Let's be honest about what the NBA's biggest problem is now. Zion Williamson and Ja Morant failed to step into roles the league was preparing them for
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Every overrated and glorified steve francis that the cat dragged in the 3 point shooting era is a phenom now
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It’s bigger than just those 2. It’s a generational thing.
These players don’t take the pride and responsibility of being an ambassador for the league like MJ, Bron and Kobe did. Nor do they even understand the concept buisness wise. All they wanna do is hoop and enjoy the fruits of their labor
They don‘t care about the millions of kids that idolize them
They don’t care about fighting to get on the court when they don’t feel well because of that one fan who spent thousands to bring his kid who had never seen them before
They don’t care about giving back to the game period.
And in a way I don’t blame them. All these nikkas grew up in the AAU bubble and barely even watched the game. So how would they even be able to understand the history of the game? You get that sense of pride from watching all the others do it before you. But these young nikkas didn’t even have attention span to observe stuff like that
Zion and Ja both crashed out in different ways but you can see their mentalities are both the same. Zion is just a sad song but Ja is back…still has the eye popping game but his face should be everywhere on billboard and commercials but it’s not because well….he crashed out. But it all leads back to their mentality
These players don’t take the pride and responsibility of being an ambassador for the league like MJ, Bron and Kobe did. Nor do they even understand the concept buisness wise. All they wanna do is hoop and enjoy the fruits of their labor
They don‘t care about the millions of kids that idolize them
They don’t care about fighting to get on the court when they don’t feel well because of that one fan who spent thousands to bring his kid who had never seen them before
They don’t care about giving back to the game period.
And in a way I don’t blame them. All these nikkas grew up in the AAU bubble and barely even watched the game. So how would they even be able to understand the history of the game? You get that sense of pride from watching all the others do it before you. But these young nikkas didn’t even have attention span to observe stuff like that
Zion and Ja both crashed out in different ways but you can see their mentalities are both the same. Zion is just a sad song but Ja is back…still has the eye popping game but his face should be everywhere on billboard and commercials but it’s not because well….he crashed out. But it all leads back to their mentality
Dont insult Clyde like that. He got his team to two Finals as the No. 1 guy and had a second place MVP finish
Why do people leave out Tatum in this discussion? He has pretty much everything needed to be the face of the League but he lacks natural charisma and edge to his game on the court. The Finals and Olympics this summer were the perfect platform for him to take over that mantle and the nikka folded.
mastermind
Rest In Power Kobe
you explained why, king.
Breh Tatum and Booker seem like they can both cancel each other out and definitely lack the kind of charisma you can blindly throw marketing $ at even tho Book definitely gets a major push.
But these dudes give off bland Mike Trout vibes where the talent is amazing but that’s kinda where it ends.
Of course Tatum can say “well I won a chip. What more do yall want from me” and kinda be right.
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Ratings are always going to be down when you can just watch the highlights on the internet instead
There was a very small gap in years between them and Mahomes/Jackson
