Kobe v. T-Mac in the early 2000s

[mbewane]

well thats why its not compeitive

if you have different tams taking Ls to the same team, and that team changing every few years, its not competitive. The West was competitive until all of the teams got old.

So then the NBA as a whole was not competitive since the West too was taking Ls to the Bulls. Not competitive to me implies that it was a cakewalk for the Bulls to win those 6 championships, which is far from true if you watched the games. And actually no one really believed that the Bulls would lose in the Finals: if they were to lose, most thought it would be to the Knicks (92, 93) or the Pacers (98). Knicks and Pacers are the only teams to play a game 7 against the Bulls in the championship years, no West team did that in the Finals. If anything, and if we're following your logic of competitvness as being who could challenge the Bulls, then the East was more competitive than the West.

According to your logic the West was not competitive in 94 and 95 since the same team with a major change (OT for Drexler) beat everyone else.

 

[LordTaskForce]

real talk. back then it was just about the game. now its about analytics and not wanting to shoot certain shots so it doesn't affect your fg%. kd/bron have been bad for the game.

keep it up. you got the sium WPOTY on lock

 

[MrFettuccinnePockets]

Tmac used to be that dude foreal. Only guard other than Iverson on Kobe level

 

[Da King]

I will always say... PRIME AND HEALTHY Tmac >>>> Hoebe

 

[Lakerman0834]

Finley and Eddie Jones??

this post shows why some people posting about NBA didnt watch it before 2005

 

[Lakerman0834]

hand checkin was still allowed and nikkas played D. one on one isn basketball. I loved it.

u got to know who could play and who couldn't back then. now with all the ways dudes can be hidden, you don't really know whether nikkas can play at all.

team of prime Kidd Kobe Tmac KG and TD would destroy any 5 of this era. (didnt add shaq cuz is duncan abuses Dwight imagine a prime shaq)

 

[VBM]

team of prime Kidd Kobe Tmac KG and TD would destroy any 5 of this era. (didnt add shaq cuz is duncan abuses Dwight imagine a prime shaq)

, almost had something close to that in Orlando. Grant Hill (before the ankle injury), T-Mac and Duncan Would have been Orlando vs. LA for about 5 straight years at least.

 

[GunRanger]

hand checkin was still allowed and nikkas played D. one on one isn basketball. I loved it.

u got to know who could play and who couldn't back then. now with all the ways dudes can be hidden, you don't really know whether nikkas can play at all.

Early '00s is marred by slow paced offense, and wannabee Jordans playing hero ball. It wasn't at all like the '90s. The quality of play, and the ratings, fell. This isn't a unique opinion either, it's the general consensus.


The '03 draft really saved the NBA.

 

[Swagnificent]

Early '00s is marred by slow paced offense, and wannabee Jordans playing hero ball. It wasn't at all like the '90s. The quality of play, and the ratings, fell. This isn't a unique opinion either, it's the general consensus.


The '03 draft really saved the NBA.

I don't care about the opinions of crakkkas. all i know is me and my boys (25-30 year old black men) miss that era.



I nearly fukkin cry everytime i see this video. nba ain't been the same since.

 

[Lakerman0834]

I don't care about the opinions of crakkkas. all i know is any male 25-30 year old miss that era.



I nearly fukkin cry everytime i see this video. nba ain't been the same since.

Fixed it for you and god i hate this lets be buddy era early 2000s was


It can be seen all over in American culture and itll be our demise.

 

[GunRanger]

I don't care about the opinions of crakkkas. all i know is me and my boys (25-30 year old black men) miss that era.



I nearly fukkin cry everytime i see this video. nba ain't been the same since.

I'm in the same age range. You just miss the hope of playing in the league Those guys were your idols, and now players are your peers in life. I had a mid-life re-evaluation when I realized Derrick Rose was my age. It happens man.

 

[swyyyguy]

NBA Rumors: Los Angeles Lakers, Tracy McGrady Have Mutual Interest

http://hoopshabit.com/2014/09/03/nba-rumors-los-angeles-lakers-tracy-mcgrady-mutual-interest/

BIG THREE OF LIN, KOBE, AND T-MAC?!

 

[VBM]

NBA Rumors: Los Angeles Lakers, Tracy McGrady Have Mutual Interest

http://hoopshabit.com/2014/09/03/nba-rumors-los-angeles-lakers-tracy-mcgrady-mutual-interest/

BIG THREE OF LIN, KOBE, AND T-MAC?!

Don't forget Swaggy

 

[CanesMiamiLakers]

Kobe won in that era and this era