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QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Jan 23, 2013 -> 10:34 AM) How the hell did you remember this thread?

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Jan 24, 2013 -> 10:18 PM) Eh, it's useless. The 90s Bulls are beyond comparison apparently. Nah, just the 2010s Heat aren't better currently.

QUOTE (ZoomSlowik @ Jan 24, 2013 -> 07:58 PM) Man, why did I actually have to be working for once and miss the opportunity to add another three pages to this? A few random comments... 1) They used to actually be able to play defense and be physical with an offensive player. Bill Laimbeer would have been suspended more games than he played. It's a much different game. 2) The big men nowadays are horrible. They're athletic, but too many of these young guys spend more time shooting 3's than learning how to score in the post. Many of them are incredibly skinny too. Chris Bosh might have died if he had to guard Malone or Barkley. 3) The PG's are really good right now. Guys like Magic, Isaiah, Stockton, Kidd, Payton, ect would still be really good (Don't even give me the athleticism argument. Two words: Steve Nash). There just seems to be more depth to me than I can ever remember. Jrue Holiday is averaging 19-9 and he's not really in the discussion for top PG. The wing players kind of suck though once you get past the top 5 or so. Who are your #4 SG and SF right now (I'm going to concede Kobe/Wade/Harden and Lebron/Durant/Melo, even though two of them haven't always been this good). Manu is the only other wing with a 20 PER, and he only plays 24 MPG. Does Rudy Gay really scare you? Monta Ellis? Paul Pierce and his walker? Paul George and his 41% shooting? I'm too lazy to do the research right now, but it seems like there used to be more wings capable of 25 a night like the previously mentioned Pierce at his peak, guys like Allen, T-Mac, Carter, Redd, ect. That seems like a random lull more than anything though, especially given the freakishness of Lebron/Durant/Harden this year and Kobe refusing to fall off a cliff. 4) Come on now, you can't compare two guys with one ring between them to Jordan, at least not yet. Physically Lebron is more imposing, but isn't nearly the shooter and is still way behind in terms of playoff resume. Durant can score, but so could George Gervin. Let him win something of significance first. He's a brilliant scorer, but needs to get better in other areas of the game (creating for others, defense, getting better at getting open so he might actually get 20 shots a game). Again, phenomenal players, but we're talking about Michael f***ing Jordan. ...and boom.

Joss Whedon can keep the Avengers and SHIELD. As long as he does the Marvel movies I'm happy.

QUOTE (Tex @ Jan 23, 2013 -> 07:00 PM) Of course we went to the buster lol. Another class, ''what does SLaM stand for?''Idk Why is that guy throwing a chair?Idk Wait, wait what was that pic of the girl? Idk Bad idea.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Jan 24, 2013 -> 12:24 PM) f*** now I have to play this game too Fun fact: Bethesda claims that the scale of the game is equal to twice the size of Great Britain:[3] around 487,000 square kilometers/ 188,000 sq miles. The game world features over 15,000 towns, cities, villages, and dungeons for the player's character to explore. According to Todd Howard, game director and executive producer for Bethesda, the game's sequel, The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, is 0.01% the size of Daggerfall, but most of Daggerfall's terrain was randomly generated. Vvardenfell, the explorable part of Morrowind in the third game has 10 square miles (25.9 square kilometers).[4][5] The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion has approximately 16 square miles (41.4 square kilometers) to explore.[6] In Daggerfall, there are 750,000+ non-player characters (NPCs) for the player to interact with, compared to the count of around 1,000 NPCs found in Morrowind and Oblivion. However, the geography and the characters in these later games are much more detailed. It takes a couple weeks to walk from one end of the map to the other.

Noah and Deng are All-Stars

Ok, SS2k5, LeBron is nowhere near the shooter Jordan was. But meanwhile... Through 9 Years in the Leauge Shooting: Jordan: .589 TS% vs. LeBron: .569 TS%. Edge Jordan. Shot Blocker: Jordan: 1.0 BLKPG vs. LeBron: 0.8 BLKPG. Edge Jordan. Defender: Jordan: 6 NBA All-Defensive 1st Team & DPOY, DRtg 103, DWS 41.0 vs. LeBron 4 NBA All-Defensive Team, DRtg 102, DWS 43.1. Edge Jordan (DRtg is too close for a team based stat to give LeBron the edge). Rebounder: Jordan: 9.5 TRB% vs. LeBron: 10.5 TRB%. Edge LeBron Faster: Jordan: 4.3 40-yd dash vs. LeBron: 4.6 40-yd dash. Edge Jordan Stronger: Don't have anything to clarify this, but I'll give to the man 50 pounds heavier. Edge LeBron. Playermaker/Passer: No way to quantify it, but Jordan averaged 8 APG when he played point. He played more off the ball though. I'll give you passer/point man, but sure as hell won't give you playmaker over Jordan. Tie 1-1. As for leader? We'll go with 3-0 in the Finals for this one. Better leader gets better results. So far: Jordan 5, LeBron 3. Faster and strong don't really even matter in comparing the two. There have been fast players who never did anything and monstrously strong players who did nothing. Now it's 4-2. LeBron as a forward should be a better rebounder and shot blocker than Jordan, he's in more position to do so, but he only prevails in one. Guards have a lot harder time winning DPOY than forwards, and Jordan had to beat out Mark Eaton and Hakeem Olajuwon, who are better defenders then the players LeBron has had to beat out. Now, a few other things... Steals: Jordan: 2.7 SPG vs. LeBron: 1.7 SPG - Jordan Win Shares: Jordan: 147.6 vs LeBron: 133.3 - Jordan Net Rtg (ORtg - DRtg): Jordan 121 - 103 = + 18 vs. LeBron 115 - 102 = +13. - Jordan Scoring: Jordan 32.3 PPG vs. LeBron 24.9 PPG - Jordan WS/48: Jordan .274 vs. LeBron .233 - Jordan PER: Jordan 29.8 vs LeBron 27.2 - Jordan Playoff PER: Jordan 29.6 vs. LeBron 27.1 - Jordan So final tally: Jordan 12, LeBron 3

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Jan 24, 2013 -> 12:29 PM) Before last year, I'd agree - but LeBron rose up and crossed any obstacles he had mentally last year when he flat out raped the planet. Mentally, he has nothing left to prove that he's beyond that issue. I mean, using the logic of one great playoffs makes a lot people better than MJ.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jan 24, 2013 -> 12:12 PM) The big difference is that LeBron's size would make him a much better defender of MJ. The extra couple of inches and long arms would be huge. Shoulda woulda coulda. And it's hard to be a "much better" defender than a guy who is the GOAT defensively for his position.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Jan 24, 2013 -> 08:25 AM) Yeah, you make one ending "canon" and go from there. Any piece of literature or film that has ambiguous or branching endings or a wide range of people writing for the same characters (e.g. Star Wars, comic books) makes these choices. Except the Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall, which made all six endings canon.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Jan 24, 2013 -> 11:49 AM) Seaking of MJ - I love me some MJ. LeBron may not get to 6 rings (who knows, who cares), but right now he's flat out a better baller than MJ ever was. Hell, I'm even leaning that way with Kevin Durant - he's a freak of nature. These guys are bigger, stronger, and better than MJ. MJ would still get his against them if we're talking prime, but if I were starting a franchise today, I'd take prime LBJ or Durant over prime MJ. There, I said it. Flame on. Jordan's third season alone puts both of them to shame.

If you know a jewelry smith, get a custom ring.

I just made banana bread and it's delicious.

Seriously Noah's in talks for DPOY, any of Noah, Booz, and Deng can be All-Stars, thank god Jimmy was a first round pick or he'd get Asik'd this summer. And Rose is cleared for full contact.

Also, Jimmy Butler is awesome.

Stacey "I LIKE MY MEATBALLS SPICY"

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Jan 23, 2013 -> 06:43 PM) Have you never seen a Nintendo game? They have been putting the console name next to the game forever. Not on the GameCube, which is honestly the one I remember most But I feel like there's more of it with the WiiU so far.

I love it.

Of all the stupid ideas in the world, this is brilliant. Show them the 'Buster

Happy Belated Balta!

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Jan 23, 2013 -> 09:59 AM) No kidding, I have NEVER read an IGN article that praised Nintendo as much as the one released today. MarioKart WiiU, Yoshis Island, Super Smash Bros WiiU, Mario Galaxy WiiU, Zelda, and a WiiU Zelda Windwaker is a pretty awesome bunch of announcements though Why is every game titled WiiU or U. Dear lord.

Hector is awesome.

QUOTE (danman31 @ Jan 22, 2013 -> 01:02 AM) This is potentially glorious news. It would be fantastic if Missouri would be forced to get rid of Haith. Last year was an aberration and a perfect storm that had more to do with a special group of players than it did the coach. Who replaces him? He's been really popular around campus also. Does the standard Buffalo Wild Wings weekly interview, always comes and talks with students during ticket lines, emails students frequently. I hear he's a really nice interview.

QUOTE (CWSpalehoseCWS @ Jan 20, 2013 -> 10:29 PM) I don't know why, but Wise reminds me of Fukudome last year. I think they caught lightning in a bottle at the end of last year. Wise is a grinder, but at 35... I just don't see him contributing much for this season. I don't understand why they wouldn't just go with Danks. I completely forgot we had Fukudome until just now.