NBA Legacy Thread, Update Resumes
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Let's talk about David Stern's legacy.
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Let's talk about David Stern's legacy.
I won't lie ya'll, all this has changed with the lockout goin on. If this gets bad, and I mean, BAD, we may not see a couple of these guys again.
Think about that.
Shaq already gone. Nash, Kidd, Dunc, KG, could all be close. Kobe, Ray and Pierce aren't far behind.
Missing 25-30 games, eh, no biggie. Slow up some numbers a little, maybe play them a little rusty in the shortened season due to crazy schedules and what not, but if they miss season(s) now we're stallin out a lot of the work we were expectin.
So, I figured I would post a couple mixes I could find. But I don't have anything bookmarked or anything. So if any of you have any vids saved somewhere of these guys, post them up. I'll try to find a nice Duncan mix, I wanna see his footwork and fundamentals stuff he's known for. I imagine there has to be a good one out there. Ray Allen vids though, those might be tough to come by.
When I opened this up, I honestly didn't worry about the lockout, I hoped and figured it would get resolved and we would play on next year, now, I'm worried. I wanna see how these elite players wrap up their careers/legacies. Those of you that are fans of Lebron/Wade, this is their PRIMES we're @#$%^& with.
There is no winner in this mess. What kind of fall out can we expect big picture here?
Shaq already gone. Nash, Kidd, Dunc, KG, could all be close. Kobe, Ray and Pierce aren't far behind.
Missing 25-30 games, eh, no biggie. Slow up some numbers a little, maybe play them a little rusty in the shortened season due to crazy schedules and what not, but if they miss season(s) now we're stallin out a lot of the work we were expectin.
So, I figured I would post a couple mixes I could find. But I don't have anything bookmarked or anything. So if any of you have any vids saved somewhere of these guys, post them up. I'll try to find a nice Duncan mix, I wanna see his footwork and fundamentals stuff he's known for. I imagine there has to be a good one out there. Ray Allen vids though, those might be tough to come by.
When I opened this up, I honestly didn't worry about the lockout, I hoped and figured it would get resolved and we would play on next year, now, I'm worried. I wanna see how these elite players wrap up their careers/legacies. Those of you that are fans of Lebron/Wade, this is their PRIMES we're @#$%^& with.
I won't lie ya'll, all this has changed with the lockout goin on. If this gets bad, and I mean, BAD, we may not see a couple of these guys again.
Think about that.
Shaq already gone. Nash, Kidd, Dunc, KG, could all be close. Kobe, Ray and Pierce aren't far behind.
Missing 25-30 games, eh, no biggie. Slow up some numbers a little, maybe play them a little rusty in the shortened season due to crazy schedules and what not, but if they miss season(s) now we're stallin out a lot of the work we were expectin.
So, I figured I would post a couple mixes I could find. But I don't have anything bookmarked or anything. So if any of you have any vids saved somewhere of these guys, post them up. I'll try to find a nice Duncan mix, I wanna see his footwork and fundamentals stuff he's known for. I imagine there has to be a good one out there. Ray Allen vids though, those might be tough to come by.
When I opened this up, I honestly didn't worry about the lockout, I hoped and figured it would get resolved and we would play on next year, now, I'm worried. I wanna see how these elite players wrap up their careers/legacies. Those of you that are fans of Lebron/Wade, this is their PRIMES we're @#$%^& with.
There is no winner in this mess. What kind of fall out can we expect big picture here?
Shaq already gone. Nash, Kidd, Dunc, KG, could all be close. Kobe, Ray and Pierce aren't far behind.
Missing 25-30 games, eh, no biggie. Slow up some numbers a little, maybe play them a little rusty in the shortened season due to crazy schedules and what not, but if they miss season(s) now we're stallin out a lot of the work we were expectin.
So, I figured I would post a couple mixes I could find. But I don't have anything bookmarked or anything. So if any of you have any vids saved somewhere of these guys, post them up. I'll try to find a nice Duncan mix, I wanna see his footwork and fundamentals stuff he's known for. I imagine there has to be a good one out there. Ray Allen vids though, those might be tough to come by.
When I opened this up, I honestly didn't worry about the lockout, I hoped and figured it would get resolved and we would play on next year, now, I'm worried. I wanna see how these elite players wrap up their careers/legacies. Those of you that are fans of Lebron/Wade, this is their PRIMES we're @#$%^& with.
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I've been lazy making mixes this summer.
My favorites that I made last summer (shameless plug):
My favorites that I made last summer (shameless plug):
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I've been lazy making mixes this summer.
My favorites that I made last summer (shameless plug):
My favorites that I made last summer (shameless plug):
Lebron James and D Wade both add to their resume quite well. Props to them, moreso Lebron than Wade, of course.
I will be updating the players all day, but anyone who wants to make their additions on any of their guys, by all means.
Allen, the floor is yours.
JA, Dirk
JD, your Celts made a great run (I damn near feel like addin Rondo to this list, but he's still young)
Nash won't have much to add outside of personal numbers going up a bit
Osh, you have some Lebron you can add I'm sure.
Xtap, if you come in here, now would be your time to post everything you want to post over these last 9 years.
I will be updating the players all day, but anyone who wants to make their additions on any of their guys, by all means.
Allen, the floor is yours.
JA, Dirk
JD, your Celts made a great run (I damn near feel like addin Rondo to this list, but he's still young)
Nash won't have much to add outside of personal numbers going up a bit
Osh, you have some Lebron you can add I'm sure.
Xtap, if you come in here, now would be your time to post everything you want to post over these last 9 years.
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What about Norris Cole's legacy, though?
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I finally found some free-time to do this.
First I'll go with what I wrote last year:
The prodigy stuff obviously remains forever. Still the best passer over 6'8 I've seen. Still the best open-court player I've ever seen (I mean, !*++..we all watch them play -how times have the Heat not converted/got fouled on the break since LeBron joined? It's not many)
Now, onto more important topics. First, the post-game.
It was obvious on Christmas Day he was trying to enter the season with a new focus - not new moves, a new focus. As noted, Miami ran those cross screens to get him touches last season and last post-season, problem is it was not frequent enough. I'd put most of that on LeBron and some on Spoelstra. This year was different, at least when it mattered most. He torched OKC out of the post, he dominated the series when needed from the post. I don't think anyone (including myself) thought he would dominate the 2012 NBA Finals from the post at this time last year. The best part is his new-found patience. His footwork is still choppy and he doesn't possess great touch around the rim (never has, good thing for the rest of the world that god didn't give him that, too.). Last year and prior years he was still effective in the post when he went down there because he commanded double teams and could generate good offense for others. Now, he's patient enough to either wait for a double team or he will go score himself. This will add years onto his career offensively. I really believe if he develops this further this summer that defending him will truly be pick your poison. Small forward's can't guard him on the block and it leads to doubles which opens up one of his best two assets - passing. PF's can't stick with him when he faces up, facing up leads to one of his best two assets - getting a head of steam and attacking the rim. One thing, though - LeBron let the post game come and go - does he get bored being down there? Was Spoelstra hiding something until it mattered most? Who knows, but it sure is nice for both to know that's in their back pocket when it's needed now.
I didn't talk about his defense last year but how good is he? Yes, he'll get beat on occasion guarding scorers, is there anyone who doesn't? Let me say - If this entire post comes across as me being a fanboy, sorry but at least this season he did everything anyone could ask of him.. I can't find very many examples where LeBron is out of position on defense or not giving full effort. It is just rare and his ability to switch between 1 and 4's seamlessly during games or even possessions is why Miami can play so small and still dominate defensively compared to the rest of the league. I feel like if LeBron has 3-4 more peak athletic years that we're going to have re-evaluate where he stands amongst the all-time greats because of his defense. As Bill Simmons put it, watching him in the Finals was like watching a rich-man's Larry Bird. Why? because he's all world defense. He went heads up with Melo, Pierce and KD this spring/summer and he at the very least made them work, if not struggle, while mostly not needing help defenders.
This year: The post game certainly lessens the importance here. Still streaky and that might just be how it's going to go. At least from the 3 point line. Now, if he could ever work on hitting a consistent 15 foot jumper there really is no way to guard him. Short of resting my legs if I'm LeBron - my priorities are to continue to improve the post game and secondly - 14-18 foot jump shot. I do still think it can be interesting if a loss of explosion results in a more condensed and consistent form as time goes on.
This year: Did he walk this tightrope beautifully or not in the playoffs? You could pencil him in for 25+ this post-season and still know he would facilitate if that's what things dictated. What we did see when Bosh went out was a shift to essentially playing PF on offense. His assists numbers this year did drop and in the post-season as well. To me, a couple reasons; he adjusted to being a screener with Wade pick and rolls and playing more on the block. I'd actually say he shaded himself to more of a scorer than passer and it benefited Miami since, well, he's just the best option. The 25 points plus in X amount of games was the streak that got attention - the one that didn't: Since the start of the Indiana series he never took less than 19 shots in a game. That was equally important. The Heat were overly reliant this year on LeBron, I feel like Spoelstra would be the first to admit as such. However, when he absolutely needed it (okay maybe not Boston G6, more on that later) he did get major contributions from a supporting cast - to Wade to Bosh to Miller to Battier. That was the difference between playing in Miami and playing in Cleveland. In Cleveland he'd never have someone join up with him in G4 on the road in Indiana like Wade did. You want to win championships, that's needed. I don't care who you are. It just is. In the end, I think he did answer this question and it's the best thing for his career: He is a scorer, he is a passer. He will make the play he feels is the right one. Maybe it was always this way, it just took winning to stop the questioning of it.
Well, we got the consistency from Game 1 vs New York to Game 5 vs OKC. We can say LeBron's more of a very good to great playoff performer than a bad one now, right? (the numbers and W's/L's now say yes) We know the lows: G5 at home in '10. The 2011 Finals are the two biggest sore spots and can't be erased. But damn it if he didn't do his best to try to overshadow them with great performances. He ended an era of Boston Celtic basketball, flat out. Game 6, ready to advance behind that crowd. Bosh is rusty, Wade is more off than on, KG looks 5 years younger and Rondo is dominating. Only one man stood in the way. And stood he did. Like a $@%**** brick wall. This may have been the start of something. At some point this playoffs it felt like LeBron got in some game situations and it felt like he was not going to lose, didn't it? I'm not saying it never felt like Miami wasn't going to lose. But on some nights, LeBron was not. It was, "Get on my back, I got this - we're fine." stretch of basketball he put together and somewhere in G3 against OKC to me it was over. He wasn't losing, and there was nothing to be done about it. Was he really a different guy with a different mind-set? Who knows. Only he does. All I know is I felt he hit a new point in his career.
This is a new inclusion to this write up this year:
The man is a physical freak. I honest to god believe that Miami asked as much of him this season as any Cav team did in his 7 years in Cleveland. It just doesn't appear that way because Cleveland lost and Miami won. But, the minutes, the defensive assignments - and the fact he was in the midst of a I-better-$@%****-win-at-all-costs-season. He never stopped, he kept coming and coming. If Boston was 5 years younger, Miami doesn't win that series. But they aren't and LeBron could stay on the court and take advantage of their 2nd unit (really, he had to). Going back to the job he does on defense - he does while most nights taking on the best perimeter player while operating the Heat offense on the other side of the ball. It's a lot to ask. Is he going to run out sooner than expected? A shortened season with a late finish now plus Olympics? The guy is going to be playing into late May/likely June for a while now. Is he human? Guess we'll find out in 4-5 years.
Last year:
This year:
A) It's still an eyesore for LeBron's career. Always will be. Did he really limit his ceiling? I guess the answer would still be yes, but how much? He was the most dominant player on a NBA title team, I mean there was no question left about whose team that was. He did play that elite level to remove all doubt. I think this changed maybe significantly this year and another year of the same won't make the Decision an after thought, but it won't be the first thing you think of when you think of LeBron, will it?
B) Still true.
C) I still think so on both accounts. Titles or bust and the on the court stuff will always prevail. I just don't think that cap on his 'legacy' is screwed on as tight as the reaction to "....to South Beach." led us all to think.
Can he be the GOAT? No, I don't think so. I've looked at the numbers, I've watched the games - Michael Jordan was unreal. LeBron needed an earlier start on the winning to make a legit case for it, I think. I will say this, I believe the media and access to information is resulting in more knowledgeable people with a platform that side more with the thinking of Mark Cuban than Skip Bayless (substance matters, being a fake shrink does not).
Leading to this:
This year: LeBron still has an image to repair. He could not be a defiant douche this week after winning - or at any point this year. I think he carried himself with a good amount of humility (given where he was 18 months ago) and said the right things but people will still dislike him. That's life, everyone has an opinion and now everyone has a platform to tell you what it is. But back to people with information: there are a lot of them in a lot of high places. I can't tell you how many times I've gone on ESPN or Grantland or SI or wherever and wonder when ______ was hired or thinking 'wow, that's a great article.' from someone I am familiar with. We also now have things like Synergy Sports and places like NBA Playbook. Could the pendulum of social media actually swing in LeBron's favor as we leave the Jordan era and more and more people embrace LeBron the basketball player? The praise for his performance this year is effusive and when the shock jocks (Bayless, Rome, Doyel) are left with nothing, that's where we are.
I think LeBron was himself this year and when he says that, I believe him. I thought his celebration was fitting. He didn't cry nor did he tell anyone to $!#% off. He danced and he smiled. I thought it was genuine, since that's always been who he is.
I don't know if he shut people off this season or playoffs, we at least know we didn't hear about mom or his friends cooking up some elaborate schemes this year. We do know that he didn't watch TV, post on twitter, etc. He read books, watched DVD's - whatever works. I don't care about that but it does seems he's at peace with where he is now and where he's headed on and off the court.
Last year:
I think I take back that last part. I saw his absolute peak this post-season and I was glad I could witness it. He figured out what works, when it works and when it's needed. He recognized it, he executed it. The individual greatness and team greatness finally coincided.
Lastly, sometimes when guys win the first championship it feels like they're going to a party. First they pay their cover charge (Charles Barkely and Karl Malone are the two bitter bouncers at the door) and poke their head in to see if they recognize anyone to go talk to and hope they fit in. They hope they actually do belong. Some stick, other pass out drunk on the yard and forget to wake up (Dirk?) or get in a fight they lose (Walton). But, Magic and Larry are playing each other on the beer pong table for hours. Oscar Robertson is bad mouthing everyone else to the girls he's talking to. MJ is in a VIP room with Kobe walking past trying to get a look out of the corner of his eye. Russell, Shaq, Kareem and Hakeem are arguing amongst each other. Wilt is..do I really have to tell you where Wilt is?
LeBron was an hour late but came barreling in, carrying a keg over his head. As if to say, 'Sorry I was late, but the party is here.' Personally, I hope it doesn't end anytime soon.
First I'll go with what I wrote last year:
The prodigy stuff obviously remains forever. Still the best passer over 6'8 I've seen. Still the best open-court player I've ever seen (I mean, !*++..we all watch them play -how times have the Heat not converted/got fouled on the break since LeBron joined? It's not many)
Now, onto more important topics. First, the post-game.
It was obvious on Christmas Day he was trying to enter the season with a new focus - not new moves, a new focus. As noted, Miami ran those cross screens to get him touches last season and last post-season, problem is it was not frequent enough. I'd put most of that on LeBron and some on Spoelstra. This year was different, at least when it mattered most. He torched OKC out of the post, he dominated the series when needed from the post. I don't think anyone (including myself) thought he would dominate the 2012 NBA Finals from the post at this time last year. The best part is his new-found patience. His footwork is still choppy and he doesn't possess great touch around the rim (never has, good thing for the rest of the world that god didn't give him that, too.). Last year and prior years he was still effective in the post when he went down there because he commanded double teams and could generate good offense for others. Now, he's patient enough to either wait for a double team or he will go score himself. This will add years onto his career offensively. I really believe if he develops this further this summer that defending him will truly be pick your poison. Small forward's can't guard him on the block and it leads to doubles which opens up one of his best two assets - passing. PF's can't stick with him when he faces up, facing up leads to one of his best two assets - getting a head of steam and attacking the rim. One thing, though - LeBron let the post game come and go - does he get bored being down there? Was Spoelstra hiding something until it mattered most? Who knows, but it sure is nice for both to know that's in their back pocket when it's needed now.
I didn't talk about his defense last year but how good is he? Yes, he'll get beat on occasion guarding scorers, is there anyone who doesn't? Let me say - If this entire post comes across as me being a fanboy, sorry but at least this season he did everything anyone could ask of him.. I can't find very many examples where LeBron is out of position on defense or not giving full effort. It is just rare and his ability to switch between 1 and 4's seamlessly during games or even possessions is why Miami can play so small and still dominate defensively compared to the rest of the league. I feel like if LeBron has 3-4 more peak athletic years that we're going to have re-evaluate where he stands amongst the all-time greats because of his defense. As Bill Simmons put it, watching him in the Finals was like watching a rich-man's Larry Bird. Why? because he's all world defense. He went heads up with Melo, Pierce and KD this spring/summer and he at the very least made them work, if not struggle, while mostly not needing help defenders.
This year: The post game certainly lessens the importance here. Still streaky and that might just be how it's going to go. At least from the 3 point line. Now, if he could ever work on hitting a consistent 15 foot jumper there really is no way to guard him. Short of resting my legs if I'm LeBron - my priorities are to continue to improve the post game and secondly - 14-18 foot jump shot. I do still think it can be interesting if a loss of explosion results in a more condensed and consistent form as time goes on.
This year: Did he walk this tightrope beautifully or not in the playoffs? You could pencil him in for 25+ this post-season and still know he would facilitate if that's what things dictated. What we did see when Bosh went out was a shift to essentially playing PF on offense. His assists numbers this year did drop and in the post-season as well. To me, a couple reasons; he adjusted to being a screener with Wade pick and rolls and playing more on the block. I'd actually say he shaded himself to more of a scorer than passer and it benefited Miami since, well, he's just the best option. The 25 points plus in X amount of games was the streak that got attention - the one that didn't: Since the start of the Indiana series he never took less than 19 shots in a game. That was equally important. The Heat were overly reliant this year on LeBron, I feel like Spoelstra would be the first to admit as such. However, when he absolutely needed it (okay maybe not Boston G6, more on that later) he did get major contributions from a supporting cast - to Wade to Bosh to Miller to Battier. That was the difference between playing in Miami and playing in Cleveland. In Cleveland he'd never have someone join up with him in G4 on the road in Indiana like Wade did. You want to win championships, that's needed. I don't care who you are. It just is. In the end, I think he did answer this question and it's the best thing for his career: He is a scorer, he is a passer. He will make the play he feels is the right one. Maybe it was always this way, it just took winning to stop the questioning of it.
Well, we got the consistency from Game 1 vs New York to Game 5 vs OKC. We can say LeBron's more of a very good to great playoff performer than a bad one now, right? (the numbers and W's/L's now say yes) We know the lows: G5 at home in '10. The 2011 Finals are the two biggest sore spots and can't be erased. But damn it if he didn't do his best to try to overshadow them with great performances. He ended an era of Boston Celtic basketball, flat out. Game 6, ready to advance behind that crowd. Bosh is rusty, Wade is more off than on, KG looks 5 years younger and Rondo is dominating. Only one man stood in the way. And stood he did. Like a $@%**** brick wall. This may have been the start of something. At some point this playoffs it felt like LeBron got in some game situations and it felt like he was not going to lose, didn't it? I'm not saying it never felt like Miami wasn't going to lose. But on some nights, LeBron was not. It was, "Get on my back, I got this - we're fine." stretch of basketball he put together and somewhere in G3 against OKC to me it was over. He wasn't losing, and there was nothing to be done about it. Was he really a different guy with a different mind-set? Who knows. Only he does. All I know is I felt he hit a new point in his career.
This is a new inclusion to this write up this year:
The man is a physical freak. I honest to god believe that Miami asked as much of him this season as any Cav team did in his 7 years in Cleveland. It just doesn't appear that way because Cleveland lost and Miami won. But, the minutes, the defensive assignments - and the fact he was in the midst of a I-better-$@%****-win-at-all-costs-season. He never stopped, he kept coming and coming. If Boston was 5 years younger, Miami doesn't win that series. But they aren't and LeBron could stay on the court and take advantage of their 2nd unit (really, he had to). Going back to the job he does on defense - he does while most nights taking on the best perimeter player while operating the Heat offense on the other side of the ball. It's a lot to ask. Is he going to run out sooner than expected? A shortened season with a late finish now plus Olympics? The guy is going to be playing into late May/likely June for a while now. Is he human? Guess we'll find out in 4-5 years.
Last year:
This year:
A) It's still an eyesore for LeBron's career. Always will be. Did he really limit his ceiling? I guess the answer would still be yes, but how much? He was the most dominant player on a NBA title team, I mean there was no question left about whose team that was. He did play that elite level to remove all doubt. I think this changed maybe significantly this year and another year of the same won't make the Decision an after thought, but it won't be the first thing you think of when you think of LeBron, will it?
B) Still true.
C) I still think so on both accounts. Titles or bust and the on the court stuff will always prevail. I just don't think that cap on his 'legacy' is screwed on as tight as the reaction to "....to South Beach." led us all to think.
Can he be the GOAT? No, I don't think so. I've looked at the numbers, I've watched the games - Michael Jordan was unreal. LeBron needed an earlier start on the winning to make a legit case for it, I think. I will say this, I believe the media and access to information is resulting in more knowledgeable people with a platform that side more with the thinking of Mark Cuban than Skip Bayless (substance matters, being a fake shrink does not).
Leading to this:
This year: LeBron still has an image to repair. He could not be a defiant douche this week after winning - or at any point this year. I think he carried himself with a good amount of humility (given where he was 18 months ago) and said the right things but people will still dislike him. That's life, everyone has an opinion and now everyone has a platform to tell you what it is. But back to people with information: there are a lot of them in a lot of high places. I can't tell you how many times I've gone on ESPN or Grantland or SI or wherever and wonder when ______ was hired or thinking 'wow, that's a great article.' from someone I am familiar with. We also now have things like Synergy Sports and places like NBA Playbook. Could the pendulum of social media actually swing in LeBron's favor as we leave the Jordan era and more and more people embrace LeBron the basketball player? The praise for his performance this year is effusive and when the shock jocks (Bayless, Rome, Doyel) are left with nothing, that's where we are.
I think LeBron was himself this year and when he says that, I believe him. I thought his celebration was fitting. He didn't cry nor did he tell anyone to $!#% off. He danced and he smiled. I thought it was genuine, since that's always been who he is.
I don't know if he shut people off this season or playoffs, we at least know we didn't hear about mom or his friends cooking up some elaborate schemes this year. We do know that he didn't watch TV, post on twitter, etc. He read books, watched DVD's - whatever works. I don't care about that but it does seems he's at peace with where he is now and where he's headed on and off the court.
Last year:
I think I take back that last part. I saw his absolute peak this post-season and I was glad I could witness it. He figured out what works, when it works and when it's needed. He recognized it, he executed it. The individual greatness and team greatness finally coincided.
Lastly, sometimes when guys win the first championship it feels like they're going to a party. First they pay their cover charge (Charles Barkely and Karl Malone are the two bitter bouncers at the door) and poke their head in to see if they recognize anyone to go talk to and hope they fit in. They hope they actually do belong. Some stick, other pass out drunk on the yard and forget to wake up (Dirk?) or get in a fight they lose (Walton). But, Magic and Larry are playing each other on the beer pong table for hours. Oscar Robertson is bad mouthing everyone else to the girls he's talking to. MJ is in a VIP room with Kobe walking past trying to get a look out of the corner of his eye. Russell, Shaq, Kareem and Hakeem are arguing amongst each other. Wilt is..do I really have to tell you where Wilt is?
LeBron was an hour late but came barreling in, carrying a keg over his head. As if to say, 'Sorry I was late, but the party is here.' Personally, I hope it doesn't end anytime soon.
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Yeah, Not putting him ahead of Magic -
in my original post last year, I said I was only comparing to players I witnessed live (watching their careers unfold) so starting in '93 and beyond. I've watched the old tapes and all but since I didn't see their career lives, that's what I wanted to base those things on for myself personally.
in my original post last year, I said I was only comparing to players I witnessed live (watching their careers unfold) so starting in '93 and beyond. I've watched the old tapes and all but since I didn't see their career lives, that's what I wanted to base those things on for myself personally.
Ok that makes perfect sense. I would agree too.
I copied this one into the OP, but you know Yuku, sometimes it shows, sometimes it don't, so I dunno right now.
I was scared to death editing that Yuku would wipe that slate clean.
JA, are you EVER going to write up Dirk? You typed 96,000 words on Oz, but you can't type Dirk up for me?
I copied this one into the OP, but you know Yuku, sometimes it shows, sometimes it don't, so I dunno right now.
JA, are you EVER going to write up Dirk? You typed 96,000 words on Oz, but you can't type Dirk up for me?
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best thread on NT. Forgot all about this @@*!.
Only place you can see well written, rational paragraphs about NBA stars. w/o the fake Skip Bayless' chiming in.
appreciated.
Only place you can see well written, rational paragraphs about NBA stars. w/o the fake Skip Bayless' chiming in.
appreciated.
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... is what I've been waiting years for. Rings are nice, MVPs are nice, stats are nice - but LeBron finally went into THAT zone.
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... is what I've been waiting years for. Rings are nice, MVPs are nice, stats are nice - but LeBron finally went into THAT zone.
His performance in Game 6 of the ECF was one for the ages.
I think that was the best game of LeBron's career including what he did in this years Finals.
On the road, facing elimination, against a team he's had little success against, pressure on his team and him in particular at a hundred thousand trillion, everyone chomping at the bit to rake him over the coals again for another playoff failure and he absolutely dominated.
As impressive as his stats were, like you alluded to it was his demeanor and the stoic look he had on his face throughout the game that stood out to me. There were no emotions from him whether it be him smiling or laughing after a dunk, or *****ing to the refs about a missed call.
Straight stone cold assassin.
Great write up BTW allen.
