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SweetasSoda said:
I’m talking the players who played against him not these current sissies and so called experts. But you’re young.

Edit…Devo, I hate that this probably came off as superiority complex lol. I just meant you are probably too young to have lived through this so you can’t understand how we can’t take the present NBA no matter how athletic the players are.)
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I watched late 80s and 90s basketball non-stop. I can also see all the stats there are. And still watch today, something many here don't. But I respect all the decades. But we're talking many, many decades of basketball and looking over all of that to make a very tough list.

I have no doubt players of each generation will say this about guys they played against..."one of the greatest to ever play".

Guys say that all the time about Steph, KD, etc. Some say they are the best. Players tend to be very biased toward their times or what they've faced.

But there's a big difference between that and having to sit down, take a breath, and consider the vast history of basketball and making an unbiased list. Not sure who he'd jump above, but maybe Magic? It's a good discussion regardless. Love basketball and can respect all of them, but don't take any of it personally and enjoy the genuine debates we can have.
 
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sjt18 said:
If you get a chance, I'd like to know the clock time.

But to your point, every RB misses blocks that require the QB to manage the pocket. He got Hooker leveled. That was a bad play and an even worse look. He got dominated on that miss vs Iowa. Unfortunately that will happen to most RBs too.

My point isn't to claim he doesn't need to improve. My point is that you are overstating how far off the "standard" he actually is now.
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If you get a chance to look up the clock time? Get outta here with that crap. He misses enough block sto get a reputation of missing blocks. Ain’t nobody doing homework for you.
 
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Enki_Amenra said:
Weird stuff. They prescribed it before realizing it was eating people alive. Radium. Also check out "The Radium Girls," such a weird time.

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Oh yeah...I have heard of that..I remember watching a vid that referenced it during a YT rabbit hole trip...the names you used didn't click, but I remember the "radium jaw" thing.

I will go watch some stuff on it later.

I wonder how many people got sick from wearing watches with glow in the dark radium dials for all those years?
 
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volKano said:
If you get a chance to look up the clock time? Get outta here with that crap. He misses enough block sto get a reputation of missing blocks. Ain’t nobody doing homework for you.
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I think that’s a good point. If there’s someone that’s good at that kind of thing could let us know.

Hoping he improves obviously. Remember Wright wasn’t everyone’s favorite at one time.
 
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Devo182 said:
I watched late 80s and 90s basketball non-stop. I can also see all the stats there are. And still watch today, something many here don't. But I respect all the decades. But we're talking many, many decades of basketball and looking over all of that to make a very tough list.

I have no doubt players of each generation will say this about guys they played against..."one of the greatest to ever play".

Guys say that all the time about Steph, KD, etc. Some say they are the best. Players tend to be very biased toward their times or what they've faced.

But there's a big difference between that and having to sit down, take a breath, and consider the vast history of basketball and making an unbiased list. Not sure who he'd jump above, but maybe Magic? It's a good discussion regardless. Love basketball and can respect all of them, but don't take any of it personally and enjoy the genuine debates we can have.
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You’re a real cool guy.

I just lost interest in basketball after Jordan and Bird and their contemporaries. We used to watch it all the time. My husband played in high school, and I was a cheerleader. It kept getting worse. We haven’t watched since the kids were little so almost 30 years. I can’t even watch highlights now…unless it’s a Vol.
 
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Ulysees E. McGill said:
Oh yeah...I have heard of that..I remember watching a vid that referenced it during a YT rabbit hole trip...the names you used didn't click, but I remember the "radium jaw" thing.

I will go watch some stuff on it later.

I wonder how many people got sick from wearing watches with glow in the dark radium dials for all those years
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My parent's had a radium glow in the dark clock by their bed. I was always fascinated by that thing. 😬
 
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