I don't know about adore as much as appreciate them for what they could do on the field. Bo found success in FB and BB. Even MJ tried BB, but couldn't cut it. Bo averaged .250 and had 141 HR's in eight seasons, yet is still known primarily as a FB player. That should tell you something. Sanders numbers are amazing considering he was on losing teams and played behind some porous lines.
That credit goes to Bird and Magic.
Agreed. MJ might have helped a little bit, but virtually everyone gives credit to Bird and Magic for propelling the NBA "into another stratosphere.
Not sure how many years ago that might have been, but if it was more than 5 they have change a LOT of the strip. Taken a lot of bars out, added high-rise student housing and more "family friendly" restaurants. still plenty of bars, just more off the beaten path. And make sure you get a sandwich at Gus's Good Times Deli. Place is an icon.
Which part is ridiculous? Are you denying he's the Barry Bonds of basketball? Personally, I find it one of the strangest phenomena in American society--the collective desire to keep our heads in the sand despite overwhelming evidence in order to keep Jordan on a pedastal.
Well you see koon has a long storied history of closely examining athletes bodies
You seem to be easily offended when someone disagrees or questions you.
Dr J kept the NBA on life support. Bird and Magic saved the league. MJ elevated it to the next level and the Dream Team made it known worldwide. At least that’s how I remember it.
That's probably a fair one sentence analysis.
While it's certainly possible for a post to be offensive, I wasn't offended in this case, and I generally do not find disagreement offensive.
57 here. In my entire lifetime this is the first I’ve ever heard anyone claim Jordan and Pippen were juicing.
Yeah, to be fair, it was inappropriate for me to outright claim Jordan was juicing, though I didn't do the same for Pippen. I just believe it was likely. And yes, as I indicated previously, I find it very interesting that it's never been a serious point of speculation.
In a matter of hours you went from calling MJ the "Barry Bonds of basketball," saying he and Pippen "hulked out," and it was supported by an "overwhelming amount of evidence" to now saying it should just be a "serious point of speculation." Unbelievable.
The hulking out is certainly not speculation. Obviously, I've never spent time around MJ and can't say for certain what substances he made use of.
Im 47, caught the whole career of MJ, hell had the first pair of air Jordan's (mine were sky Jordan's cause I was in kids sizes). No way in hell was he ever juicing. Yes he got bigger over time, but who doesn't. I still work out 4-5 times a week and am a hell of alot bigger than I was in my 20s and 30s. I see no advantages to using roids to add mass for basketball, if anything it would hurt more than help with all the running and added strength messing with a guy's shot.
You literally said he started juicing and that there was an overwhelming amount of evidence to support that claim.
Actually the ABA players who came in with the merger kept the interest up. If you look at the league stats you’ll see along with Dr J that McGinnis, Gervin, Malone, Wise and a few others were the league leaders in scoring.
Interesting that you were glued to Bulls games at age 7. I thought I got into pro/college sports at an early age, but not quite that early.
That's what they call in the logic business both a loaded question and a strawman.
Sure im not the first person that watched sports as a young kid. Every Bulls game was on WGN and my grandpa was a college basketball fan and couldn't wait to see how Jordan did in the pros. Not like we had anything worth a shit to watch or cheer for in Indiana except Notre Dame on Saturday and the Bears on Sunday. Dont worry, I still remember the 85 Bears too
My knowledge of Bears/NFL players from 1985 (when I was 10) is about 20 times greater than my knowledge of NFL teams/players today. Pretty sure I could name all 85 Bears starters off the top of my head, including kicker, punter, and kick returner, and tell you where most of them went to school. Could name a number of back-ups, too, along with school attended.
George Gervin was up there with Dr J in my book. Remember that Nike commercial? "I do know how to finger roll". Not enough O's in smooth for the Iceman.
61 Yankees
Wow. My math is rusty, but I'm pretty sure that makes you 142 years old.