Posted on 10/28/2006 6:10:57 PM PDT by ConservativeStatement
You're not alone, brother. Seattle's only sports championship was the 1979 Sonics, which was really a team of non-egos led by Fred Brown controlling Dennis Johnson, with the perfect supporting cast and bruising big men.
I haven't watched a full NBA game since Jordan hung it up, and, even then, the differential officiating ticked me off.
They have some soul searching to do.
Funny that you should mention Jordan.
Magic, Bias, Jordan.
Unbelievable players...but...the reasons I don't watch could start with these three men.
Magic-dribbled so high, almost to his shoulder, should have been called for carrying the ball every time he came up court.
Bias-first guy to dunk, hold on to the rim, and spread his legs.
Jordan-Travelled every other time he touched the ball.
As great as they were, no one ever called their infractions.
Look what the game has become.
No argument from me. Magic, in particular, was so blatant with his ball handling I would curse him under my breath.
Still, him and Bird brought the game into legitimacy.
They were fun to watch.
And, they both seemed to enjoy playing. :-)
Magic in particular, brought so much joy to the game.
There's still good roundball out there - the Tournament (arguably more entertaining than the NBA), the CBA, and the new ABA incarnation.
What would you alter in the current NBA, which is pretty much back-your-man-down and dunk?
sore from writing down all the contact info.
I would call more fouls. I like physical play but enough is enough.
I would call technicals when they hang on the rim.
Most of all, I would call travelling and carrying.
Here's to you, Red. You were the best.
A fellow traveler, pardon the pun.
Good team defense should be rewarded - I don't care how high a guy can leap.
I agree.
Speaking of defense, if you box out, leaping ability means nothing.
He had a scheduled guest for the second half hour, Dick Morris IIRC.
Looks like, in our shared Optimum Basketball World, our first All Star would be someone like a Gary Payton - an aggressive defensive point guard.
Sonics ain't been the same since he left town here.
He OWNED the rest of the NBA for nearly a decade. Phil Jackson can't hold his jock.
Red was the best pro basketball coach of all time.
Payton was great, but...
although I criticized Earvin Johnson's high dribble, I contend he was the best player ever.
Point guard, power forward, center. Passer, scorer, low-post defender, rebounder.
Magic could do it all.
I agree with you. And I'm a Laker fan. He had 8 in a row. 9 out of 10. And his teams did not blow big leads the way others did.
The NBA's only "point-forward". For a brief interval, everyone in the Western Conference drafted huge guys who could dribble. Only Nate McMillan made the transition, and he did it on the defensive end.
Nate was great, though, obviously, not an offensive player.
Did we hijack this thread? :-)
OMG I remember that ROFL LOL!
Can you say busted ittttt
It's late and a weekend night on the Eastern Seaboard.
GOD BLESS YOU, RED! THANK YOU FOR MODERN PRO BASKETBALL.
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