NBA Thread

[derspiess]

LeBron doesn't have a history of cramping up AFAIK so I'd definitely be inclined to cut him some slack.  I got impatient with Chad Johnson cramping up all the time.  Especially because it was likely due to his poor diet.

[Valmy]

I used to love hating Lebron, it was great fun.  But now that he has taken the Heat to four straight finals and won two I just cannot anymore.  Dude has earned respect.  I just cannot help but wish he had never won one, that would have been hilarious.  Ah well.

[Grey Fox]

Lots of people who never played competitive sports (and a lot who did) unfairly criticizing LeBron's "heart" and "determination to win" because he couldn't "man up" after his "womanly cramps".

I'm a Spurs fan, of course, but my fellow fans are idiots.

Fucking BS. LeBron is a damn pussy.

Maybe he is, but if anyone cramps up that badly then there's no way he's going to be able to continue.

You can always play thru anything.

Players play thru concussions, broken arms, hands, legs, ribs, sports hernia.

[crazy canuck]

You can always play thru anything.

Players play thru concussions, broken arms, hands, legs, ribs, sports hernia.

Well you certainly cant.   

In any event you show some ignorance of what a cramped muscle actually is and what it prevents an athlete from doing.  Its not just painful.  The muscle literally stops contracting and relaxing - ie it stops working.  Now if someone can play with muscles that no longer work that would definitely be a sight to see.

[FunkMonk]

I can't criticize someone's ability to fight through pain as it's different for each person. I've had a calf cramp playing soccer before and it felt like my muscle was missing from the bone. If LeBron James cramped up and couldn't continue, I can understand that.

I'm no LeBron fan or anything, and I dislike the Heat, but I am giving the guy the benefit of the doubt.

[derspiess]

Yeah, it's not just pain.  The muscle literally will not work, like CC said.

[Admiral Yi]

Beautiful jam by Ray Allen on the break.  Loved his expression afterwards too.

[Grey Fox]

You can always play thru anything.

Players play thru concussions, broken arms, hands, legs, ribs, sports hernia.

Well you certainly cant.   

In any event you show some ignorance of what a cramped muscle actually is and what it prevents an athlete from doing.  Its not just painful.  The muscle literally stops contracting and relaxing - ie it stops working.  Now if someone can play with muscles that no longer work that would definitely be a sight to see.

I've seen Hockey Player play thru a broken leg to finish his shift.

While I don't want to continue fighting biology, James remains a pussy ever since he had to be carried out for an ankle strain.

[crazy canuck]

You can always play thru anything.

Players play thru concussions, broken arms, hands, legs, ribs, sports hernia.

Well you certainly cant.   

In any event you show some ignorance of what a cramped muscle actually is and what it prevents an athlete from doing.  Its not just painful.  The muscle literally stops contracting and relaxing - ie it stops working.  Now if someone can play with muscles that no longer work that would definitely be a sight to see.

I've seen Hockey Player play thru a broken leg to finish his shift.

While I don't want to continue fighting biology, James remains a pussy ever since he had to be carried out for an ankle strain.

Playing with a broken (actually probably fractured) leg is quite different than playing with a cramp.  One is a question of playing through pain.  The other is a question of not being able to play at all because the muscles have stopped working.

Now if you can explain to me how one is supposed to run and jump when their leg muscles have stopped working I would be very interested to hear it.

[Valmy]

Now if you can explain to me how one is supposed to run and jump when their leg muscles have stopped working I would be very interested to hear it.

Maybe Chris Bosh could have carried him around on his shoulders?

[Grey Fox]

You can always play thru anything.

Players play thru concussions, broken arms, hands, legs, ribs, sports hernia.

Well you certainly cant.   

In any event you show some ignorance of what a cramped muscle actually is and what it prevents an athlete from doing.  Its not just painful.  The muscle literally stops contracting and relaxing - ie it stops working.  Now if someone can play with muscles that no longer work that would definitely be a sight to see.

I've seen Hockey Player play thru a broken leg to finish his shift.

While I don't want to continue fighting biology, James remains a pussy ever since he had to be carried out for an ankle strain.

Playing with a broken (actually probably fractured) leg is quite different than playing with a cramp.  One is a question of playing through pain.  The other is a question of not being able to play at all because the muscles have stopped working.

Now if you can explain to me how one is supposed to run and jump when their leg muscles have stopped working I would be very interested to hear it.

Mental toughness.

You can stop pressing the point that it's impossible to play thru a muscle cramp, I understand. But this is alot more about perception. James didn't look like he tried.

[crazy canuck]

James didn't look like he tried.

Now you are just being an idiot.  After he cramped up the first time he went back into the game.  After he cramped up the second time he couldnt even walk. 

[Valmy]

Ok now I keep picturing Lebron dunking while riding Chris Bosh.

[crazy canuck]

Ok now I keep picturing Lebron dunking while riding Chris Bosh.

Where is Grallon when we need him

[derspiess]

Probably less unsettling than simply picturing Birdman.