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best player of all ing time. so what if he was a . off.
Can you imagine any NBA player today saying half of these things and not getting crucified?
"I hate being out there with those garbagemen. They don't get you the ball."
"They've got no idea what it's all about. The white guys, they work hard, but they don't have the talent. And the rest of them? Who knows what to expect? They're not good for much of anything."
"I know what's gonna happen. We'll wait until the last minute and then they'll say something like they couldn't get a deal done because of the cap or somebody pulled out at the last minute. It happens here all the time. I don't know why I'm surprised every year."
"He can't do anything with the ball. Don't give it to him." - Michael yelling at Paxson who passed the ball to Perdue
"You ever hear of a guy, six-eleven maybe and two hundred sixty pounds, a guy big and fat like that and he can't get but two rebounds, if that many, running all over the damn court and he gets two rebounds? Big guy like that and he gets one rebound. Can't even stick his [expletive] into people and get more than that...Big, fat, fat guy. One rebound in three games. Power forward. Maybe they should call it powerless forward." - Michael ripping Stacey King a new one
"He was scared in there and panicking. He just lost it when Stockton scored." - Michael on B.J. Armstrong's mental fragility
I'll let them stand up and take responsibility for themselves."
"We have to do some things. We need to make some changes."
"...I call them 'the Looney Tunes.' Physically, they were the best. Mentally, they weren't even close."
"He's scared. He's got no heart...Nobody told me that. If I had spoken up, he wouldn't have been here."
"I know I can recognize what to do, but I'm not sure they can."
"It's a of a lot easier to make Earl Monroe look good than it is Brad Sellers."
"I hope there's a jumpshot in there." - Michael to Stacey King who was walking into the locker room with a box
"They don't need a ticket to watch you sitting on the bench. They can go to your house for that." - Michael to Charles Davis who was sorting through his tickets for his family and friends
"Give me the [expletive] ball." - Michael to Doug Collins who drew up a play for Dave Corzine
"I hate when I have to read that in the papers the next day, that I couldn't do something. It wasn't my fault."
"You're an idiot. You've screwed up every play we ever ran. You're too stupid to even remember the plays. We ought to get rid of you." - Michael to Horace Grant
"If you [pass the ball to Bill Cartwright], you'll never get the ball from me."
"We're not winning because of talent. We're just beating bad teams."
"Headache tonight, Scottie?" - Michael asks Scottie, while showing him his 2-for-16 line
"It's probably a twelve-day. He needs two days to wake up." - Michael on a ten-day contract teammate
"Five more years and I'm out of here. I'm marking these days on a calendar, like I'm in jail. I'm tired of being used by this organization, by the league, by the writers, by everyone."
"They're not interested in winning. They just want to sell tickets, which they can do because of me. They won't make any deals to make us better. And this Kukoc thing. I hate that. They're spending all their time chasing this guy."
"If I were a general manager, we'd be a better team."
"Will Vanderbilt. He doesn't deserve to be named after a Big Ten school." - Michael on Will Perdue
"I want to prove the critics wrong...I want to see some serious moves from management, which I really haven't seen that much of yet, and I want to see more serious at udes from my teammates this year when it comes to the playoffs. In the past, it's been more or less a joking thing, sort of a 'Well, we're here, so let's have a good time.'"
"I'm sure everything will be fine if we win, but if we start losing, I'm shooting."
"I know what I would do if I were coach. I'd determine our strengths and weaknesses and utilize them. And it's pretty clear what our strength is."
"Your boy doesn't want to play. I'm tired of bailing his [Swearing is not permitted at **********. You must edit this post prior to submitting.] out." - Michael yelling at Jim Cleamons about Dennis Hopson
"I don't know about trading a 24 year-old guy for a 34 year-old guy." - Michael questioning the Oakley trade
"He's causing me too many turnovers." - Michael on Cartwright's inability to catch
"Why the don't you ever set a pick like that in a game?" - Michael yelling at Perdue after also hitting Perdue upside his head (led to the ins ution of the private curtain for practices)
best player of all ing time. so what if he was a . off.
x100 ing classic
Stop attempting to justify what Kobe does. They aren't comparable. Jordan is the best ever, where Kobe is trying to be Mike. Big difference, they compare Kobe to Mike where Mike is Mike. Tell Kobe to get his own walk, his own swagger, his own tone of speaking, his own playing style....He**, he even cheats on his wife like Mike does (or did) etc. -- Swagger Jackin' a** Kobe, F- outta here
Last time I checked it was LeBron who decided to wear #23, not Kobe.
Kobe's not trying to be like Mike, he's trying to be better... and he has enough talent that he might accomplish just that.
Really? Well he won't be. Kobes a fronter as well. When asked about the number change, he gave some garbo excuse about some Italian player, when we all know he thinks he's better than mike. He never will be. Mike never had a post player, Mike was the Post. LBJ doesn't play like Mike, talk like him, walk like him etc. Only thing LJB has that even resembles Mike is his number. So keep sucking off Kobe you lame.
To be the best you have to learn from the best. No doubt Kobe absorbed as much as he could from Mike's game, but he has been able to expand upon that and diversify his offensive skills in a way that Jordan never did.
I'm just pointing out the utter hypocrisy that exists when people act like Kobe is some sort of whiny primadonna. So was Jordan. In fact he was worse.
Why are we bringing up Jordan when it comes to Kobe??????????
There is no ground for it. Period. No matter how much you people want to live through another jordan encounter, it isn't happening.
Quit sucking off Kobe, he says? Bro, I live in ing Utah and I could really give two s about Kobe from any other viewpoint than a basketball one. While I provide an impartial analysis as an NBA fan, you seem to really hate the guy. In any event, my position doesn't make me a "lame".
Seriously are you ripping Kobe because he walks like Mike. Do you honestly think Kobe has tried to mimick Mike to the point that he tries walk the same way. Give me a ing break moron.
And as far as them playing a similar style- I'm sure Kobe is really in control of the fact that he has the same athletic body style as MJ. And I know Kobe would have normally been shaped like LeBron, but he wanted to be like Mike so bad that he magically had his body transformed to match. God, and as long as he is athletic and can score from anywhere, he shouldn't because, well y'know, that's a lot like what MJ did. Maybe Kobe should just tone it down and try to become more one-dimensional, then idiots like you wouldn't be able to critique him for daring to play like MJ.
So, in other words, Kobe doesn't play exactly like Mike or have the same pieces areound him?
It's funny you lambast Kobe for playing similarly to MJ, but the you blast him again for not playing enough like Mike. Your stupid postion needs some refining I think.
When it comes to Jordan, Kobe is a cheap Cologne knock off that can only get the job done with a fresh pair of kicks and the best chewing gum. Want to know why? Jordan made up in every area the team couldn't. No post? Well i'll just move most of my game to the post. Mike had no post ally, he just had wing players, and most weren't great. Mike did mostly everything and still won six rings. Where Kobe couldn't beat the Suns two years in a row. He also lost one of those series up 3-1. Mike is the man and no knock off should be mentioned.
You are an idiot not worth arguing with. I understand you hate Kobe because of what he just did to the Spurs, it is clearly clouding your judgment.
[QUOTE=ballijuana;2569253] Maybe Kobe should just tone it down and try to become more one-dimensional, then idiots like you wouldn't be able to critique him for daring to play like MJ.
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All i want is each player to have their own iden y, but some are too busy trying to be something they aren't.
Do you really believe that Kobe is in the same realm as Mike?....
I think you really think that. I don't hate Kobe, I just dislike the fact that you people really think he's something that he isn't.
Uhhhhhhhh......... I'm pretty sure you were the first one to type the word Kobe in this thread. And I'm pretty sure that's why we're bringing up Jordan when it comes to Kobe; because you yourself brought up Kobe when it comes to Jordan. Dumbass.
Kobe is something that he isn't. Maybe you think he should be playing PF.
I brought him up b/c I can read the pea brains of Laker fans and their absurd propaganda.
Kobe is something that mike isn't? Is that what you are saying? Plz elaborate
You do hate Kobe. We don't think he's something he isn't. Nobody said he's better than MJ.
Y'know what. you man. You're an idiot and a Spurs homer who probably hasn't ever watched an NBA game that didn't feature the Spurs. You make no sense and you offer nothing in terms of unbiased analysis. I'm not even a Kobe fan, in fact, I don't like him much at all personality wise. I do however watch a huge amount of NBA ball and to be honest, I'm not going to spend time arguing about Kobe with someone like you, who obviously doesn't. You are dead ing wrong. off. Have a ty afternoon.
Hahaha...Man Kobe is the best player in the league right now. I never said he wasn't, but in regards to Mike, nah man go watch some film or somethin'. I play collegiate basketball and i've played ball for more then half of my life. I'll be coaching soon as well. The only issue I have is when ppl attempt to bring him up with Mike. The purpose of this thread was not to bash mike, it was subliminal. I thought it was very obvious, but not as obvious to some as I thought. Good day sir.
Fine. But I still think you're wrong. Kobe's game is what it is and I highly doubt that he plays the way he does so he can be more like MJ. He plays the way he does because he's able to and because doing so is to play in the most effective kind of a way that an NBA SG can play.
In any event, we're at loggerheads and I really do have Cubs game to watch. I'm sorry I told you to have a ty afternoon. Enjoy your time, but maybe devote some of it to thinking this Kobe issue through a little bit more.
I agree with the efficiency and best way to play part. Of course mike made the blueprint. The original wasn't there until Mike. But, it's the external aspects of his game and demeanor that is disturbing. Of course he plays great b/c he's capable, it's just his Mannerism's and way of conducting himself that's an attempt at being jordan-esk in my opinion. Just an opinion. I don't think his game is next to Jordans. If Mj is an A+ then kobe is an A-. Also, just an opinion. (Six rings, no bigs, possibly more w/o early retirement)
Spur-Addict sounds like a complete .
Way to make a good contribution to the thread.
6 rings, no bigs (because Horace Grant and Dennis Rodman were such slouches), no zone defense, and the best perimeter defender to ever play the game in Scottie Pippen.
Jordan's legacy is untouchable. Kobe can get there but there's a 99% chance he doesn't. To be fair, the game is so much different today that comparisons make good for drunken discussions at bars and little else.
Michael Jordan:
14-time NBA All-Star
6 NBA championships
6 Finals MVPs
5 League MVPs
100s of arrogant comments
0 rape accusations
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