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Kobe taking over Game 6 vs the Phoenix Suns and clinching the series to head to the 2010 NBA Finals

u/CircledSquare7 — 2 hours ago
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Nov 20 1997 - AC Green of the Dallas Mavericks breaks the all time consecutive games with his 907th. This would break the previous record held by Randy Smith. AC Green would extend it to 1,192 games.

u/CircledSquare7 — 14 hours ago
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JJ Redick says Michael Jordan and California are the reason NBA players and other athletes pay the jock tax

“I believe Michael Jordan was essentially the reason that athletes get taxed the same way that entertainers get taxed. At the height of MJ, this guy's earning $30 million on his NBA salary, and he's going and playing in the finals in these different states”

“I want to say it was California. They were like, ‘Ah, this is messed up. This guy should be paying us taxes while he's here. He's working. He's making a lot of money.’ So all these states instituted this tax”

“When people sign NBA contracts and it's like, ‘Oh, this guy's worth this amount of money,’ it's like, no. Cut it in half before the guy spends a dollar. In some states like California you probably cut it a little bit more than half because then you're paying agent fees as well”

“I remember you could negotiate like a 20% signing bonus on your rookie deal. I was expecting $200,000 to be deposited into my account on August 15th. I was like, ‘This is the most money I'll ever have.’ Then I saw the wire hit, and I was like, ‘Oh’”

u/Hungry_Artichoke9566 — 1 day ago
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Georgetown and New York Knicks legend Patrick Ewing has agreed to become an assistant coach for the Washington Wizards and head coach Brian Keefe, per Shams Charania

Ewing has been in an Ambassador role with the Knicks and now returns on the coaching sidelines in D.C.

u/IamCatMommy — 1 day ago
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The famous SAVE OF THE CENTURY! Gordon Banks vs Pelé

u/OweeeeeL — 2 days ago
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Thank You, LeBron: A Reflection on One of the Greatest Careers in NBA History

I’ve been writing a series of essays on race, culture, sports, and media, and I wanted to take a moment to write something different.
I’ve criticized LeBron James over the years when I thought it was warranted. But I’ve also believed it’s important to recognize greatness when we see it. This essay is my reflection on his career, longevity, leadership, and the impact he’s had both on and off the court.
I’d love to hear what you think.

Read it here:

https://open.substack.com/pub/sanfordrichmond/p/thank-you-lebron-from-one-grateful?r=7fbh0u&utm\_campaign=post&utm\_medium=web

u/sanjones-0206 — 1 day ago
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Hubie Brown on Artis Gilmore aka The A-Train: "Anyone who played pro basketball during his time will tell you that, next to Wilt, Artis was the strongest man to ever play the game."

u/Waste-Doughnut1011 — 2 days ago
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Unpopular opinion: Lebron would've won more rings in a "system" offense.

Watched Lebrons whole career and noticed that ever since his first cavs stint, he always played "quarterback" basketball. As in Lebrons the QB and ever play starts in his hands.

This builds amazing stats and numbers, because every play starts with You. Players such as Lebron, Westbrook, Harden, Luka, all play this type of offense which leads to amazing numbers but not so great at winning it all.

I believe the only way to win with this type of offense is to build superteams. Even a super talented player like Lebron needed superteams to win with this style.

I think Lebron could've just stayed in Cleveland and played in a "team offense" that sacrifices his numbers but gets the other players more involved in the game because they don't just have to cut and wait, but they can "play make" as well and run plays that don't involve Lebron.

Ive been watching many MJ full games and a lot of the time he is taking a back seat just like the rest of the team, yes he could dominate and take over at any time but Mj knows it will be at the cost of his teams confidence and rhtyhm, but he literally takes over in the 4th quarter if he needs to.
That is why bulls won 55 games after jordan retired, they still played “team” system and had a “prove to the world” mentality that they could win without MJ, playing every game like it was game 7.

Many people call this "heliocentric" basketball but I feel it works against mediocre teams but seems to always lose to "system" offenses. Like the spurs, warriors, mavericks etc.

It requires more off ball work and also making sure every player touches the ball. Causing all players to get into a rhythm because they are dribbling, passing, shooting, playmaking equally.

I think it's so much more fun to play heliocentric because it's more free and spontaneous but not great at winning because you just have to shut down one person and you basically beat the team.

Also, since lebron has to run everything almost all game, by the 4th quarter he is gassed and cant finish the game strong. Thats why most of his stats come in the first 3 quarters.

That is why they lost so many times in the finals because the east was mediocre and when they finally played a "good team with team offense" Lebron always fell short. He lost 4-1 in the finals 2 times and got swept in the finals 2 times.

Phil jackson called MJ to talk to Kobe in 2001 and MJ said to play “teamball” in the first 3 quarters and then he can take over in the 4th. But Kobe just asked where Mikes shoes were at so they can play 1 on 1.

What do you think, would Lebron have won more rings in the triangle or a similar "team" type of offense?

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u/Left-Sail-6778 — 3 days ago
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1999 NBA Finals Game 4 - Marcus Camby dunks on Tim Duncan as he just waits for the inevitable to happen

u/CircledSquare7 — 2 days ago