Tapology Talks: Basketball

I've seen a Tapology Talks for everything else so wth.

 

With the playoffs approaching lets talk some basketball.

Some news from recently:

- Heat get 18th win straight over Indiana.

- Lakers beat Chicago to take 8th seed in the West.

- Durants 23 pts and 10 rebs get the Thunder their 5th win in a row against the Cetics.

- Raptors beat Cavs, Kyrie Irving injures shoulder.

- Magic gave the 76ers their 5th straight loss.

- Suns beat Rockets even though Harden gets 38 pts.

* Edited at 03.11.2013, 12:11 AM ET *

I hate LeBron .. but watching him play is an absolute treat. He has no weakness.

Most people hate Lebron, and they dont even know why lol

Maybe because he had to go play with 2 of the best players in the league to get a ring. Older fans in their upper twenties and beyond are more of the mindset that Jordan has. Michael's words ...."I didn't want to join Larry or Magic I wanted to beat them." 

Then add on the whole "decision" fiasco and then those 3 dancing on a stage talking about winning 8 rings before they even played a game. I can understand why some would dislike Lebron. 

The decision was a ****** move, I'll concede that. He is a fun loving easy going guy that happens to be the best basketball player in the world. I'm a big fan but I can see the decision rubbing people the wrong way. Some people think he quit in Cleveland too. What has Cleveland done in the last 10 years without him in any sport? Yeah, nothing.

That **** is old news man, yall need to get off that tip. Lebron gets more hate then players with DUIs, drug charges, and domestic abuse records. This man goes to a team with his best friend, and all of a sudden he is a bad guy lol thats funny

Shortened season? As i recall, you still have to win 16 games in the post season. 

Wade was top 5 in the league for 5 to 7 years but he is no longer elite, too many leg injuries. Bosh was never ever. Top ten. The join Larry and Magic is over quoted. Scotty Pippen was better than wade at this point in his career and Jordan would have wanted out of Cleveland too. Their second best players included Ricky Davis, moe Williams, and a host of nobodies.

Lebron is shooting 40 % from 3 and jus hit a gam winner come on dude.

The Decision special was so ******* stupid, it's unbelievable. LeBron's still a beast and like Jones said, he carried the Cavaliers to the Finals before getting sweeped by my Spurs. Whether or not he went to the Heat, that ring was inevitable.

Leaving Cleveland was the best thing Lebron could have ever done. The way he left wasnt good, but thats in the past. To hold that against him 3 years later is silly. 

I never said he was a bad guy. Being a good or bad person has nothing to do with it.

I love when people bring up Pippen. He is one of the 50 greatest of all time even though some don't agree with it. Pippen won 6 titles and got some press because he was Robin to Michael's Batman. Scottie Pippen was a great perimeter defender, he moved well without the ball which led to easy buckets for himself and he was a very smart player. Honestly he wins nothing and nobody remembers him without Jordan on those teams. 

Jordan wins 6 titles with or without Pippen. Michael was the MVP of all those finals btw. He would have won 8 straight titles had he not gone and played baseball. Let that sink in for a minute. 8 straight while guys like Malone, Barkley, Olajuwon, Ewing were all in their primes. 

The most important piece to the Bulls winning other then Michael was not any other player it was Phil Jackson. People who say we shouldn't compare Lebron to Michael are right because there is no comparison.

Jordan was 1-9 in playoffs games before Pippen got there. Please tell me how he wins 6 rings without Pippen, and Rodman lol

* Edited at 03.12.2013, 10:53 PM ET *

Phil Jackson didn't get there until 1989. What was Jordan's playoff record after that? You guys are missing the point. To say Pippen was better then Wade hahaha wow I hope you don't actually think that.

On a GOAT list, i would have Pippen way above Wade lol its a known fact that Pippen in his prime is better then Wade.

Rodman=God.

Pippen=God.

Jordan=God of the Gods.