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CruelBuffalo 09/05/23 8:36:26 PM #1:	https://x.com/historyinmemes/status/1648901116262854661 <cite>CruelBuffalo posted [p:975884534] in How Gen X ... [t:80557116]...</cite> <quote>https://x.com/historyinmemes/status/1648901116262854661</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Intro2Logic 09/05/23 8:41:44 PM #2:	no fouls committed --- Have you tried thinking rationally? <cite>Intro2Logic posted [p:975884638] in How Gen X ... [t:80557116]...</cite> <quote>no fouls committed </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
VeggetaX 09/05/23 8:51:43 PM #3:	They might be right if they said it was dirtier --- Don't like it? Don't watch it. It's that simple Dictator of Nice Guys <cite>VeggetaX posted [p:975884813] in How Gen X ... [t:80557116]...</cite> <quote>They might be right if they said it was dirtier </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ssb_yunglink2 09/05/23 9:06:35 PM #4:	oldheads describe their basketball like they were going to war <cite>ssb_yunglink2 posted [p:975885057] in How Gen X ... [t:80557116]...</cite> <quote>oldheads describe their basketball like they were going to war</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
VeggetaX 09/05/23 9:27:51 PM #5:	ssb_yunglink2 posted... oldheads describe their basketball like they were going to war Yet when you say they played dirty to compensate for lack of skills they get so fucking mad. --- Don't like it? Don't watch it. It's that simple Dictator of Nice Guys <cite>VeggetaX posted [p:975885425] in How Gen X ... [t:80557116]...</cite> <quote>ssb_yunglink2 posted... </cite><quote>oldheads describe their basketball like they were going to war</quote>Yet when you say they played dirty to compensate for lack of skills they get so fucking mad. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Revisited 09/05/23 9:30:10 PM #6:	Um what? I may not know sports but I'm almost positive that's not the NBA, that's the one with the basketball isn't it. I didn't see a basket nor a ball. <cite>Revisited posted [p:975885466] in How Gen X ... [t:80557116]...</cite> <quote>Um what? I may not know sports but I'm almost positive that's not the NBA, that's the one with the basketball isn't it. I didn't see a basket nor a ball. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Torgo 09/05/23 9:31:19 PM #7:	Topic weirdly calling out Gen X is weird lol. --- Be careful: I was moderated for telling people not to commit illegal acts of assault and murder. It's not worth trying to be the voice of reason sometimes. <cite>Torgo posted [p:975885483] in How Gen X ... [t:80557116]...</cite> <quote>Topic weirdly calling out Gen X is weird lol. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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SaikyoStyle 09/05/23 9:39:44 PM #9:	Revisited posted... Um what? I may not know sports but I'm almost positive that's not the NBA, that's the one with the basketball isn't it. I didn't see a basket nor a ball. Its not. What OP means is this is the way 50-year-olds describe what the NBA was like in the 80s and 90s. --- Taxes, death, and trouble. Brunt/Gaila 2024. Make Ferenginar Great Again! <cite>SaikyoStyle posted [p:975885632] in How Gen X ... [t:80557116]...</cite> <quote>Revisited posted... </cite><quote>Um what? I may not know sports but I'm almost positive that's not the NBA, that's the one with the basketball isn't it. I didn't see a basket nor a ball.</quote>Its not. What OP means is this is the way 50-year-olds describe what the NBA was like in the 80s and 90s. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
haloiscoolisbak 09/05/23 9:42:26 PM #10:	What the hell are even the rules with roller Derby? Isn't there a ball at least? --- Started from the bottom now we here <cite>haloiscoolisbak posted [p:975885673] in How Gen X ... [t:80557116]...</cite> <quote>What the hell are even the rules with roller Derby? Isn't there a ball at least? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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StealThisSheen 09/05/23 9:47:48 PM #12:	haloiscoolisbak posted... What the hell are even the rules with roller Derby? Isn't there a ball at least? No ball. Typically, one or two people are the "scorers" and gain points by successfully doing laps and/or passing certain other players, and the rest of the teams try to either help or stop them. --- Seplito Nash, Smelling Like the Vault since 1996 Step FOUR! Get Paid! <cite>StealThisSheen posted [p:975885773] in How Gen X ... [t:80557116]...</cite> <quote>haloiscoolisbak posted... </cite><quote>What the hell are even the rules with roller Derby? Isn't there a ball at least?</quote>No ball. Typically, one or two people are the "scorers" and gain points by successfully doing laps and/or passing certain other players, and the rest of the teams try to either help or stop them. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Revisited 09/05/23 9:55:49 PM #13:	SaikyoStyle posted... Its not. What OP means is this is the way 50-year-olds describe what the NBA was like in the 80s and 90s. Ah I see. Because I still can't tell what's being implied. At first I thought oh he means it's overly flamboyant due to grown men rollerblading, but then they just started beating the shit out of each other and I was like wtf that escalated quickly almost checked to see the snl logo or some kinda skit. <cite>Revisited posted [p:975885905] in How Gen X ... [t:80557116]...</cite> <quote>SaikyoStyle posted... </cite><quote>Its not. What OP means is this is the way 50-year-olds describe what the NBA was like in the 80s and 90s.</quote>Ah I see. Because I still can't tell what's being implied. At first I thought oh he means it's overly flamboyant due to grown men rollerblading, but then they just started beating the shit out of each other and I was like wtf that escalated quickly almost checked to see the snl logo or some kinda skit. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ssb_yunglink2 09/05/23 10:03:31 PM #14:	Revisited posted... Ah I see. Because I still can't tell what's being implied. At first I thought oh he means it's overly flamboyant due to grown men rollerblading, but then they just started beating the shit out of each other and I was like wtf that escalated quickly almost checked to see the snl logo or some kinda skit. Older basketball fans like to say that todays basketball is much softer and penalties are easier to get called for. They arent necessarily wrong, but they also exaggerate the physicality a lot which is what the topic is making fun of: Older basketball fans who like to pretend their players were fighting through wwe on the court <cite>ssb_yunglink2 posted [p:975886021] in How Gen X ... [t:80557116]...</cite> <quote>Revisited posted... </cite><quote>Ah I see. Because I still can't tell what's being implied. At first I thought oh he means it's overly flamboyant due to grown men rollerblading, but then they just started beating the shit out of each other and I was like wtf that escalated quickly almost checked to see the snl logo or some kinda skit.</quote>Older basketball fans like to say that todays basketball is much softer and penalties are easier to get called for. They arent necessarily wrong, but they also exaggerate the physicality a lot which is what the topic is making fun of: Older basketball fans who like to pretend their players were fighting through wwe on the court </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
archizzy 09/05/23 10:04:38 PM #15:	When I was younger I used to like watching Roller Derby lol. --- PSN ID: sled_dogs76 60" Pioneer Kuro Elite PRO151FD, Yamaha RX-V3900 A/V Receiver, Oppo DV983-H player. Coming soon: 2 Seaton Submersives from Mark Seaton <cite>archizzy posted [p:975886032] in How Gen X ... [t:80557116]...</cite> <quote>When I was younger I used to like watching Roller Derby lol. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
JuanCarlos1 09/05/23 10:06:16 PM #16:	CruelBuffalo posted... https://x.com/historyinmemes/status/1648901116262854661 Thats literally a Ben stiller movie --- Mas dicen, que en las dimensiones de nuestro ser... hay muchos detalles por conocer... <cite>JuanCarlos1 posted [p:975886058] in How Gen X ... [t:80557116]...</cite> <quote>CruelBuffalo posted... </cite><quote>https://x.com/historyinmemes/status/1648901116262854661</quote>Thats literally a Ben stiller movie </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DoctorPiranha3 09/05/23 10:08:34 PM #17:	https://youtube.com/watch?v=0zJmyg7McfA&pp=ygUSQmlsbCBsYWltYmVlciBmb3Vs MJ gets pushed off the ball, and then blatantly fouled on a 3 PT shot In today's NBA that would have been an ejection and $75,000 fine <cite>DoctorPiranha3 posted [p:975886090] in How Gen X ... [t:80557116]...</cite> <quote>https://youtube.com/watch?v=0zJmyg7McfA&pp=ygUSQmlsbCBsYWltYmVlciBmb3VsMJ gets pushed off the ball, and then blatantly fouled on a 3 PT shotIn today's NBA that would have been an ejection and $75,000 fine</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Unknown5uspect 09/05/23 10:12:56 PM #18:	DoctorPiranha3 posted... https://youtube.com/watch?v=0zJmyg7McfA&pp=ygUSQmlsbCBsYWltYmVlciBmb3Vs MJ gets pushed off the ball, and then blatantly fouled on a 3 PT shot In today's NBA that would have been an ejection and $75,000 fine That's the guy with that lame ass fucking basketball game on SNES. --- How can the moon landing be real if the moon isn't real? <cite>Unknown5uspect posted [p:975886159] in How Gen X ... [t:80557116]...</cite> <quote>DoctorPiranha3 posted... </cite><quote>https://youtube.com/watch?v=0zJmyg7McfA&pp=ygUSQmlsbCBsYWltYmVlciBmb3VsMJ gets pushed off the ball, and then blatantly fouled on a 3 PT shotIn today's NBA that would have been an ejection and $75,000 fine</quote>That's the guy with that lame ass fucking basketball game on SNES. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
pedro45 09/05/23 10:16:25 PM #19:	StealThisSheen posted... No ball. Typically, one or two people are the "scorers" and gain points by successfully doing laps and/or passing certain other players, and the rest of the teams try to either help or stop them. Sometimes i feel like that's all the rules and everything else is made up on the spot. --- Warning: Sometimes biased http://i.imgur.com/V0x5fw8.jpg http://i.imgur.com/IOovUge.gif http://i.imgur.com/zw7bqPH.jpg <cite>pedro45 posted [p:975886221] in How Gen X ... [t:80557116]...</cite> <quote>StealThisSheen posted... </cite><quote>No ball. Typically, one or two people are the "scorers" and gain points by successfully doing laps and/or passing certain other players, and the rest of the teams try to either help or stop them.</quote>Sometimes i feel like that's all the rules and everything else is made up on the spot. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
pedro45 09/05/23 10:19:50 PM #20:	DoctorPiranha3 posted... https://youtube.com/watch?v=0zJmyg7McfA&pp=ygUSQmlsbCBsYWltYmVlciBmb3Vs MJ gets pushed off the ball, and then blatantly fouled on a 3 PT shot In today's NBA that would have been an ejection and $75,000 fine It does feel like stars were treated different then compared to now. In high school, my football team would be penalized over everything cause our team was pretty good. Now they seem to really push stars and coddle whoever draws fans, which makes sense from a business standpoint --- Warning: Sometimes biased http://i.imgur.com/V0x5fw8.jpg http://i.imgur.com/IOovUge.gif http://i.imgur.com/zw7bqPH.jpg <cite>pedro45 posted [p:975886280] in How Gen X ... [t:80557116]...</cite> <quote>DoctorPiranha3 posted... </cite><quote>https://youtube.com/watch?v=0zJmyg7McfA&pp=ygUSQmlsbCBsYWltYmVlciBmb3VsMJ gets pushed off the ball, and then blatantly fouled on a 3 PT shotIn today's NBA that would have been an ejection and $75,000 fine</quote>It does feel like stars were treated different then compared to now. In high school, my football team would be penalized over everything cause our team was pretty good. Now they seem to really push stars and coddle whoever draws fans, which makes sense from a business standpoint </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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jsb0714 09/05/23 11:28:49 PM #22:	[LFAQs-redacted-quote] It's not necessarily a positive. Today's game is such fucking shit. Either chuck a 3 or get breathed on and take the foul. <cite>jsb0714 posted [p:975887369] in How Gen X ... [t:80557116]...</cite> <quote><cite>[LFAQs-redacted-quote]</cite> It's not necessarily a positive. Today's game is such fucking shit. Either chuck a 3 or get breathed on and take the foul.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
bigblu89 09/06/23 12:04:23 AM #23:	[LFAQs-redacted-quote] Exactly. With every sport, be it basketball, football, baseball, etc. the saying holds true that theyre playing the same sport, but its a completely different game. Between rule changes, equipment improvements, and the way the players train, the sports continue to evolve every 10-15 years, causing each generation to think their era is the best era. --- It takes zero effort to be a good person. <cite>bigblu89 posted [p:975887876] in How Gen X ... [t:80557116]...</cite> <quote><cite>[LFAQs-redacted-quote]</cite> Exactly. With every sport, be it basketball, football, baseball, etc. the saying holds true that theyre playing the same sport, but its a completely different game. Between rule changes, equipment improvements, and the way the players train, the sports continue to evolve every 10-15 years, causing each generation to think their era is the best era. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
bigblu89 09/06/23 12:10:35 AM #24:	jsb0714 posted... It's not necessarily a positive. Today's game is such fucking shit. Either chuck a 3 or get breathed on and take the foul. Actual stats say otherwise. Fouls called per game have gotten lower and lower as the decades have progressed. https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/1/9/7/AAafKOAAE0J1.jpg --- It takes zero effort to be a good person. <cite>bigblu89 posted [p:975887952] in How Gen X ... [t:80557116]...</cite> <quote>jsb0714 posted... </cite><quote>It's not necessarily a positive. Today's game is such fucking shit. Either chuck a 3 or get breathed on and take the foul.</quote>Actual stats say otherwise. Fouls called per game have gotten lower and lower as the decades have progressed. https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/1/9/7/AAafKOAAE0J1.jpg </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Null_Gain 09/06/23 12:18:21 AM #25:	DoctorPiranha3 posted... https://youtube.com/watch?v=0zJmyg7McfA&pp=ygUSQmlsbCBsYWltYmVlciBmb3Vs MJ gets pushed off the ball, and then blatantly fouled on a 3 PT shot In today's NBA that would have been an ejection and $75,000 fine The play wouldn't have even got that far these days. The player getting pushed would have flopped like a fish to get the call. I blame soccer for all this flopping in the NBA tbh --- Series S + Switch "Don't steal, stop being ignorant and respect other peoples beliefs." -perthboy on flying a Nazi flag <cite>Null_Gain posted [p:975888038] in How Gen X ... [t:80557116]...</cite> <quote>DoctorPiranha3 posted... </cite><quote>https://youtube.com/watch?v=0zJmyg7McfA&pp=ygUSQmlsbCBsYWltYmVlciBmb3VsMJ gets pushed off the ball, and then blatantly fouled on a 3 PT shotIn today's NBA that would have been an ejection and $75,000 fine</quote>The play wouldn't have even got that far these days. The player getting pushed would have flopped like a fish to get the call. I blame soccer for all this flopping in the NBA tbh </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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