damn why are NBA players unclaiming rings now?

[ThaRealness]

what a backhanded compliment

Shouldn't have said anything. I wanted to see someone take the bait

 

[Black_Panther_JS]

The whole rings make or break a players legacy is dumb anyway. People put too much weight on them

Since 1980 Lakers got 10, Bulls got 6, Spurs got 5, Celtics got 4, Warriors got 3, Pistons got 3, Heat got 3, Rockets got 2, Cavs, Mavs and Raptors all got 1. That's basically Magic, Kareem, Kobe, Shaq, Jordan, Rodman, Pippen, Duncan, Curry, Bird, Wade, Bron, Hakeem, Robinson, Isiah and a few others.

Not to mention most of those dudes played together (Magic/Kareem, Shaq/Kobe, Jordan/Pippen/--+Rodman, Isiah/Rodman, Wade/Shaq, Wade/Bron, Duncan/Robinson)

You know how many legends and amazing player didn't play for any of those teams and therefore didn't get a ring but still deserve to be up there with players who did get rings

 

[Primetime]

and then we do the same shyt with MVP discussions (the only reason why anyone considered LeBron a leading candidate for MVP because it looks better on the resume).


The irony of these guys discrediting their value to a team is that they'll be quick to dismiss anyone who brings up win shares as a statistic.

Agendas all around

 

[Big Boss]

The championship is destroying the culture and fun of basketball.

Too many narratives surrounding the impact of winning/not winning a ring. We have GREAT players who never won a ring (team achievement) but somehow gets down graded and surpassed by players who weren’t necessarily better.

Or the ol’, “ he didn’t win on his original team” and “he joined a super team” argument. Even the, “he wasn’t the leader of that team” , “he wasn’t in his prime”, or “but he wasn’t MVP”, argument.

Now we have players “not counting” rings because they didn’t win them the “right way”?
WTF is the right way to win a ring in a team sport competition? This ring argument is bullshyt and overblown, and rarely put in proper context.

Facts

 

[Da King]

Spurs chips all built not bought

 

[Harry B]

Spurs chips all built not bought

Underpaying ninjas for putting in work on that other level is on brand for Texas

 

[FlimFlam]

i wouldn't carry it like this, but i get it

i rode the bench on a city championship team and the victory was bitter sweet. barely got any time in the whole year let along in the final (jus being honest lol) but I wasn't turning down no trophies or no medals lol... I was happy for my team mates and especially our coaches because they really looked after us, but it honestly wasnt a fulfilling personal experience

and im jus some regular guy who hooped at the park... nba athletes were stars they entire life maybe short of college. theres a level of ego and identity that comes with that. Again, while i aint turning diwn no ring but i get it

 

[Damnshow]

I know this fukking guy counts his ring

 

[Mr. Jack Napier]

Some cats are competitors & want to actually play & contribute to winning a championship. Getting a bunch of DNP-CD isn’t going to sit right with some folks. Especially if they know they can play & help the team in some format.