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Jerome Kersey passed away at 52 He used to throw down some mean dunks back in the day...RIP

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Feb 16, 2015 -> 06:09 PM) This. You could replace LeBron with '91 MJ or '00 Shaq and the Heat still get dusted by the Spurs. They were that good. I disagree, the Spurs were pushed to seven games in the first round by the Mavs, they might've of not gotten out of the West if Ibaka never gets hurt. It's more a testament of how stacked the West was and how awful the East was (Indiana, lol). If the East actually had great competition, the Heat wouldn't have made the Finals, stick them out West and they weren't sniffing that fourth Finals in a row. The Spurs beating OKC in 6 tough games was your real Finals last year. The '13-'14 San Antonio Spurs were good but they're not even the best version of their previous championship teams. BTW, LeBron is smart staying in the East, he's been to 5 Finals but two of those times, ('07 Cavs and '14 Heat) he had no business being in the Finals with those teams, proof being his teams got mauled in the championship round.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Feb 15, 2015 -> 09:01 PM) He's shooting 41% from the field and 32.5% from 3 and getting to the line just over 3 times per game for a ts% of .488 in '15. For a point of reference, old, fat, unathletic MJ, his last year with the Wizards, had a ts% of 49.1. Come on J4L, Rose is coming back from 2 major knee injuries and losing 2 years of basketball. I said it at the begining of this season, don't expect Rose to be anywhere his MVP level this season, maybe even into next season but as long as he doesn't suffer anymore major setbacks, he will get to, or close to his MVP level again. The Bulls are good enough to compete for a title if he gets to 75%-85% this postseason with enough flashes of his 10-11 version. He needs to play smarter though, stop shooting so many threes for one. Shoot more mid-range Js, be more of a field general assists PG (he has offensive weapons at his disposal) and attack the rim for his shot and others in crunch time. Just letting the game come to him instead of forcing the issue.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Feb 15, 2015 -> 05:41 PM) And on the other side you had guys with these "fundamental" skills that couldn't play dead back in the 80's and 90's because they were lacking everywhere else. You'll always have scrubs or guys that can't play no matter the era. But give me the physically gifted, athletic freaks with the higher ceiling over the fundamental dudes with a limited ceiling all day, every day. Of course, ideally, you'd like a combination of both. I can agree to that. But the last champs prove that fundamentals will always be an integral part of good basketball and IMO, more important than freakish raw athletic ability, aside from Leonard, who else on the Spurs would anyone consider athletically gifted? Even on those dynasty Bulls aside from Jordan and Pippen and maybe Grant and an older Rodman, I'd be hardpressed to call anyone else an elite athlete. You're right though, a combination of great athleticism and a decent skillset has a higher level than flat footed elite fundamentals guys, it's just infuriating in my eyes that a player like DHoward can look like a doofus inside with his horrible low post footwork. Olajuwon, never known for his elite athleticism, would destroy Howard prime vs prime. I think I would take above average athleticism combined with an elite skillset...

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Feb 15, 2015 -> 04:16 PM) Jordan*jocker*alert!!! Extreme hyperbole on your part for some reason. Nobody suggested any of what you said here. But the fact of the matter is the league as a whole dwarfs the 80's, 90's, s***, even the early 2000's from an athleticism standpoint. As training methods, medicine, etc, continue to improve/advance, it'll be even crazier 10 years from now. That's all I was saying. Being called a Jordan jocker by someone who named himself Jordan4Life, doe True, there's a much bigger emphasis on athleticism in the NBA than before but there is also a noticeable drop in fundamental skills. You have a bunch of guys in the league today who can run and jump out of the building but do pretty much nothing else. What I want to say, and I've had these discussions on other hoop forums, is that while athletes in general do get bigger and faster with modern sports training and medicine, it doesn't necessarily make them better basketball players. Someone like Larry Bird will be great no matter when he plays because of the high hoops IQ and the elite skillset he had. I firml believe the 86 Celtics would manhandle the LA Clippers if they played a 7 game series. Also, athletic freaks with a great skillset like Wilt, Shaq, MJ or LeBron will always be an outlier, every generation produces that one player who has the combination of great athleticism and great skillset. Just because you can run really fast and jump through the roof doesn't mean you're actually a good NBA player...

QUOTE (kev211 @ Feb 15, 2015 -> 08:08 AM) Can athletes really get any better than this? At what point does the human body peak? By 2025, every small guard will be a better than Jordan, fowards like LeBron will be a dime a dozen and centers like Shaq will be the norm. They'll be taking off from the three point line for dunks. Just like in the modern age, guys like KLove will be rendered useless, what hope does he have to pull down rebounds against such athletic freaks? Steve Nash type players won't win MVPs since he won his MVPs like 50 years ago, Paul Pierce is so lucky he wasn't born in 2000...

Big win. Hopefully this quiets all the silly "fire Thibs" nonsense...well until they lose their next regular season home game.

So if Reggie Miller is in the HOF, the Hawks DO have a future HOFer, Kyle Korver anyone? Commence crapping of pants fellow Bulls fans...

QUOTE (Boogua @ Feb 6, 2015 -> 09:18 PM) They're a very good regular season team. Great teamwork and lots of effort. I don't see them doing much in the playoffs though. I can't think of any teams making or winning the finals without a hall of famer on their roster. Maybe the mid 2000s Pistons, but I think a guy or two makes the hall off those teams Just out of curiosity, who do you think is HOF worthy? The Wallaces? Chauncey Billups? I just don't see it...

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Feb 2, 2015 -> 02:07 PM) Warren Sapp arrested for soliciting a prostitute at 7 AM in Phoenix. You are a Hall of Famer at the Super Bowl, and you need to try to pay for some strange? You are doing something wrong, C'mon Man! It's not like he's a household name though. To us football fans, yeah we know who he is but show a picture of him to 20 random chicks and I'll be shocked if one of them knows who he is. It's not like he's on Micheal Strahan's level of celebrity among females. I don't get why people pay close attention to Super Bowl ads, I know it's a thing but I pay about the same attention as I do to commercials all year long which is hardly. I did catch that Nationwide ad and it was depressing, right away I was glad I don't have a pool and my TV is not that high off the floor, lol. Oh and Bevell, stay classy bro.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Feb 1, 2015 -> 10:43 PM) Growing up the Super Bowl was just beating up on Buffalo year after year. Yeah, and Denver too

QUOTE (zenryan @ Feb 1, 2015 -> 09:22 PM) dont be running your mouth and calling out a specific player when there is still an entire quarter to play. Seattle's offense gave his defense a 10 point lead late and his defense failed. Lol

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Feb 1, 2015 -> 09:13 PM) I'm still dumbfounded by that call. There is absolutely no reason for a pass in such tight quarters, too many bad things can happen. They had second and goal from the 1 1/2 yard line, 30 seconds with two time outs so time wasn't an issue and you have Lynch. If they run it with Lynch, they'd be celebrating their back to back SB championship right now. I would be so pissed if I were Carroll at my OC.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Feb 1, 2015 -> 09:07 PM) After the last 20 seconds I can't say I'm mad about the Pats taking that win. New England sucks too, spygate, deflategate (you think Brady didn't know what was going on? LOL) and that ineligible/eligible BS they pull off. Such a bunch of entitled pricks.

QUOTE (zenryan @ Feb 1, 2015 -> 09:03 PM) I wonder if Sherman is still running his mouth about Revis now. shocker, the punk b****es Seattle cant handle losing. unlikeable. Revis didn't make the game saving INT though

Seattle gift wrapped this SB...you have Lynch FFS The OC should get fired for that alone.

On the 1 1/2 yard line, second and goal with two time outs and you call a pass play SMH

Stupid stupid play calling

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Feb 1, 2015 -> 08:45 PM) This has really been impressive however it ends. Yup

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Feb 1, 2015 -> 07:44 PM) I'm usually wrong, but feels like the Seahawks are gonna roll now. 10 pt lead, Pats can't run, 'Hawks DLine just gonna pin their ears back and go after Brady...and on defense Pats gonna get a heavy dose of Beast Mode. This one could get ugly fast.

QUOTE (SoxAce @ Feb 1, 2015 -> 07:32 PM) I was hoping to see those sweet sweater cows of Katy. Came away disappointed. Of all the SuperBowl halftimes shows were a wardrobe malfunction should happen...

Two great reasons to watch Katy...

QUOTE (SoxAce @ Feb 1, 2015 -> 06:58 PM) Can't stand Seattle. I hate the Pats too but just alittle less. Seattle doesn't bother me, the Pats OTOH I can't stand. America agrees with me, the Pats are the second most hated team in America, only behind the Cowboys. http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/main/20...r-seahawks.html

That's the Seahawks biggest weakness, at the WR position, Wilson with a ton of time but no one can get open

Legion of Boom 1 Brady 0 Go 'hawks