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the lakers lost to a collection of less talented players who would have been humiliated had kobe bryant not been a giant douche bag... and/or would have been humiliated if san antonio or minnesota had advanced to the finals instead. they just happened to run into the right team at the right time and took full advantage of the situation. they could have shit the bed anyway, but they didn't, and they fully deserved to be crowned NBA champions, despite not having the most talent. that work better for you? people tend to forget that shaq dominated ben & rasheed wallace in this series... they also tend to forget that the west dominated the east throughout the regular season... that the pistons barely got by the Nets, a team that had lost the previous two NBA finals in convincing fashion (and a team that is currently getting dismantled by the Shaq led Miami Heat right now...) i'm not saying detroit isn't good, or that detroit didn't deserve to win last year... they won, so they deserve it. all i'm saying is that people tend to over-rate the pistons' talent level just a tad.
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People tend to overrate Kobe Bryant too. Seriously...for arguement's sake, let's imagine a scenario where Kobe gets traded to LA in 1996, just like he was, but where Shaq re-signs in Orlando instead of coming to LA. What would Kobe have become? I think he would've been a good player, probably something like the likes of Vince Carter or Paul Pierce, but he NEVER would've gotten the hype and the fame he's gotten, and he never would've gotten all of these homers(not you, you actually know what you're talking about) that think he's automatically an HOF player. I don't think so. For my money, Shaq and Duncan are the only players in the NBA right now who will go to the HOF for sure.
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of the current players in the NBA... If they retired today they're in... no questions asked Shaq Tim Duncan Kevin Garnett Reggie Miller Jason Kidd Gary Payton Allen Iverson Kobe Bryant Darko Milicic ![]() The "at one point we looked destined to be hall of famers but something went horrificly wrong along the way so now have no chance" club, with what went wrong in parenthesis Grant Hill... (ankles) Alonzo Mourning... kidneys Vince Carter... (bitchfullness) Anfernee Hardaway... (shaq left) Latrell Sprewell... (pj carlisemo's neck) Rasheed Wallace... (weed) Ron Artest... (party cup) The "someone with less than half a clue will try to argue these guys but the reality is they ain't gettin' in" club Stephon Marbury Paul Pierce Antowine Walker Ben Wallace Steve Francis The Dikembe Mutumbo Award for a guy who pretty much sucks but was so dominant at one particular aspect of the game that you have to at least consider him for a half a second before dismissing him Dikembe Mutumbo The would be locks for the Hall of they continued their current pace for at least another 5+ years Lebron James Dirk Nowtizki Amare Stoudamire Tracy McGrady Jermaine O'Neal Steve Nash The guys with the potential to get there, but it's waaaaaaaaay too early to really decide where there careers will go Dwayne Wade Yao Ming Kirk Hinrich Michael Redd Carmello Anthony Andrei Kirilenko Ben Gordon
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Ben Wallace just got knocked over by Allen Iverson, drawing a charge.
I'm not sure which of them should be more embarrassed by the incident.
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Kobe averaged 27.5 pts, 6 rebs, and 6 assists a game this year. The guy is an rat bastard, but he is one of the most talented players in the league.
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I hope everyone here is comparing Michaels stats to kobe's stats, even when Kobe has his own team, he can not average as much as Michael or can he get anywhere near Michael's FG%. Michael was always 50% for his career, while Kobe is around 45% or less. Just in case there are any Kobe lovers here, no one will ever be better then Michael he is the KING of basketball, stats dont lie, Kobe is good, but he doesnt have the talent or the intelligence of MJ. And PIPPEN RULES ALSO! And the BULLS will hopefully win a couple games against Miami!
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but your arguments about why Jordan is better than Kobe... which is obviously true... are not good arguments. you can't go on stats alone. if stats were all that mattered, than hands down, no questions asked, Wilt Chamberlain is the greatest player to ever live. but he's not... Jordan is. stats count only so much.
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his assists were up (although just 2 years ago, with shaq, he averaged 5.9 a game), but his field goal percentage was down... again... his turnovers were up, and, most importantly, his touches were WAY up.
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the nets were the hottest team in the east comming into the playoffs... and they just got trounced in 4 straight by the heat.
hmm... lemme try to figure out who's winning the title this year... ![]() miami... my mami
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u dont think Detroit have a chance of knocking them off?
I say Miami over Detroit in 6 or 7, but the Pistons got a chance at it.
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i said miami in 6 before the playoffs started so i'll stick with it... but the fact that detroit hasn't ripped philadelphia apart is troubeling to me...
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