got a strong build. Powerlifter if he tried.
[QUOTE=tpols;14777116]He's got a strong build. Powerlifter if he tried.[/QUOTE]
very big guy. very sturdy. clear case of manboobs tho
[QUOTE=Micku;14777112]I don't know if you remember the amount of articles that were written during that era that was complaining about that era. People were craving the 80s and the 90s back. Some people didn't like the look or the direction the NBA was going. People complained about the iso ball, ppl complain about how slow the game was, and the low scoring. Ppl looked at Iverson and thought he was a fake gangsta. And used him as a symbol of how everything that was bad about the NBA because he looked "thuggish". It all changed after the brawl.
You're right that type of style was popular with the young people and ppl who grew up with that. Guys like Kobe and Iverson grew up watching Magic/MJ/Bird. And ppl consider that to be the golden age. There were many ppl in the early 00s to tell everyone to let that era go. It was great while it lasted, but there is a new gen. Even the NBA had a hard time letting that era go because they desperately wanted another MJ. MJ drew ratings. And he never acted "thuggish". The most ever domestically. Magic also hit ratings that hit 20 in the finals. MJ had ratings that hit 20 in the finals. After MJ retired, it never hit 20 again. It could barely go to 10.
[url]https://www.sportsmediawatch.com/nba-finals-ratings-viewership-history/[/url]
You can say that streaming and TV in general is losing ratings now. But that's because of streaming services and tons of competition. That wasn't the case in 1999-2005. And this did not go unnoticed. And you know what they blame? The style of the nba. The streetball/and1, the thuggy look, how the game was played, the stars that represented the nba, and everything.
Ppl who grew up in that late 90s and 00s era are going to remember it fondly and ppl who are growing up in this era are going to remember it fondly. And they would ignore or won't pay attention to the criticism of your favorite era.
The NBA wants to keep a type of image. They establish the dress code, especially after the brawl and ppl were dressing too "hood". When you are with the nba, you representing not only yourself but the NBA as well. The dress code became more relaxed over time as the fashion changed, but Ja Morant doing stuff like this might change a few things. He isn't doing anything wrong by itself in this video, and if it was in a different context it would be different. Like if he was hunting or whatever the hell. But him listening rap music, dancing with his gun after everything with his history? It's a bad look. And he said he was going to change.[/QUOTE]
You make fair and valid points regarding the NBA and their desired image. But it's still forced assimilation. This is coming from a hypocritical organization that panders to BLM and Latino supporters...you see my point? "We like your style of basketball and talents, but your culture does not fit our product image, you are prohibited from being yourself."
Classic ISH in this thread.
That's why you shouldn't let sth go with a simple wrist slap! It has to be sth which will make you think twice before doing the same mistake again.
This whole he went to rehab for 1 hr and learned his lesson was total bs and we all know it...