Tag: G.O.A.T.

Top Greatest of All Time stretches: Where Boston Celtics alumni rate among the best career peaks

The folks over at HoopsHype recently put together their own G.O.A.T. based on the best five-year stretch of a player’s career.

When it comes to G.O.A.T. (greatest of all time) debates in the NBA, it often boils down to what the player in question was the greatest at. One could call Boston Celtics legend Bill Russell the winning G.O.A.T., Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James the longevity G.O.A.T., and perhaps Chicago Bulls icon Michael Jordan the composite G.O.A.T. just as a few examples.

The folks over at our sister site Hoops Hype recently put together their own G.O.A.T. based on the best five-year stretch of a player’s career. Using their own Global Rating Metric, H/H’s Frank Urbina and Raul Barrigon rate all the best players in league history.

Let’s take a look at where Celtics alumni fell on this list.

Teacher learning why students call them the ‘GOAT’ is the best thing you’ll see today

When you learn what it means to be a GOAT >

By and large, “GOAT” is an acronym most closely associated with sports and hip hop debates. But since the proliferation of its use in the last couple decades, it’s not uncommon to hear people in other fields of work referred to as the GOAT — or the Greatest of All Time — at what they do.

We here at For The Win even celebrated sports legends with GOAT Week.

Sometimes it’s said in jest, and sometimes it’s completely from the heart. But hardly ever is it said without good intentions, which is why it was so cool to see a teacher’s reaction on Reddit after learning what it means to be called the GOAT by their students.

Why do my students call me a goat? from NoStupidQuestions

All of the edits to the teacher’s original post were after the teacher learned that not only was GOAT a compliment, but the ultimate compliment a teacher could receive, which might be my favorite part of the whole thing.

Without knowing whether GOAT was an insult or not, the teacher played along and apparently never lashed out, even calling the kids GOAT (which had to make them feel good).

It clearly made the teacher feel good if it brought them to tears.

Comment from discussion Balrog229’s comment from discussion "Why do my students call me a goat?".

Comment from discussion PuzzleBrain20’s comment from discussion "Why do my students call me a goat?".

That’s what it’s all about.

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LeBron James nicknamed Alex Caruso ‘G.O.A.T.’

LeBron James nicknamed Los Angeles Lakers teammate Alex Caruso ‘G.O.A.T.’

Last month, LeBron James referred to teammate Alex Caruso as the “G.O.A.T.” in an Instagram story. Now, we have confirmation that James has officially dubbed Caruso the greatest of all-time.

In an article written by Marc Stein of the New York Times, Caruso explains the G.O.A.T. nickname from LeBron and how it came to be. According to Alex, every time he sees James the King just calls him “GOAT”–and it’s gotten the point where it’s an everyday thing.

Via Marc Stein:

Caruso’s penchant for memorable dunks has already earned him a few nicknames: “Bald Mamba,” “Bald Eagle” and “Carushow.” Yet LeBron has added another.

“Every time I see him and say, ‘Hey, Bron,’ he just calls me G.O.A.T.,” Caruso said with a laugh. “The first couple times it kind of threw me off. Now it’s just an everyday thing.

Caruso is currently sixth in the NBA among guards on the All-Star ballot while playing 20 minutes per night for the highest-profile team in the NBA. The fan favorite is averaging six points per contest and dishing out two assists. Caruso has also been good for one steal per game too, and is consistently providing a spark for a team with the best record in the Western Conference.

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