NBA oddities and eye-candy

[Wu-Tang]

The topic to share your on - and off-court oddities or excellent plays.

Chris Paul has a thing or two to object about a Byron Scott decision, it makes one wonder wheter certain players actually did study during college:




/epic failure:

[Federoy]

Chris Paul has a thing or two to object about a Byron Scott decision, it makes one wonder wheter certain players actually did study during college:

I'm not sure I understand your post Wu. I see a guy that's determined to keep playing on the court and begging his coach to do so. What relationship does that have with you questioning whether certain players actually studied during college?

[Straight_Shooter]

I'm not sure I understand your post Wu. I see a guy that's determined to keep playing on the court and begging his coach to do so. What relationship does that have with you questioning whether certain players actually studied during college?

I agree. NBA players clearly do not respect their coaches 99.9% of the time, but this is not the greatest example. Paul wanted to play, plead his case, and that was the end of it.

[sinobball]

/epic failure:

Joey Crawford, true NBA legend

[LordOfLeyte]

In all my 40 years of following the NBA, I find it hilarious that a player can get ejected by laughing.

[sinobball]

In all my 40 years of following the NBA, I find it hilarious that a player can get ejected by laughing.

I wonder why nobody investigated Crawford after the Donaghy scandal... but as we all know, NBA is dictatorship (Dwight was just fined for writing "bad things about refs" on his blog) so that may be an explanation.

[Wu-Tang]

I'm not sure I understand your post Wu. I see a guy that's determined to keep playing on the court and begging his coach to do so. What relationship does that have with you questioning whether certain players actually studied during college?

Quite simple. Elemental manners and self-respect among other things. Of course, I am by no means implying that we have a symmetric view on sufficiently fulfilled higher studies and their overall impact on an individual- which is perfectly fine. However, my generalization was a result of perceiving of traits falling into similar category observed broeadly throughout the nba (and most domestic players have attended college). Many behave not only immature but also completely shocking considering their higher edu. backgrounds.

Iggy with a spectacular shot. Too bad it didn't count. Mindblowing Nonetheless.

[Wu-Tang]

[Federoy]

Quite simple. Elemental manners and self-respect among other things. Of course, I am by no means implying that we have a symmetric view on sufficiently fulfilled higher studies and their overall impact on an individual- which is perfectly fine. However, my generalization was a result of perceiving of traits falling into similar category observed broeadly throughout the nba (and most domestic players have attended college). Many behave not only immature but also completely shocking considering their higher edu. backgrounds.

Iggy with a spectacular shot. Too bad it didn't count. Mindblowing Nonetheless.

I still fail to understand how Chris Paul is being immature by pleading with his coach to leave him in. From my perspective his behavior shows determination and competitiveness, traits that NBA players often get criticized for not having enough of. It's not like Paul went off on his coach for taking him out of the game. In such a case, that would demonstrate immaturity and lack of "manners and self-respect".

Moreover, he doesn't have a history of defiant or disruptive behavior, so it's a bit unfair to judge him based on behavior exhibited by others in the league. I think you're overselling his actions based on your own perceptions of the NBA and its players.

As for the higher education argument, like you said, there is no "symmetric" view that education has any impact on personality. There are plenty of ill-mannered people that are educated in this world (I know, I've worked with some) and there are plenty of uneducated people that have manners and self-respect. Individuals are what they are and no amount education changes that.

[Wu-Tang]

Sasha Vujachich in action:

[Czarkazem13]

I agree. NBA players clearly do not respect their coaches 99.9% of the time, but this is not the greatest example. Paul wanted to play, plead his case, and that was the end of it.

99.9%?!?

Who knew a "straight shooter" would exaggerate so much.

[mvblair]

http://vimeo.com/11851275

That is hilarious!!!