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have you ever tried to predict a players greatness based on their name?
great players usually have stand out names. unique names. different but cool sounding.
michael jordan
kobe bryant
larry bird
magic johnson
shaquille oneal
tim duncan
jerry west
hakeem olajuwon
i knew anthony bennett would be a bust. he doesnt have as nice a sounding name as a guy like nerlans noel ... you already know hes gonna go beast mode when he comes back
russell westbrook? james harden? lebron "king james? those sound made up. they were meant to fallow an nba script
its not unheard of for sh*ty names to become great. but its rare
so going based on probables. these guys have a better chance to be legends
- andrew wiggins
- jabari parker
- marcus smart
- julius randle
- doug mcdermott
- arron gordon
- adreian payne
- rodney hood
- shabazz napier
- KJ mcdaniels
- glenn robinson
than these guys
- joel embiid
- dante exum
- noah vonleh
- dario saric
- elfrid peyton
- jusuf nurkic
- nick stauskas
- zack lavine
- tj warren
- gary harris
- clint capela
- tyler ennis
- jordan adams
- pj hariston
- kyle anderson
etc...
if i were drafting. i'd try and use premonitions or try and visualize the name being told minute after minute during a game... a name can jump out at you. and other ones youd have a hard time believing theyel be on the tip of everyones tongue
like imagine if kobe bryants name was actually kyle anderson. would you believe a guy like him could have such a boring name?
never
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Free the banned users.
Re: have you ever tried to predict a players greatness based on their name?
lol
Are you on something, kenneth? Like weed or alcohol?
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Buck Dynasty
Re: have you ever tried to predict a players greatness based on their name?
Originally Posted by stalkerforlife
lol
Are you on something, kenneth? Like weed or alcohol?
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Re: have you ever tried to predict a players greatness based on their name?
Originally Posted by stalkerforlife
lol
Are you on something, kenneth? Like weed or alcohol?
theres probably 90% more legends with cool sounding names than boring ones
seriously
BIRD
MAGIC
KOBE
SHAQ?
LEBRON
no all time great is gonna be known as
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OiJu9ib5Rc#t=0m22s
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Laker Nation
Re: have you ever tried to predict a players greatness based on their name?
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I rule the local playground
Re: have you ever tried to predict a players greatness based on their name?
LOL I noticed this too, that NBA players have cool sounding names. But I doubt it effects their performance. You're on crack my friend
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Re: have you ever tried to predict a players greatness based on their name?
Originally Posted by Fork
LOL I noticed this too, that NBA players have cool sounding names. But I doubt it effects their performance. You're on crack my friend
i dont think it effects their game as much as it makes the media promote them or give them more coverage, exposure. and thus generating more buzz and the player gets more touches and playing time. leading to more opportunities to show and grow into a potential legend
still think im crazy?
the media and league manufactured allot of guys over the decades... i'm sure some non cool sounding name players could have done just aswell but were never given the plateau to showcase their game
a guy with a boring name isnt fun for the media to talk about lol
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Free the banned users.
Re: have you ever tried to predict a players greatness based on their name?
Originally Posted by kennethgriffin
You are definitely onto something.
However, my question remains, are you under the influence?
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Re: have you ever tried to predict a players greatness based on their name?
all the media could gush over when kobe came up was how he was named after a japanese steak and how cool and different the name kobe was
lmao maybe i am right... exposure does lead to more opportunities and hype
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Free the banned users.
Re: have you ever tried to predict a players greatness based on their name?
Originally Posted by kennethgriffin
i dont think it effects their game as much as it makes the media promote them or give them more coverage, exposure. and thus generating more buzz and the player gets more touches and playing time. leading to more opportunities to show and grow into a potential legend
still think im crazy?
the media and league manufactured allot of guys over the decades... i'm sure some non cool sounding name players could have done just aswell but were never given the plateau to showcase their game
a guy with a boring name isnt fun for the media to talk about lol
Hmm...
You're definitely right, though...some people in life are given better opportunities than others. Just because someone is perceived a certain way, it doesn't mean they're above others if they both had that same opportunity.
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Re: have you ever tried to predict a players greatness based on their name?
countdown to nerlens noel ROTY campaign
NOEL!
i can already see it now... "p
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Re: have you ever tried to predict a players greatness based on their name?
look at how shitty of a player robert sacre is... only reason hes still in the nba is because commentators love saying "SACRE BLEU!"
if his name was " robert thomas"... he'd be cut by now
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Re: have you ever tried to predict a players greatness based on their name?
Lol I have always thought of this shit.
Jabari Parker and Dante Exum should both be pretty good based off of their names. And what a coincidence, both have already signed deals with Foot Locker and Jordan brand.
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Re: have you ever tried to predict a players greatness based on their name?
Originally Posted by russwest0
Lol I have always thought of this shit.
Jabari Parker should be pretty good
jabari... a stand alone name.. top 10 goat
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