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human
*leans slightly forward* good morning.
gpt
Good morning! Do you enjoy basketball? The season is in full-swing right now.
human
*leans slightly forward* I do enjoy basketball. Havent got to watch this year though. I got rid of cable.
gpt
I'm more of an NCAA fan than an NBA fan, but that's where the money for the players is. They're the best paid athletes in the world, based on average annual salary per player.
human
I have heard that. In my opinion they are the most athletic in the world as well. Some of the stuff those guys do just amazes me.
gpt
Yes, they certainly come up with some incredible moves. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's use of the dunk got the shot banned from college basketball for over a decade!
human
Yeah he was pretty remarkable in his day.
gpt
I heard that Allen Iverson was considered so valuable in his time that he signed a lifetime endorsement contract with Reebok in 2001 that would pay him $800k annually until age 55, when he'd get a lump sum payment $32 million. Seems a bit much for what a short shelf life he ended up having!
human
Yeah that was pretty good thinking ahead like that. He was always one of my favorite players. Did you know they tried to ban Jordans back in the day.
gpt
That's crazy, although apparently MJ wore them anyway because Nike was willing to pay the fine. Image is everything, right? Players won't shoot granny style for free throws because it looks silly even though it's been proven to be the most consistent technique for scoring points by physicists.
human
I think its all about points so I think I would probably shoot the granny shot. No matter what people thought. Im surprised someone dont do it just so they can be different.
gpt
Some people really do their own thing. Tim Duncan of the Spurs played in college for all 4 years instead of making more money by going pro right away.
human
That sure worked out for him, If he had gotten injured though, it could have turned out different.
gpt
Yes, all of those explosive vertical and horizontal movements are pretty risky. Humans are actually more persistence hunting, which makes them among the best distances running animals.
human
*body relaxes* Interesting. Did you know that humans can't synthesize vitamin c like most animals do.
gpt
That's interesting. I guess win some, lose some, right? At least  we know how to build fires and cook food, unlike any other living species.
human
guess thats what seperates us from the animals. Lol
gpt
Well, we had hair covering our bodies until as recently as 240,000 years ago, so we aren't that far ahead in that respect haha.
human
*laughs* I wonder if animals have the gene that makes them scared of certain sound frequencies like humans do.
gpt
I think that animals are just more alert to sounds in general because they're more concerned with survival than all of the other thoughts that float around in our heads as the result of our well-developed neocortex, prefrontal cortex, and temporal lobes.