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Lou Williams on the Clippers coming up short in the bubble: “We started to hear the rumblings that nobody is going to respect this chip so we kind of just took our foot off the gas” (alien.top)

submitted 1 year ago by Professor_Finn@alien.top to c/nba@nba.space

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Williams said this on Trae Young’s podcast “From the Point,” referencing the Clippers’ loss in 7 games to the Denver Nuggets in the Western Conference semifinals.

Williams said, “We started to hear the rumblings that nobody is going to respect this chip so we kind of just took our foot off the gas”

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[–] TallanoGoldDigger@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

most of these dudes came from the dankest, dirtiest, shittiest places too. Got a taste of the good shit and forgot where they came from

[–] TXlandon@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The majority of the league the last 15 or so years has been players from middle/upper middle and higher households. Guys like LeBron, AI, Jimmy Butler, etc are the outliers

You gotta have the work ethic and genetics to make it to the league, and then add resources (AAU, private workouts, etc) on top and those prospects naturally rise above

Older article but the point still stands

[–] hoodiemeloforensics@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Even Lebron dude. Like yes, his early childhood was tough. But by age 13-14, he was already kind of living the high life

[–] Yupadej@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Four of the Nuggets starting 5 come from a basketball background with a comfortable upbringing. Basketball is a skill sport that is getting more skilled every year