Michael Jordan vs Rookie T-Mac

[AJtheOne]

MJ comes through in the clutch twice in the end

That Raptors team had T-Mac, Camby, Billups before they reached their prime Imagine if they kept them wit VC

 

[Remote]

Marcus Camby is one of the most under-appreciated players of the last 20 years.

If you look at that 1996 draft (he went 2nd, btw) there are some impressive names there.
And I'm not saying Camby was a superstar. But he was a damn good player.

1996 NBA Draft | Basketball-Reference.com

 

[TrebleMan]

Billups
Vince Carter
McGrady
Doug Christie
Marcus Camby

Man that Raps team would have been loaded if they grew as a core.

 

[Saiyajin]

if only TMac was born a few years later he could've got some of that HGH or went and got those knee treatment Kobe gets in Germany

 

[Ziggiy]

if only TMac was born a few years later he could've got some of that HGH or went and got those knee treatment Kobe gets in Germany

T -Mac didn't have knee problems though he had BACK problems and that shyt is ALWAYS a recipe for disaster.

Back issues fukked up Larry Johnson too



T-Mac was my personal GOAT of the early 2000's I thought he was going to be Afernee Hardaway 2.0


And in a way he was

 

[AJtheOne]

T -Mac didn't have knee problems though he had BACK problems and that shyt is ALWAYS a recipe for disaster.

Back issues fukked up Larry Johnson too



T-Mac was my personal GOAT of the early 2000's I thought he was going to be Afernee Hardaway 2.0


And in a way he was

Wearing the #1 Jersey is a curse

Penny
T-Mac
D-Rose

 

[street heat]

T -Mac didn't have knee problems though he had BACK problems and that shyt is ALWAYS a recipe for disaster.

Back issues fukked up Larry Johnson too



T-Mac was my personal GOAT of the early 2000's I thought he was going to be Afernee Hardaway 2.0


And in a way he was

i think i remember JVG saying something about how he had one leg slightly longer than the other or something that messed up his alignment, so i his body breaking down was probably inevitable.

 

[Lakerman0834]

Wearing the #1 Jersey is a curse

Penny
T-Mac
D-Rose

please no not Dlo

 

[Ghpstface]

MJ was too smooth with that fadeaway

 

[Archangel]

Wearing the #1 Jersey is a curse

Penny
T-Mac
D-Rose

 

[Remote]

Maybe it doesn't mean anything, but since 1990, the only draft classes where zero players went on to create at least 100 career Win Shares were:

1993 - 1993 NBA Draft | Basketball-Reference.com
2000- 2000 NBA Draft | Basketball-Reference.com
2002 - 2002 NBA Draft | Basketball-Reference.com

(2006 and up is too soon to tell.)

The 1993 class is led by Sam Cassell with 87.5.
The 2000 class is led by Hedo Turkoglu with 63.3.
and the 2002 class is led by Amare Stoudamire with 92.1

I realize Win Shares aren't everything, but that 2000 class has to rank up as one of the worst ever.
The top 10 picks that year were

Kenyon Martin
Stromile Swift
Darius Miles
Marcus Fizer
Mike Miller
DerMarr Johnson
Chris Mihm
Jamal Crawford
Joel Przybilla
Keyon Dooling

 

[Tony D'Amato]

The gotdamn GOAT

NBATV should air 1 mj gm a night.

 

[FloorGeneral]

Marcus Camby is one of the most under-appreciated players of the last 20 years.

If you look at that 1996 draft (he went 2nd, btw) there are some impressive names there.
And I'm not saying Camby was a superstar. But he was a damn good player.

1996 NBA Draft | Basketball-Reference.com

Shoutout to Camby for being part of the squad that kick-started Coach Cal's shenanigans too.

 

[Lifer11]

Maybe it doesn't mean anything, but since 1990, the only draft classes where zero players went on to create at least 100 career Win Shares were:

1993 - 1993 NBA Draft | Basketball-Reference.com
2000- 2000 NBA Draft | Basketball-Reference.com
2002 - 2002 NBA Draft | Basketball-Reference.com

(2006 and up is too soon to tell.)

The 1993 class is led by Sam Cassell with 87.5.
The 2000 class is led by Hedo Turkoglu with 63.3.
and the 2002 class is led by Amare Stoudamire with 92.1

I realize Win Shares aren't everything, but that 2000 class has to rank up as one of the worst ever.
The top 10 picks that year were

Kenyon Martin
Stromile Swift
Darius Miles
Marcus Fizer
Mike Miller
DerMarr Johnson
Chris Mihm
Jamal Crawford
Joel Przybilla
Keyon Dooling

What does this have to do with the thread? I'm not hating I'm genuinely curious.

 

[Remote]

What does this have to do with the thread? I'm not hating I'm genuinely curious.

One thought led to another thought which led to another thought.