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24/07/2025

Kon manghagad ko ninyo ug tagay sugot gyud mo. Imagine mag 17 years na ko hapit walay tagay. Picture for attention, the Showtime los Angeles Lakers. Basta bisaya ta hinayhinay Jude Morales

23/07/2025

The Real Reason Larry Bird Never Trash-Talked Dr. J

"My personal rivalry with Julius Erving was growing. It's still the most exciting confrontation I've ever had at the forward spot. In my first couple of years, Dr. J was at his peak, and I was just starting to come on. It was a battle every single time. The most important I had to do while guarding Dr.J was to get help. When he started going along that baseline, you knew what was on his mind. He wanted to dunk. Once he got a step on you, there was nothing you could do. Any daylight at all, and Dr.J would jam it through."

"Some people said, 'You should just give him the outside shot." Well, when the good doctor was on the left side, he had a very good bank shot, and I was scared to death of that, so that wasn't necessarily the answer either. Julius Erving also was a much better defensive player than most people gave him credit for. We never spoke on the court. It was said I yelled things at him one night, but that was M.L. talking trash from the bench, not me. Believe me; I never said a word to Dr. J on the court."

- Larry Bird of Boston Celtics

22/07/2025

Prime Kobe Was Just Absurd. 🐐👑

Kobe Bryant is the ONLY player in NBA playoff history to have (30-50-40-90) splits in back to back Conference Finals.

That is 30 Ppg. - 50% Fg - 40% 3pt. - 90% FT.

Kobe won back to back Finals MVP’s without a top 75 player, or a single 20 point scorer, a rebound or steal or assist leader, or any All NBA player, an unmatched achievement.

Kobe also became the only player in NBA History to have 600+ points, 100+ assists, and 100+ rebounds in 3 straight postseasons.

Kobe Bryant
2008-2010 CONF. FINALS
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STATS
32.5 PTS 51.2 FG%
6.2 REB 38.0 3PT%
6.1 AST 56.0 EFG%
2.4 TOV 91.2 FT%
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COMPETITION
56-26 SPURS
54-28 NUGGETS
54-28 SUNS

Kobe Bryant is the only player in NBA history to win back to back NBA championships and Finals MVP without a top 75 teammate.

Overall Kobe accounted for a mindblowing 42% and 41% of team scoring in 2009 and 2010 respectively.

Kobe’s relative 43% more offensive production than second best player Pau Gasol in 2009 and 32% more offensive production than Gasol in 2010 is unheard of. He averaged 11+ more ppg. than Gasol cumulatively in the 2 postseason Finals.

30.2 Ppg.
7.0 Rpg.
5.3 Apg.
1.8 Stl. pg.
1.0 Bpg.

Pau Gasol’s averages over those 2 Finals were :
18.6 Ppg.
10.6 Rpg.
3.1 APG.
0.8 SPG
2.3 Bpg

In 2001 kobe accounted for 42% of teams scoring in the playoffs... shaq 37%
In 2002 kobe accounted off 38% of teams scoring... shaq 36%
In 2009 kobe accounted for 42% of teams scoring.. pau 24%
In 2010 kobe accounted for 41% of teams scoring... pau 28%

Kobe Bryant is the only player to score 600+ points in three straight playoffs. (2008-2010) 🔥

During that 3-year run, the Lakers faced 12 playoff opponents — 11 of them were 50-win teams. Kobe won 10 of those series, captured 2 NBA titles, 2 FMVP and did it all without a Top 75 teammate.

In that dominant stretch, he averaged:

29.8 PPG | 5.7 RPG | 5.5 APG | 1.6 SPG | 0.7 BPG

21/07/2025

For years, basketball fans have argued about the greatest rookie season of all time.

But one NBA legend is here to put an end to the debate. Tracy McGrady just weighed in on the 2004 Rookie of the Year race, and he's making a powerful case for Carmelo Anthony.

According to T-Mac, it was a legitimate snub:

"I thought [Carmelo Anthony] should’ve won ROTY [over LeBron James] ‘cause you took your team to the playoffs... Have that spotlight on him like that, and to get slighted on ROTY. I ain't like that at all."

He carried a franchise on his back from day one and put them in the postseason.

You don't need to look at stats to see who truly deserved the crown, you just need to look at the scoreboard.

A legend's word is law.

But in your eyes...

Who do you think truly deserved the 2004 Rookie of the Year award?

Why did they not award them Co rookies of the year like Grant Hill & Jason Kidd in 1995 then Elton Brand & Steve Francis in 1999.

21/07/2025

For all toy collectors, that includes me, Jude Morales. You can go for rehabilitation na. 😂 😂 😂. Hope they have free meals there. 🤣

CTTO for the photo.

21/07/2025

How Young Dirk Destroyed Pippen in 1997

In the summer of 1997, Michael Jordan, Charles Barkley, and Scottie Pippen were touring Europe as part of the "Nike Hoops" tour, which at one point took them to a remote town in Germany. As is typical in such situations, they decided to play an exhibition match against some local basketball players.

Pippen, considered one of the best defenders in the world at the time (eight-time NBA All-Defensive First Team), was given the task of guarding an anonymous young German who, at first glance, stood out only because of his height. Surprisingly, the young man torched Pippen throughout the entire first half — scoring 25 points in just 20 minutes of play. Naturally, Jordan and Barkley didn’t miss the chance to tease their teammate: “You’ve got to try harder, stop him somehow. Aren’t you supposed to be the best defender in the world?”

Motivated by their words, Pippen came back out determined to show the rookie how things are done — but the kid kept lighting it up, finishing the game with 52 points, two of which came from a powerful dunk right over Barkley himself.

“I walked up to him and said, ‘Who the hell are you?’ He answered, ‘Dirk Nowitzki, sir,’” Barkley later recalled.
After a brief conversation, Barkley told the wunderkind that his place was across the ocean — in college — but the German replied that he had to serve in the military first, and would stay in his country until that was finished. Barkley thought this was a ridiculous idea and a waste of talent, so he immediately contacted Nike executives and pulled every possible string to try and get the kid into Auburn University, his own alma mater.

Still, Dirk resisted Barkley’s pressure, played one more season in Germany, and waited until he was old enough to enter the draft.

The rest is history.
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20/07/2025

Smart is a good addition to the Lakers defensively and I hope he won't add more flopping.
Source: Shams

19/07/2025

The San Antonio Spurs year-by-year standings during Tim Duncan’s tenure in the NBA:

📆 1998: 56–26
🏆 1999: 37–13 (Lockdown)
📆 2000: 53–29
📆 2001: 58–24
📆 2002: 58–24
🏆 2003: 60–22
📆 2004: 57–25
🏆 2005: 59–23
📆 2006: 63–19
🏆 2007: 58–24
📆 2008: 56–26
📆 2009: 54–28
📆 2010: 50–32
📆 2011: 61–21
📆 2012: 50–16 (Lockdown)
📆 2013: 58–24
🏆 2014: 62–20
📆 2015: 55–27
📆 2016: 67–15

🔥 The Spurs have 50 or more regular season wins in 18 of the 19 seasons Duncan is in the NBA. The only one that they didn’t get it was in 1999, when they only played 50 games instead of 82 due to the NBA lockout.

19/07/2025

Legends talk about Michael Jordan
Larry Bird: "I would never call him the best player I've ever seen if I wasn't serious."
Magic Johnson: "There's Michael Jordan, and then the rest of us."
Allen Iverson: "Mike is the GOAT, Mike will always be the GOAT."
Shaquille O'Neal: "The Last Dance only solidified the argument about who is the greatest player of all time"
Kevin Durant: "MJ is one of one, God level, incomparable, a pure master in this s**t. I'm still watching his games to learn"
Charles Barkley: "He didn't just want to beat his opponents, he wanted to break them. Like I said, no disrespect to Kobe Bryant, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, LeBron James, Bill Russell, Wilt Chamberlain, the best thing I've ever seen is Michael Jordan and it was an honor and a privilege to play against him. He is the best player I have ever seen."
Dwyane Wade: "MJ was chosen to be the GOAT."
Jerry West: "He is the best basketball player, the best athlete I have ever seen in my life."
Kevin Garnett: "He saved basketball when basketball was about to be lost. When we had addicts, when kids were coming to camp overweight. Who do you think started coming to camp fit, ready for day one? Who started it's?
Dirk Nowitzki: "The Last Dance was excellent. I was a huge Bulls fan in the '90s. So many things I never knew or had forgotten! MJ is the GOAT."
Patrick Ewing: "LeBron is incredible, but he is not Michael Jordan"
Vince Carter: "I still have to give it to Michael Jordan. Kobe Bryant second."
Hakeem "The Dream" Olajuwon: "When people start comparing LeBron to Jordan, it's not a fair comparison. Jordan was a much more superior player in a tougher league. He was was very creative. That doesn't take anything away from LeBron because He's a great player, but it's not a fair comparison, Jordan is just so superior."
Stephon Marbury: "You really want to rank Jordan? Jordan shouldn't even be in a ranking. I don't know why they keep mentioning MJ's name in the same conversation. LeBron is great, but Jordan is not from this earth. He's just different.
Carmelo Anthony: "MJ is the GOAT. He is the best player of all time, and we all agree with that"

19/07/2025

LeBron and Kobe are both all-time greats, but when it comes to who had the tougher road through the playoffs—especially in their respective conferences and eras—it’s not even close.

From the 2001 playoffs through 2010, Kobe played 148 playoff games, averaging:
29 PPG, 5.7 REB, 5.4 AST, 1.5 STL
on 45% shooting, 34% from three, and 83% from the free-throw line.
That was during what many consider the most physical and competitive era in NBA history.

When it comes to facing elite competition in the conference:
• Kobe faced an All-NBA 1st Team player 14 times in 13 playoff runs.
• LeBron has only faced an All-NBA 1st Team player 5 times in 18 playoff runs.

Record vs All-NBA 1st Team players in the conference:
• Kobe: 8-6
• LeBron: 2-3

Times facing a Top 10 all-time player in the conference:
• Kobe: 6 times (all against Tim Duncan)
• LeBron: 0

Times facing two All-NBA 1st Team players on the same team in the conference:
• Kobe: Once (Steve Nash & Amar’e Stoudemire)
• LeBron: Never

And here’s a fact that gets overlooked far too often:
Kobe Bryant is the ONLY player in NBA history to win back-to-back championships without a Top 75 teammate.
That means no other top-75 all-time player by his side during the Lakers’ 2009 and 2010 title runs.

19/07/2025

Kareem Abdul-jabbar says who is the GOAT. 🐐🔥

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar talked about what it means for LeBron James to reach 40,000 points as the NBA's all-time leading scorer.
In a recent interview, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was asked, If LeBron would become the Goat, for reaching 40,000 points?
"He will be the only one in that club, nobody has come to that ground, it's something extraordinary."
"But I've been carrying the torch as a record holder for 38 years. I'm excited and relieved to pass this on to the next worthy recipient. "LeBron earned it and I hope he takes it even longer than me," Kareem Abdul-Jabbar said.
"But I think during those 38 years I was never called the Goat, that name has always belonged to Michael Jordan, still what LeBron has accomplished, it's not enough to put him above Jordan."
"For all the times calls in finals, and not having total dominance like yours Jordan, make me lean towards the Chicago Bulls," although he admitted that LeBron has had an excellent career." 🔥

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