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02-17-2013, 03:18 PM | #1816 | |
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02-17-2013, 03:31 PM | #1817 |
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Watch the Spurs play. They have great passing from the whole team. They're not Sportscenter darlings so you don't see it much on ESPN.
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02-17-2013, 03:50 PM | #1818 |
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I've always been consistent with Milkman when it comes to football history...I don't comment on things I didn't see personally. I saw Magic and Bird during the 'Dream Team' and a little before where I was old enough to "remember", but never in their primes. Hell, I barely saw Jordan in his athletic "prime." I was 7 in '92 and 8 in '93 and don't even think I saw/remember 1 game of his title against the Lakers (though I saw clips/highlights over the years of course).
All I know is I had every book, knew every stat, watched every highlight, kept EVERY SINGLE CHICAGO TRIBUNE THE DAY AFTER ALL 6 OF THEIR TITLES...I may sensationalize it a bit since I was 10, 11, 12 and 13 when I saw Jordan OWN the world but from my eyes, my perspective...he was BIGGER than life. The dude literally has 15 FINALS MOMENTS that are better than anything Kobe ever did from '96-'98 alone. I'm fairly certain Stockton, Hornacek (god I hate him), and Malone have MJ nightmares to this day... the dude hit them with so many daggers it was sickening...the flu game, game 1 in 97, "the shot" part two... everyone just knew...pretty sure Jerry Sloan knew when they were drawing up plays at the end...pretty sure in '97 when they decided to not guard anyone but Jordan where Kerr made 'that shot' everyone knew... shit, MJ told Kerr before that play "hey they are going to double me so you're getting the ball and you're going to MAKE THAT ****ING SHOT." there is never going to be another competitor like MJ again...I just don't think it's possible...and I'm pretty sure he's miserable right now because of it either way...he is why I am the way I am today...an absolute sports diehard...CRAVING one more time in my life to LOVE something like I used to love the MJ Bulls... I try every year for the Chiefs to satisfy that need for me and they never do...it's to the point that if we ever win a Super Bowl I just don't know how I'll feel. I yearn for the feeling I used to have watching the celebrations at Grant Park on WGN as a kid after they won... |
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02-17-2013, 04:22 PM | #1819 |
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We are the same age, so we probably saw about the same amount of MJ, although you growing up in Chicago probably put him in your face more than mine.
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02-17-2013, 04:26 PM | #1820 |
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I went to elementary school in KC and spent my summers in Illinois. Either way, every Bulls game used to be on WGN so the entire country got to see all of MJ's games.
That was always awesome. I remember watching game 1 of the 1997 NBA Finals against Utah where MJ hit the game winner at the buzzer in my basement in Overland Park with my step-brother and his cousin. I was pumped. I think I tackled one of them. It was 'swish', 'fist-pump', game. Rodman was SO FAR into Malone's head...man, Malone was a classic choker. Letting Jordan steal the ball to set up the "shot" in 98 and missing two free throws before Jordan's game winner in the aforementioned 1997 game 1. Game tied, Malone at the line...misses both...Jordan hits game winner at buzzer...series over after 1 game and you just knew it. Rodman really owned in 96 and 97. He was great. Especially against the Sonics. |
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02-17-2013, 04:27 PM | #1821 |
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I also remember having a ridiculous temper tantrum when Nick Anderson stole the ball from MJ in '95 when MJ came back and they lost the series to Orlando...I went to my room and locked the door in a fit of rage and couldn't believe MJ actually let me down...
of course that was the ONLY TIME that ever happened again and he went on to win 72 games the next year and destroy the playoffs so... |
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02-17-2013, 04:29 PM | #1822 |
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I can still remember throwing the remote, storming up to my room, locking the door, and screaming into my pillow for 15 minutes after they lost to Orlando. I was 10. It was probably quite unhealthy.
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02-17-2013, 04:29 PM | #1823 |
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I remember the Bulls before Jordan... Very few fans, hell after Jordan, very few fans. Although if you grew up in a city that didn't have an NBA team there were only a few teams on TV for you to watch.
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02-17-2013, 04:31 PM | #1824 |
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My youngest freak out happened in 95 with the Yankees losing to the Mariners. Followed closely by some missed kicks in multiple games for KC.....
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02-17-2013, 04:34 PM | #1825 |
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I remember watching the Chiefs/Bills AFCC game in my neighbors house in my friend's room on a shitty TV and Montana threw a pick that (and I was young) bounced off of a Chiefs player (?) so we said **** it and went outside and starting shooting hoops.
We had a party at my house with one of those party subs from Subway for the Oilers game and I remember laughing hysterically as a 7 or 8 year old kid when Keith Cash spiked the ball off of Buddy Ryan's face on his charity sign or whatever... I liked Keith Cash a lot. |
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02-17-2013, 04:41 PM | #1826 | |
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02-17-2013, 04:48 PM | #1827 |
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MJ's facial on Ewing is still the sickest NBA moment ever...I could watch that on a continuous loop for a long time...
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02-17-2013, 05:26 PM | #1828 | |
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02-17-2013, 05:34 PM | #1830 | |
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I hated Lebron when he left CLE. I really was rooting for him to win there. I don't like MIA and I don't like Bosh or Wade. I think those are things going against him too, as far as his like-ability goes. Comparing them skill-wise is a different argument, but if we are talking about how people view them, I think my previous post shows factors that matter. Lebron can put up all the stats he wants, if he never puts up a legacy of being clutch it's going to be hard to surpass Michael. |
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