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Q12543 wrote:This is where Houston's slavish devotion to the 3-pointer gets them in some trouble. They pass up easier open looks for harder, contested looks.

monsterpile wrote:

Q12543 wrote:This is where Houston's slavish devotion to the 3-pointer gets them in some trouble. They pass up easier open looks for harder, contested looks.

I agree but they have missed some very good looks though lately.

PorkChop wrote:

lipoli390 wrote:

Q12543 wrote:Pork and Lip, I'm assuming you guys have watched "You Don't Know Bo", one of ESPN's 30 for 30 shows? That digs pretty deep into Bo Jackson the athlete and the person. Good stuff.

Ted Williams, while he's well before my time, stands out to me because he wasn't just great at baseball. He became world class at three very different endeavors: Baseball, fighter jet pilot, and fly fishing.

I haven't seen it, Q. Thanks for mentioning it. I'm going to find and watching it soon. I like what Pork said -- watching Bo, we might have been watching the greatest athlete to ever walk the earth. I feel deprived that he was robbed of his incredible physical gifts so soon.

I have seen it and it's my favorite 30 for 30. It's a must watch.

lipoli390 wrote:

khans2k5 wrote:

monsterpile wrote:

PorkChop wrote:Lebrons played in every game this season and played all 48 minutes in last nights game. That team has needed him for every single second of all of that. 15 seasons in the league and he's still the true definition of an MVP. It's really incredible.

Michael Jordan
Barry Sanders
Barry Bonds
Magic Johnson
Lebron James
BoJackson

My short list of players I'll look back on and be thankful I was able to watch play in my lifetime

Lebron won that series with one teammate averaging over 10ppg (Love 12.5 and he basically only played 5 games).

That's a very good short list. I personally would have Larry Bird on mine.

I would add Tiger Woods as well.

Yes, I'd add Larry Bird and Tiger Woods to my list as well. Call me a homer, but I'd also add Kirby Puckett. He was such a clutch player and played with such great joy. I'd also add Steph Curry to my list. He can take over a game as much as Jordan or LeBron, but he does it in a different a unique way. - Reggie Miller but also a PG playmaker with a dribble penetration game. Sometimes, Curry's driving layups are as impressive as his phenomenal 3-pointers. Otherwise, I can't argue with the Pork's list.

Of all these guys, it's hard to identify the most impressive of all. Maybe it's Bo Jackson. His star didn't burn long because of a freak hip injury, but it sure burned bright. And it shined in two very different sports, something that distinguishes him from everyone else on the list. I can't say what blew me away more - some of his incredible runs from scrimmage or his unbelievable diving catches in the outfield. As for the top of my list in any one sport, it's probably MJ. But I'm almost as thankful I had the chance to see Barry Sanders. It was more fun to watch than any other running back I've ever seen. His quickness and the way he would use it to make people miss.

lipoli390 wrote:

monsterpile wrote:

Q12543 wrote:This is where Houston's slavish devotion to the 3-pointer gets them in some trouble. They pass up easier open looks for harder, contested looks.

I agree but they have missed some very good looks though lately.

More than anything, this is where Houston misses Chris Paul.

CoolBreeze44 wrote:Love Steph Curry. Oh what could have been.