Alfredo

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Gazzetta dello sport Michael Jordan: His Airness

30 nov 09

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"Pippen was one hell of a phenomenon"... I believed it too until he was alongside Jordan, but the post-Bulls seasons (Houston and Portland) made me have serious doubts. About the usual talk of the beatings taken from Bird, I'll just say this: the Bulls, besides Jordan, had: Oakley, Paxson, Corzine, Sellers, and other delightful individuals... is there anything else needed??? Air was a phenomenon, but honestly, to raise the level of these (except maybe Oakley) clowns, not even a 7th level Sayan Bird would have managed it. :DDD

Gazzetta dello sport Michael Jordan: His Airness

30 nov 09

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"it's just that people know little about Larry Bird and often underestimate him" --> Alexander, if someone knows even a little about basketball, they CAN'T underestimate Larry Bird. Just look at the battles of the '80s to realize what he could do. However, I don't think it's a good reason to underestimate Jordan by saying he would have only taken hits from Larry. Bird had the ability to incredibly elevate his teammates (just like Magic Johnson), but if the teammates lack a minimum of talent, there's little that can be done. In short: Bird raised the game with his passes to McHale-Parish-Walton. Jordan (besides Pippen) who did he pass to? Paxson and Grant?..for goodness' sake, decent players, but come on!

Gazzetta dello sport Michael Jordan: His Airness

30 nov 09

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Don, the '80s Sixers were stronger, in fact, they made it to the finals. But after the '80s, I really don't see the balance: Parish and McHale on one side and T. Chocolate, Caldwell J., and B. Jones on the other doesn't seem like much of an equilibrium to me. Let's not forget that McHale is considered one of the greatest power forwards in history.

Gazzetta dello sport Michael Jordan: His Airness

29 nov 09

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Almost 7 Emerson: the doctor was born on February 22, '50, the bird on December 7, '56... to be precise eh :DD

Gazzetta dello sport Michael Jordan: His Airness

29 nov 09

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Yes, Wilkins had incredible athletic ability; he had dynamite for legs. His jumps were more volleyball-like, while Jordan's were like those of a long jumper. For me, regarding class and style, the only one who came close to Erving was Drexler.

Gazzetta dello sport Michael Jordan: His Airness

29 nov 09

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The problem, I repeat, is that if we only consider the playoffs, Wilkins has practically never played in the NBA!---> after all, 56 playoff games in 15 seasons isn't great. Poor Nique..:D

Gazzetta dello sport Michael Jordan: His Airness

29 nov 09

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Anyway, I don't really remember Threatt as a great player either. Anyway, I checked: he played from 1990 to 1995 with the Lakers, even starting as a starter for two consecutive seasons... and that says a lot about the Lakers' early post-Magic era! :DD

Gazzetta dello sport Michael Jordan: His Airness

29 nov 09

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But I remember Sedale Threatt in the early '90s with the Lakers. Especially McHale was a real bastard, a snake tongue. I had heard about Stevenson; well, the flesh is weak, there are no 'cazzi'! :DD

Gazzetta dello sport Michael Jordan: His Airness

29 nov 09

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I'll tell you, Emerson, I was only able to see Erving in a few videos many years after his retirement, so I couldn't savor him "live." After all, I was born two months after the coveted title signed by Malone-Erving, so I speak from what I could "observe." I've always seen Bird as more "bad" (but in a good way), perhaps more determined, trash-talking, intimidating, applying psychological pressure on opponents: all things that, in my opinion, a player needed to have in those years to avoid being dominated in the league. Maybe because of his good and sportsmanlike nature, Erving didn't possess this.

Gazzetta dello sport Michael Jordan: His Airness

29 nov 09

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But why in Italy do we always end up arguing in every conversation? And all these "ifs" I don't understand: if that one had gone there, if the other had been born earlier... what the hell are these conversations? We're talking about things that can't be proven.