Stephen A Smith: Tyrese Haliburton is NOT a superstar

[Rekkapryde]

He's not a star?

Somebody lied

 

[Po pimp]

How can your accomplishments make you a superstar if people don't know what you accomplished or who you are?

You can be a star of your sport and not be a superstar.

Ken Grriffey Jr. was a superstar. Dale Murphy was not. One of those players is a 2 time MVP. I'll let you guess which one.

How can casual fans who don’t follow the sport determine who the superstars are? They don’t even watch the games.

 

[CHICAGO]

So you’re saying popularity is the only thing that determines superstar status? Angel is my girl, but she isn’t a top five or top ten player in the league.

I saw earlier you said Duncan wasn’t a superstar and I disagree with that as well. If you’re a top 3 player in the entire league, you’re a superstar by default.

ANGEL IS AN ALL STAR ON THE COURT
AND HER SUPERSTAR STATUS
FOLLOWED HER FROM COLLEGE.

SHE HAS DEALS WITH
PLAYSTATION, MCDONALD, BEATS BY DRE,
SHE HAS HER OWN CEREAL ETC.
NO ONE IN THE W IS DOING THIS
OUTSIDE OF CLARK.

BO JACKSON FOR EXAMPLE
WAS A SUPERSTAR AND HE
WAS NEVER A TOP 10 PLAYER.

SUPERSTARS ARE PLAYERS
WHO TRANSCEND THEIR SPORT


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[Joe Sixpack]

 

[T-K-G]

How can your accomplishments make you a superstar if people don't know what you accomplished or who you are?

You can be a star of your sport and not be a superstar. If your stardom does not extend beyond fans of your sport or business then you are not a superstar. Taylor Swift is a superstar, everyone knows who she is. Lainey Wilson is not.

Ken Grriffey Jr. was a superstar. Dale Murphy was not. One of those players is a 2 time MVP. I'll let you guess which one.

People can know who you are due to marketing and not give a fukk about you at all.

By your logic Chet Holmgren would be a superstar due to everyone remembering that damn "what a pro wants" commercial. But if you asked nikkas right now if Chet was a superstar they'd say no and use his basketball resume to explain why there's no consistency with the requirements



Your idea of being a superstar can easily be paid for and pushed on social media, nobody respecting that shyt. Letting non-fans have the last say is a joke and just leads to dudes getting embarrassed on the court and dragged through the media when they come up short when they really should've never been in the conversation to begin with

 

[The God Poster]

THE CASUAL AMERICAN DOESNT
GIVE 2 shytS ABOUT JOKER NOR SGA.

THEY'RE NOT SUPERSTARS.

YOU GOTTA CROSSOVER
TO BE A SUPERSTAR.

ITS LIKE COMPARING
MIKE TROUT TO KEN GRIFFEY.

BOTH GREAT PLAYERS BUT
ONLY ONE WAS A SUPERSTAR


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Would you say Jeremy Lin at one point was a superstar?

 

[HimmyHendrix]

THANK YOU....

SUPERSTAR HAS ALWAYS
BEEN ABOUT MORE THAN PLAY.

SHAQ AND KOBE WERE SUPERSTARS
WHILE TIM DUNCAN WASNT.

A FINALS WIN MAY
CATAPULT HALI INTO THAT LIMELIGHT


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Tim Duncan wasn’t a superstar?

thecoli.com

 

[CHICAGO]

Would you say Jeremy Lin at one point was a superstar?

NAH HE WAS A FLASH IN A PAN
LIKE SOMEONE WHO GOES
VIRAL ON SOCIAL MEDIA.



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[Art Barr]

If the celtics would have stopped their love affair with smart. I said a trade for hali would have them beat the warriors. Before the porzingis trade won them a chip.

if they would have traded smart goof ass for haliburton, last year. they could have won an nba title.

smart been supa dumb, ever since he stayed in college. when he had the draft pedigree to be taken top five in the draft. what did this nikka do. stay in college and ruined his draft day stock and exposed he was pretty much supa trash as well.





art barr

If haliburton goes to the finals from this trade.

I am taking prophecy on this.


Art Barr

 

[CHICAGO]

Tim Duncan wasn’t a superstar?

thecoli.com

TIM DUNCAN LITERALLY
HAS THE 2 LOWEST RATED
(2003, 2007)
NBA FINALS OF ALL TIME.
(Pre COVID)

HE WAS MY FAVORITE PLAYER
AND THE EPITOME OF
BEING A GREAT PLAYER DOESN'T
EQUATE TO BEING A SUPERSTAR.



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[Reggie]

STILL only 3 superstars in the NBA with Bron Curry and KD who any and EVERYONE knows. I think the Olympics proved that last year.

 

[HimmyHendrix]

TIM DUNCAN LITERALLY
HAS THE 2 LOWEST RATED
NBA FINALS OF ALL TIME.

HE WAS MY FAVORITE PLAYER
AND THE EPITOME OF
BEING A GREAT PLAYER DOESN'T
EQUATE TO BEING A SUPERSTAR.



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The Spurs* had the lowest rated games of all time. Not Tim Duncan.

And there’s a lot of variables that make that number not just one player.

 

[CHICAGO]

The Spurs* had the lowest rated games of all time. Not Tim Duncan.

And there’s a lot of variables that make that number not just one player.

NO nikka TIM DUNCAN.

IF MICHAEL JORDAN
WAS ON THE SPURS
THEY WOULD HAVE THE HIGHEST
RATED FINALS OF ALL TIME



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[CHICAGO]

GRETZKY WAS A SUPERSTAR.

THE NHL CURRENTLY HAS NO PLAYER
ANYONE OUTSIDE OF DIEHARD NHL FANS
GIVE A fukk ABOUT.

THEY CURRENTLY HAVE NO SUPERSTARS


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[UnQuantized]

He's an inconsistent player with a great all round skillset. He's in a small market. I think his ceiling is to become a perennial all star player but not a superstar. Superstar is more than winning, it's about the attention you bring to the game. I think we will have a clearer view of the next true superstars after Bron and Steph retire because as someone showed a few pages back they still move the needle for the masses in terms of NBA engagement.