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Just going to ignore Duncan, Shaq, Kobe and the lot eh. It's Iverson that David Stern owes sexual favors. OK
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Just going to ignore Duncan, Shaq, Kobe and the lot eh. It's Iverson that David Stern owes sexual favors. OK
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What a compelling argument.
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Then Stern turned around and implemented a dress code to piss off AI.
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Just going to ignore Duncan, Shaq, Kobe and the lot eh. It's Iverson that David Stern owes sexual favors. OK
Duncan and Shaq were great players but no one wanted to be them. No one was rocking their shoes or jerseys.
AI had kids wearing sleeves, wearing his shoes. Mini AIs were every where.
When was the last time you heard someone say they wanted to be Tim D or Shaq? Exactly.
AI was box office.
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Well clearly Bosh is not a superstar and Wade is not a superstar anymore. But I do think Bosh is/was a franchise guy, and I'm not sure if it matters anymore whether Wade is at that level since he has more than enough to contribute to his ideal role—at least until this crippled season, and I bet he comes back with a vengeance in enough playoff games to push them over.
I do think LeBron played on the most talented team in the NBA each time he won and the first year he lost. I think you are coming at it from a reasonable perspective, but I hate the way people twist themselves into knots with hypotheticals in these situations (#CP107)—now that LeBron won 2 championships with Bosh and Wade some people are saying "Well of COURSE he would have won it without Bosh and Wade, they aren't even that good". It's like no dude, he didn't do that, and it doesn't work that way.
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I wanted to be Tim Duncan. Started shooting all my shots off the backboard because of him.
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When you said the league would be in horrible shape, you didn't specify you meant with the fans.
On that point, the NBA would have been just fine with or without the fake thug image that AI gave off. You really think that would have hurt the ratings and attendance that much?
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Yea ok
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The 90's instrumentals on NBA Countdown are
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To be so dismissive of AI and the effective he had is just ignorant and disrespectful.
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To equate AI to carrying the league after MJ left is what then?
Acting like AI is a savior or some ****
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To equate AI to carrying the league after MJ left is what then?
Acting like AI is a savior or some ****
Oh I'm wrong?
Dog it was AI, T-Mac, Kobe, VC keeping the league afloat.
AI was the front runner.
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Think what you want, I'll just continue to
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Cool.
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Ummm.....yes. Only people saying Perkins should be gone are homers and people who get their advice from Sportscenters and Skip Bayless', instead of watching or having played a lock of ball ever above 7th grade.
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Those A5 and A6 commercials used to go hard though.
"Trying to build a team, I'm the player you need."- AI
"Trying to build a team, I'm the player you need."- AI
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AI was probably the main guy to you but there was other guys
Kobe/Shaq, VC, Duncan and McGrady
Kobe/Shaq, VC, Duncan and McGrady
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AI was an attraction and draw no doubt. An icon even. I'm just not so sure the league would be in shambles if he never existed.
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Every marketing scheme during that era was AI influenced.
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I agree with this, or most of the marketing. They were preying on that thug image and it worked for sure.
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Took me a very long time to accept that it wasn't just lazy defense by MJ
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Yep, and the marketing of the "oh snap, he just crossed him" And-1 type stuff was definitely AI inspired. Sad aspect of basketball tbh
Not blaming AI because I enjoyed watching his drives to the bucket
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Why havent they gotten rid of this song yet jesus
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