
I talk to God for a living. Husband of Natarsha. Father of Faith, Leah & Sophia. Pastor of @bridgechurchnyc
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I’ll never understand this kind of take from former nba players who played way past their prime. Olden had a great career. Came into the league in 87. By 2003 he was playing for the “Pennsylvania Valley Dogs.” He retired w/ the “LA Aftershock”
Byron retired in Greece.
Olden Polynice on LeBron James:
“The championship already out the window. He's not going to catch anybody, whoever it was (MJ,Kobe, Russell). This is about controlling narrative. That's all it is. It's come down to it's not even about the love affair 'cause if it was, you just go to Cleveland. You would have made the decision already, you know? So, right now, he's in disarray because it's not what he thought it was going to be. And I think that's a big gut punch for somebody like LeBron…The longer he plays, the more his value diminishes.”
(Byron Scott Fastbreak YT)
Gold
Free agency is here and, right now, my TL is all LeBron, all day. Where's he going, what are the Warriors doing, etc. That's fine. He's LJ. I get it! But I'll tell you what I'm actually watching, and it isn't LJ and marquee guys. It's the OGs.
Don't get me wrong, I love this young NBA. These kids are so skilled it's almost unfair, and athletic in a way that's crazy. Different game now. A better one in a lot of ways, and I mean that.
Here's my thing, though. When I came into the league I didn't know anything, not really, and it was the vets who raised me. Guys like Ervin Johnson and Lindsey Hunter and Ray Allen taught me how to carry myself, how to be a pro on the nights nobody's watching. Taught me about money. Shoot, taught me about golf, about how to be a man. I needed that. Most of these young guys need it too, whether they know it yet or not.
So yeah. Harrison Barnes going back to San Antonio, that one was obvious. Russell Westbrook getting tied to DC? I love it for AJ Dybantsa and them. And if you've got a young roster you're trying to grow, you have to call a Khris Middleton or a Mike Conley. Get somebody in that locker room who's seen it, lived it, and can pass on that knowledge.
They can still give you minutes, sure. But that's not really why you sign them. You bring them in for the kid who's got all the talent in the world and no idea what to do with it yet. The vet pulls him aside when the coaches can't. Shows him the little things nobody teaches you in college. Shows him how to play the game, but also live the life.
Each one teach one. That's how it used to worked in the NBA. Let's make sure the young guys get that same guidance.
I get it, he’s young. But when you get cast in the greatest player conversation the scrutiny is more intense. If he wants to be a man of character he definitely needs to stop the flagrant fouls and 2nd quarter trash talking followed by a 4th quarter collapse.
unreal...
WELKER: Do you think it's appropriate for the president to celebrate the death of a Bronze Star, Purple Heart recipient who served in Vietnam?
BESSENT: Neither one of us can understand what has been done to the president and his family
WELKER: But is it appropriate for the president to celebrate the death of any American citizen?
BESSENT: Give what has been done to President Trump and his family, it is impossible for either of us to understand what he's been through
WELKER: So you don't think there's anything wrong with a post saying, 'Good. Robert Mueller's dead'?
BESSENT: We should have empathy for what's been done to the president and his family



















