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M Dogg™:
--- Quote from: NIKCC on October 02, 2012, 07:31:35 PM ---
--- Quote from: OG Black Wilson on October 02, 2012, 03:15:01 PM ---Magic Johnson says the Heat are favorites
http://www.slamonline.com/online/nba/2012/10/magic-johnson-considers-miami-heat-the-favorite-to-win-nba-championship/
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magic stay sayin dumbass shit
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No, Magic says shit to get his team fired up. The last thing Magic wants is for his team to come into training camp overconfident. Plus it's not that far off to put the Heat as favorites, they have LeBron in his prime, they are the defending NBA champions and they added Ray Allen. Until the Lakers prove they can play together, you have to make Miami the favorite to win.
With that said, Once the season starts and Lakers take to the court, it's a new conversation. It's up to the Lakers and Heat to drive how that conversation goes.
Sccit:
--- Quote from: M Dogg on October 03, 2012, 10:33:36 AM ---
--- Quote from: NIKCC on October 02, 2012, 07:31:35 PM ---
--- Quote from: OG Black Wilson on October 02, 2012, 03:15:01 PM ---Magic Johnson says the Heat are favorites
http://www.slamonline.com/online/nba/2012/10/magic-johnson-considers-miami-heat-the-favorite-to-win-nba-championship/
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magic stay sayin dumbass shit
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No, Magic says shit to get his team fired up. The last thing Magic wants is for his team to come into training camp overconfident. Plus it's not that far off to put the Heat as favorites, they have LeBron in his prime, they are the defending NBA champions and they added Ray Allen. Until the Lakers prove they can play together, you have to make Miami the favorite to win.
With that said, Once the season starts and Lakers take to the court, it's a new conversation. It's up to the Lakers and Heat to drive how that conversation goes.
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naah, i think Magic is lowkey jealous of Kobe/the Lakers. he always talks shit and makes bitter backhanded comments, as if to say Lakers arent THAT good and all that other shit.....it's either that, or the networks are payin him 2 say these things, cuz he's usually overly critcal of the Lakers and says shit to spite them on a consistent basis. James Worthy and Michael Cooper are loyal Lakers at heart who do it right. I think Magic is loyal to the P&G too, but something about Kobe being the greatest Laker of all time is still botherin him deep down inside.
Chamillitary Click:
Part of me agrees with NIK. Magic always has something negative to say about the Lakers. I'd say close to 99% of superstars in the history of sports have an ego. It's just natural. I think for Magic to be as great as he was & then have to sit there & admit Kobe is probably always going to be viewed as the better Laker is too much for him.
But part of feels like Magic just acknowledging the absolute greatness of LeBron James. LeBron is the only player he ever really talks about in a higher regard than he does Kobe.
Sccit:
--- Quote from: Chamillitary Click on October 03, 2012, 12:52:44 PM ---Part of me agrees with NIK. Magic always has something negative to say about the Lakers. I'd say close to 99% of superstars in the history of sports have an ego. It's just natural. I think for Magic to be as great as he was & then have to sit there & admit Kobe is probably always going to be viewed as the better Laker is too much for him.
But part of feels like Magic just acknowledging the absolute greatness of LeBron James. LeBron is the only player he ever really talks about in a higher regard than he does Kobe.
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lets not take it TOO far
MAGIC JOHNSON: KOBE'S BETTER THAN LEBRON
"Everybody's always asking, ‘Who is better between Kobe (Bryant) and LeBron?'" Johnson said. "I'm like, Are you kidding me? I'm like you're kidding me ... Kobe, five championships; LeBron, zero. I love the young man though. I know he's going to get better in the fourth quarter this year."
HoopsVibe's Very Quick Call: He speaks the truth.
Magic Johnson isn't hating on LeBron James by saying that the Miami Heat three-man can't compare with Los Angeles Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant.
Magic's reasoning is fair: Bryant has five championships, while James has none.
After all, championships have long been the mark of greatness in the NBA. Superstars, the real elites, measure themselves by the number of times they hoist the Larry O'Brien trophy in June and not individual statistics.
Johnson was simply holding James accountable to this criteria. To be fair, James is currently superior to Bryant, but has yet to enjoy true post-season success.
Until James does, he's not in the same company as Bryant.
http://www.hoopsvibe.com/nba-news-and-rumors/articles/168262-magic-johnson-kobes-better-than-lebron
Chamillitary Click:
That article was written before last season. You'd have to be pretty dumb to say you'd rather have Kobe than LeBron for the past two seasons.
--- Quote from: NIKCC on October 03, 2012, 12:58:52 PM ---To be fair, James is currently superior to Bryant, but has yet to enjoy true post-season success.
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Magic answered the question like it was like "Whose had the better career, Magic?". Obviously Kobe. Especially LeBron coming off that Dallas series. But the fact the question was even asked in a career-wise way when LeBron had zero rings, coming off blowing it in the Finals & Kobe just finished making it to the Finals another three years in a row just goes to show how absurdly talented LeBron is.
It's kinda like how you never hear "Whose a better rapper? Lil' B or Tupac?" It's always Biggie & Tupac. You have to be in one's company for the question to be posed.
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