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Lifestyle => Sports & Entertainment => Topic started by: Hittman2001 on May 22, 2003, 03:22:21 AM
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LeBron James is more than a month away from signing with an NBA team, but Wednesday night, the 18-year old phenom -- projected to be the No. 1 pick in the June 26 draft -- agreed in principle to a seven-year deal with Nike, sources told ESPN.com.
Sources said the deal was worth more than $90 million, but less than the five-year, $100 million deal Tiger Woods signed with Nike in Sept. 2000. The deal also includes a $10 million signing bonus.
James' agent Aaron Goodwin and family publicist Alexandria Boone both declined to comment. Boone said only that an announcement would be released Thursday.
The battle for James -- which formally began when he declared for the draft on April 25 but actually had begun years before -- was thought to be only between adidas and Nike.
Nike, a $10 billion company with the largest market share in the athletic shoe business, was willing to spend plenty, but James' St. Vincent-St. Mary team had worn adidas, thanks to the work of adidas' director of basketball Sonny Vaccaro. Vaccaro also declined to comment on James' reaching an agreement with Nike.
But once James turned pro, Reebok executive Tom Shine -- who could not be reached for comment Wednesday night -- told ESPN.com that he kept quiet to respect James' amateur status. Over the past few days, Reebok emerged as the favorite, but in the end James went with the swoosh, less than 24 hours before the league lottery.
Rick Burton, executive director of the Warsaw School of Sports Marketing at the University of Oregon, said watching how Nike shareholders respond to the news on Thursday should be interesting.
"When Tiger Woods signed his first deal with Nike worth a reported $40 million, one analyst said that Nike overpaid and downgraded the stock," Burton said. "A couple weeks later, when Tiger won the Masters, it was concluded that they had bought the right guy. We'll obviously have to wait until October to see the first glimpse of LeBron."
With Nike officials confirming on Tuesday that they had signed Carmelo Anthony, the company could have locked up the first two picks of the NBA Draft, which takes place on June 26. The company also is expected to announce a deal soon with Kobe Bryant, once a penalty clause expires in Bryant's existing deal with adidas in June.
Wednesday was a big business day for James, as he also signed an exclusive trading card and memorabilia deal with Upper Deck. Goodwin declined to give specifics, but one source with knowledge of the deal told ESPN.com it was a five-year contract worth at least $1 million per year plus a $1 million signing bonus.
www.espn.go.com
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WHAT THE FUCK
honestly i dont think he is worth that much....... wtf?? even if he is projected 1st pick....
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this kid is rich for life fore even entering the nba.. damn.. im gettin jealous
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if i was him id just retire right now lol
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hell i'd take a $90.00 contract with a $10.00 signing bounus just to wear free nikes
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Fuck that shit man, I'd pay them $90 and give them a $10 bonus to wear all that shit. But on a serious note, do you guys think that he's really worth that much money? I mean $90 million :o
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they've got big hopes for him, this kid must be special
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Damn, I don't see why in the world they'd give him that kinda money right now. They could get 6 or 7 allstars to sign with that kind of scratch, but instead they go for an unproven hype. Fucking Nike man. I wish I had that kind of money to risk. I think Lebron will be a good pro, but jesus man... what happens if he Hank Gathers on the court the first day of play....
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LMAO...He was playing against High School Students...Even Slava Medvadenko would be a superstar playing against High Scool Students... ::)
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yo did you hear L. James getting paid 90 mill to wear nikes. he can retire even before playing
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^^ Titan, this topics been here for about a week. Just mergered you into this one.
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hes not worth all that, but everyone is going to buy his sneakers, even if hes not all that good, and in a couple years, his sneakers are gonna be selling out everywere
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Well at least that muthafukka aint gotta work ever agian.
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hes not worth all that, but everyone is going to buy his sneakers, even if hes not all that good, and in a couple years, his sneakers are gonna be selling out everywere
im goin to buy them too. lol
at least honest.
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hes not worth all that, but everyone is going to buy his sneakers, even if hes not all that good, and in a couple years, his sneakers are gonna be selling out everywere
im goin to buy them too. lol
why? chances are theyll be fuckin ugly
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yea ill prob buy them too
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why is he getting that much.........i think he should play at least a year in college before pros
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cause in 1 year probably every brand want a lifelong deal with him. so nike wants to be the 1st wit a sick sum to gain him for wearing their shoes ;)
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LMAO...He was playing against High School Students...Even Slava Medvadenko would be a superstar playing against High Scool Students... ::)
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LMAO...He was playing against High School Students...Even Slava Medvadenko would be a superstar playing against High Scool Students... ::)
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The senseless hated started before I even remember. Damn.
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LMAO...He was playing against High School Students...Even Slava Medvadenko would be a superstar playing against High Scool Students... ::)
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The senseless hated started before I even remember. Damn.
It's hating, but it isn't senseless. Kobe (mostly Shaq & Phil, but still "Kobe" technically) just threepeated & here comes the next MJ completely undermining Kobe. He saw the greatness, knew what was to come & made it a point to hate on the kid in every way he possibly could to protect Kobe's legacy. He had a plan, but he needed LeBron to have a Melo-like career, not the GOAT path he's currently headed down.
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LeBron is a product of the machine....been overhyped since day one. is he great? no doubt about it. just one of the greats playing today (durant and steph are too tho)......not a GOAT like some are hypin him to be based on the machine that started before he even entered the league, as proven by this thread.
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Another contradiction. Comparing Durant & Curry, even saying Curry is better than him when Steph has accomplished absolutely nothing yet.
That was considered blasphemy back in the day when LeBron vs. Kobe wasn't as universally lopsided as it is now. The thing with lying, even if it's to yourself, is you have to remember the lies to keep the story straight, my boy.
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Another contradiction. Comparing Durant & Curry, even saying Curry is better than him when Steph has accomplished absolutely nothing yet.
That was considered blasphemy back in the day when LeBron vs. Kobe wasn't as universally lopsided as it is now. The thing with lying, even if it's to yourself, is you have to remember the lies to keep the story straight, my boy.
steph is better than lebron right now...a couple other posters on here agree with me. but u'll be hard pressed findin some1 who agrees with u about him bein GOAT lolsmh.
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One other guy you have already written off as a "basketball retard" (so another contradiction) agrees with you. But if you could find another poster who doesn't think LeBron is currently top 5 in the league, you'd use every argument in the book you could to agree & make it your new narrative.
But no, Steph has done nothing to have surpassed LeBron. He had a better season statistically...but (another contradiction that works against you...again) "stats don't really matter". There is no GM, decent basketball mind or even casual fan in a game of life or death that would even consider picking Steph over LeBron. LeBron is in every sense a better basketball player outside of shooting...& dribbling lmao. So I guess Kyrie, Chris Paul, Jamal Crawford & like Jeff Teague are better basketball players too lol.
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One other guy you have already written off as a "basketball retard" (so another contradiction) agrees with you. But if you could find another poster who doesn't think LeBron is currently top 5 in the league, you'd use every argument in the book you could to agree & make it your new narrative.
But no, Steph has done nothing to have surpassed LeBron. He had a better season statistically...but (another contradiction that works against you...again) "stats don't really matter". There is no GM, decent basketball mind or even casual fan in a game of life or death that would even consider picking Steph over LeBron. LeBron is in every sense a better basketball player outside of shooting...& dribbling lmao. So I guess Kyrie, Chris Paul, Jamal Crawford & like Jeff Teague are better basketball players too lol.
again, people agree that steph is currently better than lebron...NO ONE agrees wit u that LeBron is GOAT. it's bedtime, night night.
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You'd have to be a complete moron to think Curry is better lmao.
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so then what do u have to be to think he's the GOAT? a dumb bitch, thats what
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A Witness.
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A Witness.
:camp:
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One other guy you have already written off as a "basketball retard" (so another contradiction) agrees with you. But if you could find another poster who doesn't think LeBron is currently top 5 in the league, you'd use every argument in the book you could to agree & make it your new narrative.
But no, Steph has done nothing to have surpassed LeBron. He had a better season statistically...but (another contradiction that works against you...again) "stats don't really matter". There is no GM, decent basketball mind or even casual fan in a game of life or death that would even consider picking Steph over LeBron. LeBron is in every sense a better basketball player outside of shooting...& dribbling lmao. So I guess Kyrie, Chris Paul, Jamal Crawford & like Jeff Teague are better basketball players too lol.
again, people agree that steph is currently better than lebron...NO ONE agrees wit u that LeBron is GOAT. it's bedtime, night night.
We'll see when the Finals start. Will be interesting to see who will carry their team to the top. My money is on Lebron though... He's been insane lately. Near unstoppable.
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One other guy you have already written off as a "basketball retard" (so another contradiction) agrees with you. But if you could find another poster who doesn't think LeBron is currently top 5 in the league, you'd use every argument in the book you could to agree & make it your new narrative.
But no, Steph has done nothing to have surpassed LeBron. He had a better season statistically...but (another contradiction that works against you...again) "stats don't really matter". There is no GM, decent basketball mind or even casual fan in a game of life or death that would even consider picking Steph over LeBron. LeBron is in every sense a better basketball player outside of shooting...& dribbling lmao. So I guess Kyrie, Chris Paul, Jamal Crawford & like Jeff Teague are better basketball players too lol.
again, people agree that steph is currently better than lebron...NO ONE agrees wit u that LeBron is GOAT. it's bedtime, night night.
We'll see when the Finals start. Will be interesting to see who will carry their team to the top. My money is on Lebron though... He's been insane lately. Near unstoppable.
so u think LeBron is the GOAT?
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But see...this is why NBA debates get so flawed. LeBron is a solidly sized underdog in this series, especially if Kyrie isn't 100%.
To compare Curry vs. LeBron based off this series is outrageously stupid. Even Vegas knows the Warriors are a better team & that's not because they say well Curry is clearly better than LeBron, it's all the pieces underneath.
So in theory, LeBron could average 36-10-10 in the Finals, lose to the Warriors in 6 because JR Smith only shot 20% from three & Dellavedova didn't have the series of a lifetime & Kyrie missed two games of the series & then it just becomes Curry > LeBron because Curry the Warriors were just a superior team? How flawed is that? lmao.
Since this forum loves the "if this was how it was..." game, the only truth would really be, if Curry had the Cavs roster for the last two playoff rounds, there is almost no chance they would of beaten the Bulls or Hawks.
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One other guy you have already written off as a "basketball retard" (so another contradiction) agrees with you. But if you could find another poster who doesn't think LeBron is currently top 5 in the league, you'd use every argument in the book you could to agree & make it your new narrative.
But no, Steph has done nothing to have surpassed LeBron. He had a better season statistically...but (another contradiction that works against you...again) "stats don't really matter". There is no GM, decent basketball mind or even casual fan in a game of life or death that would even consider picking Steph over LeBron. LeBron is in every sense a better basketball player outside of shooting...& dribbling lmao. So I guess Kyrie, Chris Paul, Jamal Crawford & like Jeff Teague are better basketball players too lol.
again, people agree that steph is currently better than lebron...NO ONE agrees wit u that LeBron is GOAT. it's bedtime, night night.
We'll see when the Finals start. Will be interesting to see who will carry their team to the top. My money is on Lebron though... He's been insane lately. Near unstoppable.
so u think LeBron is the GOAT?
No, he is the greatest player active right now in this moment of life. GOAT is a discussion where the answer never will be 100% correctly, every great player that ever played or still plays the game has his GOAT-like features. But in the end they all remain human and got their flaws. It's all about the preferences of a players game by the person who rates him.
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One other guy you have already written off as a "basketball retard" (so another contradiction) agrees with you. But if you could find another poster who doesn't think LeBron is currently top 5 in the league, you'd use every argument in the book you could to agree & make it your new narrative.
But no, Steph has done nothing to have surpassed LeBron. He had a better season statistically...but (another contradiction that works against you...again) "stats don't really matter". There is no GM, decent basketball mind or even casual fan in a game of life or death that would even consider picking Steph over LeBron. LeBron is in every sense a better basketball player outside of shooting...& dribbling lmao. So I guess Kyrie, Chris Paul, Jamal Crawford & like Jeff Teague are better basketball players too lol.
again, people agree that steph is currently better than lebron...NO ONE agrees wit u that LeBron is GOAT. it's bedtime, night night.
We'll see when the Finals start. Will be interesting to see who will carry their team to the top. My money is on Lebron though... He's been insane lately. Near unstoppable.
so u think LeBron is the GOAT?
No, he is the greatest player active right now in this moment of life. GOAT is a discussion where the answer never will be 100% correctly, every great player that ever played or still plays the game has his GOAT-like features. But in the end they all remain human and got their flaws. It's all about the preferences of a players game by the person who rates him.
I AGREE WITH THAT...THATS WHY I ALWAYS SAY THAT THERE ARE ABOUT 10 GOATS WHO ARE ALL INTERCHANGEABLE. BUT LEBRON IS NOT ONE OF THOSE 10.
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But see...this is why NBA debates get so flawed. LeBron is a solidly sized underdog in this series, especially if Kyrie isn't 100%.
To compare Curry vs. LeBron based off this series is outrageously stupid. Even Vegas knows the Warriors are a better team & that's not because they say well Curry is clearly better than LeBron, it's all the pieces underneath.
So in theory, LeBron could average 36-10-10 in the Finals, lose to the Warriors in 6 because JR Smith only shot 20% from three & Dellavedova didn't have the series of a lifetime & Kyrie missed two games of the series & then it just becomes Curry > LeBron because Curry the Warriors were just a superior team? How flawed is that? lmao.
Since this forum loves the "if this was how it was..." game, the only truth would really be, if Curry had the Cavs roster for the last two playoff rounds, there is almost no chance they would of beaten the Bulls or Hawks.
IF LEBRON WAS AS GOOD AS U ACT, HE'D WIN THE SERIES PLAYING WITH THE FUCKIN SIXERS. FACE IT, U HAVE NO CONFIDENCE IN HIM, AND UR GOAT TALK IS ALL BASED ON HIS PHYSIQUE, NOT HIS ACTUAL PLAY ON THE COURT :camp:
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Kid's off the deep end. I hope I don't look & sound as autistic as Sccit Bayless struggling with the fact LeBron surpassed Kobe, when/if Durant surpasses LeBron.
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DURANT HAS ALREADY SURPASSED LEBRON WHEN HE WON MVP OVER HIM LAST YEAR...LUCKY FOR U, HE MISSED THE SEASON WITH A BROKEN FOOT
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No rings, bruh LMAO.
Son can't ever win. Either the stats don't back him up or his own skewed logic he invented backfires.
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No rings, bruh LMAO.
Son can't ever win. Either the stats don't back him up or his own skewed logic he invented backfires.
DURANT NEVER PLAYED WITH 2 FRANCHISE PLAYERS THO
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No rings, bruh LMAO.
Son can't ever win. Either the stats don't back him up or his own skewed logic he invented backfires.
DURANT NEVER PLAYED WITH 2 FRANCHISE PLAYERS THO
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https://www.youtube.com/v/wkORR2MPrvs
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James harden was a 6th man, not yet a franchise player
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LMAO, nigga. He went to Houston the next season & averaged 26 PPG.
If you don't understand he came off the bench to strengthen the second unit & didn't score as much because he played behind two other great scorers, you're not worth discussing basketball with. He averaged a point less than Bosh on 4 less attempts & 4 less minutes per game. & in 2015, when you're hyping Bosh up like he is the equivalent of Kevin Garnett in his prime, to take away from LeBron, those numbers are pretty close.
& Durant had Serge Ibaka.
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LMAO, nigga. He went to Houston the next season & averaged 26 PPG.
If you don't understand he came off the bench to strengthen the second unit & didn't score as much because he played behind two other great scorers, you're not worth discussing basketball with. He averaged a point less than Bosh on 4 less attempts & 4 less minutes per game. & in 2015, when you're hyping Bosh up like he is the equivalent of Kevin Garnett in his prime, to take away from LeBron, those numbers are pretty close.
& Durant had Serge Ibaka.
yea, but harden wasnt utilized with okc. he wasnt even an all-star...nobody called him a franchise player before he got to houston. stop that.
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The talent is the talent, bruh. And Harden + Ibaka is the equivalent of playing with another superstar, let alone franchise player.
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The talent is the talent, bruh. And Harden + Ibaka is the equivalent of playing with another superstar, let alone franchise player.
HOW BOUT NO
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One other guy you have already written off as a "basketball retard" (so another contradiction) agrees with you. But if you could find another poster who doesn't think LeBron is currently top 5 in the league, you'd use every argument in the book you could to agree & make it your new narrative.
But no, Steph has done nothing to have surpassed LeBron. He had a better season statistically...but (another contradiction that works against you...again) "stats don't really matter". There is no GM, decent basketball mind or even casual fan in a game of life or death that would even consider picking Steph over LeBron. LeBron is in every sense a better basketball player outside of shooting...& dribbling lmao. So I guess Kyrie, Chris Paul, Jamal Crawford & like Jeff Teague are better basketball players too lol.
again, people agree that steph is currently better than lebron...NO ONE agrees wit u that LeBron is GOAT. it's bedtime, night night.
We'll see when the Finals start. Will be interesting to see who will carry their team to the top. My money is on Lebron though... He's been insane lately. Near unstoppable.
so u think LeBron is the GOAT?
No, he is the greatest player active right now in this moment of life. GOAT is a discussion where the answer never will be 100% correctly, every great player that ever played or still plays the game has his GOAT-like features. But in the end they all remain human and got their flaws. It's all about the preferences of a players game by the person who rates him.
I AGREE WITH THAT...THATS WHY I ALWAYS SAY THAT THERE ARE ABOUT 10 GOATS WHO ARE ALL INTERCHANGEABLE. BUT LEBRON IS NOT ONE OF THOSE 10.
hahahahahahahahaha such a stupid quote.
MJ and Russell >
i know you want Kobe to be #1 so bad but it's never going to happen, he came up short :laugh:
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One other guy you have already written off as a "basketball retard" (so another contradiction) agrees with you. But if you could find another poster who doesn't think LeBron is currently top 5 in the league, you'd use every argument in the book you could to agree & make it your new narrative.
But no, Steph has done nothing to have surpassed LeBron. He had a better season statistically...but (another contradiction that works against you...again) "stats don't really matter". There is no GM, decent basketball mind or even casual fan in a game of life or death that would even consider picking Steph over LeBron. LeBron is in every sense a better basketball player outside of shooting...& dribbling lmao. So I guess Kyrie, Chris Paul, Jamal Crawford & like Jeff Teague are better basketball players too lol.
again, people agree that steph is currently better than lebron...NO ONE agrees wit u that LeBron is GOAT. it's bedtime, night night.
We'll see when the Finals start. Will be interesting to see who will carry their team to the top. My money is on Lebron though... He's been insane lately. Near unstoppable.
so u think LeBron is the GOAT?
No, he is the greatest player active right now in this moment of life. GOAT is a discussion where the answer never will be 100% correctly, every great player that ever played or still plays the game has his GOAT-like features. But in the end they all remain human and got their flaws. It's all about the preferences of a players game by the person who rates him.
I AGREE WITH THAT...THATS WHY I ALWAYS SAY THAT THERE ARE ABOUT 10 GOATS WHO ARE ALL INTERCHANGEABLE. BUT LEBRON IS NOT ONE OF THOSE 10.
hahahahahahahahaha such a stupid quote.
MJ and Russell >
i know you want Kobe to be #1 so bad but it's never going to happen, he came up short :laugh:
the funny part is, russell may not even be in that 10 i'm talkin bout
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LMFAOOOOOO.
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NIK digging himself a hole ;D
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Wilt Kobe MJ Magic Bird Hakeem Shaq Robertson Baylor West
10 better than Russell off top
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BAYLOR? WEST? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA even Kobe is better than those 2.
hahahahahahahaha what a stupid statement hahahahahahahaha ;D 8)
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elgin baylor once averaged 38 points 20 rebounds and 5 assists
jerry west once averaged 31 points 7 rebounds 6 assists
bill russell never even cracked the 20 ppg mark once in his career lmfao...son just played on a buncha all-star squad and has rings because of it...like a better version robert horry. still not on baylor or west's level.
shitted on
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how many MVP's did Baylor win?? how many titles???
so your dumbass really thinks Baylor and West are better than Russell yet THE TWO OF THEM COULDN'T WIN A TITLE? hhahahahaha
you really are Skip Bayless with a Lakers jersey on, this is hilarious. You gotta be Ashton Kutcher and I'm being punk'd right now :laugh:
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they won a title in baylors last season .. but like I said, Russell played on all-star teams. he was the 5th leading scorer on a championship team lolsmh. replace him with Baylor and they win even more. replace him with wilt and they win 20 straight.