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Its one thing to be the guy who messed up late and now has to face a mountain of criticism over an all star game and its another being the fan watching in on TV who could only dream of having 1/3 of the talent anyone out on that court had.

Oh btw, Kobe's "possible career threatening" concussion is a complete lie. Thought it'd be worth noting.

Maybe he is scared to fail, I'm not sure I'm not in his brain. But he had Kobe in his face and I'm pretty sure Durant was about to pop out to double him. So what is he to do? Take a ridiculous 28 footer at the end or throw it to an teammate he thought was open? The pass to Melo would've been a better idea in all honesty but he's playing with guys capable of hitting that shot as well so why not make the better play in that situation? Blake made a good read and the rest is history. His main fault is that he trusts his teammates TOO much. Its just the player he is. His unselfishness has become a fault apparently. He got mad because he knew he messed up and he knew what was about to happen. Shit, Craig Sager was sitting there waiting for him before he even got to sit down. The guy is the easiest target in sports history and literally can do nothing right in some people's eyes. All because he's 27 and hasn't won a ring and over a nickname that was given to him. He's the one on the court and who has to deal with people telling him how un clutch he is and what a piece of shit he is. Its only a convenient situation like this one where fans now take the ASG as serious as the playoffs.

I don't think anyone is saying he's the epitome of clutch. Its well known he's struggled with potential game winning shots but his clutch failures are the most overblown thing in sports. I'm pretty sure Nitro has gone on here an written quality posts proving just how "clutch" he is. First off, what does that even mean? That he expected his team to win the game? The guy was having fun out there. Do you realize you're hating on a guy for having fun at the all star game? Has any other player in history been criticized for that? Let's get on Kobe for missing a free throw or Blake for missing a free throw. Shit, blame Wade for blowing a wide open pass like that. But not the guy who brought that team back down from double digits hitting ridiculous shot after ridiculous shot and making it look effortless at some points. And no, this is not Cleveland. This fanbase held him and the entire team accountable for that FAIL we pulled in the Finals.

Pretty sure I saw a few other non-Laker fans in this thread agreeing with us ridiculous Heat fans. But hey, lets just disregard the facts and hate Wade for an accident. Be honest, if Wade hadn't accidentally gotten Kobe across the head this would just be any other hard foul and no one would've cared.

You that if any other player on the floor, whether it be Roy Hibbert or Kobe, turned the ball over on that play it'd be a non story even with the loss but that fact that it was LeBron, it just shows us how un-clutch he is when in reality the guy was absolute money in the 4th quarter and quite frankly was the only reason the game was even close at the end. And lol @ criticizing him for smiling and enjoying the all star game. Even the god Bean was smiling even after his nose was broken. Quit acting like its some [expletive]ing crime to enjoy yourself at the all star game. It isn't the playoffs. Its the reality of how fans view him I guess but its absolutely unfair to criticize the guy for an All Star Game that has 0 impact on how the season will play out.

http://www.primerahora.com/XStatic/primerahora/images/espanol/20100407_accionbal_2444351.jpg His belly says hai http://www.otrbasketball.com/forums/public/style_emoticons/default/wink.gif

If he does retire I think he's back on a team within a year.

Is that 1/13 Dwight's 3 point shooting? [expletive]ing loser couldn't even get in the post and was useless last night. Guy played like a complete idiot out there even when it got close. Either way, its funny how now the ASG all of a sudden matters because LBJ made one mistake lol.

Not even because it was an accident that he broke his nose. If Wade's nose was broken by accident wtf are we gonna do? We see fouls like this on a nightly basis in the NBA obviously this one accidentally resulted in the injury to Kobe but the wrap up foul is a nightly thing. The people on here probably care more than Kobe does which is [expletive]ing sad. And lulz ECN's Wade hate.

SRV pretty much nailed it and thats what any neutral, non heat hater/kobe stan fan would tell you.

Its one thing to smile and enjoy the moment when you're being introduced as an all star and its another to be disappointed after [expletive]ing up the 2nd to last possession for your team. I didn't try and make this about LBJ..that was done by others before me. I was just pointing out something about Rose.

Nice! Good for that city and fanbase.

I never said he HAD the problem I'm saying its possible because more people than myself have brought it up. And yeah, he's socially awkward but that doesn't mean he can't play basketball. The LeBron thing is a fact. LeBron is made out to be some non competitive loser who doesn't care but in reality he destroyed Rose who is supposed to be Mr. Competitor.

See, he CAN dance! http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=ZczejHLBaG4

I'm not saying you're wrong brah.

How can you not respect Rose? I don't like him as he's the best player on our biggest rival but you have to respect his game. I don't think he should've been MVP last year but obviously you respect his game. He's one of the better players in this league. Lol I'm sure this is just a Miami fanbase issue. Because I'm sure Laker fans love Rose just as much as Bulls fans do.

Lmfao hold on...now we're saying he MEANT to flagrant foul Kobe? Jesus Christ.. And lulz @ ECN. Even Shaq will tell you he's the one who rode D-Wade to that ring. That's one of the dumber statements you've made. If thats the case then what did Kobe do for his first 3 rings when Shaq was in his prime?

Lol you guys are the ones bitching about a hard foul that wasn't meant to hurt anyone. Had this been some random player it wouldn't have even mattered but since its Kobe its now the end of the world. I'm not the one who was calling for "8 elbows" on Sunday either. Who's mad in the Rose thread? I'm just pointing out that he has the personality of a rock...there isn't anything wrong with that though. If you think Wade's the only guy that would've taken that foul you're out of your mind.

What has Rose's "competitive demeanor" gotten him? Ass raped by LeBron the past 2 season in the playoffs?

I feel like Kobe wasn't even trying to be a dick there to be honest. I feel like he was actually on some veteran shit right there telling LeBron he needs to take that shot.

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I definitely suggest everyone take a look at these pictures. Its crazy how beautiful all those cities were before the radicals and the wars completely destroyed them. http://www.foreignpolicy.com/once_upon_a_time Really makes you wonder how all of this is happening right now.

This hyperbole filled thread has no room for common sense. GTFO.

I think you're confusing being a competitor for social awkwardness.