tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5819005.post113822697993007683..comments2024-03-16T02:17:55.433-07:00Comments on Programming and politics: Scottie Pippen Bitter About Kobe's 81Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08698131967747444207noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5819005.post-71523318803395335802011-08-06T20:40:25.255-07:002011-08-06T20:40:25.255-07:00yeah Pippen is right and i experienced it also... ...yeah Pippen is right and i experienced it also... now our generation only likes to score, score and score and they are not putting defense on the first offense anymore and based on my experience a few only plays hard defense.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5819005.post-22240580136029779092009-12-19T13:39:25.384-08:002009-12-19T13:39:25.384-08:00Kobe scored 81 points (2nd most points in a regula...Kobe scored 81 points (2nd most points in a regular season) against the defensively-challenged mediocre RAPTORS in a REGULAR SEASON game - huge sarcastic wow... It was a great performance and they won but MJ scored 63 (most playoff game points in history) against a great defensive team and one of the greatest BOSTON teams of all time in an intensive PLAYOFF game. So yeah, Kobe is a GREAT player - no doubt about it, HOF class - but nowhere near as LEGENDARLY electryfying and good as MJ.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5819005.post-50436181599509391082009-12-19T13:36:39.393-08:002009-12-19T13:36:39.393-08:00Pippen made a valid argument. Kobe scored 81 point...Pippen made a valid argument. Kobe scored 81 points against the defensively-challenged mediocre RAPTORS in a REGULAR SEASON game - huge sarcastic wow... It was e great performance and they won but MJ scored 63 aganist a great defensive team and one of the greatest BOSTON teams of all time in an intensive PLAYOFF game. So yeah, Kobe is a GREAT player - no doubt about it, HOF class - but nowhere near as LEGENDARLY electryfying and good as MJ.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5819005.post-76204585320501200042009-11-24T06:01:31.408-08:002009-11-24T06:01:31.408-08:00Nice blog as for me. It would be great to read mor...Nice blog as for me. 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Talented scorers yes, but great? thats a stretch. at least kobe and allen iverson have been scoring champions. and another thing, why is scottie jealous again? because last I checked his legacy is pretty well cemented, and he has plenty of hardware to look at on his mantle, so why is he jealous? he wasn't a high lottery pick that turned into a hall of fame caliber player and was part of one of the most transcendent title runs in nba history. I think the fact that he pointed out the obvious, and maybe it makes kobe's "accomplishment" look a little watered down stings a bit, but the truth is the truth. The nba made rule changes because it suffered drastic drops in ratings when the last bull championship team was broken up. unfortunately for the league the majority of the casual fan, who is not educated in basketball, believed that the high flying acrobatics and antics of those bulls teams was the norm, when it never really has been. as you'd see in each of mj's retirements. olajuwan and ewing had great seasons when mj was out. and then again david robinson and shaquille oneal and tim duncan, as it's always been for decades, the big man started to dominate the show. but the casual fan was turned off by this, so the league made it's tweaks, and lo and behold, perimeter players averages started going up. I need not argue this point, educate yourself in the history of the game, and why changes where made and what effects they've had, and you'll see that the changes made earlier this decade where made to make it easier, as opposed to harder like in years past. the only other change that was similar was the flagrant foul rule introduced to stop teams from mugging Michael jordan with the so called jordan rules. regardless of this, his averages where still astronomical when he was getting mugged, there wasn't a sudden spike in overall perimeter scoring because of it. but after the no handchecking, three second violation, the circle underneath the rim etc etc the amount of perimeter scorers has increased twofold. it is not a coincidence, and for you to believe that mj would flounder in this era of the quick whistle is ludicrous. If he torched the then champion celtics for 63 points, when they where the leagues number 1 defense, in an era where perimeter players where sent to the floor routinely, what do you think he would do today, where you can't bump and body, where you can't deny a lane, where can't literally touch your opponent on the waste (handchecking), where you can't have a big waiting in the paint for you (3 sec. violation), seriously, what do you think micheal jordan would do? If you think he wouldn't do anything but torch the league, then you really don't understand basketball my friend.Helioshttp://www.myspace.com/helioslatinonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5819005.post-83831232447120489842009-08-23T09:58:23.963-07:002009-08-23T09:58:23.963-07:00lol, I can't believe I found this now after so...lol, I can't believe I found this now after so long, but I must respond. all of todays perimeter players benefited when the rules where tweaked after the 2000-01 seasons. 3 second violation, preventing bigs from clogging the lane. the half circle in the paint that if you pass as a defender, allows a perimeter player to barrel into you, no hand checking, no forearm checking past 15 feet in. in other words, no roughing the wings/perimeter players. during mj's era, he was an anomaly, because for ever the scoring leaders in the nba have been big men, now for the first time in the leagues history there are more perimeter players in the top ten scoring than in any other era. this is a direct result of the rule changes. how many free throws did kobe have that evening of 81? 25. what used to be considered a hard foul, today is called a flagrant one or two, etc. etc. remember kurt rambis being closed lined by mchale? that was a regular foul my friend, two free throws and the game continued. today that would easily be a flagrant two. if the great teams of the eighties and early nineties played in todays nba, they'd all foul out, hands down. not because of lack of skill, but because their style of play is no longer allowed by the powers that be.Helioshttp://myspace.com/helioslatinonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5819005.post-2026911148216486452008-12-16T04:37:00.000-08:002008-12-16T04:37:00.000-08:00Michael: YOU ARE A "HUELE BICHO", NOW LOOK IT UP...Michael: YOU ARE A "HUELE BICHO", NOW LOOK IT UP IN YOUR DICTIONARY.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5819005.post-68932301762712831302008-01-10T19:08:00.000-08:002008-01-10T19:08:00.000-08:00Scottie is right... nobody plays defense anymore.....Scottie is right... nobody plays defense anymore... just watch the old games from the 80's and 90's. they speak for theselves... it used to be a half court game with the ball being moved around the permiter to spread out the defense... now there is no defense... its a streetball game... lets put it this way... zone used to be "illegal Defense" back in the good old days... now they allow zone hoping that people will play defenseAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com