jsupop33
Loyalty & Respect
man, this is the reason I was a Jordan Hater growing up. He got all the dayum calls. I agree with GR that NBA wanted Jordan to win.
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man, this is the reason I was a Jordan Hater growing up. He got all the dayum calls. I agree with GR that NBA wanted Jordan to win.
Jax
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:lol: Man cmon. You had Laimbeer, Mahorn, and James (Buddah) Edwards, in the front court along with Salley and Rodman. The first two names I mentioned would have LeBron dazed and confused if he came through the lane.
But ok. :lol:
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Illuminated
Yeah. Compared to how the game's played today, they were playing prison ball. lol!
DAHILL
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once again how did that make the game better? It sounds ignorant... the object of the game is to score points without fouling.... how is leaving someone dazed and confused making the game better? ANY dummy can make someone dazed and confused.... prison yard full of players who leave others dazed and confused.
LS Syndicate
#TheeILove
I think the league is as good now as it was back then.
One could make the argument that it's got worse because of expansion, but the NBA's only added like 6 teams since the Bad Boys. Not enough expansion to really impact the level of play. Some make the argument that High schoolers and one-and-doner's are stinking up the league, but the NBA's global appeal has attracted quality players from other countries so it kind of evens out.
One could make the argument that it's got worse because of expansion, but the NBA's only added like 6 teams since the Bad Boys. Not enough expansion to really impact the level of play. Some make the argument that High schoolers and one-and-doner's are stinking up the league, but the NBA's global appeal has attracted quality players from other countries so it kind of evens out.
Jax
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Answer this....what makes you think that either Laimbeer or Mahorn would hurt themselves more than they would hurt LeBron?
Journalist
Listen up maggots! And that's an order!
Also changed the rules to weight the game more toward offense due to sagging ratings..
Devil's Gun Trigger Man
onward and upward son!
Exactly, nobody wants to watch a hackfest. I used to hate those NBA on NBC games on Sunday afternoon any time the Knicks, Pacers, and etc. played because it was gone be brutal 82-78 or some crappy score like that.
P.S. Chuck Daly had to play to their strengths. That wasn't an overly talented or athletic team, so they had to make up for that by using intimidation.
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LOL!
They called flagrant fouls back then, too. It was illegal in the 1980s and 90s to do all of that stuff the Pistons did.
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Illuminated
[video=youtube;k2J6_EsYMYg]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2J6_EsYMYg[/video]
number1
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Dude, I was just thinking about that. lol
Bill Lamibeer told SI LeBron would have been the best player in the league if he played during his era.
"There was no one physically like him in our time slot,"Lamibeer said.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1J8SOqAmnA&feature=youtu.be
"There was no one physically like him in our time slot,"Lamibeer said.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1J8SOqAmnA&feature=youtu.be
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Taylor-Made'90
I'm 'Citrix SSO' batch!!!
I agree. But the moment they walked off the court against the Bulls and he started ducking (walking behind Laimbeer) to avoid the cameras, sealed his fate... He quit.... And nobody likes a quitter......
Chuck Daley pulled all the starters at that point because the Pistons were down by 21 in the final minute.
Where does quitting come into all of this? The game was over. Bad sportsmanship? Yeah. Quitting? Nah.
John Salley said the only reason they walked off the court against Chicago because the Celtics had done the same thing against them in the 1988 ECF.
Where does quitting come into all of this? The game was over. Bad sportsmanship? Yeah. Quitting? Nah.
John Salley said the only reason they walked off the court against Chicago because the Celtics had done the same thing against them in the 1988 ECF.
Blacknbengal
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Bad Boys for Life!!!! Bad Boys, bad boys! Whatcha gonna do? Whatcha gonna do when they come for you?!!!!
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Noticeably absent from the piece was Magic Johnson. They had James Worthy but no Magic? I heard that Isiah and Magic's relationship went from sugar to shit but I figured that one could at least be objective when it comes to the game of basketball. I would've loved to hear what Magic had to say about witnessing Isiah go off for 25 points in the third quarter of game 6. And doing it all on a sprained ankle.
And another dude on that Detroit squad that I was always leery about was James Edwards. Back then I was a little kid but something about dude seemed murderous. He's the only cat in the NBA to sport a Fu Manchu. His Fu Manchu man him look treacherous.
And another dude on that Detroit squad that I was always leery about was James Edwards. Back then I was a little kid but something about dude seemed murderous. He's the only cat in the NBA to sport a Fu Manchu. His Fu Manchu man him look treacherous.