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View Poll Results: Who will you root to fail?
Lebron 17 54.84%
Curry/Warriors 14 45.16%
Voters: 31. You may not vote on this poll

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Old 06-01-2016, 08:17 PM
 
Location: Crooklyn, New York
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I'm also going to go out on a limb and say you guys believe Jordan was a better ball handler than Tim Hardaway, too.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0HRPIu02Xo
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Old 06-01-2016, 08:18 PM
 
Location: Crooklyn, New York
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Jordan also had a better hook shot than Kareem for all who didn't see him play (Jordan, that is).


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Old 06-01-2016, 08:25 PM
 
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You have cringe-worthy grade school spelling and grammar.
"Your spelling and grammar suck" - truly the last act of a frustrated opponent against the ropes in the 12th and down on all scorecards. Picture this - 20 dudes in a barber shop arguing sports and feeling outdone, a frustrated Bajanyankee interrupts everyone for a lesson on sunject-verb argeement. :

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I never said posting a YouTube video is "proof of an invalid argument."
You sure do brag about all them youtubes videos though...

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I said that reposting the same video shows that Jordan was never considered a great passer.
Which really isn't logical or sound reasoning.

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That's why we don't have tons of videos of Jordan making passes.
Where is your proof of that being true?

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Lebron's court vision and passing are no matter what his haters want to believe.
Do what?
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Old 06-01-2016, 08:37 PM
 
Location: Crooklyn, New York
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Which really isn't logical or sound reasoning.
It is logical. If Jordan were an elite passer, we'd be able to find tons of articles and videos saying just that. We can, for example, find tons of sources calling him the greatest player of all time.

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His biography on the NBA website states: "By acclamation, Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Jordan

Yet for some reason there's never any mention of these extraordinary passing skills he possessed. Strange.

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Where is your proof of that being true?
Just look at the number of videos related to Jordan's passing on YouTube. There are 3 of them.
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Old 06-01-2016, 08:39 PM
 
Location: Crooklyn, New York
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Nobody answered my earlier question, btw?

Is Jordan a better shooter than Curry?
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Old 06-01-2016, 08:40 PM
 
Location: So California
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That wasn't the question. Allen Iverson is arguably a better scorer than Curry with four scoring titles under his belt. Gilbert Arenas was a great scorer. Dominique Wilkins was a great scorer. My question is whether Jordan is a better shooter than Steph Curry. And if so, why isn't Jordan recognized as one of the greatest shooters of all time?

He is one of the greatest shooters of all time. He didnt get all those points on layups and dunks!
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Old 06-01-2016, 08:43 PM
 
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He is one of the greatest shooters of all time. He didnt get all those points on layups and dunks!
Yeah. Okay. Moving right along...
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Old 06-01-2016, 08:46 PM
 
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A trifecta for (recent sports) History
2001 Seattle Mariners
2007 New England Patriots
2015-6 Golden State Warriors
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Old 06-01-2016, 09:35 PM
 
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It is logical. If Jordan were an elite passer, we'd be able to find tons of articles and videos saying just that. We can, for example, find tons of sources calling him the greatest player of all time.
You sir have an unhealthy fascination with YouTube videos.

Here's a video for you - WATCH THE 1991 FINALS. Jordan went tit for tac with Magic Johnson - 11.4 apg vs 12.4 apg. Pippen and Grant both scored well above their season averages. John Paxson had the highlight of his career going for 13.4 ppg (8ppg regular season). Tons of assist? Check. Getting teammates involved? Check. Bananas scoring? Check. And to think...this was his FIRST NBA Finals. Nowadays, players get an automatic pass for stinking it up in their first finals (here's looking at you Lebron).

Jordan averaged 8.4 apg during the entire 1991 Playoffs. He was perfecting the balance between setting up teammates with passes while still putting up brutal scoring numbers. What more can you ask for?

Lebron has NEVER come close to averaging 11.4 assist in the Finals...and he's been there 6 times.
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Old 06-01-2016, 10:18 PM
 
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Yeah. Okay. Moving right along...
So you're passive aggressively saying Jordan isn't one of the greatest shooters in nba history?

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