Josh Ben-Shachar

nonchalant, diaspora. Mostly social commentary and basketball. Will call you stupid if necessary

Guillotine advocate

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[Josh Ben-Shachar @lawless08]

The people yearn to see their rulers dragged to the guillotine

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A bunch of players are getting those "wyd? we didn't get Bron" calls right about now lol

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That contract is very tradable too. Insane value for what you're getting. I'm curious to see how that plays out if things aren't looking good on the court

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I need the Jordan fanboys and the "he should retire" crowd to have to watch Bron do it again at 40+

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Ima still root for Bron. I need him to get one more, just not against us lol

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On the flip side, a Philly ring destroys so many narratives. Jason Tatum better pray they don't win lol

[Josh Ben-Shachar @lawless08]

A collapse in Philly could bring us some of the greatest social media content we've ever seen lol

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That 76ers team is stacked, sheesh. A LeBron vs Giannis conference Finals is something I definitely need to see

[Josh Ben-Shachar @lawless08]

@RealFamilyCrete It's like Eminem. It's best consumed between middle school and your junior year of high school.

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This reminds me of when I was trying to explain how scared people were about Y2K to my little sister and she refused to believe it lol

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They on here arguing with kids and ppl who grew up sheltered about the social impact of Allen Iverson. Just let it go lol. Some things are really just a "you had to be there"

[Josh Ben-Shachar @lawless08]

They've got to be vibe coding this site. Why do things break on here so much?

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Miami Heat would never force you to retire bro ijs. Just look at Haslem

[Josh Ben-Shachar @lawless08]

How pissed would the new gen & MJ fanboys be if he plays another 9 years 😂 Savanah would probably kill him tho

[Arslan @0xarslan]

LeBron James says today's stars shouldn't be forced into retirement while they're still driving revenue for the sport

LeBron: "There's always conversations like when is he going to retire? He needs to retire. He's this age. He's that age. But why? Why are we trying to force people that's still doing what they do at a high level?"

"You look at guys like Bruce Springsteen and some of the greatest musicians. They're still on tour. The Stones, they've been on tour for 50, 60 years and no one's telling them, 'Hey, don't come to our city…do a tour'"

"If we're still dedicating ourselves to the craft, if we are still giving to the sport, if we're not disrespecting the game and we're still driving revenue as well, why not still play it if you still love it?"

"I'm just trying to squeeze as much of the juice out of it as possible"

[Josh Ben-Shachar @lawless08]

@BoX_OfHOLES Definitely not yet but I do think he'll get there eventually. He's box office

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Everybody is mad that LeBron is holding up the schedule, but in reality the problem is that the NBA product doesn't produce LeBron/Steph level stars anymore

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@BoX_OfHOLES Wemby definitely factored in, since he's the only real hope for a superstar in the current league. But I think it's 70% the NYC factor and 30% Wemby

[Josh Ben-Shachar @lawless08]

@BoX_OfHOLES Definitely not the most watched, but those high viewerships was really just cuz it was Knicks. The big markets still dominate viewership. Show me the previous 5

[Josh Ben-Shachar @lawless08]

@BoX_OfHOLES Wemby is definitely a respectable prospect but LeBron has fans thru like 3 generations of basketball. It's just numbers. Executives dgaf about "potential" revenue when there are still realized cash cows to milk

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@BoX_OfHOLES The money says differently

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They're just following the money and viewers with the schedule making. Now 40 year old Bron still can't spend the holidays with his family because Adam Silver sucks at his job

[Josh Ben-Shachar @lawless08]

The narratives don't hit. The championships don't require blood, sweat, and tears heroics. The competition is just very beatable.