James and wade

Not live at all IOAG, and no offence received. Yet I have watched probably 15~16 of his full playoff games at least.

Greatest of all time player, but pretty selfish cos he could be. I think him and LBJ can be compared though, they are in a bracket of the top all time players. As much as it pains me to say, they are both in a band above Timmy.

Blessed to have seen many M.J games. But when he retired my interest waned.
I know MJ will always be regarded a phenomenon. A True Great. But having not seen much in the last decade, I can't say. I know Kobe.Shaq.and now James are held in the same regard as Jordan.
But the era I watched had, Hall of Famers all over the place.
Mail Man Malone. Stockton. Hakeem.Ewing. Barkley.Pippin.Miller.Shaq.Isiah Thomas. Rodman....
But M.J soared through the air as King of them all.

Edin, fair enough mate. Maybe I just have too strong a dislike for LBJ and, in general, over-muscled sportspeople. I sympathise more with the ones that do recreational drugs.


RC, The Dream was a personal favourite too. The footwork on that man. But perhaps you are also guilty of a certain degree of mancrush.

Stringer, if I may ask, why no Magic in that list, no love for him?

Far as my own all-time faves go, I'd have to head the list with Magic. Hakeem & Isaiah would be in there somewhere. Malone by the time I got to watch him was still classy but, pardon my lack of respect, old and fattish.

For some reason, Jordan's inability to keep his tongue in his mouth irritated me no end. I found him totally loathesome, as I did Pippen. Rodman was a laugh though.

Edin, fair enough mate. Maybe I just have too strong a dislike for LBJ and, in general, over-muscled sportspeople.

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Rafael Nadal

comment by The_Red_Cognoscente (U9741)
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Edin, fair enough mate. Maybe I just have too strong a dislike for LBJ and, in general, over-muscled sportspeople.

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Rafael Nadal
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Is Nadal over-muscled?

For Tennis, he is practically on roids!

He's no Amelie Mauresmo

Oh hey ItsOnly... You totally right, about Magic.
For sure, a bit before my time, but fully aware of his status along with Bird.
The classic rivalry they had is probably the greatest.
I was just throwing out names of guys I had seen in live games. To me those guys were amazing in their own right.
But for me, Jordan was just sensational.
Plus me and him share the same birthday.

Mine's shared with Thierry Henry and Bobby de Niro.

Jordan was immense, but Magic imo was the ultimate example of a guy making those around him better.

I must say James going back to Cleveland was a slight surprise to me - not having had access to the tsunami of news reports stateside.

From a career legacy point of view, it is a massive step back. No question about that. However, from an off-the-field point of view, i can see the business sense in it!

Interesting.