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  1. KSF-ERIC

    KSF-ERIC Well-Known Member

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    I liked it up. Top 12 shot blockers of all time all played during Jordan’s era.
     
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    He’s a great father and husband. Puts dozens of kids through college every year.
     
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    Chris Craig (Blazersland) I'm Your Huckleberry Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    Lol, that makes it sound like he has a lot of kids.
     
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    Cool. Putting dozens of kids through school is a great tax write off and cheap publicity. Comes off as phoney.

    I don't think being a great father and husband is overly notable. That just means he's not scum.

    I'd hate to have him involved with the Blazers.
     
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    WOW!!! This is a twisted fucked up way of seeing things. How synical and ignorant do you have to be to write off LeBron's amazing philanthropic endeavors as a phoney cheap publicity stunt?

    https://www.lebronjamesfamilyfoundation.org/
    https://blackeoejournal.com/2019/01/lebron-james-five-humongous-charitable-donations/

    And that's just the tip of the iceberg.

    Charitable donations are not cheap tax write offs, people don't have to pay taxes on the money they donate but they don't get that money back either. There are a ton of better ways that I'm sure LeBron is using to shield himself from paying taxes on money he uses for himself but philanthropy isn't one of them. Unless you have some proof that he's getting money back from the charities he's funding but I doubt you have proof of anything like that. You're just nonsensically trying to downplay good things that someone you don't like has done and it's pretty sad.
     
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    I appreciate your take. I just get a bad vibe off of him, and him spending a very small percent of his money on things he publicly broadcasts doesn't change that.

    Sorry, it just comes off as phoney to me. Everything about him strikes me wrong. It has nothing to do with his success. I love Steph Curry and and many other players. But I can't stand LeBron or people who act the way he does.

    Again, I'd hate to have him on this team. I'd root for him to succeed while he was here, like it did with Melo. But I'd be counting the days until he were gone.
     
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    B-Roy If it takes months

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    Actually huge. I'm gonna get it.
     
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    Wow. Well I've worked with him 3 separate times and can say that he is a genuinely decent dude. Family first with him. Dealing with NBA players for 20 years now, I can attest to that quality is not the norm. That scores points with me. Funny thing is, my only 2 interactions with Curry....he and his brother were pricks!
     
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    From $280 to $130 for me....that's fantastic!
     
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    I'm happy for all the Blazers fans around the country. I'm local now, but for most of the last decade +, i was using the Pass. If only the NFL was the same. I just want to watch my team's games. If they had individual team pkgs. for say 99 bucks for the season, i'd be in.
     
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    Glad you enjoyed him! His public behavior turns me off.
     
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    That actually surprises me about Curry (mainly Steph, because he's much more a public figure than Seth). Steph seems like a really good dude but we never know.

    LeBron does seem like a really good dude, even though he can be a bit insufferable, I always root for him. I don't get the outright hate for him lol. Dude can ball and seems to have a good head on his shoulders considering when you look at his anointment since before he could drive lol.
     
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    Then you would have hated MANY players on your beloved Blazers over the years.
     
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    WTF
     
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    Cleveland might be legit. But they sure have a glut of guards that need the ball to be effective. Unless Sexton was a part of the deal
     
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