Off Topic · martin why was the lebron topic shut down (page 1)

cooch2584 @ 10/8/2009 5:48 PM
This was a topic that needed to be addressed.
nyk4ever @ 10/8/2009 5:54 PM
The only topic that needs to be addressed is why your fantasy basketball team was absolutely atrocious last year.
GKFv2 @ 10/8/2009 5:55 PM
Posted by nyk4ever:

The only topic that needs to be addressed is why your fantasy basketball team was absolutely atrocious last year.

LOL.
orangeblobman @ 10/8/2009 5:55 PM
I'm not martin, but I think it's because it is a highly divisive issue that has no place in a basketball forum. As you saw by the impassioned responses, it is a topic that many people care very much about. So I think it's a hint not to pursue it further. But I'm not really sure.
cooch2584 @ 10/8/2009 5:55 PM
Martin you have let other lesser topics go much further than my topic. Why the sudden cut off??
martin @ 10/8/2009 5:55 PM
cooch, you're wasting time here.

The RealGM article quotes James talking about his good buddy Mike Miller. In the RealGM snippet he seems to address his quote either to or about Mike: "For an unathletic, white guy...".

He uses the singular. RealGM chose to make it like he was commenting on all white guys: LeBron Claims His Shoes Are The Best 'For Unathletic White Guys'

The original article link doesn't even seem to work.

Besides which, we all know white guys can't jump. They even made a movie about it.

If you can't get beyond that type of ridiculousness, I don't know what to say.
cooch2584 @ 10/8/2009 5:59 PM
nyk and gfk why bring up fantasy?? Because I didnt make deals with you?? Because you sent stupid deals?? What leagues are you guys in this yr?? Maybe you didnt join joecs league because somewhere down the road youd be exposed. With that martin I was surprised at you, lebrons statements were a viable topic to discuss.
cooch2584 @ 10/8/2009 6:00 PM
Martin did you say white guys cant jump?? Are you kidding??
coolbeans @ 10/8/2009 6:01 PM
Posted by cooch2584:

Martin did you say white guys cant jump?? Are you kidding??

he was just referencing a movie jeez relax
martin @ 10/8/2009 6:01 PM
Posted by cooch2584:

nyk and gfk why bring up fantasy?? Because I didnt make deals with you?? Because you sent stupid deals?? What leagues are you guys in this yr?? Maybe you didnt join joecs league because somewhere down the road youd be exposed. With that martin I was surprised at you, lebrons statements were a viable topic to discuss.

taking quotes out of context and discussing them is not a viable topic. Especially when most understand it was a joke.
cooch2584 @ 10/8/2009 6:01 PM
Martin your sounding racist also!!
martin @ 10/8/2009 6:03 PM
Posted by cooch2584:

Martin your sounding racist also!!

you are. It should be "you are" sounding racist.
coolbeans @ 10/8/2009 6:03 PM
Posted by cooch2584:

Martin your sounding racist also!!

omg is uk being punk'd? this cant be serious.
sebstar @ 10/8/2009 6:03 PM
Posted by martin:
Posted by cooch2584:

nyk and gfk why bring up fantasy?? Because I didnt make deals with you?? Because you sent stupid deals?? What leagues are you guys in this yr?? Maybe you didnt join joecs league because somewhere down the road youd be exposed. With that martin I was surprised at you, lebrons statements were a viable topic to discuss.

taking quotes out of context and discussing them is not a viable topic. Especially when most understand it was a joke.

l.

A better question is what happened to the Nate/D'antoni thread?

GKFv2 @ 10/8/2009 6:03 PM
Posted by cooch2584:

nyk and gfk why bring up fantasy?? Because I didnt make deals with you?? Because you sent stupid deals?? What leagues are you guys in this yr?? Maybe you didnt join joecs league because somewhere down the road youd be exposed. With that martin I was surprised at you, lebrons statements were a viable topic to discuss.

No, because the deals you made sucked large amounts of ass and ruined the league. You destroyed the balance of the league by dealing off your best players for scrubs and then proceeded to finish in last place. Not to mention your stupid ass annoying comments every day in the league. You single-handedly brought down the competitiveness of the league and ruined something that was supposed to be fun. We didn't join this year because we didn't want to go through the same crap again. How would I be exposed when I made the playoffs and you finished last? Get a clue dude.
cooch2584 @ 10/8/2009 6:05 PM
gkf but you didnt have the guts to join again and prove me wrong lol
PresIke @ 10/8/2009 6:07 PM
he was talking about mike miller, and i found it to be funny...

i laughed when i read it...and whadya know i'm white.

it's the kind of joke we all know that has been said amongst friends...

i'm sure mike miller, like every unathletic white guy that has played basketball has experienced this at one point or another with friends of color playing ball...

but he's an nba player who CAN OBVIOUSLY BALL and gets respect for that. big deal if he isn't the best leaper...it's just a joke.

it's really no big deal.
cooch2584 @ 10/8/2009 6:07 PM
And lebrons statements werent a joke. Again I ask what would have happened if a white player,in the spotlite said the same things. Why am I not getting a response to this question??
Paladin55 @ 10/8/2009 6:08 PM
Posted by cooch2584:

Martin did you say white guys cant jump?? Are you kidding??

I know that I can't, and white, Latino, and African Americans have made fun of me for years...

...but they smiled when they did it.
PresIke @ 10/8/2009 6:08 PM
Posted by sebstar:
Posted by martin:
Posted by cooch2584:

nyk and gfk why bring up fantasy?? Because I didnt make deals with you?? Because you sent stupid deals?? What leagues are you guys in this yr?? Maybe you didnt join joecs league because somewhere down the road youd be exposed. With that martin I was surprised at you, lebrons statements were a viable topic to discuss.

taking quotes out of context and discussing them is not a viable topic. Especially when most understand it was a joke.

l.

A better question is what happened to the Nate/D'antoni thread?

haha...true, but clearly McK1's last comment was a potential spark to a big fire...
PresIke @ 10/8/2009 6:14 PM
Posted by cooch2584:

And lebrons statements werent a joke. Again I ask what would have happened if a white player,in the spotlite said the same things. Why am I not getting a response to this question??

wanna know why?

A) because Real GM is not a reliable source, as are sadly many tabloid based rags that love to stir things out of nothing...
B) The story you posted LACKS CONTEXT...here's the CONTEXT of the comments:
http://
http://sports.yahoo.com/nba...

"For an unathletic white guy, these are the best shoes to wear," James said [echoing Miller's previous comments].

and what were those previous comments? (plus the full story):
http://
http://www.cleveland.com/ca...

Mike Miller can't jump: New Washington Wizard Mike Miller upset his teammates when he showed up at training camp wearing James' Nike shoe model. The Wizards have an established rivalry with the Cavs, and especially James.

"We already have a war against them, he can't wear that," longtime James agitator DeShawn Stevenson told the Washington Post.

But Miller had his reasons.

"When you're unathletic and white like me, you got to have the lightest shoe out there," Miller told the newspaper. "They feel good on my feet."

James and Miller have been friends for years and James has been getting a laugh out of the quotes.


[Edited by - PresIke on 10-08-2009 6:15 PM]

[Edited by - PresIke on 10-08-2009 6:16 PM]
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