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04-02-2010, 12:01 PM
NBA Championship dreams? Think big or go home
by Jesse Blanchard
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Is Tim Duncan still better than Dwight Howard?
The Devil’s greatest trick was convincing the world that he didn’t exist. Michael Jordan’s greatest feat? Convincing the NBA that greatness is measured in 40-inch verticals wrapped in 6-foot-6 packages.
Since Jordan hoisted his NBA Finals clinching shot over Byron Russell, it’s been assumed that the next great player would come replete with game-clinching fadeaway jumpers and ESPN highlight packages.
But if history has shown us anything, it’s that the league has been littered with high-flying, high-scoring swingmen. Yet most championship teams have been built on the sturdy foundations of seven-foot behemoths. That Michael Jordan finished as the greatest player of all time from his position is the exception, not the rule.
Keep reading → (http://www.48minutesofhell.com/2010/04/02/nba-championship-dreams-think-big-or-go-home/#more-7239)
by Jesse Blanchard
http://assets.espn.go.com/photo/2008/1218/nba_g_howard_576.jpg
Is Tim Duncan still better than Dwight Howard?
The Devil’s greatest trick was convincing the world that he didn’t exist. Michael Jordan’s greatest feat? Convincing the NBA that greatness is measured in 40-inch verticals wrapped in 6-foot-6 packages.
Since Jordan hoisted his NBA Finals clinching shot over Byron Russell, it’s been assumed that the next great player would come replete with game-clinching fadeaway jumpers and ESPN highlight packages.
But if history has shown us anything, it’s that the league has been littered with high-flying, high-scoring swingmen. Yet most championship teams have been built on the sturdy foundations of seven-foot behemoths. That Michael Jordan finished as the greatest player of all time from his position is the exception, not the rule.
Keep reading → (http://www.48minutesofhell.com/2010/04/02/nba-championship-dreams-think-big-or-go-home/#more-7239)