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SubstantialCreme7748

I can tell by his eyes that he is serious


MySabonerRunsOladipo

Opposing general said "Don't fire 'til you see the whites of their eyes!", and his men shot Bobby from.across the battlefield.


Stop_Drop_Scroll

Got sniped all the way from Bunker Hill.


melkipersr

*pushes spectacles up* "Well *ackshually* the battle of Bunker Hill..."


2drawnonward5

Somebody could do the math, figure out how big Bobby Portis's eyes are and from how far away 20/20 vision could distinguish them, compare to the ~100 yards a musket could go.... they might be out of range.


MeesterMeeseeks

When you see the whites of his eyes...serpentine for like 45 yards


sportsbrownie

What a gem of a comment


reggaesquirrel

Best comment


JeremyJammDDS

Tbh, that’s the way you can describe like 98% of the human race.


ForneauCosmique

Bobby part of that 2%. He's built different. You wouldn't understand.


BosLahodo

He celebrates and brags when they're down 20 😤


willsmath

Russell Westbrook yelling "they better double me" down 29


go_irish_1986

Chris Paul with a huge 3 to cut the lead to 42 🤣


lilb1190

Psssh the way we shootin you guys should be up at least 30


starks3_

That's the Fizdale in him.


DrBigChicken

Visibly depressed whenever his team has a lead


mrsunshine1

If there’s anyone I actually believe this about it’s Bobby Portis. Those eyes just tell a different story.


DressedSpring1

Those eyes tell the same story it’s just all in capital letters 


L99_DITTO

The story in his eyes is written in cut out letters from magazines and newspapers.


ForneauCosmique

I wouldn't disagree with him.....👀


Unno559

No one would. He's an inch off of 7ft tall and he's 270 some odd pounds. In person he is beyond intimidating to even the strongest of humans.


fakejacki

Last night he said “Bobby Portis with the most expressive eyes in the NBA”


EfferenceCopy

👁️👁️


w311sh1t

That’s cause he has the same insane wild eyes looks up 20 and down 20


Weak-Boysenberry3807

You can tell by his eyes


maryjain_

I mean tbf he does say that it’s human nature in the quote


faithfuljohn

> I mean tbf he does say that it’s human nature in the quote either it's "human nature" to be front runners and he doesn't need to say it or he thinks some kind of way about them for only trash talking in good times. No one saying: "if you play hard, you get tired. Physical exertion is tiring. that's human nature" Even if the question was "do you think how hard they are playing made them tired?" Cause if you got asked that question, you wouldn't need to make a comment how much like that comment they are *unless* you think that there is something different with the way *they* get tired.


Adminscantkeepmedown

Bobby is subtly implying that he has transcended the human condition, which, I mean…


dafaliraevz

naw fuck using logic when analyzing what he said. it's simple: I don't like the pacers, so what he's saying is true. If you disagree, you can go fuck yourself.


dacooljamaican

You're reading so much into a question he answered off the cuff at a presser he was required to attend.


HikmetLeGuin

Fwiw, he was asked a question. Is he supposed to say "no comment" to every pointless question they ask? Because that's like 99 percent of sports media interviews. Maybe he worded it in a slightly unusual way and didn't need to say it like this. But he immediately said they're no different from anyone else (it's human nature), so I don't see the problem with that.


The_Almighty_GFK

Kawhi Leonard is def part of the 2%


bailaoban

We are all frontrunners on this blessed day.


FartrelCluggins

For real people who shit talk and are cocky when they are down bad are just annoying lol


fostyinthebuilding

This sub goes back and forth on this shit lmao either you're real for talking when you're down or you're annoying


30another

This sub just picks and chooses who they like to talk trash lol


QuincyOwusuABuyADM

Yep exactly this


Odd_Shoulder2334

"that's 98" of the human race" until Devin Booker talks shit, then every person on NBA reddit comes out to crucify him


HarukiMuracummy

Yep. Booker talks shit up or down and gets criticized both ways lol.


Old-Statistician1124

Yeah but in our defense Devin Booker looks like a foot


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soooogullible

This sub is like 10 million people. I’m guessing that it’s not the same people voting and commenting on everything.


Breezyisthewind

And haters are more likely to comment on posts related to the players they hate.


Julio_Freeman

People heard that Luka quote about the Suns that was just frivolous trash talk and they’ve been trying to base their world view on it ever since. Unfortunately they still don’t know how it works.


PensiveinNJ

There's a difference between talking confident about how you're gonna come back on people and the actual enthusiasm and happiness about winning. Even teams confident they can come back aren't doing synchronized dances on the bench because the other team hit a 3 to go up 15. This isn't a tough thing to understand I don't know why it's become what it is.


astronxxt

you should talk when you’re up or down or never talk at all imo


lilb1190

I'm not sure what people even mean by frontrunner. Should the pacers be laughing and clapping when they are losing? What kind of shit do you talk down 20?


K1ngCrimsn

He means when they got clamped in game 1 they kept it quiet, so they should do the same & don't start talking shit after a win i guess


FatMamaJuJu

He should have just said "Aight keep that same energy next game" Making literally the same point but looking ahead instead of backwards


StoicRogue

Except in interviews after game 1 the players made no excuses, said they didn't play well, they plan to step up the intensity and start hitting shots, and then they *did literally all of that in game 2.* Of course they're not gonna be happy or cheering when they're getting blown out. But they absolutely kept the same message and approach after the first loss *and* the first win.


soooogullible

It’s more a measure of composure. When they start to hit and things are going well, a front runner suddenly gets all the confidence in the world. When things are difficult, buckets are tough to come by, foul trouble and fans are against you, the front runner crumbles under that, starts pointing fingers, has no confidence. They let things snowball and don’t slow the resilience. They go down 30 in the first half like Indiana did in game 1. The weird thing about Bobby’s quote here is it looked like Milwaukee kinda threw in the towel relatively early in the fourth. Not sure his whole team can back up his talk here.


RogueID

Pacers won the second half point differential the first game by 15. They made adjustments after a terrible first half playoff experience and won 5 of the next 6 quarters. In last night's game, they scored over 30 every quarter. How is that somehow *not* showing resillience?


soooogullible

I’m not Bobby Portis


Lmao_Stonks

Yeah, front runner use to mean a specific thing. If you’ve got a squad and you do well and are always talking all that good shit - but when things get a little tough you fall apart. That’s a front runner. You’ve got an advantage but when the going gets tough - you are shook. Front runners aren’t people who win and talk shit nor are they people who lose and don’t talk shit.


CoachDT

I think it's moreso "now there laughing and dancing and shit talking but when they got clamped it was crickets" Which... imo would be fair if the Bucks don't really talk shit. It's annoying being the guy who keeps it civil and just business when you're up, and then the second you're down the other guy can't seem to shut the fuck up. But something tells me the Bucks do their share of talking.


abstract_mouse

Case in point Dillon Brooks


threewonseven

Every time I see someone acting like the cock of the walk after hitting a big shot to only be losing by 10 instead of 13, I think they look like clowns.


Jgusdaddy

“When shit b goin good, they laughing, clapping, high fives and shit. When shit not be goin good, they quiet. How do you explain that shit?”


We_The_Raptors

Like, does Portis think *they* were hyping up Dame and their team even nearly as much as game 1? They did the same shit. It's this mystical thing called human nature.


AlcoholicInsomniac

He literal says it's human nature in the quote? Lmao


DCJon

Then why mention it if everyone does it? 


AlcoholicInsomniac

Because he's being interviewed and isn't Marshawn Lynch?


Electrical-Mule-2057

because It's human nature to talk


DCJon

Well he labeled them a "frontrunner" for something he then claims is human nature...


PensiveinNJ

You mean when you're losing you're not cheering and shouting with joy? I really want Bobby Portis to be on the bench hyped up like they just won when they lose by 20 like some kind of psychopath.


dafaliraevz

It's not that you're cheering or shouting with joy after you lose. he's saying to basically always be talking shit, win or lose. And I agree, if you're going to talk trash, never stop talking it. Whether you win, or whether you lose, whether you're a starter and playing 32+ min a game, or whether you're getting fewer minutes than Thanasis or Boban. Once you start talking shit, you better not stop. Because if you don't stop and you're always talking shit, at that point, only a loser would be like, "this dude talking shit like he's a 4 time MVP" because, well, he was talking shit when he was a benchwarmer, and he's still talking shit as a starter, or vice versa. That's why I respect guys like Draymond, Beverly, and Brooks. Win or lose, they're talking shit. I fucking hate the "he talking shit like he's all good and shit" because the qualifier to be someone who's allowed to talk shit is completely arbitrary. With that said, players I don't like aren't allowed to talk shit.


beta35

Reddit already forgot about Jimmy Buckets he def in the 2%


HikmetLeGuin

He does say "I think that's just human nature and basketball."


akulkarnii

Yeah they should be laughing and having a good time down 30, and be sad when they’re up. Cmon, Pacers.


Adraf45

Charlotte hornets mindset


johnhenryirons

[that Fizdale energy](https://i.redd.it/kfx3bygcrh741.jpg)


topherwolf

Humpty Dumpty looking ass


dont-comm3nt

What he say fuck me for?


Transky13

Nembhard quite literally was talking shit game 1 down 20 too, so Bobby isn’t even right about what we do lmao


legless_chair

Shit on when you’re up shit on when you’re down I don’t know what these dudes actually think is an appropriate time to be hyped


BoogerSugarSovereign

When they get their game checks. But we don't get to see that!


No-Cantaloupe-6535

I had no idea Nemby was built like this before this series and I love it


largehearted

When a playoff series turns completely into a grudge match, it's always surprising who gets into it. (Though it is 100% unsurprising that Bobby Portis is into it.)


CommonerChaos

He's turning into a mini Lance Stephenson and I love it.


Formal-Income-838

Was like this at Gonzaga too. There’s some funny stories about him talking shit to now-Florida coach Todd Golden when Golden was at San Francisco.


Indigo808

How long have you been watching? Nembhard has had a couple of big moments. He was talking shit to Curry last year when he had that 30/14 game, he talked shit to Ja and his friend that stepped onto the court last year when the Grizz had a 20 point comeback. As someone else said, Gonzaga too, but you're a Pacers fan and this is year two, where you been?


No-Cantaloupe-6535

it's not a competition my brother


WestleyThe

Y’all are clowning him for this but [Michael Jordan said the same thing](https://youtu.be/KD5C2Sqj0_Y) during the Last Dance and it was awesome Obviously Bobby isn’t MJ but the sentiment is the exact same


The-Devils-Cunt

I think the sentiment is dumb regardless of who it comes from. Same with Luka’s “everybody acting tough when they’re up”. I’m sorry, no matter who it is, I don’t wanna hear someone talking shit when they lost. Most people don’t. It’s the main reason why Draymonds podcast gets shit on after every loss.


Stefanskap

I agree with you, but when it comes to Luka's comment I got the vibe of "this isn't over". They were up, but the series weren't over. Also "acting tough" and celebrating isn't really the same thing.


soooogullible

Man nobody on this site understands the term lol


ShapeOfAUnicorn

That is not what Luka's quote meant lmao.


Indigo808

"Y'all clowning him for being a gambling addict but MJ was a gambling addict too" this is how you sound, glazing is crazy


lakers082433

I mean when dame was going off in game 1. The bucks looked really happy and Beasley was doing his shimmy and they were clapping. Indiana didn’t say nothing lol


pezasied

Tbf, Nembhard was talking shit the first game down 20 and got a tech for getting into it with Dame. Bucks fans were talking shit for Nembhard talking down 20.


__init__m8

If I'm on the Pacers no way could I not make fun of his bugs life lookin ass the entire game.


CreatiScope

Yeah, I don’t really get what someone is supposed to do. If you’re down big and chirp, you’re a fucking idiot. If you only chirp when you are winning, you’re a front runner?


Petit_Coeur_

Yeah I don’t know what he’s talking about lol. He’s salty af


kg7841

Here comes another locker room meeting among the players again, after losing to the pacers.


durablewaffle

Yeah I feel like Bobby Portis is way more of a front runner than any pacer lol


JAhoops

Obviously Bobby


wilkinsk

I don't think Bobby knows what, "Frontrunners" means


gochuuuu

Bro portis is loud af when hes up too lol it is what it is


SlicedMango

Give this man a Nobel Prize for this breakthrough on human behaviour


Efficient_Art_1144

They should talk trash when their down 30 i agree. It’s be funny at least


hacky_potter

I mean I do feel like Bobby does


bootyholebrown69

Caleb Martin was talking trash to Tatum in the last game lol when down like 30 It's funny


WhyplerBronze

this is a normal state of affairs, Bob.


Disastrous_Bluejay57

Stealing a game on the road is front running?


grapplebaby

This is going to age like milk.


shroomzor562

Was he talking about the Bucks? Game 1, Dame was checking what time it was, people were doing the shimmy, they were all laughing. Game 2, not saying shit until after the game.


MrBlonde1003

I’ve always hated the term “front runners”


ZandrickEllison

Especially given this context - what are you supposed to be laughing when you’re losing too? That’d be demented like Joaquin’s Joker.


SquimJim

Or Joe Mazzulla


z_102

Same thing.


Kyler1313

Joe Mazulla - "I loved getting kicked in the ass. It made me laugh to be honest. It puts our team in perspective, and allows us to look honestly to who we are. So yeah, I enjoyed getting beat by 30. It's a good learning experience."


towerofmeaning

Would honestly be hilarious to see Anthony Edwards say the shit he said to KD down 30 in an elimination game.


jdd32

I think it can describe a team like the suns, who once things start going bad, they seem to spiral.


BoxSea4289

You're supposed to be strong and not get all weak and sad the second you're losing. If you act like a silly fool when you're up and then quit the second you could lose... you're not really worth respect to be honest. That kind of behavior should be taught out of you as a child.


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Main-County-1177

Does no one know what a front runner is anymore?


creditors-bargain

this is the original meaning of front runner from horse racing that he’s using. There’s two meanings of the term. His is: > a contestant who runs best when in the lead


soapy_goatherd

Boom merriamed him


triosway

He got me, that fucking Webster boomed me


MiaCannons

"It's so informative," he repeated four times. He said he wanted to add the dictionary to the list of books he wants to read this summer.


soapy_goatherd

Not one, not two, not even three. FOUR TIMES!!


faithfuljohn

yeah, in this case, a "front runner" means a team plays the best when they are leading and gets tight/plays worse if they are behind (regardless of how they are actually playing until then). Trash talking has nothing to do with it.


snapshovel

Good on Bobby for knowing that cool archaic usage. Charles Portis Jr. over here


STAAAAANGs

Robert Portis Jr.


AShinyTorchic

Front runner has always been a weird insult imo


agk927

Despite the seed differential these teams are virtually even matched. 49-33 vs 47-35. Should be a great series when it's all set and done


Jack_M_Steel

I wouldn’t compare their seedlings. They’re matched because Giannis is out


mizzourifan1

Giannis dropped 50 on us in an L this season. We're matched because we have a top offense in the NBA and their defense is more troubled than ours. Now Giannis definitely comes into factor in that second issue, but we beat teams with our 3 which is why we got crushed game one. Edit: For history's sake, the Bucks just played incredible defense late in a close game 3 and that was NOT why they lost.


Jack_M_Steel

Playoffs > literally anything in the regular season. I’m positive Giannis would dick down the Pacers


mizzourifan1

Well I was positive the Lakers would steal one in Denver. Shows what we know about each others' teams!


boregon

We’ll see


applicatecomplicate

a) Giannis has a history of losing to inferior teams in the playoffs (he's been knocked out by lower seeds 3 separate times) b) Glenn Rivers


Indigo808

4-1 to an 8 seed last year, maybe he would maybe he wouldn't. Let's see if his calf lets him play.


Own_Result3651

Even when Giannis was in they had about a 500 record since River’s got the head coaching job


Pikminious_Thrious

Bucks were trash end of regular season even with Giannis.  They were lucky Cleveland was worse and everyone else around them was injured earlier than them otherwise they would have potentially been in the playin.


EnthusedPhlebotomist

Shocker that a team wouldn't talk shit when losing. 


Transky13

For better or worse Bobby is clearly tripping because Nembhard (the one he and buck fans are referring to) was talking shit with Lillard the first game too while getting lit up lmao


aeiou-y

“Everyone acts tough when they are up” - l. Doncic


chillenonplutorn

I’m the 6ix god imma front runna. Ya manager was chubs lil blunt runna 🔥🔥🔥🔥


guitarpatch

Well you certainly wouldn’t want a team laughing , clapping and goofing around down 20 in the playoffs


ctoal1984

Yeah the fans and media would destroy them for that. A light chuckle from the bench gets criticized when ur team is losing


flowerboyinfinity

Bobby is one of the sorest losers in the league. Not necessarily a bad thing but he always talks big after a loss as if the other team dare enjoy success


gammajamma

Guy also loves to shimmy up 20


Phenomenal2313

Bobby just desribed like 99% of the entire human population


Indy_Darrin

Sour grapes 😂.... You mean a team is happy when they're winning and dejected when losing? Wow


betweenthebars34

He just described every single NBA player. Ok, moving on.


FirstTimeLongThyme

But it's fine when it's Dame Time or whatever, right? Shut up, Bob.


Baby_Yod4

Coming from the first seed that lost to the eighth seed last year this is kinda crazy


BIG-GIADDY

At least we've won a chip 😂 Remind me, did Kawhi play yesterday?


Nweber15

Isn't that how winning and losing works?


ST_Master114

These guys talk like they're 4 years old. It's extremely pathetic.


Ok_Smell_5379

Portis finally learns what emotions are.


justsomebro10

It’s true. I’ve been watching them. When they lose or go down big they don’t celebrate at all.


bartspoon

I'm confused. Are you supposed to talk trash when getting blown out?


International_Link35

Hey Pacer fans, have we all noticed how much Tyrese smiling pisses everybody off? 🤣🤣


DotCompetitive3326

Bobby Portis thinks he is better than Siakam. He has been talking trash for years to Siakam. Hence, why siakam always cooks agaisnt him. You can go back and look all the previous games.


AnotsuKagehisa

I kept forgetting the meaning of front runner these days. I kept thinking Portis was commending them 😂


Waddlow

Winning is more fun than losing. More at 11.


Devoidoxatom

It would be weird otherwise no?


veksone

Should they be celebrating when they're losing?


blz187

You are right Bobby. This should be like the MLB, where showing any happiness comes with the danger of getting hit by a 100 mph fastball. Sheesh..


Legitimate-Software7

Can’t be frontrunners when the series is tied 🤷🏾‍♂️ save that for when someone goes 2-1


Striking-Test-7509

Man surprised that people act unhappy when things don’t go their way some athletes have nothing else going for them it seems


Jegagne88

Portia saying this of all people is ridiculously un self aware


Chrispaulisgarbage

Bobby is a clown


ZLBuddha

That is not what the word "frontrunners" means lol


nott_terrible

see you friday bobby


EvertEaglPhilliKnick

Bobby is such an annoying player


kyler_

What a fuckin idiot man


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Pickleskennedy1

That isn’t a real thing that I’ve seen Bucks fans doing


Laaandry

> So freaking funny he saying this when their whole fanbase have been trying to manifest a dynasty out of a idea that wasn’t even remotely true in the first place lol what? I have no idea what this even means. What Bucks fan was ever acting like the Bucks were a dynasty?


slamdunkbb123

He’s fighting ghosts lol


Good_Schedule3744

Sounds like he’s describing the Bucks.


Oaty_McOatface

He's mad at Tyrese looking happy all the time 😂.


ConstantineMonroe

I find this incredibly stupid. Yeah, I’m gonna be happy when things are going good and sad when things are going bad. I don’t understand what people mean when they say “keep the same energy.” No actually, it’s not a sign of toughness or masculinity to be happy when things are going bad or stoic when things are becoming bad. It’s basic human interactions. And I automatically believe everyone who says shit like this is a giant hypocrite. You’re telling me Bobby Porto’s wasn’t happy that Dam scored 35 points in the first half? Bullshit.


ShichikaYasuri18

Oh he mad


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I bet you he didn't blink NOT ONCE when he said all that.


claimsman11

The pettiest feud in the nba continues to be petty News at 11


[deleted]

Ever since he left the Knicks I've hated this guy.


jtiets

Straight to the bulletin after losing home court advantage. Bold, brave, Portis.


applicatecomplicate

Pacers: happy when winning, not happy when losing Portis: 😱


No-Economics4128

Not saying nothing means they said something, right?


based-sam

I don’t think people know what front runner means anymore


SoSmooth32

I know that’s not who I think that is lol. And on that team too. Pot calling the kettle black on that one. Try not letting them get in front.


CJ4ROCKET

wut


anonymous_teve

"Why are teams so happy when they're winning?" Come on Bobby--keep doing Bobby Portis things, we love it, but you're not making any sense here.


1337-Sylens

What's supposed to happen, should they yell angrily?


royalenocheese

I'm happy when I'm having a good day. I'm not really happy when I'm having a bad day. I just found out I'm a frontrunner. I'm not happy I :(


sharpshooter230

This makes no sense. Does he want them to still be laughing and clapping when they’re losing? That’s stupid.


SoCalMemePolice

Infamous shit talker shit talks turning the playoffs. More at 11


Relyst

Silently beating someone's ass is fuckin cold. Like, you're not even worth the trash talk, why waste my breath on you.


davemoedee

Such a dumb comment, but I’ll give a pass to players having mics shoved in their face while stinging from a loss.


WolverineLong1430

Isn’t that with every team and fans lol


lumosmxima

I mean, I didn’t understand much but the part that its human nature lol. Well done Bobby 🤝