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Thread started 09/13/15 7:28am

uPtoWnNY

NBA Great Moses Malone Passed Away

Sad news.....just heard this on WFAN sports talk radio. Moses was a true legend - the real 'chairman of the board'. Nobody worked harder. And in 1982-83, he teamed with Dr. J, Mo Cheeks, Andrew Toney and Bobby Jones to form one of the best teams in NBA history.

No details on cause of death yet.

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Reply #1 posted 09/13/15 8:47am

RodeoSchro

RIP. I sure enjoyed his time in Houston. He was a beast.

My favorite Malone story was the time in training camp when a reporter asked him what he'd done all summer. "Shot pool" replied Moses. "Oh, you have a pool table?" asked the reporter. Moses glared at him and said, "Shot baskets. Swam in pool".

He was a man of few words.

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Reply #2 posted 09/13/15 9:24am

Pokeno4Money

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Sad news, he was a favorite of mine. Very talented, quiet and humble.

60 is way too young, RIP Moses. pray



Chocolate Thunder was a couple weeks ago, two NBA legends going before their time. Hopefully the 3-rule doesn't happen again.






[Edited 9/13/15 9:24am]

"Never let nasty stalkers disrespect you. They start shit, you finish it. Go down to their level, that's the only way they'll understand. You have to handle things yourself."
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Reply #3 posted 09/13/15 10:04am

HuMpThAnG

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Reply #4 posted 09/13/15 12:12pm

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He is in the lords bosum.

All you others say Hell Yea!! woot!
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Reply #5 posted 09/13/15 12:38pm

babynoz

sad RIP

Prince, in you I found a kindred spirit...Rest In Paradise.
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Reply #6 posted 09/13/15 12:42pm

JoeTyler

'80s legend

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Reply #7 posted 09/13/15 6:33pm

728huey

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He was awesome in his time, the first superstar in Houston (just before Hakeem Olajuwon) and eventually joing Julius Erving in Philly to lead the 76ers to the promised land of an NBA title in 1983. He will be missed,



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Reply #8 posted 09/13/15 6:39pm

Abdul

Without Moses my Sixers would've stayed Ringless.

RIP
[Edited 9/13/15 18:40pm]
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Reply #9 posted 09/13/15 10:12pm

phunkdaddy

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Gotta do this for Big MO

Thanks for the memories in Sixers land. The greatest rebounder of all time

RIP

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Reply #10 posted 09/13/15 10:17pm

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Abdul said:

Without Moses my Sixers would've stayed Ringless. RIP [Edited 9/13/15 18:40pm]

The damn Celtics of Lakers were always in our way.

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Reply #11 posted 09/15/15 11:31am

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This man was HIGHLY underrated as a star in the NBA.

FOOLS multiply when WISE Men & Women are silent.
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Reply #12 posted 09/15/15 3:22pm

Abdul

phunkdaddy said:

Abdul said:

Without Moses my Sixers would've stayed Ringless. RIP [Edited 9/13/15 18:40pm]

The damn Celtics of Lakers were always in our way.

Yup, they always seemed to have our number

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Reply #13 posted 09/15/15 4:34pm

uPtoWnNY

Pokeno4Money said:

Sad news, he was a favorite of mine. Very talented, quiet and humble.

60 is way too young, RIP Moses. pray



Chocolate Thunder was a couple weeks ago, two NBA legends going before their time. Hopefully the 3-rule doesn't happen again.






[Edited 9/13/15 9:24am]

I wouldn't call Dawkins a legend (on the court).

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Reply #14 posted 09/15/15 5:17pm

uPtoWnNY

phunkdaddy said:

Abdul said:

Without Moses my Sixers would've stayed Ringless. RIP [Edited 9/13/15 18:40pm]

The damn Celtics of Lakers were always in our way.

Sixer management woke up and realised Dr. J needed another star, a legit big man (no offense to Caldwell Jones) to battle Parrish and Kareem. Funny thing is, Philly and Boston didn't meet in the '83 playoffs - Celtics quit on Bill Fitch and got swept by the Bucks (a very talented team that had the misfortune of playing in the same conference with those tough Philly and Boston teams).

As great as that '83 Sixer team was, they couldn't sustain their success like the Lakers, Celtics, Pistons & Bulls did. The following season they lost to the friggin' Nets in the first round.

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Reply #15 posted 09/15/15 5:26pm

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uPtoWnNY said:

phunkdaddy said:

The damn Celtics of Lakers were always in our way.

Sixer management woke up and realised Dr. J needed another star, a legit big man (no offense to Caldwell Jones) to battle Parrish and Kareem. Funny thing is, Philly and Boston didn't meet in the '83 playoffs - Celtics quit on Bill Fitch and got swept by the Bucks (a very talented team that had the misfortune of playing in the same conference with those tough Philly and Boston teams).

As great as that '83 Sixer team was, they couldn't sustain their success like the Lakers, Celtics, Pistons & Bulls did. The following season they lost to the friggin' Nets in the first round.

That is because Toney had chronic ankle problems.

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Reply #16 posted 09/17/15 10:26am

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Graycap23 said:

uPtoWnNY said:

Sixer management woke up and realised Dr. J needed another star, a legit big man (no offense to Caldwell Jones) to battle Parrish and Kareem. Funny thing is, Philly and Boston didn't meet in the '83 playoffs - Celtics quit on Bill Fitch and got swept by the Bucks (a very talented team that had the misfortune of playing in the same conference with those tough Philly and Boston teams).

As great as that '83 Sixer team was, they couldn't sustain their success like the Lakers, Celtics, Pistons & Bulls did. The following season they lost to the friggin' Nets in the first round.

That is because Toney had chronic ankle problems.

nod

Exactly. Advantage Dennis Johnson.

Andrew Toney was the unsung hero for that Sixers team

but he never seemed to be the same after 85.

Toney is my 2nd all time favorite Sixer behind Julius Erving.

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Reply #17 posted 09/17/15 10:48am

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phunkdaddy said:

Graycap23 said:

That is because Toney had chronic ankle problems.

nod

Exactly. Advantage Dennis Johnson.

Andrew Toney was the unsung hero for that Sixers team

but he never seemed to be the same after 85.

Toney is my 2nd all time favorite Sixer behind Julius Erving.

Man he could have sued 4 the advice he recived from doctors.

No way he should have been playing hurt back then. It killed his career.

FOOLS multiply when WISE Men & Women are silent.
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Reply #18 posted 09/18/15 10:39pm

uPtoWnNY

Moses Malone is in my top 12 NBA greatest ever easily. Among centers, he & Hakeem are tied at four behind Wilt, Russell & Kareem.

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Reply #19 posted 09/18/15 10:43pm

uPtoWnNY

Graycap23 said:

phunkdaddy said:

nod

Exactly. Advantage Dennis Johnson.

Andrew Toney was the unsung hero for that Sixers team

but he never seemed to be the same after 85.

Toney is my 2nd all time favorite Sixer behind Julius Erving.

Man he could have sued 4 the advice he recived from doctors.

No way he should have been playing hurt back then. It killed his career.

You could say that about a lot of players. Imagine if Bill Walton and Bernard King had today's medical technology.

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Reply #20 posted 09/19/15 4:25pm

RodeoSchro

They had his service here at Lakewood Church. I wasn't able to go, but you can find information on the service, including Charles Barkley's eulogy, here: http://abc13.com/sports/m...er/992256/

BTW, the Lakewood Church building was formerly The Summit, where Moses Malone played every single home basketball game when he was a Houston Rocket.

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