Moonbeam said:

Thats what usually happens when you get a bunch of men fiercely discussing basketball!

karmatornado said:

Completely discrediting Larry Bird is a bit nutso, though! I'm not a Celtics fan at all (was a diehard Pistons fan until they traded my hero Adrian Dantley), but Larry Bird deserves his praise.

karmatornado said:

I Loved the Bird era Celtics...not so much anymore. As a matter of fact, I live in Detroit, and to this day, I HATE the Pistons for playing against my Celtics back in the day. HATE, HATE, HATE their physical style. Laimbeer and Mahorn took 2 yrs off of Bird's playing days. Anyone who doesn't appreciate Bird's game doesn't know SQUAT about basketball...

Dude, I'm only 5'7", but i also patterned my game after Bird's game...I have unbelievable touch on my outside shot and my passes rival anyones.

I think I like you Karma...

Moonbeam said:

Thank you. The Bad Boy Pistons, hated em, but boy were they a great team!

Revolution said:

Right back at you man! I do love the Celtics still, I am a loyalist. Poor Paul Pierce. But I do love Al Jefferson, Delonte West, and Gerald Green. Rajon has upside. So I think the future is bright. Would have loved Oden, but I think they will get Al Horford who will contribute right away! As far as ball goes we will have to do it up! I've played with Dex, we'll play one day!

karmatornado said:

Cool, look forward to it...we might play in the seniors league, but we'll play...
It's great that you love your team...in basketball, I think I gravitate towards great PLAYERS, not teams...I LOVED the Celtics with Bird (thusly, didn't like Magic, our rival, but have grown to respect his game too)...LOVED MJ...LeBron looks to be on his way...I am in LOVE with Jason Kidds game (I just wish he had a better jumper, it might have made the difference in them winning a title or not)

In Football, I LOVE the COWBOYS and the LIONS...teams....hmmm.
Baseball...TIGERS all the way
Hockey....RED WINGS....

So, I guess I am somewhat of a homer, but still dislike the Pistons...

Revolution said:

In Football: Denver Broncos,
College Football : UCLA, Colorado Buffaloes (I have players on those teams)
College Basketball: UCLA, Seton Hall (where my dad played) Cal Baptist (where I played)
Baseball: L.A. Dodgers, New York Mets
Basketball: Boston Celtics
Hockey: Go Ducks
Soccer/Futbol: Chelsea FC

Revolution said:

bird always had talent around him.....

bird was a great shooter and thats it

thats y jordan lit him up for 63

karmatornado said:

I like this game!

Basketball: Portland, Utah, Seattle (my 3 favorite teams in any sport!)
College Basketball: Utah, Valparaiso (my alma maters), Michigan, Tennessee, Oregon, Washington
Football: Buffalo, Seattle, Tennessee
College Football: Utah, Valparaiso, Michigan, Tennessee, Washington, Oregon
Hockey: Calgary
Baseball: Couldn't care less!
Soccer: I've only followed the World Cup. Go Ghana!

mirrorbestfriend said:

And the result of that game, a Celtics win! Jordan never beat a Bird Led Celtics team in the playoffs. Brush up on your NBA history son.

karmatornado said:

its not about who wins its about points and shoe contracts.....you got to have that to have street cred and I dont see kids on the playground pretending to be larry bird?

mirrorbestfriend said:

Jordan elevated his street cred by winning 6 titles. That made his popularity go off the charts. Oh and maybe your too young to remember and I'm 27 and still remember Larry Bird and Michael Jordan in one of the most succesful McDonalds adds ever. And by the way, Larry sold tons of converse in his heyday, hes just a lot more low key then M.J. But at the end of the day its about winning championships to get credibility. Kobe was at his peak popularity when he was winning the game. Now look at how hated he is!

mirrorbestfriend said:

Oh, you're one of those. It clears things up.

Moonbeam said:

I am of neither but wish you and the lady well!

Muse2NOPharaoh said:

Thanks!

Moonbeam said:

Much respect!

karmatornado said:

Thank you. These young'uns have no sense of NBA history.

Larry was only a great shooter??? Oh please - I suppose his rebounding, passing & court sense don't count. Unbelievable.


"Larry was great..one of the best...he dominated white guys and black guys"
(Magic Johnson's quote on the Howard Stern Show. I think Magic would know more than any of us.)


My Top Ten(doesn't include active players)

1) Wilt
1a) Russell
2) Jordan
3) Oscar
4) Baylor
5) Kareem
6) Magic
7) Bird
8) Hakeem
9) Moses
10) Dr.J
[Edited 6/3/07 21:52pm]
[Edited 6/3/07 21:53pm]

uPtoWnNY said:

oh please benard king was much better than larry bird

mirrorbestfriend said:

That statement is just so vile

CalhounSq said:

so how many kids you see tring to be bird?

mirrorbestfriend said:

You are totally missing the point, which doesn't surprise me. Go on w/ your street cred & contracts

CalhounSq said:

I just get tired of people talking about bird as this great player...Isaiah thomas even said he was just an average player

Funniest Pic ever.

LittleBLUECorvette said:

mirrorbestfriend said:

Isiah Thomas is a total douchebag. Look what he has done to the Knicks!

Moonbeam said:

Larry Brown did that...Isaiah tryin to clean up his mess

uPtoWnNY said:

Can't argue with this list....I'd change the order but that's about it. I'll tell u someone who never makes these list was was a GREAT player? Mark Aguirre.

mirrorbestfriend said:

Nonsense...Isiah Thomas is a f-n joke(as GM & coach). Thanks to him, Scott Layden & Dolan, the Knicks are the laughingstock of the NBA. Zeke's talent is scouting players and that's it.

You can drink all the Zeke Kool-Aid you want, but the Knicks will never be serious contenders as long as Brain-Dead Dolan & Train-Wreck Thomas are in charge

uPtoWnNY said:

if knicks get Kobe they will win championship

mirrorbestfriend said:

ARE YOU F---ING KIDDING ME?!?!?!

What GM in his right mind would trade a future HOFamer for the garbage that's on the Knicks? If the Lakers decide to trade Kobe(which won't happen, because Kobe's staying put), they can get a much better deal from other teams besides NY.

You've got to be kidding with your posts.