They’re all bag chasers too. Lmaoooo fuck out of here with that narrative. And the guys that aren’t have already secured 9 figures in their career and can afford to

prime KD joining prime warriors vs 41 year old lebron joining 76ers that lost in the 2nd round

Not even remotely the same thing in KD’s case. He joined the team that made them choke a 3-1 lead and then was trashing his teammates on burners.

100 for sure.

And to an extent, I don’t blame them. Get our money. it’s fine.

But if you’re a superstar and have been getting max contract every time possible throughout your entire career, you can’t then say “I didn’t win because I didn’t have enough help.” It just doesn’t work like that.

Some folks just like the chase

There are very few teams that have won where the chips weren’t stacked heavily in their favor. Hell, the Jordan Bulls had absurdly stacked teams because Pippen was on an insanely team friendly deal that had him as the 122nd highest paid player in the league one year, but no one brings that up now.

From MIA to back to CLE to LAL to this lmao

Yeah man, that’s the point of competitive sports, to do everything you’re allowed to do within the rules to win

While I agree with you, winning is still winning in the record books, until you go and read up on lore for each chip, then you add asterisks. Most people couldn’t tell you Horry’s role in all 7 rings.

This is one of the stupidest statements with the, purest of intetions Ive heard. I get what you are gettung at. Like with Kd and Golden st. Chip stacking to the max. But 1) he should be trying to choose the best situation for his goals at age 41 and 2) when is the last time the 76ers have made it past the conference semifinals? This isnt some team that won a title without him. Even without Lebron, the most current version of the 6ers havent played together. Team could be buns. But Lebron thinks with his talents, they could win a chip but this isnt some proven roster with hardware

Stacking the chips? I call it maximizing your chances. Everyone not doing it are dumb.

Is there? Peak competitiveness is doing whatever it takes to get the job done.

That doesn’t make sense. Chips aren’t related to your favor in gambling. I assume you mean stacking the deck in your favor.

The rules of what you’re allowed to do have been set out by the salary cap rules. If teams and players are within that, then what’s to complain about? Players can take whatever money they can get or however little they can bare.

Plenty of stars have taken big pay cuts or lower money than they could have got in order to help their team build a squad. That behaviour is normally praised, but isn’t it basically ring chasing? Hasn’t LeBron done basically just that. He’s not got long left, he can’t wait around for a team to build a contender.

Do you think it’s really that easy to win a ring? You’re talking like any of it is guaranteed. OKC were looking like a dynasty in the making, and then lost to the Spurs. “Don’t worry, Wemby will get one eventually” will he? It’s more impressive to win it with less help, sure, but it’s also more impressive to summit Everest with no oxygen - doesn’t make climbing with oxygen easy. “Oh but you didn’t win a ring with the Kings” is just rings-culture taken to it’s nadir, because nothing’s ever good enough or pure enough or whatever.

Also - Lebron is 41 years old. I don’t think he has an cheats on. Saying it’s gonna be zero hard work to win, playing as the number 3 guy on a team in your 40s, is dumb as hell.

I found my disc of this the other week and have been in absolute glee ever since

They’ll shit on Bron for ring chasing and then shit on him for gambling on Embiids knees and Browns ego.

As he grows older he recognizes the importance in learning how to fall down safely

Jokic needed to show me he could win in the playoffs…

It happened when he first came to LA. Talking heads were saying he was done trying to win championships and just wanted to make movies.

I keep forgetting the Pelicans exist

Problem is can he coexist with Harden. You still have to grind everyday. If you’re in your last 2 years, want to win a chip and harden going to the club at 3am but practice is at 9am while youre trying to LeGM, does that give you the extra motivation to get that extra set in when harden says hes the system?

Bron is not a3 at this point either and they already have adarn good and 5 they probably don’t want to trade.

The absolute best story though!

How’s that working out for Curry? :shrug:

Im not doing that to any commenter, thank you very much

i was hoping you’d say what your concern with the comment was

I’d be salty too if I had to watch Jake LaRavia as my starting 4 all year

What’s wrong with my comment? Mfs can’t say factually true statements now?

As a Knicks fan, I didn’t blink at JB(2). But now im a lil scared

He delivered one ring yes, and I’m appreciative of that. But one finals appearance, which was successful, out of 8 seasons, for a guy who “creates rings” is delusional. And 4 out 10 chances to win a ring is also not a person who creates rings.

4 rings has respect tho don’t get me wrong. That’s a crazy feat still.

I think if healthy, and after trading PG for Jaylen Brown, they were in fact a shoe in for ECF

They wouldn’t have beaten the Cavs in 2017 or (especially) the Rockets in 2018 without KD.

Any team adding top 20 players like OG, Tatum, Scottie, on minimum would significantly increase their chance of winning a chip. That doesnt mean they are “creating” a ring lol

No one faulted Lebron for leaving the Cavs in 2010… it was the teaming up with a rival and forming superteams from every year onwards.

He set the trend and KD just one upped his ass.

Edit - updated from 2007 to 2010

Happy 12th birthday fam