@wnnxslw Original trilogy treated the toys psychological and identity crisis like an actual tragedy and that’s why it stuck
The newer ones just don't have that same philosophical soul and feel way more like a corporate mandate than actual art
This scene is a masterpiece, it’s basically a textbook depiction of ego death. The shattering of a grand illusion, that desperate final attempt to prove the lie right and then the total psychological collapse. Essential viewing.
People always have preconceived notions when you're shaping up to be the face of the NBA, but Wemby is entirely authentic.
Give me a superstar who wears his heart on his sleeve over someone who is completely corporate and PR trained.
What a brutal couple of weeks for Wemby
was viewed as the undisputed next "face of the NBA" as a loveable, kind, cerebral superstar.
Then came a massive flop in the Finals.
And his shitty attitude, dirty fouls and lack of accountability/respect (walking off the court without shaking hands) were even more damaging to his reputation than his performance on the floor
Everyone calling Draymond a hypocrite needs a reality check. He literally put up 32/15/9 in a devastating Game 7 loss, went to the locker room and then chose to come right back out to look his killer in the face. Wemby will learn, but Dray has earned the right to say it.
Draymond on Wemby not shaking hands with the Brunson after the Finals:
“Look your killer in the face… if you leave the court and you don’t look me in my face and I just beat you. I actually know that I own you forever.”
(via @Money23Green, h/t @GothamJD)
Jalen Brunson taking the pay cut to come to New York, getting his friends on the team and actually winning the Championship. One of the most gangster stories in NBA history
If I’m Mitch Johnson, there’s no way De’Aaron Fox is seeing the floor in the second half. I’m not trusting a guy who already has one foot out the door for the offseason when we’re out here trying to make a comeback.