Cedric Coward on if he fears hitting the supposed ‘rookie wall’: “I only fear God.”
Last name does not check out
made him fear God bc of genealogy
I think fearing god is cowardly af
Idk dude if you believe in god you better be afraid of him I mean holy fuck did you see what he did to his son?
“Abe, kill your son.”
“But why? 😭”
“Do it ———“
“Wow, okay.”
[binds Isaac]
[Angel appears and speaks to Abraham]
“lol he totally got you you were totally gonna kill your son haha”
“ “
“just kill a goat or smth u psycho lmao”
Let’s ask the Pharoah how it worked out!
You wanna get smote? Don’t fear god and he might smite you. Or he’s got that pillar of salt thing. Or send some plagues your way. Get them really riled up and there’s a flood.
Why assume he’s Christian? Maybe he’s a pastafarian
Brave if true
you’re so hard bro
Dude has a great mentality. Need this dude around hes awesome
Him and Edey are the main reason most Grizzlies fans have any hope right now lol
You can tell he has that reply ready on the chamber cause he’s had to hear “coward” jokes his entire life.
Fears and Coward in the same draft is funny ngl
He doesn’t fear Jeremiah Fears?
Clearly not, but we have to powerscale Jeremiah above him now. 1 Fears is a lot more than 0 Fears
Of course he does, he’s a coward
Announcers chomping at the bit thinking of one liners when they play each other.
“Coward overcomes Fears!”
Gonna be Packers at Eagles all over again
This rookie class sounds really frightened
Jeremiah weeps because he’s the one who Fears.
NO FEAR
what if Jeremiah Fears showed up
ONE FEARS
Nominative Determinists in shambles
I’m gonna name my child Unique and make sure he grows up generic as fuck
Oh yeah? Then how do you explain Rip Van Winkle
+2
Lmao I love Reddit sometimes
It has its moments.
But they’re quite smug about the XLNC Thompson Twins.
Wtf I never knew about his second name. Could have named the other XLR8
Amen 10
Bro they’re twins
It’s not required but good chance both middle and last names match
Isn’t that theory also supposed to work for opposites?
He no coward
He needs to fear the Grizzlies Medical Staff
Fears is a Pelican. He’s a Coward with a capital C.
He is in fact a Coward
Not bad for a Coward.
I need him and Jeremiah Fears to team up. I feel like there’s a cold ass nickname waiting to happen
Pelicans are interested in Ja 👀
Get your welcome Jordan Poole posts ready
a good reminder that things can always get worse
Lol never
You guys have draft picks to throw in that deal? Fears has more trade value than Ja considering their ages and contracts
The Scaredy Cats
Bro is so tuff
Is god meant to be feared?
Edit: some actual decent responses ty
“Fearing” god is not being afraid of him in the scared sense (although that is slightly a part of it). It’s usually said with the old meaning intended in the Bible which was closer to being in awe or reverent of his holiness and godliness
You know ball
So like what is god’s stats line this season? 40/20/10 on 70/70/100?
So yeah I ll be in awe too
Jokic is a god
This guy cults
Biblically?
Not in that way, no.
God says some version of “do not be afraid” something like 400 times in the Bible. When people are directed people to fear God (e.g. “fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom”) it means it in the sense of “awe, reverence, and respect ” rather than “dread, trepidation, and terror.”
1 John 4:18 - “There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love.”
Unfortunately, most believers are not Biblically literate, religious education is typically awful, and many preachers find it useful to instill fear in people as a mechanisn of control.
Plenty of religions show him as a pretty vindictive spiteful being who will damn you to eternal damnation for not worshipping him enough.
Old Testament God is metal as fuck
nah, more of an asshole
A real vindictive bastard, especially those plagues
Think about it; all powerful, all knowing being who controls everything and yet demands his toys worship him. If he’s real, you probably wouldn’t want to be on his bad side.
but why would an omnipotent deity care about being on a puny humans “bad side”
Idk maybe I’m just sensitive but if a bunch of ants had twitter and constantly shit talked me, I might magnifying glass them vindictively after thousands of years
Wouldn’t call it omnipotent if it allows evil on earth
that’s not what omnipotent means tho, he can allow evil or remove it at a whim
Guys, it’s all fake
True. But can still argue that if he/she/it is omnipotent, evil shouldn’t flourish as god is also viewed as omnibenevolent according to Christianity (I’m a former Catholic)
Epicurean paradox my goat
That’s the point. A guy like God is so insane to the mortal mind that you can’t fathom he’s just a piece of shit playing house with dolls. How can a feller so all powerful and all knowing and all being also be so petty and fickle as to demand his toys worship him?
You have to believe that he’s doing all of this for some greater purpose; that things are the way they are just because of physics would be pretty bleak for the human mind that requires pattern recognition and purpose to cope with the unpredictability of existence.
That’s what some crazy people will tell you. He does supposedly threaten you with eternal torture for thoughtcrime. I would be afraid of a celestial dictator.
Stop it.
Glad Yang Hansen is getting DNP-CDs and is otherwise unplayable
Memphis sitting on two quality Cougs right out of our backyard.
I’ll always consider Cedric a Willamette Bearcat.
Eastern Washington Eagle
Glad I was wrong about him pre draft, Derik Queen too
He’s ready to become a member of the league of shadows
This guys sounds like he could be a 15+ year vet with the way he sounds ngl
“I fear GOD boi.” - Cedric “D’andre Hopkins” Coward
Makes sense that he lost to the Magic. He was afraid of their assistant coach, God Shammgod
Cedric has had a close relationship with fear like his last name.
Talks like a 15 year Vet of the NBA. This kid is going places. I was shocked at how calm he looks in game. These are the players that are welcomed by all of the NBA teams.
Yeah, this dude is insanely composed for 22 years old. Kinda like Wemby in that way. Dudes who just have a phenomenally strong mental game beyond their years.
Channeling his inner Deandre Hopkins 🤝
Elite ball knowledge
I have good news for him then…
It’s all make believe
What does coach God Shammgod have anything to do with this
“Are you scared, Cowerd?”
NBA version of Deandre Hopkins
Let’s see how brave he is if a bunch of bees were flying his way
We got a good one.
Amen brother
No that’s Ausar
He’s what Jaylen wells supposed to look like in his second season
I thought this guys name was Cedric Howard since…this very moment.
What about like… sharks or spiders
I’m sort of mad the Blazers didn’t take him, Time will tell.
I really really really like this rookie cohort
They Cloned Kawhi
Colin “Not” Coward
Should you fear God?
“Then you’ll hit the wall braver than most.” - Darth Naismith
He is Coward though.
We’re going to need to break out the “GOD–IS–WAT–CHING!” chant during free throws if this guy ends up being any good.
What an answer. He’s a Coward, but not a coward, you know?
D Hop energy
Weird ti fear a loving father.
Coward
Yeah, tell me that next year when u hit the sophmore wall.
“I only fear imaginary things” = “I fear nothing”
🤷♂️solid stance
You give me a coward as a last name, Imma fear you. Everybody else best watch them ass.
My fav rookie this year. Hope he gets some good team mates/leaders around him.
If only Jeremy Fears was on this team
Seems like a great young man.
Settle down Coward
Coward fears lol
Coward does not fear.
when people say that, how does it translate to reality ? Like if god spawns , they liquefy ?
So he fears nothing, thats good.
God built walls if we’re being silly.
And since there is no God that means he aint afraid of anything
Bad ass over here.
Worshiping a deity you’re supposed to fear is pretty stupid.
Never ceases to amaze me how religious athletes are.
They should try to be more like redditors
I’ve seen a lot of athletes thank him for the wins. Someday I wanna see an athlete blame him for the loss.
I wish, it’d be funny to see someone get really emotional and blame god.
Lmao yeah
I think it’s very easy to be religious when you’re genetically gifted.
I only fear things that exist
tips fedora
Reddit on!
No
Don’t stop.
Never give up.
What’s the fastest way to show someone how intelligent you are? Using the phrase “god fearing” seriously.
I’m here to tell you man it is a big world out there religion and intelligence are not mutually exclusive. I’m an atheist since I was a preteen and some of the most intelligent and reasoned people I’ve met were profoundly religious.
And here I was thinking this sub couldn’t reach another level of misery. Silly me
damn, I guess no religious person in history has also been intelligent
Dostoevsky was a known dumbasss I hear