NBA 2013?14 Season

Xevy

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MJ probably bet on every game for the Bulls to win and for him to score at least 30 points.
 
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Don't listen to them dude. I think you're 100% accurate with the Jordan suspension theory. You just need to get onboard the frozen envelope and Dan Gilbert MS Sans Serif curse of the number one pick and you'll really be on the right track.
 
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Gaige_sl said:
Ya he was so heart broken about his father being murdered that he played another six seasons or some shit after that. Article doesn't mention it because Jordan's excuse holds no water. He said he wanted to retire so his dad saw his last game. Instead he played like 500 more fucking games. He played until he was an old man who couldn't jump on teams that couldn't compete. Bullshit excuse is bullshit, news at 11.
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Uh, he changed his mind after 2 years and went back to play basketball. I guess he should have played baseball instead for another 10. How dare people change!

So Gaige, which gambling was it that got Jordan suspended?


If only Lebron knew what its like to live through the death of a parent, instead of just having your teammate bang one of them.
 
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Araysar_sl said:
Uh, he changed his mind after 2 years and went back to play basketball. I guess he should have played baseball instead for another 10. How dare people change!
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not to mention the 94 baseball strike probably had something to do with it.
 
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Gaige, stop fucking talking and then saying you're putting everyone on ignore who disagrees with you. Fuck, just post someplace else if you're going to do that shit. Posting 4 to 6 paragraph replies and then saying you're now going to put them on ignore is pussy shit.
 
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Collin Cowherd led off his show today making the argument that Lebron is now in the top 5 all-time starting lineup. Fan or not, he certainly looks like he belongs on that list. If anyone, Bird is the biggest stretch in the lineups 4 spot:

1- Magic
2- Jordan
3- Lebron
4- Bird
5- Kareem
 
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I love this debate. Are we just saying best 5 at the position? Any best 5? Or are we talking about SPACE JAM OMG aliens will take over the earth starting 5?

C Olajuwon
PF Duncan
SF Pippen
SG Jordan
PG Lebron

No Wilt, Kareen, Shaq, Moses or Russell. No Bird or Magic in the starting 5. No Kobe either. Lebron is your defacto point guard. Pippen can start the offense too. Do you really need a real PG with that lineup? Nope. You need an offensive system though. You have defenders at all positions. Two big rebounders and shot blockers, and with Dream it's like having a guard at center anyways. No glaring free throw weakness though Scottie and Duncan hit low 60s some years. The big weakness is a 40%+ three point shooter. But honestly, with two post guys and three wing players I can live without that. Your scoring comes from Olajuwon posting up and Jordan doing his thing. Duncan can run the pick and roll with Lebron and Scottie can do whatever the fuck he wants. Why? Because I love Scottie Pippen. And when all else fails the whole teams goes into lockdown D mode.

Let me also add the guy I would pick to coach this team wouldn't be Phil, Red, or Pop. Pop comes close though. Pat Riley all the way. I liked the fact he adapted to Showtime then to Slowtime (Knicks and the 90s rules) and reinvented himself again in building the 06 Heat.
 
Djay

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Yeah, depends if I'm making a real team or going with the All-NBA type, where I can go with any two guards, any two forwards, and a center. Actually, either way...Jordan, Bird, Magic, and Lebron are in there. The Center spot is the only one that would change. Lebron would be the PF, not Bird, by the way. Olajuwon would probably be the center, but reasonable arguments could be made for Russell, Wilt, and Kareem.

Edit* Magic and Bird are 2 of the greatest passers to ever play the game, and Lebron is no slouch when it comes to playmaking. Lebron and Jordan could lock down the top 2 players on the other team, and Bird stretches the floor unlike most of these other line-ups. If all I wanted was defense from my center, I might go Russell, but I think Hakeem is the most well-rounded big-man ever. With Magic and Lebron, they have the ability to rebound outside the center position, as well.
 
Slaythe

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Shaq had 3 seasons where he was the most dominant center ever but you can't ignore his declining production after that in this all time great debate.

I still give Wilt the title for best center fully acknowledging that a player like Hakeem would have done the same thing in that era. The stats are just too great, even when you factor in era.

I took each position as top playerat that position. So while LeBron could certainly play 1-4 he has logged the bulk of his minutes in the NBA at the 3 so thats where he goes in this discussion.

Anyway, my picks are right and everyone else is wrong.
 
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Slaythe_sl said:
I took each position as top playerat that position. So while LeBron could certainly play 1-4 he has logged the bulk of his minutes in the NBA at the 3 so thats where he goes in this discussion.

Anyway, my picks are right and everyone else is wrong.
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If I did it with your definition...ugh, it gets a lot harder. I think I still give it to Bird for now, but it's really close. At that point, yeah...Duncan is probably the 4. That's another one where he's really a center in my head, but he's listed as a PF.
 
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Isn't betting on sports only a problem if it's in the sport you're in? There was not even a rumor of that.
 
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