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Karl Malone expected to return to the Lakers/Kobe's criticism...
pappy:
--- Quote from: Antonio on November 29, 2004, 02:55:01 PM ---
--- Quote from: 7even the Harbinger on November 29, 2004, 02:19:44 PM ---so Lakers decided to add a wheel-chair for Malone next to their bench or what's up with that?
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Dont do this mistake again understimating a real champion.
Last year somebody did this mistake too (n.21, 2 times), and ended up rediculized.
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how could you call malone a real champion, when he dont even have a ring lol.
Rampant:
Michael jordan, thats why.
The jazz used to get so close to a ring, but those amazing bulls always stopped them ;D
acbaylove:
--- Quote from: FREE RON ARTEST on November 29, 2004, 06:35:47 PM ---how could you call malone a real champion, when he dont even have a ring lol.
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# Selected in 1996 as one of the "50 Greatest Players in NBA History"
# Two-time NBA Most Valuable Player (1996-97, 1998-99), one of only nine players in NBA history to win the Maurice Podoloff Trophy more than once
# Eleven-time All-NBA First Team selection (1988-89, 1989-90, 1990-91, 1991-92, 1992-93, 1993-94, 1994-95, 1995-96, 1996-97, 1997-98 and 1998-99), two-time All-NBA Second Team selection (1987-88 and 1999-2000), and a 2000-01 All-NBA Third Team selection
# Three-time NBA All-Defensive First Team selection (1996-97, 1997-98 and 1998-99) and a 1987-88 NBA All-Defensive Second Team selection
# Fourteen-time NBA All-Star selection who played in 12 games (missed 1990 game due to injury and the 2002 game due to family illness), including 10 consecutive contests from 1991 to 2001
# Named MVP of the 1989 All-Star Game in Houston after registering 28 points and nine rebounds, and named co-MVP with teammate John Stockton of the 1993 All-Star Game in Salt Lake City after tallying 28 points and 10 rebounds
# Ranks second all-time in points scored with 36,374, behind only Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (38,387)
# Holds the NBA record most consecutive seasons scoring 2,000 or more points (11, 1987-88 to 1997-98) and shares the record with Michael Jordan for most career 2,000 point seasons (11, 1987-88 to 1997-98)
# Tied Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (17) for most consecutive seasons scoring at least 20.0 points per game (17, 1986-87 to 2002-03)
# Scored a career-high 61 points, the most by a Jazz player since the franchise moved to Utah, against the Milwaukee Bucks on 1/27/90
# Scored a Jazz playoff-record 50 points and grabbed 12 boards against the Seattle SuperSoncics on 4/22/00
# Holds the NBA record for most seasons leading the league in free-throws made (seven, 1988-89 to 1992-93, 1996-97, 1997-98) and most consecutive seasons leading the league in free-throws made (1988-89 to 1992-93)
# Passed Moses Malone (8,531) to become the NBA's all-time leader in free throws made on 3/24/01 vs. the Washington Wizards
# Became the all-time leader in free throws attepmted on 12/10/01 against the Mavericks
# Ranks second all-time in field-goals made with 13,335 behind only Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (15,837)
# Ranks second all-time in minutes played at 53,479, trailing only Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (57,446)
# Ranks seventh all-time in rebounds, with 14,601
# Appeared in the 1997 and 1998 NBA Finals against the Chicago Bulls
# Named to the 1985-86 NBA All-Rookie Team and finished third in Rookie of the Year balloting after averaging 14.9 ppg and 8.9 rpg
# A member of the men's basketball "Dream Team" that won the gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona and the 1996 Dream Team that won gold in Atlanta
# Winner of the 1997-98 IBM Award
# During career, named NBA Player of the Week 22 times and NBA Player of the Month seven times
pappy:
--- Quote from: Antonio on November 30, 2004, 04:09:33 PM ---
--- Quote from: FREE RON ARTEST on November 29, 2004, 06:35:47 PM ---how could you call malone a real champion, when he dont even have a ring lol.
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# Selected in 1996 as one of the "50 Greatest Players in NBA History"
# Two-time NBA Most Valuable Player (1996-97, 1998-99), one of only nine players in NBA history to win the Maurice Podoloff Trophy more than once
# Eleven-time All-NBA First Team selection (1988-89, 1989-90, 1990-91, 1991-92, 1992-93, 1993-94, 1994-95, 1995-96, 1996-97, 1997-98 and 1998-99), two-time All-NBA Second Team selection (1987-88 and 1999-2000), and a 2000-01 All-NBA Third Team selection
# Three-time NBA All-Defensive First Team selection (1996-97, 1997-98 and 1998-99) and a 1987-88 NBA All-Defensive Second Team selection
# Fourteen-time NBA All-Star selection who played in 12 games (missed 1990 game due to injury and the 2002 game due to family illness), including 10 consecutive contests from 1991 to 2001
# Named MVP of the 1989 All-Star Game in Houston after registering 28 points and nine rebounds, and named co-MVP with teammate John Stockton of the 1993 All-Star Game in Salt Lake City after tallying 28 points and 10 rebounds
# Ranks second all-time in points scored with 36,374, behind only Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (38,387)
# Holds the NBA record most consecutive seasons scoring 2,000 or more points (11, 1987-88 to 1997-98) and shares the record with Michael Jordan for most career 2,000 point seasons (11, 1987-88 to 1997-98)
# Tied Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (17) for most consecutive seasons scoring at least 20.0 points per game (17, 1986-87 to 2002-03)
# Scored a career-high 61 points, the most by a Jazz player since the franchise moved to Utah, against the Milwaukee Bucks on 1/27/90
# Scored a Jazz playoff-record 50 points and grabbed 12 boards against the Seattle SuperSoncics on 4/22/00
# Holds the NBA record for most seasons leading the league in free-throws made (seven, 1988-89 to 1992-93, 1996-97, 1997-98) and most consecutive seasons leading the league in free-throws made (1988-89 to 1992-93)
# Passed Moses Malone (8,531) to become the NBA's all-time leader in free throws made on 3/24/01 vs. the Washington Wizards
# Became the all-time leader in free throws attepmted on 12/10/01 against the Mavericks
# Ranks second all-time in field-goals made with 13,335 behind only Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (15,837)
# Ranks second all-time in minutes played at 53,479, trailing only Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (57,446)
# Ranks seventh all-time in rebounds, with 14,601
# Appeared in the 1997 and 1998 NBA Finals against the Chicago Bulls
# Named to the 1985-86 NBA All-Rookie Team and finished third in Rookie of the Year balloting after averaging 14.9 ppg and 8.9 rpg
# A member of the men's basketball "Dream Team" that won the gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona and the 1996 Dream Team that won gold in Atlanta
# Winner of the 1997-98 IBM Award
# During career, named NBA Player of the Week 22 times and NBA Player of the Month seven times
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bottom line, he dont have a ring. One of the greatest of all time, Yes. A true champion, No
Rampant:
lol your logic is messed up.
So if michael jordan never won a ring, he would be a nobody?
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