Perkins Rips on Lebron.
"You don’t see Kobe [Bryant] tweeting," Perkins said. "You don’t see Michael Jordan tweeting. If you’re an elite player, plays like that don’t excite you. At the end of the day, the guys who are playing for the right reasons who are trying to win championships are not worrying about one play.
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I've always respected Perk's game.
He’s a hard nosed motherfucker and I love that he said this publicly.
And I respect anyone who can do it in an attention seeking, douche bag kind of way
by metalkiwis on Feb 8, 2012 3:10 PM CST up reply actions 4 recs
He was prompted with questions, he didn't call a press-conference or something.
If he wanted to get attention, he would has said something the night of the dunk after seeing the tweet instead of waiting over a week.
by dakoose on Feb 8, 2012 3:30 PM CST up reply actions 5 recs
Yeah I figure that was more pulled out of him than anything. But still, you don’t think they try to get shit like that out of Kobe and Rose?
I don’t mind the quote at all actually. I figured, like you, that he was pressed into it. But it still is what it is. Got him attention for being a bit of a douche and playing games in the media.
Yes, but unfortunately, a little bit of KG has rubbed off on him.
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by wrigleyrocker12 on Feb 8, 2012 4:30 PM CST up reply actions
Unfortunately for you, not for me.
i absolutely love KG. His game, his attitude, his trash talk, I love all that stuff.
I respect KG's attitude and his fire.
The fact that you shouldn’t be friends with your opponent at all. But, I think he definitely goes about that the wrong way, especially since he’s come to the C’s.
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by wrigleyrocker12 on Feb 8, 2012 5:25 PM CST up reply actions
Ugh, are you serious?
He’s the ultimate “hold me back” guy.
by JeffD on Feb 8, 2012 6:09 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
I love how KG has never finished a fight he's started in his entire career.
One of the greatest power forwards ever but he’s a clown.
by Ozzie Montana on Feb 8, 2012 9:47 PM CST up reply actions
You can count the connected punches in NBA history on one hand.
This league is not a fighters league and singling out KG for that is silly. KG plays as physical and intense a brand of basketball as anybody. Whether or not he’s willing to throw down doesn’t change that.
NBA History goes back farther than 1991.
Punches used to be thrown with regularity, until the penalties got super-severe (minimum two games for just throwing one). Barkley threw punches, Bird threw punches, hell, Kareem even broke his hand on Kent Benson’s face.
I've never respected Perk's game
he is way overrated
by Basketball Smurf on Feb 8, 2012 6:48 PM CST up reply actions
Yeah he was always a turnover machine, and now that he's forgotten how to rebound, he's solidly in the running for worst starting player in the league
Pat Riley is the devil.
Pretty much everyone made out poorly in that deal.
But at least for OKC it provided an excuse to promote Ibaka to starting PF, and no longer force Green to masquerade as one.
I didn't say he was that good.
I just respect the way he plays. Real tough, hard nosed defender and he’s just an old-school, mean kind of guy.
Just like he said
You don’t see Kobe complain about LeBrons tweets. If you’re an elite player, things like that don’t excite you. At the end of the day, the guys who are playing for the right reasons who are trying to win championships are not worrying about what anyone else is tweeting.
I like that he said
Lebron is basically an attention whore and wants everyone to like him. I’m with Perkins on this one. Lebron doesn’t have as many rings as Perkins the last time I checked.
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by UnBannedVikingholic on Feb 8, 2012 3:17 PM CST up reply actions
I agree with the quote
But I am not a pro athlete trying to be the best at my game that I can be. Was just stating that he could use some of his own advice. Shut up and worry about your game.
True
but since Lebron is seem to be “The Best” all around player in the league, it’s only right for him to defend himself.
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by UnBannedVikingholic on Feb 8, 2012 4:19 PM CST up reply actions
I get that people get sick of him
But I think that is just one small thing that differentiates us from the athletes we perceive as great. The ability to not look like a regular human with flaws.
I guess it is hard to tell the guy shut up when it’s something we all want to say to him.
by metalkiwis on Feb 8, 2012 4:27 PM CST up reply actions 2 recs
Props to Perk. He went for the block, knowing there's a chance he would get posterized.
Lebron wouldn’t have even thought about going up. I think the media just blows things out of proportion, especially with Blake’s Dunks. I mean he’s a great leaper and all, but there have been other great dunks in the past and they fade away eventually. And Lebron has to add that little “Looks like I’ve moved down to no. 2.” Really Lebron? Your dunk wasn’t that impressive to begin with. In my view Lebron is pretty over rated with his dunks. I mean he can get high, but there’s no creativity with his dunks.
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by BlackStar on Feb 8, 2012 4:24 PM CST reply actions 2 recs
His dunks are just powerful, but they're stiff.
DRose would shit on Lebron in a dunk contest.
And for the record, Blake’s 2 best dunks aren’t even dunks, he threw them in the hoop. They’re impressive, but they’re not dunks.
by dakoose on Feb 8, 2012 4:29 PM CST up reply actions 2 recs
A dunk is, by definition, throwing it through the hoop.
by berzerkulous on Feb 8, 2012 4:50 PM CST up reply actions 5 recs
his best dunks should've been called for offensive fouls.
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by dantheman3k on Feb 8, 2012 10:04 PM CST up reply actions 3 recs
so is any made shot. if your hand/arm never touch rim, its probably not a dunk. griffin's last "dunk" was like howard's superman "dunk", in that it was not really a dunk at all.
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I disliked that dunk
Because of the praise it had…But Griff re-killed the dunk contest
"Violence is not always the answer."
"Violence is the question, and the answers always YES!"
No, that's what a shot is.
A dunk typically involves a hand touching the rim in at least some capacity.
so then the vc elbow dunk isnt a dunk either
the dwight howard superman dunk, that is more arguable as not being a dunk. If it wasnt for perk trying his hardest to push blake, blakes dunk could have been an elbow dunk. Look at it, dudes up in the air, if he could extend his hand half an inch more this conversation would be moot. Call it a dunk or whatever, its one of the most athletic displays of putting the ball in the hoop this year…and its definitely praise worthy
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That's just ridiculous.
VC elbow was in the rim, you’re taking my definition too literally. A player should at least touch the rim in some capacity for it to be a dunk.
To be fair Griif did touch the rim
Barely….Imo people calling that one o fthe best dunks ever…Didn’t see Pipp teabagging Ewing and telling Spike to “Sit your ass down”
"Violence is not always the answer."
"Violence is the question, and the answers always YES!"
by T.Moore on Feb 9, 2012 3:51 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
yea i think its praise worthy
and maybe a top 20 dunk of all time (thus far), but i dont think its the best. I do think it was a far more amazing display of athleticism than lebrons jump over lucas.
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It was cool
But has nothing on Shawn Kemps dunks….Those dunks were nasty
"Violence is not always the answer."
"Violence is the question, and the answers always YES!"
blakes fingers touched the rim....
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VC and windmills
I think Vince Carter was a creative dunker with his windmills. LeDouche can’t and won’t get to that level dunkwise.
Perkins tells it like it is. You have to take a risk every time and not be a coward. Props to Perk.
Every one of lbj's dunks
are the same…he’s not creative at all
"Violence is not always the answer."
"Violence is the question, and the answers always YES!"
yep
and they’re all like power dunks… it’s boring imo.
Look
I didn’t want to offend anyone by saying the "f" word or generalizing my statement to any particular sex by saying "gays" or lesbians" or "bi’s" so "homos" is the most "politically correct" term. I’m just trying to be more tact in a tactless blog.
by Hindut Patrol on Feb 15, 2011 2:51 PM EST
the hype on JLucas dunk is dumb
so what if Lebron posterized a nbdl midget
by JustAnotherFan on Feb 9, 2012 2:00 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Doesn't make sense to piss off Lebron
Sorry, it just doesn’t.
Perk would have been better off dumping him on his ss next time they play and standing over him like “what?” shrivel LeDouche’s dck up a little more….
Perkins is still butthurt
over The Perkins and is taking his humiliation out on an easy target — Lebron — instead of Blake Griffin.
fuck lebron and griffin
Just wee-un.
by jesus christos on Feb 8, 2012 8:39 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
I kind of love Lebron, because he just doesn't really understand what people's words mean.
His response here basically says ‘I don’t really understand what Kendrick is saying, but I’ll just take this opportunity to complain about being picked on!’
He’s really quite the character.
"How dare you mock this buxom wench!"
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by Dr. Handsome, D.D.S. on Feb 9, 2012 5:27 AM CST reply actions 3 recs
Oh, and the comments section on ESPN for this piece exploded
’ > Tebow’ style. Fun times.
"How dare you mock this buxom wench!"
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by Dr. Handsome, D.D.S. on Feb 9, 2012 5:36 AM CST up reply actions
tebow style huh
so they didnt explode…..THEY UNLEASHED!!!!
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I knew he had something to do with it!
If you go to the grocery store and they don’t have the milk that you like, you just say, ’It’s LeBron’s fault.’
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by Poloplaya14 on Feb 9, 2012 1:19 PM CST up reply actions 3 recs
My home got foreclosed... LeBron wtf...
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by wrigleyrocker12 on Feb 9, 2012 3:23 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
I was stuck at work watching Twilight for 8 hours straight
WTF bron?!
"Violence is not always the answer."
"Violence is the question, and the answers always YES!"
by T.Moore on Feb 9, 2012 3:50 PM CST up reply actions 3 recs
you must have done something bad
to wind up in hell
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by piccolomair on Feb 9, 2012 3:57 PM CST up reply actions 3 recs
I forgot to mention
That it was in 4 days of the week….
"Violence is not always the answer."
"Violence is the question, and the answers always YES!"
watching lebron choke in the 4th quarter
lebron’s fau- oh wait
Just wee-un.
by jesus christos on Feb 9, 2012 6:02 PM CST up reply actions 3 recs
lol
d.wade: “didnt win the nba finals despite my stellar play….lebrons fault….”
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by piccolomair on Feb 9, 2012 6:39 PM CST up reply actions 2 recs
I am gonna side with LeBron on this one. Perkins comes off as a whiny bitch who's just mad he got posterized.
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by fundamentallysound on Feb 9, 2012 12:21 PM CST reply actions
Perkins also still bitches about getting traded.
He’s less valuable than Kurt Thomas at this point and acts like he’s in the worst situation in the league.
by Ozzie Montana on Feb 9, 2012 12:26 PM CST up reply actions
I'd like to side with neither, if possible (though I do abhor LeBron James).
While Perkins, by engaging at all, doesn’t look great, it’s also obvious that James entirely missed the actual significance of what Perkins said. Perkins wasn’t embarrassed about being dunked upon: he’s very clear about that (though I guess you’re free to debate whether he’s earnest or not). Judging from his actual statement, Perkins just thought that LeBron sounded like a vainglorious, absolutely and totally self-absorbed, oblivious-to-everyone-else little twit in his tweet — and I think it’s a bit hard to argue with that sentiment when he says shit such as, “Wow! I guess I’m No. 2 now.”
And, don't forget
LeBron manages to make himself look even more childish and self-absorbed (as well as not at all self-aware) in his retort:
You could be watching cartoons with your kids and you don’t like it, you say, ‘Blame it on LeBron.’ If you go to the grocery store and they don’t have the milk that you like, you just say, ’It’s LeBron’s fault.’
Well damn: my heart is just a torrent of sympathy for his plight.
i also find it hilarious
that just because lebron doesn’t want something, if he says it therefore it is. he doesn’t want to be the villian anymore guys!! guess he isn’t one?? no… people still hate him.
Look
I didn’t want to offend anyone by saying the "f" word or generalizing my statement to any particular sex by saying "gays" or lesbians" or "bi’s" so "homos" is the most "politically correct" term. I’m just trying to be more tact in a tactless blog.
by Hindut Patrol on Feb 15, 2011 2:51 PM EST
by Jaina on Feb 9, 2012 1:20 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Well at least he went for the block
If it was griff or lebitch they wouldn’t even try to contest that
"Violence is not always the answer."
"Violence is the question, and the answers always YES!"
by T.Moore on Feb 9, 2012 1:10 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
wouldnt be so bad if lbj had not called himself number one (again)
by JustAnotherFan on Feb 9, 2012 2:03 PM CST up reply actions
It really is the relentless self-aggrandizement that makes him so eminently hateable.
But people have been telling him he’s the “king” of shit since he was about ten years old, so it isn’t like we should be surprised.
Exactly
I loathe the guy as much as anybody but can you really expect anything different considering the life he’s lived? It’s not entirely his fault that he’s a douche.
by Survival Impaired on Feb 9, 2012 4:39 PM CST up reply actions
Eh....anytime he wanted he could have said
“stop calling me king.” DRose wasn’t hyped as hard as Lebron, but he also had high school games on national TV and was pushed heavily in college. Through it all he’s stayed humble and whenever anyone called him MVP before he got the award he would tell them to quit calling him that. Lebron has just embraced it; he even got dressed in robes and wore a crown for a Slam magazine cover.
This ain’t some Arab country, like Sheed said, “aint no Kings in Detroit,” same goes for the USA.
Well my point is more about how he was raised
Obviously Derrick was raised to be humble and not to let his talent go to his head. There was probably a turning point where each could have gone either way. At a certain age when their talent became apparent Derrick’s family kept him grounded and never let him act like he was better than everyone. His talent was a blessing for a poor family and should be treated as such. However, it seems Lebron’s family took that talent as something he was owed and that it made him better than everyone. I mean, did Derrick’s mom buy him a hummer? It’s just very likely a fundamental difference in the way they each were raised.
by Survival Impaired on Feb 9, 2012 6:04 PM CST up reply actions
how was dwayne wade raised?
how was durant raised? How was howard raised? Its not like those guys werent being heralded early in their career, just cuz they didnt have a name that could cleverly be added to KING didnt mean they didnt have huge entitlement issues coming out of high school, its not like they go around flaunting it like morons, at least nowhere near the level of lebron james. Lebrons a grown ass man, theres plenty of articles written by guys like woj that talk about his character flaws, and if he still isnt able to figure out how to balance out his personality..well…IT IS lebrons fault.
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I just think he's lived this life for so long
where he could never do anything wrong that it’s just ingrained in his head now. Obviously at this point it is his fault that he can’t figure out why people hate him but I was just trying to point out how it probably began. He had people tell him since he was a kid that he was the greatest ever. Then he got drafted to a city that completely idolized him and an organization that bent over backward for him. At what point was he supposed to learn humility? The logical answer would be as a child, just like Derrick and probably Durant, Wade, and Howard. I’m not trying to give him a pass here, I’m just saying the problem is probably a lot more deeply rooted than just that he’s an idiot. He’s been told something for 20 some years of his life and suddenly expected to stop? Why? What tangible repercussions has he faced for the way he acts? Some fans boo him? So what? He still makes millions a year and has 99% of the media slobber all over him. What would make him change?
Look I hate the guy as much as anyone on BaB, and it probably sounds like I’m defending him here but I’m really just taking a shot at his fragile, warped little mind.
by Survival Impaired on Feb 9, 2012 8:14 PM CST up reply actions
hmm
Some fans boo him? So what?
thats probably exactly why, he seems to care about things like that, and if he wants it to stop, its not gonna come from tweeting, its going to come from a sudden increase in demeanor and humility.
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I agree
He probably does care about that stuff but he never really experienced it until last year. He was nowhere near as despised as he is now until “The Decision.” I just don’t think he’s capable of the change he would need to make simply because of how he has lived his life for so long. At this point it’s just who he is.
by Survival Impaired on Feb 11, 2012 7:24 PM CST up reply actions
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