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What is the NBA’s equivalent to “Can he do it on a cold rainy night in Stoke?” (alien.top)

submitted 11 months ago by elchico97@alien.top to c/nba@nba.space

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For those who aren’t familiar, british soccer commentator Andy Gray said this of Messi back in 2010/11, questioning whether Messi could dominate in tough conditions against a physical premier league club. It’s now a popular joke within the soccer and internet community.

For the NBA, is it “Can he do it after a night out in Miami?” “Can he do it on the second night of a back to back in Denver?” “Can he do it after the Lakers sent missed foul call video evidence to the league?” Something else?

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[–] jjkiller26@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (4 children)

"Lebron wouldn't survive in the physical era of the 80s/90s"

[–] ClassicAd8627@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Can bron do it in thongs though

[–] OptionalBagel@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Yeah, 'could player X hold up in the 90s' is definitely the most apt comparison

[–] killymcgee23@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Regardless of his demeanour the thought of Lebron not being capable physically of standing up to or likely destroying most of those guys in a confrontation is kind of ludicrous, he’s not what I’d call delicate

[–] kmoz@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

This is my favorite. Karl Malone bodied them fools and miami lebron was like 15 pounds bigger, more athletic, and more skilled.

Definitely would have been a scrub back then due to the physicality.