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PostPosted: Mon Jun 03, 2013 7:41 pm 
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Walt Williams Neck wrote:
To me it's all about judging people after their careers are over and what they did and not say. Did Ted Williams...Elgin...MJ....Gale....Kareem...Oscar...ever do the Lebron hold the 6 fingers up to indicate how many rings he would get????? Well if he gets 1 or 2 or 3 he under achieved. Oh he's great.... smart no :lol:


Walt, I agree. I'm sure if LBJ could do it all over again, he would not make the bold predictions, do the runway thing or have all of the hype of the "Decision"

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Walt Williams Neck wrote:
To me it's all about judging people after their careers are over and what they did and not say. Did Ted Williams...Elgin...MJ....Gale....Kareem...Oscar...ever do the Lebron hold the 6 fingers up to indicate how many rings he would get????? Well if he gets 1 or 2 or 3 he under achieved. Oh he's great.... smart no :lol:

Greg Oden said he wanted to win 15 titles. Makes LeBron look country humble.

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To me it's all about judging people after their careers are over and what they did and not say. Did Ted Williams...Elgin...MJ....Gale....Kareem...Oscar...ever do the Lebron hold the 6 fingers up to indicate how many rings he would get????? Well if he gets 1 or 2 or 3 he under achieved. Oh he's great.... smart no :lol:

Greg Oden said he wanted to win 15 titles. Makes LeBron look country humble.

Oden didn't say that

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Walt Williams Neck wrote:
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To me it's all about judging people after their careers are over and what they did and not say. Did Ted Williams...Elgin...MJ....Gale....Kareem...Oscar...ever do the Lebron hold the 6 fingers up to indicate how many rings he would get????? Well if he gets 1 or 2 or 3 he under achieved. Oh he's great.... smart no :lol:

Greg Oden said he wanted to win 15 titles. Makes LeBron look country humble.

Oden didn't say that

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To me it's all about judging people after their careers are over and what they did and not say. Did Ted Williams...Elgin...MJ....Gale....Kareem...Oscar...ever do the Lebron hold the 6 fingers up to indicate how many rings he would get????? Well if he gets 1 or 2 or 3 he under achieved. Oh he's great.... smart no :lol:

Greg Oden said he wanted to win 15 titles. Makes LeBron look country humble.

Oden didn't say that

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Walt Williams Neck wrote:
To me it's all about judging people after their careers are over and what they did and not say. Did Ted Williams...Elgin...MJ....Gale....Kareem...Oscar...ever do the Lebron hold the 6 fingers up to indicate how many rings he would get????? Well if he gets 1 or 2 or 3 he under achieved. Oh he's great.... smart no :lol:

Greg Oden said he wanted to win 15 titles. Makes LeBron look country humble.


Man I wanted to win 15 titles too, I was just never given the opportunity.

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Oh totally. LeBron can go eat a dick but his guys are apparently playing like ass down the stretch.

LeBron is gonna give us a historical performance tonight or he's going home, same stakes as Game 6 last year.


Probably going to happen tonight.


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The Pacers actually shot better from the field in this game. The difference was that they turned the ball over more and Miami got more shots and Miami lived at the free throw line going 33-38 compared to the Pacers 14-20. Miami got 7 additional shots and Indiana had 10 more turnovers than Miami. The Pacers were outrebounded 43-36. At this point Paul George is not a consistent enough player to count on for 25 points in a big game like this. Let's be honest too that Lance Stephenson does not deserve to go the NBA Finals.

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And if they don't, is MJ still the greatest ever?


That's exactly it. He's certainly viewed differently. Even if he personally had exactly the same numbers.

But that's not unfair at all. If two guys average 30-7-7 and 60 wins a year for their career, but one is known to freeze up when the pressure is at its highest, whereas the other is at his best during those same moments, you're taking the guy who comes through every time.


This is why no matter how these two clowns spin it I'll take Mike as GOAT every time and be quite comfy in my stance. Moreover, you can specimen talk and defend all 5 position shit till you are blue in the face and I am taking Kobe on my team draft before Lebron every time.

pretty sure both Boers and Bernstein have been adamant in making Michael the greatest of all time still.

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While I agree with B and B on their Lebron stance, it can be hard to value their opinions when Terry says "Tim Duncan is one of the 10 best NBA players of all-time" and Dan asks "Do the (L.A) Kings have anyone that's good?"

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Is anybody else pretty sure that Bernstein is adamant when saying Jordan is the GOAT? I've never gotten that impression. I'm pretty sure Boers believes Jordan is, without a doubt.

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Is anybody else pretty sure that Bernstein is adamant when saying Jordan is the GOAT? I've never gotten that impression. I'm pretty sure Boers believes Jordan is, without a doubt.


Boers doesn't have opinions anymore. He has surrendered his will to li'l danny. And bernstein is somewhat torn. He believes LeBron is the best. "DO YOU KNOW HOW TALL HE IS??????????" "LOOK AT HIS BODY!!!!!!! "But he has a hard time squaring LeBron's failure to win as much as the "best ever" should. Thus, the new narrative of "he is doing it alone". danny prefers LeBron, who he sees as a big goofy kid, to Jordan, who he sees as a reprehensible human being.

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Boers has thoughts. They just aren't as often these days. Who do you think was telling Bernstein all year long that the Knicks sucked?

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Dan asks "Do the (L.A) Kings have anyone that's good?"

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danny prefers LeBron, who he sees as a big goofy kid, to Jordan, who he sees as a reprehensible human being.


I think that's a pretty fair assessment though. I swear if Jordan didn't play basketball he'd have a crawlspace stuffed with all the people who've slighted him.

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Gasol was the man in one of those rings, not Kobe. I'd take LBJ over Kobe in a second.
What is so controversial about Duncan being top ten all time? I think he is, top 12 for sure.

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Reprehensible is more than a little hyperbolic.

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While I agree with B and B on their Lebron stance, it can be hard to value their opinions when Terry says "Tim Duncan is one of the 10 best NBA players of all-time" and Dan asks "Do the (L.A) Kings have anyone that's good?"


Do you think Duncan being top ten is really off base? Here's a recent opinion piece from FOX Sports ranking Duncan as the best PF of all time:

http://msn.foxsports.com/nba/lists/Top- ... o=30030687

Here's a ESPN fan poll which as Duncan has second best, trailing only Karl Malone:
http://espn.go.com/sportsnation/post/_/id/9056315

I'm not using these two links to definitively prove Duncan being an all time top ten player, but only to point out that plenty of other NBA fans and professionals think the same way.

I am not familiar with all the great players from the early '90s and prior, but I don't think Duncan as a top 10 all time player is unreasonable.

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While I agree with B and B on their Lebron stance, it can be hard to value their opinions when Terry says "Tim Duncan is one of the 10 best NBA players of all-time" and Dan asks "Do the (L.A) Kings have anyone that's good?"


Do you think Duncan being top ten is really off base? Here's a recent opinion piece from FOX Sports ranking Duncan as the best PF of all time:

http://msn.foxsports.com/nba/lists/Top- ... o=30030687

Here's a ESPN fan poll which as Duncan has second best, trailing only Karl Malone:
http://espn.go.com/sportsnation/post/_/id/9056315

I'm not using these two links to definitively prove Duncan being an all time top ten player, but only to point out that plenty of other NBA fans and professionals think the same way.

I am not familiar with all the great players from the early '90s and prior, but I don't think Duncan as a top 10 all time player is unreasonable.


No doubt Duncan is an all-time great, but I think it does become slightly ridiculous if you start making a list of all-time greats and you actually get to ten guys and find there really isn't room for him.

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Is anybody else pretty sure that Bernstein is adamant when saying Jordan is the GOAT? I've never gotten that impression. I'm pretty sure Boers believes Jordan is, without a doubt.


Boers doesn't have opinions anymore. He has surrendered his will to li'l danny. And bernstein is somewhat torn. He believes LeBron is the best. "DO YOU KNOW HOW TALL HE IS??????????" "LOOK AT HIS BODY!!!!!!! "But he has a hard time squaring LeBron's failure to win as much as the "best ever" should. Thus, the new narrative of "he is doing it alone". danny prefers LeBron, who he sees as a big goofy kid, to Jordan, who he sees as a reprehensible human being.

I heard a call asking them that recently, and BOTH said Jordan was better. Not sure of the date. It's fine to rip them for their opinions, but not fine to just blithely assume them.

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Is anybody else pretty sure that Bernstein is adamant when saying Jordan is the GOAT? I've never gotten that impression. I'm pretty sure Boers believes Jordan is, without a doubt.


Boers doesn't have opinions anymore. He has surrendered his will to li'l danny. And bernstein is somewhat torn. He believes LeBron is the best. "DO YOU KNOW HOW TALL HE IS??????????" "LOOK AT HIS BODY!!!!!!! "But he has a hard time squaring LeBron's failure to win as much as the "best ever" should. Thus, the new narrative of "he is doing it alone". danny prefers LeBron, who he sees as a big goofy kid, to Jordan, who he sees as a reprehensible human being.

I heard a call asking them that recently, and BOTH said Jordan was better. Not sure of the date. It's fine to rip them for their opinions, but not fine to just blithely assume them.


I believe you are mistaken. The B&b take is that Jordan's results have been better, thus far. Not that he was a better player. They consistently insist that LeBron is easily the biggest, baddest, and best who ever played.

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I believe you are mistaken. The B&b take is that Jordan's results have been better, thus far. Not that he was a better player. They consistently insist that LeBron is easily the biggest, baddest, and best who ever played.
In a strange bit of restraint, it seems like they are waiting until Lebron actually has anything close to the resume of Jordan before considering he may be better.

However, Lebron is already better than Scottie Pippen at everything on a basketball court.

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The interesting thing that I have found about this series when discussing the greatness of James is the fact that Paul George has guarded him one one one this entire series while James is covering Lance Stephenson a great deal of the time. If James is the defensive player that Bernsie says he is why is he guarding the least offensive player in Indiana's starting lineup. I called up about a month ago to discuss the defensive prowess of James and he was overrated by those two. I pointed out how he covered Kendrick Perkins during most of the Finals. They gushed over it and said that he was a floater on defense sort of like a free safety covering everyone else's guy. Larry Bird was also a floater on defense though no one ever thought he was a great defender. They also stated that he was a better defender than Scottie Pippen because of his versatility. They have continuously paraded this notion that he can cover every position from the one to the five. If that is the case why hasn't he guarded Roy Hibberd or David West. aren't they part of this every position *** that not only Bernstein but a lot of NBA types have been spewing for the last couple of years.


LeBron is very good on blocking shots from behind and playing passing lanes to get steals. He's probably one of the best all time at chasing down a fast break and blocking a shot from behind. The reason why he has success against shorter guards in the half court is because Miami traps the pick and roll. Once you trap the guard in a corner with two taller players, one of them being Lebron, no one is open and the guard can't pass the ball.

I agree completely with this assessment. Bernstein has been pumping for a long time that He can shut anyone down and that is not the case. George did nothing last night but why wasn't Lebron guarding him the entire series. Maybe it would not have gone seven games if he had. Why didn't he guard Dirk when Dallas won if he is such a great defender. He also did not check Durant last year. I just have a problem when they make statements that they cannot back up. I would not call Lebron James a weak defender but my point to them was that there are much better on the ball defenders than he is. He is a good help defender but I base my assessment on an ability to defend one on one without any help. It is not reading passing lanes. Defenders like Shumpert Tony Allen Avery Bradley are much better defenders than Lebron James. He is not a great on the ball defender. Their assessment was based on him guarding Derrick Rose for a few possessions and as Terry stated to me "those were key possessions though". Paul George guarded Lebron James for the entirety of that series (without help) that is what you base such assessments on.

LeBron has guarded taller players, but David West has been killing him in this series. If you believe in LeBron's mythic defensive prowess you probably also believe that such prowess keeps him from ever committing a foul. LeBron is not necessarily a shut down defender. He can be beat on the offensive end by players with the right set of skills, specifically fast guys who can shoot or big physical guys who can back him down and score over him.

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While I agree with B and B on their Lebron stance, it can be hard to value their opinions when Terry says "Tim Duncan is one of the 10 best NBA players of all-time" and Dan asks "Do the (L.A) Kings have anyone that's good?"


Do you think Duncan being top ten is really off base? Here's a recent opinion piece from FOX Sports ranking Duncan as the best PF of all time:

http://msn.foxsports.com/nba/lists/Top- ... o=30030687

Here's a ESPN fan poll which as Duncan has second best, trailing only Karl Malone:
http://espn.go.com/sportsnation/post/_/id/9056315

I'm not using these two links to definitively prove Duncan being an all time top ten player, but only to point out that plenty of other NBA fans and professionals think the same way.

am not familiar with all the great players from the early '90s and prior, but I don't think Duncan as a top 10 all time player is unreasonable.


No doubt Duncan is an all-time great, but I think it does become slightly ridiculous if you start making a list of all-time greats and you actually get to ten guys and find there really isn't room for him.



I think that not only is Duncan one of the greatest ten players of all time I believe that he is the greatest player of his era. People always talk about players carrying teams look at some of the players that he has won championships with. And these players were starters.

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I think that not only is Duncan one of the greatest ten players of all time I believe that he is the greatest player of his era.


He can be the greatest of his era without being a top ten all-time guy. There are at least five great centers who were better. Then there are Jordan and LeBron and Robertson and Magic. How could he possibly make the top ten?

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I think that not only is Duncan one of the greatest ten players of all time I believe that he is the greatest player of his era.


He can be the greatest of his era without being a top ten all-time guy. There are at least five great centers who were better. Then there are Jordan and LeBron and Robertson and Magic. How could he possibly make the top ten?


Most people classify him as a four. I did not see Oscar Robertson play. Tim Duncan was decidedly the best player on a team that won 4 championships. Which five centers would you put in front of him? When you say Lebron James he ran to play with one top five guy and one top ten guy to get a ring. Could he have won with Avery Johnson and Bruce Bowen starting? Those were the type of guys James ran away from in Cleveland.

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I think that not only is Duncan one of the greatest ten players of all time I believe that he is the greatest player of his era.


He can be the greatest of his era without being a top ten all-time guy. There are at least five great centers who were better. Then there are Jordan and LeBron and Robertson and Magic. How could he possibly make the top ten?


Most people classify him as a four. I did not see Oscar Robertson play. Tim Duncan was decidedly the best player on a team that won 4 championships. Which five centers would you put in front of him? When you say Lebron James he ran to play with one top five guy and one top ten guy to get a ring. Could he have won with Avery Johnson and Bruce Bowen starting? Those were the type of guys James ran away from in Cleveland.


Wilt, Russell, Kareem, Shaq, and Olajuwan would certainly have to be considered better than Duncan. Then there are secondary guys who dominated like Gilmore and Thurmond and Bellamy who you can make a case for.

I think Duncan is a great player but to call him a top ten guy is hyperbolic. I'd put him with a guy like Jerry Lucas.

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