So I have this condition called Dopamine Needed, Help Quick! (DNHQ) and I use this special type of medication called Anything DubNation Helps Deeply (ADHD), but for some reason the supply is running reeeaaallly low right now... like I might actually have to start chasing men's gymnast's rings (that did not sound right even as I typed it).
But in my flights of fantasy I was taken back in time to the time of being an NBA fan when Bob Cousy was dribbling circles around the league. Yes, That Bob Cousy - The Houdini of the hardwood! The guy JJ Redick described as, "Bob Cousy couldn't dribble with his left hand. Bob Cousy won championships when there were eight teams in the NBA, and you had to win two playoff series. Let's celebrate Bob Cousy in his era, but you can't compare pre-1980 with the modern NBA. You cannot...Did Bob Cousy ever shoot over 40% in his career? Not once. He was being guarded by plumbers and firemen."
But I was imagining what being an NBA *Fan* would have been like; catching games on the radio or tape delay, reading about players on the newspaper the next day or week, or talking about things over a beer, face to face in a social setting! My DNHQ complex would have not coped very well.
But then I thought, as alien as that fan experience is to today, I imagine sending back an NBA player from today would, to the Bob Cousy era players, appear equally, if not more, alien to them!!
So then I thought, which 5 players from today would I send back in time to play the best 5 players of that Era, as if they were like the aliens from Space Jam?!
Let's go with JJ's cutoff of players who have played post 1980 who have had the benefit of modern sports science, rule changes, etc that Cooz and the Plumber's did not have. But like you could send back Shaq, but would they be like, "Oh My God we've never seen anything like that guy before!!", or would they just think, "OK that's a massive human being, but he's no more skilled than our guy Wilt here."
So so far I've come up with:
1) Steph - No debate. The mad dribbling skills, off ball movement, vision, finishing at the rim circus shots, oh and they are not going to believe this guys shooting ability from the 'Longest 2 pointers ever' either! (Come to think of it, neither do we)
2) Wemby - He's already an Alien to us, so he gets in by default.
3) Jordan - Let's be honest, he was on another level, and he DID defeat the original Space Jam aliens so...
But that's all I got so far. Need 2 more 'Alien from the Future' type players.
Would Klay's shooting be alien enough? Iverson's skill and athleticism? Would GPII just pick pocket every possession like an otherworldly god?!
Who else would you send back on the: Space Time ContinuuJam?!
LeBron has 1,000x Wilt’s skill level, tho. To their eyes, peak LeBron would be like, peak Bill Russell’s athleticism and body (only way more jacked) with Cousy’s passing and ballhandling (only both-handed) and Sam Jones’ shooting.(only all the way out to 28-30 feet). With like 50 different on-ball moves no one in that era had ever seen.
I think I’d go Steph, MJ, LeBron, KD and Wemby.
Though — while their minds were being blown — one thing players of that era would have to get over was the distinct impression today’s players were carrying the ball on every possession.
Despite the GSW SL team being butt-tacular, it looks like some analytics think Richard and Armstrong were in the Top 12 players across the league on Day 2.
I tried to post the moon rise but it looks like pictures can’t appear? I figured out - it won’t be confirmed- warriors who had a tryout with yang were going to get a Brooklyn pick and grab him. And so Portland moves up to beat that and gets ridiculed for a too early choice but may turn out to be more than right
That will have to be another trip. Hotel prices on the northern coast are eye-wateringly high right now (more than 200 euros a night for a 3 star hotel).
My original plan was to head the other way (Santander, then Gijon), but even that's too much. I'm going to head inland instead, where the rates are much cheaper .... Logroño in a few days, and then maybe Salamanca.
I can’t watch the game but I was hoping that Hansen Yang would do respectably and the Warriors summer league team would not stink. Sounds like I only got one of the two.
He looked good... in a summer league game. I'll wait to see him excel against real NBA competition before saying it's not good for us for the next 10 years...
Note to NBA: I know it's a meaningless LVSL game, but do you really have to split the screen for like 6 full minutes of game time so we can *watch* Chauncey Billups (an extremely dull interviewee and questionable human being) waffle on for 15 straight minutes? At least make it audio-only so we can mute it or ignore him?
On the bright side, the Ws stuck it to him by going on like a 15-1 run while he was dominating the screen. Started playing better D and hit some threes. Solid play by Taran and Rowe.
So I have this condition called Dopamine Needed, Help Quick! (DNHQ) and I use this special type of medication called Anything DubNation Helps Deeply (ADHD), but for some reason the supply is running reeeaaallly low right now... like I might actually have to start chasing men's gymnast's rings (that did not sound right even as I typed it).
But in my flights of fantasy I was taken back in time to the time of being an NBA fan when Bob Cousy was dribbling circles around the league. Yes, That Bob Cousy - The Houdini of the hardwood! The guy JJ Redick described as, "Bob Cousy couldn't dribble with his left hand. Bob Cousy won championships when there were eight teams in the NBA, and you had to win two playoff series. Let's celebrate Bob Cousy in his era, but you can't compare pre-1980 with the modern NBA. You cannot...Did Bob Cousy ever shoot over 40% in his career? Not once. He was being guarded by plumbers and firemen."
But I was imagining what being an NBA *Fan* would have been like; catching games on the radio or tape delay, reading about players on the newspaper the next day or week, or talking about things over a beer, face to face in a social setting! My DNHQ complex would have not coped very well.
But then I thought, as alien as that fan experience is to today, I imagine sending back an NBA player from today would, to the Bob Cousy era players, appear equally, if not more, alien to them!!
So then I thought, which 5 players from today would I send back in time to play the best 5 players of that Era, as if they were like the aliens from Space Jam?!
Let's go with JJ's cutoff of players who have played post 1980 who have had the benefit of modern sports science, rule changes, etc that Cooz and the Plumber's did not have. But like you could send back Shaq, but would they be like, "Oh My God we've never seen anything like that guy before!!", or would they just think, "OK that's a massive human being, but he's no more skilled than our guy Wilt here."
So so far I've come up with:
1) Steph - No debate. The mad dribbling skills, off ball movement, vision, finishing at the rim circus shots, oh and they are not going to believe this guys shooting ability from the 'Longest 2 pointers ever' either! (Come to think of it, neither do we)
2) Wemby - He's already an Alien to us, so he gets in by default.
3) Jordan - Let's be honest, he was on another level, and he DID defeat the original Space Jam aliens so...
But that's all I got so far. Need 2 more 'Alien from the Future' type players.
Would Klay's shooting be alien enough? Iverson's skill and athleticism? Would GPII just pick pocket every possession like an otherworldly god?!
Who else would you send back on the: Space Time ContinuuJam?!
I think LeBron’s combination of size, strength and athleticism would blow their minds.
https://youtube.com/shorts/gCf17f6L3ns?si=m16XrzuQoDbM0S9O
LeBron would surely be amazing to them, but they did have Wilt, so he wouldn’t be alien to them I’d say.
LeBron has 1,000x Wilt’s skill level, tho. To their eyes, peak LeBron would be like, peak Bill Russell’s athleticism and body (only way more jacked) with Cousy’s passing and ballhandling (only both-handed) and Sam Jones’ shooting.(only all the way out to 28-30 feet). With like 50 different on-ball moves no one in that era had ever seen.
I think I’d go Steph, MJ, LeBron, KD and Wemby.
Though — while their minds were being blown — one thing players of that era would have to get over was the distinct impression today’s players were carrying the ball on every possession.
I would also add Giannis into the mix for the same reasons.
Despite the GSW SL team being butt-tacular, it looks like some analytics think Richard and Armstrong were in the Top 12 players across the league on Day 2.
https://bsky.app/profile/owenphillips.bsky.social/post/3ltqmqjvqjk2u
You sure it isn't anal-ytics (long a?)
I tried to post the moon rise but it looks like pictures can’t appear? I figured out - it won’t be confirmed- warriors who had a tryout with yang were going to get a Brooklyn pick and grab him. And so Portland moves up to beat that and gets ridiculed for a too early choice but may turn out to be more than right
Pretty weird to wake up in Spain and find out the summer league game is just finishing up.
Man, we got spanked.
Any good news?
Sounds pretty nice to wake up in Spain. Francisco Franco is still dead.
Yes, both are good news. :)
I've been in Bilbao for a couple of weeks. It's a great city.
Nice, we’re hoping to visit there sometime in the fall. Thankfully it’s only a 3-hour flight for us 😄
Glad you like it. Check out San Sebastian / Donostia and if you have time, hop across the French border to surf town Biarritz: https://travelinspires.org/biarritz-france-travel-guide/
That will have to be another trip. Hotel prices on the northern coast are eye-wateringly high right now (more than 200 euros a night for a 3 star hotel).
My original plan was to head the other way (Santander, then Gijon), but even that's too much. I'm going to head inland instead, where the rates are much cheaper .... Logroño in a few days, and then maybe Salamanca.
I bet your Spanish is improving
Well, at least the Giants beat the Dodgers tonight.
NBA Summer League: Where -40 in 18 minutes happens
I can’t watch the game but I was hoping that Hansen Yang would do respectably and the Warriors summer league team would not stink. Sounds like I only got one of the two.
He is a very good passer which is quite a good auger
He's been as advertised so far. I really hope he doesn't become Baby Jokic but let's see if he ever adjusts to real NBA speed
He seems really happy playing fast and physical. It’s not good for us for the next 10 or so years.
He looked good... in a summer league game. I'll wait to see him excel against real NBA competition before saying it's not good for us for the next 10 years...
I wasn't paying attention, why did they just interview the head coach of Vanderbilt
Chris Mañon went to Vanderbilt.
JFC the poor starts to these halves is giving me PTSD
Katie Taylor deserved it. Good on the judges for scoring this fignt fairly. Thougnt theyd give it to Serrano on a purely business decision
Interviewed dunleavy half time. Seemed fairly sincere as he said nothing at all
Isn't that in his job description?
I always thought when Bob spoke it was caring and inspired
MDJ on the quiet start to the offseason: "So far"
Giannis confirmed
Lebron
Note to NBA: I know it's a meaningless LVSL game, but do you really have to split the screen for like 6 full minutes of game time so we can *watch* Chauncey Billups (an extremely dull interviewee and questionable human being) waffle on for 15 straight minutes? At least make it audio-only so we can mute it or ignore him?
On the bright side, the Ws stuck it to him by going on like a 15-1 run while he was dominating the screen. Started playing better D and hit some threes. Solid play by Taran and Rowe.
I found it very frustrating. Why do they think people watch the games? For tiny screens?
Ugh, I had only radio, and missed the whole run for their interview. Do it not during the game!
NBA is convinced audiences hate watching summer league and need something to distract them. Even though they tuned into summer league.
Armstrong with 10 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals, 1 turnover at the half.
There was a beautiful orange moonrise last night and now it looks like moonrise will be late 3rd quarter. So far no basketball to justify missing it
#26 sucks