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Lifestyle => Sports & Entertainment => Topic started by: Now_Im_Not_Banned on November 29, 2004, 02:10:57 PM
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Laker owner Jerry Buss said Sunday he was confident Malone would return to the Lakers regardless of other proposals. Malone, 41, had microfracture surgery on his right knee in June and is expected to decide in about a month whether he will play. "I think every team in the league could use him and would want him...He's getting offers, probably 2 or 3 a day," Buss said. "I'm confident that if he plays, he'll be a Laker. He has said that publicly in the papers and he has told me that personally as well." San Antonio and Minnesota gained interest in Malone when his agent said Malone would prefer to stay in the West. But no team has as good a chance as the Lakers...
Be it from Phil Jackson, Shaquille O'Neal, or Ray Allen, Kobe Bryant has been criticized in recent months for various reasons, none of which Buss said he understood. "It's hard for me to read everybody's portrayal of Kobe," Buss said. "He's just a different person than everybody seems to think. I admire him enormously for the fact that he's just been quiet. Everybody else keeps talking, but he's been terrific. He just sat back and said, "OK, I'll let my play indicate what kind of person I am."
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so Lakers decided to add a wheel-chair for Malone next to their bench or what's up with that?
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Well, idiot, if the way Malone played last season is any indication of how he will play this season, he will be more than fine... :D
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Laker owner Jerry Buss said Sunday he was confident Malone would return to the Lakers regardless of other proposals. Malone, 41, had microfracture surgery on his right knee in June and is expected to decide in about a month whether he will play. "I think every team in the league could use him and would want him...He's getting offers, probably 2 or 3 a day," Buss said. "I'm confident that if he plays, he'll be a Laker. He has said that publicly in the papers and he has told me that personally as well." San Antonio and Minnesota gained interest in Malone when his agent said Malone would prefer to stay in the West. But no team has as good a chance as the Lakers...
If Malone returns with "us", i'll be the happiest guy in the forum. Ya know i simply LOVE him.
Be it from Phil Jackson, Shaquille O'Neal, or Ray Allen, Kobe Bryant has been criticized in recent months for various reasons, none of which Buss said he understood. "It's hard for me to read everybody's portrayal of Kobe," Buss said. "He's just a different person than everybody seems to think. I admire him enormously for the fact that he's just been quiet. Everybody else keeps talking, but he's been terrific. He just sat back and said, "OK, I'll let my play indicate what kind of person I am."
Man he just survived a terrible trial where he was risking a lifetime sentence. Seriously, i think he doesnt give a flying fuck about Ray Allen, Phil and them all. He's just playing basketball. That's the Kobe i like. Props.
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Well, idiot, if the way Malone played last season is any indication of how he will play this season, he will be more than fine... :D
If I had a million dollas, I'd fly over and kick your groupie ass as you're being disrespectful, but what about we just stop this if-talk.
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so Lakers decided to add a wheel-chair for Malone next to their bench or what's up with that?
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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Well, idiot, if the way Malone played last season is any indication of how he will play this season, he will be more than fine... :D
If I had a million dollas, I'd fly over and kick your groupie ass as you're being disrespectful, but what about we just stop this if-talk.
It's too bad you don't have a million dollars and you're probably some gay little European kid who's half my size...If you weren't a poor little fruit, maybe you could qualify to kick my groupie ass, but you sadly are... :-X
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Well, idiot, if the way Malone played last season is any indication of how he will play this season, he will be more than fine... :D
If I had a million dollas, I'd fly over and kick your groupie ass as you're being disrespectful, but what about we just stop this if-talk.
It's too bad you don't have a million dollars and you're probably some gay little European kid who's half my size...If you weren't a poor little fruit, maybe you could qualify to kick my groupie ass, but you sadly are... :-X
How mad you get over some Kobe-is-not-the-Goat-discussion is beyond entertaining. You oughta make your rage less obvious, though, cause otherwise you look like a moron, just like now for instance. And I thought we were friends.
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I don't make friends on the internet...I am also not the slightest bit angry...It just amazes me how much I have to take out of my day to explain shit to people like you...I'm not tryna' start a beef with you, but you really need to do some research more often before pressing that post button.
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I don't make friends on the internet...I am also not the slightest bit angry...It just amazes me how much I have to take out of my day to explain shit to people like you...I'm not tryna' start a beef with you, but you really need to do some research more often before pressing that post button.
LoL, now you try to convice the board that I don't know why comparing players solely by their stats lead to accurate conclusions?
All I've been saying is, if a player has the better stats,
the worse team still the better team-record
being like 6-7 years younger,
I don't see how the FUCK the other dude should be a much much much better player.
And I stick to that.
/off
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If you don't see that, then that's your fault...If everyone saw shit the way you do, Jordan would never have been considered the best player to ever play.
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Malone in a Timberwolves uniform :o.
Malone is still a hell of a player...he would def help any team he goes on
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as long as he doesnt get hurt again i see this as a good thing. The lakers seriously could use him.
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he'd be better off to return to utah..they're a better team and why would you wanna play with a selfish player like kobe
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he'd be better off to return to utah..they're a better team and why would you wanna play with a selfish player like kobe
Maybe cause Malone doesnt think Kobe is a selfish player?
Actually only Shaq does.
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so Lakers decided to add a wheel-chair for Malone next to their bench or what's up with that?
Dont do this mistake again understimating a real champion.
Last year somebody did this mistake too (n.21, 2 times), and ended up rediculized.
how could you call malone a real champion, when he dont even have a ring lol.
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Michael jordan, thats why.
The jazz used to get so close to a ring, but those amazing bulls always stopped them ;D
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how could you call malone a real champion, when he dont even have a ring lol.
# 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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how could you call malone a real champion, when he dont even have a ring lol.
# 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
bottom line, he dont have a ring. One of the greatest of all time, Yes. A true champion, No
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lol your logic is messed up.
So if michael jordan never won a ring, he would be a nobody?
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how could you call malone a real champion, when he dont even have a ring lol.
# 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
bottom line, he dont have a ring. One of the greatest of all time, Yes. A true champion, No
Ok, so Mike Penberthy is a true champion and Malone is not. ::)
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CHAMPION
# [adj] holding first place in a contest; "a champion show dog"; "a prizewinning wine"
# [adj] clearly superior or having the attributes of a winner; "a champion at teaching"
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Ok, so Mike Penberthy is a true champion and Malone is not. ::)
LMAO@Mike Penberthy
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I've seen him last sunday. He plays in Italy now, lol. Still a great shooter tho'. ;D
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Malone aint a champion, becuase he hasn't won a ring. :-\
Like Marino, if you don't win a title, you wont be considered the Greatest of all time...but you'll be considered one of the greatest ;)
Oh and Laker fans...remember Kobe's pass first shoot later attitude? Looks like Lebron has more assists per game than Kobe :D (only 1 point behind in average...and .5 behind in boards a game)..did I mention the 50% field goal rating :D?..for a second year dude..those are Jordan type numbers ;) ...just to break ya balls ;D...oh and Wade aint far behind..hahahha....melo i believe is in africa..melo who?
ok..my bad, off topic. Go lakers go!
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Just for the record, Kobe is averaging 6.4 APG, LeBron 6.1. ::)
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Malone aint a champion, becuase he hasn't won a ring. :-\
Like Marino, if you don't win a title, you wont be considered the Greatest of all time...but you'll be considered one of the greatest ;)
exactly. Marino is my favorite football player, in my opinion the greatest QB of all time. But i realize he will never be given the title of the greatest QB b/c he has no ring. You can never call him a true champion b/c he has no ring. He may have the heart of a champion, but he is not a true champion tho. call in any sports radio and ask if malone is a true champion, an 95% of them, the first thing there ask is, where is his ring.
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Ok, Malone has the heart of a champion. 8)
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Just for the record, Kobe is averaging 6.4 APG, LeBron 6.1. ::)
fuck now I feel stupid..my bad, I got the rebounds and assists mixed up
Ok, Malone has the heart of a champion. 8)
Agreed