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fallbackbroham (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
@fallbackbroham remember that game winning three pointer?.remember that game winning running sky hook? did you enjoy that? larry bird's brother even knew that magic was better."yeah..he's alot better than you."
fallbackbroham (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
@mrho4speed and they still didn't make the playoffs.womp,womp.magic,played the point guard position,so of course he wasn't the #1 scoring option.kareem is a legend no doubt,but magic proved after the finals that he was the co-captain.also,you can't take credit away from the lakers.bird won 3 championships.did the lakers and rockets lose because of fatigue? no right? lakers had it tough too.magic,was just the best at making his team better.he did more than just pass and run the ball. -----
mrho4speed (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
@fallbackbroham Well I disagree again. Hey. I loved watching Magic play - he was great at pushing the ball up the floor and dishing passes, but your statement of "Bird didn't deserve roy" is crazy. Previous year Celtics were 29 wins and 53 losses. With Bird as a rookie C's were 61 wins and 21 losses = a 32 game turnaround at that time the greatest single season turnaround in NBA history! Kareem was LA captain and #1 offense option as was Bird for C's from day 1. Tougher conf. does matter fatigue
fallbackbroham (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
@mrho4speed i meant to say that he lead his team to winning the championship without kareem.he played all 5 positions and won finals mvp.bird did win roy,but he didn't deserve it.his team didn't even make the playoffs.magic proved that he was the real roy.i still say that it doesn't matter which conference is tougher.miami had it easier than dallas,and they still lost.mj,had some some tough battles,and he has 6 rings.the playoffs are never easy.they were just that good.
mrho4speed (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
@fallbackbroham I disagree. Playing in a tougher conf. does matter. Injuries happen. Magic led his team without Kareem? That was in game 6 only. Kareem should have been MVP - he was the reason LA won the other 3 games! Did we forget about Kareem 34 pts 13+ reb and blocked shots? Bird was ROY over Magic and was 2nd in MVP in 81, 82, +83. Bird was MVP in 84,85 + 86. Bird's #'s in 87 were better than Magic's. Bird was also 2nd in MVP in 88. LA did have the better team but Bird > Magic .
fallbackbroham (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
@mrho4speed robert horry,was fortunate enough to play with shaq,hakeem,and duncan.does that make him better than mj,obviously not.he was never an all-star,mvp,or anything.by the way,it really doesn't matter which conference was tougher.the lakers coasted to the finals,because they were the best team and they had magic johnson.magic lead his team to win the championship his rookie year.without kareem.make excuses for bird all you want.magic is clearly the better player. magic-5 rings/bird-3 rings
mrho4speed (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
@fallbackbroham Number of rings doesn't make one player better than another. Robert Horry has 7 rings - is he better than Magic or Jordan or Bird? Lakers had no competition in the west and coasted to the finals.Bird played in a much tougher eastern conference. The NBA east outplayed the west EVERY year in the 80's. See "Basketball Abstract" by Dave Hereen.
MrSlik25 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
@Survivor87 Bird would have abused the threepoint line and probably won this game with it in effect...Bird best college player ever...Think of the next time you will see Indiana State in the Championship game.>>???
Survivor87 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
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