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Kareem Abdul-JabbarKareem Abdul-Jabbar

John Wooden could not have coached in the current one-and-done era

I don't think Coach Wooden could have coached in this era because he wanted us to graduate. He wanted us to become educated and learn some moral lessons and how to deal with the people that you care about in meaningful ways.

This is a subjective historical comparison from someone who knew Wooden intimately.

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May 17, 2017
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Big CatBig Cat

Lonzo Ball is going to the Los Angeles Lakers

Lonzo Ball is going to the Los Angeles Lakers.

The Lakers selected Lonzo Ball with the second overall pick in the 2017 NBA Draft.
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May 17, 2017
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The San Antonio Spurs are dead

And the San Antonio Spurs are dead. Dead. D-E-D. A-D. Dead. Manslaughtered, as Greg Popovich would say.

The Spurs were swept 4-0 by the Warriors in the 2017 Western Conference Finals and arguably entered a long period of decline.
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May 17, 2017
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HankHank

The Celtics have to draft Markelle Fultz with the number one pick

You gotta go with Fultz, you know, we, Celtics need another guard.

The Celtics traded the #1 pick to the 76ers, who drafted Fultz. The Celtics drafted Jayson Tatum at #3.

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Kareem Abdul-JabbarKareem Abdul-Jabbar

Banning the dunk ruined the game for basketball fans

I thought [the dunk being banned] was just made to deal with me... But no, it ruined the game for the fans. So that wasn't smart.

The rule was widely unpopular and eventually rescinded.
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Kareem Abdul-JabbarKareem Abdul-Jabbar

I could have played two or three more years in the NBA if we had used chartered planes instead of flying commercial

If they had started chartering planes when I played, I could have played two or three more years. Flying commercial all the time... You have to wake up and catch the first flight out the next day. That wears you out, man. It's horrible.

This is a hypothetical claim about Kareem's own career potential and can never be verified.
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Kareem Abdul-JabbarKareem Abdul-Jabbar

LeVar Ball's exploitation of his son Lonzo is bothersome

I don't know what [Lonzo Ball] is all about up here because of his dad. His dad gives me the willies. Parents like that really bother me, just trying to exploit their kids like that.

This is a personal opinion on parenting and sports management.

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