NBA Followers & other Ball sports (NCAA too)

vogeltron · #67 02-21-2014

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Originally Posted by Sandy D

Rings are great but many great players never got a single one.

Kobe has been blessed with talent around him just like Jordon had.

James spent what 5-6 years in Cleveland with no talent around him at all. To me wasted years.

If Lebron James even a young one played with a Shaq in his prime it would have been game over. Kobe is a very good player. But the pure lack of talent Cleveland put around him. It was absolutely inexcusable. You have one of the best players out there and it was like Cleveland wanted to nickle and dime.

Reminds me of regardless of you opinion of the man. But Barry Bonds on the Giants. They let Jeff Kent go and squandered an opportunity to win by nickle and dimming hoping for cheap replacements. Exact thing that happened with Lebron in Cleveland. MO Williams broken down Antwan Jamison and Shaq at the very end. Cavaliers deserve to suck as much as I am concerned.

Jordan is by far the greatest I have seen. I think of the modern televised era. He had good role players around him. But Pippen, and all these other guys were made much better because of him. You can see the difference when he went to play Baseball. Lebron carried the entire Cavs team. He left and they went from Worst to absolute dead last.

rsot · #68 02-21-2014

Pippen was solid support cast - they even added in Rodman for a bit

nyc · #69 02-21-2014

Currently attending the pistons game. This team is stacked but very lazy on defense !

Sandy D · #70 02-21-2014

Awesome NYC.

Sounds like lots of fun.

We get stuck watching the very boring Orlando Magic.

nyc · #71 02-22-2014

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Originally Posted by Sandy D

Awesome NYC.

Sounds like lots of fun.

We get stuck watching the very boring Orlando Magic.

Yes sandy it was fun. Tickets were very cheap so I couldn't pass up.

The magic had a good game tonight beating the Knicks in double OT.

rsot · #72 02-22-2014

Nice pic nyc - such high resolution

phone camera?

nyc · #73 02-22-2014

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Originally Posted by rsot

Nice pic nyc - such high resolution

phone camera?

Thank you rsot. Yes it's my iPhone camera.

rsot · #74 02-22-2014

Wow - glad you enjoyed nyc - I will have to drive down sometime

Sandy D · #75 02-23-2014

Spring training season starts next week here in Florida.

Wont go to any more Magic games now that we can hit the ballparks.

Something about spring training games that is so much fun.

rsot · #76 02-23-2014

I havent gone yet to watch Raptors play...hmm

Sandy D · #77 02-23-2014

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Originally Posted by rsot

I havent gone yet to watch Raptors play...hmm

Why bother? I dont like the Magic but they are a short drive. The only reason I go.

rsot · #78 02-23-2014

Few people in Toronto say the games are great fun but you're right Sandy - just the mess of driving downtown hah

Sandy D · #79 02-23-2014

Best place I ever watched a game was in Boston.

Amazing place.

rsot · #80 02-23-2014

Celtics are a great team with fun venue too true

vogeltron · #81 02-23-2014

Hoping the Warriors finally get their Stadium built in SF. Both where the A's and the Warriors play is right next to one of the worst places in Oakland. "Felix the Cat" Mitchell use to have his drug ring just blocks away.

rsot · #82 02-23-2014

Hah Drug Ring...Pro-sports vicinity...coked-up players ...win

teedon · #83 02-24-2014

James is the MVP,no doubt

rsot · #84 02-24-2014

Will depend on who wins teedon

Sandy D · #85 02-24-2014

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Originally Posted by teedon

James is the MVP,no doubt

We know he is but for some reason media is pushing durant big time.

rsot · #86 02-24-2014

Durant is fresh blood - media trying to make a matchup out of it

vogeltron · #87 02-25-2014

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Originally Posted by rsot

Durant is fresh blood - media trying to make a matchup out of it

Thunder messed up they should have shipped out Westbrook and kept Harden. Would have been like the Bulls trading Pippen. Westbrook is a nice player. But Guards are a dime a dozen in the NBA. Harden is a big time scorer who get to the line all the time. Honestly I can't believe the Thunder were that stupid. Making that deal if you ever listen to Durant probably cost them any chance of ever resigning him.

Sandy D · #88 02-25-2014

I agree. Thunder needed his style of playing to get them to the next level.
Now I do not think they have a player who can step up and score consistently when Durant is held or having a bad night.

Miami wins because of James but they win rings because someone else steps up any time they need it. OKC does not have that player any longer.