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  1. 3 minutes ago, Iceman said:

    I'm one of the biggest Dirk bashers on here for being such a one-sided player in the pantheon of all-time greats.  That post is just fucking insane, however.

    Dirk carried a franchise.  Carried it like a motherfucker.  Gasol was a great role player.

    Gasol was more than a role player. He was a 6 time all star and 4 time all-NBA player - and from 2009-2011 with the Lakers played at a near MVP level. His peak was better than Marc's by a good margin.

    But on your larger point, yes, Dirk compares favorably to guys like Durant or KG as a leader, franchise cornerstone type player. Pau was never that. 

  2. 3 hours ago, Pokoloco said:

    My daughter was talking about dying her hair black during the quarantine, just to see what she'd look like.

    Wife: With your light skin, you'll wind up looking nemo.

    Daughter: NEMO?! Are you serious?!!

    (we're both laughing loudly)

    Wife: Yes. You're too fair skinned.

    Daughter:  I'm going to look like a little orange fish??

    Wife: Why would you say that?

     

    I have a feeling this isn't the last we're going to see from quarantine Trixie. If she's anything like the rest of us (which I hope to Jesus she isn't) her brain will accumulate a nice layer of covid fog. 

  3. 5 hours ago, Carl Spackler said:

    Not really.  Pettit and Havlicek were two of the greatest players who ever played the game.  Pettit played a young Bill Russell to a standstill in the playoffs in the late Fifties.  He made the All-Star team (in an undiluted league) in each of the 11 seasons he played.  He averaged 26 and 16 for his career.  He was a beast.  Havlicek was a 13-time All-Star and far more important to Boston than Cowens.  One of the great all-around athletes to ever play the game.  Both Pettit and Havlicek were far greater than Ginobili, Sabonis, Cowens, or even Walton or Maravich for that matter.   

     

     

    I beleive Havlicek won at least one title without Russell, as well. (yep he won two - 74 and 76)

    9 minutes ago, Uncle Boobs said:

    Damn brandy!!!! Mix in a salad or two bro!!!!!

    I bet he's still got that soft buttery jumper though.

    He does. I did a couple of his shooting camps at WAYA when I was a kid and one of my dad's first comments when dropping me off was "Man he's really let himself go".

    But at one point he lined up on the baseline from about 18 feet and drilled like 25 straight jumpers. Those guys just never lose it. 

  4. 9 minutes ago, Zepol87 said:

    Everyone should be doing this. 

    Ordered Streets Chicken last night and the setup was alright. Table blocking the door open to help keep distance from the guy running back and forth for orders. Tell them your name they bring food and sit it on the table and take your card. 

    Loved Street's the couple times I've been. Do they still do good work? I remember their collard greens being very on point. 

  5. 24 minutes ago, FondrenRoad said:

    Its your fault that youre a bitch ass pussy.  Or maybe your mom's. Too bad Karl Malone didn't get to her before your dad did.  And you obviously give a fuck because you negged me about Magic even before the Karl Malone discussion occurred. So quit pretending you don't care and quit being a snowflake. This is your misdirection, but I am happy to go down it with you. Or you could just stop being a bitch and not reply to the Karl Malone part of this thread if you don't like it. 

    For the record. I didnt say a single fucking political thing in here. Aggie posed a hypothetical. Karl Malone couldnt play now because of his paternity issues.  I replied that shit still happens and nobody cares. That was the end of it until you decided to inject your dumb ass shit. So instead, we can just do this for 2 or 3 pages. Your choice. 

    Don't worry man I'll just recapture it. 

    This is the bullshit you brought into this thread when previously everyone was trying to keep the discussion towards hoops:

    Paul George is a deadbeat who fought paternity, but there are probably more.  Porzingis faced a Kobe style rape accusation last year too.  Domestic violence pops up with a variety of players. 

    I doubt anyone spread as much seed as Malone. 

  6. 12 minutes ago, Goo Punch said:

    you're right. to say that he will easily exceeed Hakeem is too much. still, if i may rephrase my original statement, he projects to be the best European born player ever. the kid is truly an all-time talent for his age. he's amazing. 

    Oh for sure. I'm just catching you on a technicality. Luka is fucking amazing - and through 2 years is easily the best Euro ever - if not the best foreign player.

  7. 3 minutes ago, FondrenRoad said:

    Good list but I would have Bird 2nd,  Penders Jr in 3rd and Brandy Perryman in 1st.

    You're such a waste of space shithead troll. I don't get why people like you think it's funny to take advantage of some societal downtime to go parade your dick around the entire board. Take it easier on the booze or ratchet down the peanut gallery.

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  8. 4 minutes ago, FondrenRoad said:

    Quit being a fucking bitch, bitch. Y'all brought up Karl Malone's transgressions 

    Seriously, you negged because I suggested Magic could possibly be the greatest.  No politics at all.  You're a fucking bitch ass pussy.

    First of all it's not my fault you're a dumbass and make awful takes, second of all, it's not my fault that you go full CR in a lighthearted basketball discussion thread. Bringing up shit like paternity suits, rape accusations, domestic violence, and then further expressing your opinion on each. No one gives a fuck. Take it somewhere else. I'm not trying to talk about Malone having sex with underaged girls when the topic is top 10 players ever. Go to the CR for that shit. 

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  9. 1 minute ago, FondrenRoad said:

    Off the top of my head, Paul George is a deadbeat who fought paternity, but there are probably more.  Porzingis faced a Kobe style rape accusation last year too.  Domestic violence pops up with a variety of players. 

    I doubt anyone spread as much seed as Malone. 

    The more I think about it, you probably have it backwards. In today's social media environment, Malone's transgressions would be a one day tweetstorm replaced by someone else's transgressions the next day and buried among everything else going on in the world. 

    The only dealbreakers now are rape and domestic violence, but even those aren't truly dealbreakers.  Nobody cares about deadbeat dads now or then.  

    Bro this is a decent thread so far. Please for the love of God don't start bringing in political bullshit here.

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  10. 22 minutes ago, FondrenRoad said:

    People like to get bitchy when protecting MJ's throne. I get it.  No discussion allowed.

    And like I said, Dr J was ahead of his time. He invented the SF position that KD and Dirk played later.  Who is the best light bulb inventor?  Edison or the 2017 Phillips LED light bulb department?

    There is zero argument for Magic over MJ and probably LeBron and Kareem as well. Magic was never an elite defender. The other 3 were for the majority of their careers, and were all basically just as good on offense.

    As for your second line, Dirk never played SF. Maybe Dr. J influenced KD as a player, but I'm like 99% confident in saying that Durant is the better player. Dr. J played a lot of his career in a watered down ABA - and never really achieved true superstar status in the NBA after that. Dr. J's title with Philly was on the back of peak Moses Malone (probably one of the best 15-20 players ever) peak Mo Cheeks, and a fantastic playoffs from Andrew Toney who outscored Dr. J that year in the playoffs and on better efficiency. 

    Also you haven't even given your list @FondrenRoad. Nut up first. 

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  11. 23 minutes ago, FondrenRoad said:

    Magic Johnson has a good argument for greatest basketball player of all time. 

    I probably don't have anything against you but I'm giving a rare neg here. 

    29 minutes ago, FondrenRoad said:

    Still, Hakeem, Wilt, and Kareem were all better individual players than Duncan and Shaq so I suppose they are easy to overlook.

    Highly debatable. 

    And on top of that, no one in their right mind would put Julius Erving in the top 10. He's like a poor man's Dirk or KD. 

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  12. Tucker was one of just eight unanimous selections, the others being Brady, Peterson, Joe Thomas, Marshal Yanda, JJ Watt, Aaron Donald and Von Miller. Pretty elite company.

    The only two players to reappear from the 2000s list were Tom Brady (obviously) and... Devin Hester. 

  13. http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000001108338/article/nfl-2010s-alldecade-team-tom-brady-aaron-donald-headliners

    2010s ALL-DECADE TEAM ROSTER

     

    * -- denotes a unanimous selection

    OFFENSE

    QB Tom Brady*
    QB Aaron Rodgers
    RB Frank Gore
    RB Marshawn Lynch
    RB LeSean McCoy
    RB Adrian Peterson*
    WR Antonio Brown
    WR Larry Fitzgerald
    WR Calvin Johnson
    WR Julio Jones
    FLEX Darren Sproles
    TE Rob Gronkowski
    TE Travis Kelce
    OT Jason Peters
    OT Tyron Smith
    OT Joe Staley
    OT Joe Thomas*
    OG Jahri Evans
    OG Logan Mankins
    OG Zack Martin
    OG Marshal Yanda*
    C Alex Mack
    C Maurkice Pouncey

    DEFENSE

    DE Calais Campbell
    DE Cameron Jordan
    DE Julius Peppers
    DE J.J. Watt*
    DT Geno Atkins
    DT Fletcher Cox
    DT Aaron Donald*
    DT Ndamukong Suh
    LB Chandler Jones
    LB Luke Kuechly
    LB Khalil Mack
    LB Von Miller*
    LB Bobby Wagner
    LB Patrick Willis
    CB Patrick Peterson
    CB Darrelle Revis
    CB Richard Sherman
    S Eric Berry
    S Earl Thomas
    S Eric Weddle
    DB Chris Harris Jr.
    DB Tyrann Mathieu

    SPECIALISTS

    P Johnny Hekker
    P Shane Lechler
    K Stephen Gostkowski
    K Justin Tucker*
    PR Tyreek Hill
    PR Darren Sproles
    KR Devin Hester
    KR Cordarrelle Patterson

    COACHES

    Bill Belichick
    Pete Carroll

  14. 6 hours ago, HookEm said:

    but a healthy Kawhi is just so freaking disruptive on the defensive end, and is just as clutch.

    Kobe really wasn't that clutch. His FG% on game winners and shots in the clutch pales to some other prime scorers. I would take Kawhi or Durant in a heartbeat over Kobe with the game on the line - but I think Kobe made his teammates better in a way that Kawhi never has, and I think his intensity on both ends was more consistent than Durant. 

  15. 10 minutes ago, Reynolds Woodcock said:

    No real objections to ranking KD over Dirk from me. I think I gave Dirk a slight edge just because his 2011 championship was impressive to me. That said, I think KD has a higher peak and without a doubt surpasses Dirk before he retires. 

    Barkley and Hakeem were past their primes when I really started watching, which is why I didn't mention them. Maybe I should reconsider just so I can get Wade off my list.  

    Dirk won at a very high level as the clear-cut best player on his team for a long time. But so did KD. Statistically KD is pretty much a tier up (actually, just in the regular season. They're pretty neck and neck in the playoffs - except Durant has considerably more wins through 12 years). He's also a better defender. But like you said, Dirk's 2011 run was pretty special. Durant hasn't carried a team like that to a championship (even though he obliterated the Cavs twice in the Finals).

  16. On 4/4/2020 at 4:29 PM, Message Board User said:

    I feel really bad for the Bucks.  Best chance for the title in decades...and Greek Freak enters free agency in 2021.  Time is tight.

    Kyrie and Durant could be a problem next year if KD comes back 90%+

    Philly is still young. Toronto is pretty young. Miami plays good ball. The Celtics are kind of loaded. 

    Definitely hits the Bucks the hardest if the season gets straight up canned. I think the Lakers should be fine. It would cost them a contending year but I don't think their chances would be any worse next season necessarily. 

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