The Red Reuben

Somehow, I forgot about Isaiah. I'd put him in over Stockton, but barely.

Moses Malone should probably be on my list somewhere too. He was an absolute beast.

I would rather have Shaq on my team than Kobe. That's sort of how I judge it. I adored Magic too, but LeBron passed him long ago. Bird gets a lot of credit for saving the league, and deservedly so. The dude is great. I just feel a few have passed him.

On 10/25/2017 at 19:08, Pooker said:

I would be interested to know what your top twenty of all time would be.

I'm interested to hear yours too! I'm a little iffy on some of the later ranks, and some of these could change as time goes on.

First off, I didn't know I was as high on LeBron as I was until I made this list. Judging by my initial list, I guess my all-time team is:

PG: Magic, Oscar
SG: Jordan, West
SF: LeBron, Bird
PF: Duncan, Malone, Garnett
C: Kareem, Russell, Shaq
With the IR guys being Hakeem, Chamberlain, and Kobe. Huh.

On 10/24/2017 at 13:24, DMN said:

I'll fight you on these. The rest were fine.

Wait, you think Kobe is better than Shaq? That surprises me. Also, LeBron is better than some of the people you gave a pass to. Duncan > Kobe easily, but I could admit Kobe could be = to Malone, West, and Bird.

Ben Simmons? I hope you're right. I miss when the Sixers were good. Have fun! I'm hoping I can take in my first live NBA game down south this year.

I also include it, I just don't value it as much as other skills. We can agree to disagree.

That being said, maybe Durant surpasses all of 'em.

On 10/19/2017 at 13:36, Pooker said:

What makes Kobe better then any of those guys you listed, outside of Jordan, is his determination and how competitive he was. Most players improve during their career but what Kobe turned himself into from what he started as, is simply amazing. He never had to team up with his friends to win a title. He never took games off. Never slacked off during the regular season. The stats might be in Lebrons favor, but I would take Kobe over him any day.

I'm strictly saying who is the better player, not who is the most competitive. If we are going by pure drive, yeah, Kobe is probably #2 all-time. At least, based on what the public has seen. His work ethic was insane.

On 10/19/2017 at 13:43, Hard BD said:

That's insane. I love would take Kobe over any player barring MJ during a clutch situation, but other than that, LBJ all the way.

 

I haven't looked it up yet, but I feel there has been a bunch of evidence about how Kobe wasn't really as good of a clutch player as he is given credit for. I'll see if I can find it. Basically, I'm speculating about something I feel I read four or five years ago, that backed it up.

That being said, dude has hit some crazy shots.

EDIT: It feels like many articles are picking and choosing, but this one is pretty interesting. https://www.libertyballers.com/2012/2/29/2832299/lebron-james-kobe-bryant-dwyane-wade-clutch-nba-playoffs-4th-quarter

On 10/17/2017 at 22:05, Pooker said:

The only thing that LeBron has over Kobe is the ability to get his teammates involved. Other than that, Kobe is so much better than LeBron. I'll agree that Kobe isn't in the top five all time, but I can't name ten players better then him and I hate Kobe.

I couldn't disagree with the bolded part more. I actually thought the stats would help the argument for Kobe, but they really don't. http://www.landofbasketball.com/player_comparison/kobe_bryant_vs_lebron_james.htm . Keep in mind, LeBron still has a few quality seasons left.

As for players better than Kobe: MJ, LeBron, Russell, Chamberlain, Kareem, Shaq, Oscar, Bird, Magic, Hakeem, Malone, Duncan, West... there are other guys I would place above Kobe, but I could see arguments against. Personally, I don't think Kobe is better than any of those guys up there.

The leg actually didn't look that bad the first million times I saw it. It's when he spun around that I realized how bad it was. I was watching live, and had to turn it off.

Also, how could anyone legitimately argue that Kobe is better than LeBron? I just don't get it. LeBron is so good at many things -- Kobe scores a lot. Maybe I'm subliminally biased against him, but I just don't get how some people put Bryant in the top 5 all-time. LeBron is already the best SF ever. Kobe isn't even a top 3 two-guard. 

...although after typing that, I'm not sure there is a definitive #2 SG out there. Jordan is obviously #1, but after him, there are a few guys who could be #2. West, Gervin.. I'd probably have to slide Kobe into #3 spot at worst. Interesting.

...but yeah, Kobe still isn't making my top five, and probably not even a top ten.

There are too many NBA people to name, sadly. Ewing, Barkley, Miller, Malone, Stockton, Nique. It's becoming less common now that more people are willing to move to chase a title.

On 10/11/2017 at 17:40, Apsham said:

I downloaded it and played through the tutorial. Holy shit is it fun.

Just wait until you start getting more characters, and work to level them up. It's really rewarding.

If I get lucky with a drop, I'll have my first 4-star character today.

It helps to have FB friends who are playing too. Helps when you get unlucky in the final round of a battle.

Getting close to maxing out my team. I'm running Anna "Rachnid" Eisner (F) / Benjamin Sterling (F) / Sarah "The Machine" Hamilton (F).

As a lightweight, Anna attacks a ton per round, Ben breaks everyone apart, and then Sarah pierces the rest, while reducing the countdown of her allies. As I'm typing this out, I think I'll move Sarah into the lead spot so she can begin the countdown for Anna and Ben right away. Hah.

I was hoping that wasn't you -- they played like crap, and I won super easily.

I'd recommend people try the game though. It's a really neat battle system with some fun characters.

On 9/2/2017 at 01:50, Lint said:

I don't know if we actually have a thread to discuss this, but I couldn't find one on the front of this section, so if we do its not popular..

Basically, what are some of ya'lls favorite Youtube channels?

One of mine is Jelle's Marble Runs

 

First time I watched one of his videos I thought "Well this is fucking stupid..." then about an hour later I was actively cheering on a certain marble.  He just got done with his annual "Marbleympics" series a few days ago

Thank you so much for sharing this. Instantly a huge fan. 

Has anyone else tried this "wrestling meets... tops" game? I just faced @Azazel (hopefully of EWB fame? ;))

My fiancee and I have been hooked on this game since yesterday. Only spent $5 on the initial "welcome to the game" offer, and it's been a blast.

Welp, so much for those plans. Busy week.

Watched "Duets (2000)" and holy crap, was it terrible. 2/10.

I'm fairly close to a 1:1 ratio, and I'm hoping to be able to actually get there by the upcoming weekend. This has been a lot of fun.

Finally watched Airplane! (1980). Absolutely amazing. I laughed so much. So much creativity.

Two hours later, but add Expendables 3 to my list. Weakest of the three, but I don't think it's as bad as some people make it out to be. To avoid my fourth post in a row, I'll make note here that the fiancee and I will be watching Little Mermaid tonight. First time in a long time I've watched four films in a day.

Just finished Good Will Hunting (1997). Absolutely one of my all-time favourites now. I was always afraid it wouldn't live up to the hype, but oh my goodness, it surpassed anything I was expecting. This is why I love watching movies.

Adding The Expendables 1 & 2 to my list. Lots of fun.

Had no time to watch films Mo/Tu/We/Th, but catching up. Hoping to watch two tomorrow.

My list:

How about tonight/tomorrow?

I remember some people on EWB doing a "365 film in 365 days" challenge a few years ago, and I'm looking to do something similar, whilst not waiting for New Year's and stuff. 

Is there anyone on here who would be up for giving it a go?