OT Why I loved Rodman and why the Blazers "chemistry" means nothing

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If there was anyone in the league as good as Rodman, I'd love to have him on our team. But there isn't.
 
I couldn't care less what that disease-ridden scumbag thinks about anything.

Best rebounder to ever play the game. Possibly the worst human being to ever play the game.
 
BlazerWookee said:
I couldn't care less what that disease-ridden scumbag thinks about anything.

Best rebounder to ever play the game. Possibly the worst human being to ever play the game.
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There's been far worse. lol. The dude partied like crazy and still came into work pulling down 20 rebounds.

We can't even get Meyers Leonard to pump fake correctly.
 
KingSpeed said:
If there was anyone in the league as good as Rodman, I'd love to have him on our team. But there isn't.
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It's not about finding a player on the level with Rodman, it's about not being so chemistry obsessed and getting some toughness. Davis played a limited version of that last season but this season doesn't seem to be interested. We soft. That's a problem.
 
Chemistry is overrated, it's usually just a good excuse for team failures. Rod Strickland "killing chemistry" isn't why the team fell apart in 2000-01. An old team ran out of gas.

Shaq and Kobe won despite tensions between them. Supposedly the 1970s A's fought a lot in the clubhouse on their way to three straight championships.

You win with talent, not friendship. The only chemistry that matters is players' skills meshing with one another. Hopefully, Olshey isn't putting chemistry ahead of assembling the best talent he can. I'd be sad if a factor in giving Crabbe and Leonard those contracts was chemistry. Probably not, because who cares about Leonard, right?
 
'Chemistry' is great when you have the talent and can help you get through some of the tough times even a talented team can have. Chemistry on an untalented roster is overrated.
 
About half-way through listening to this, and so far the biggest take-away is that back then players HATED each other - these days they're ALL friends and want to team up together, rather than beat each other. And that's why today's NBA sucks compared to the way it use to be. The top players aren't nearly as competitive as yesteryear's top players.
 
Did those Detroit Pistons have great chemistry? I don't recall hearing much about their relationships, positive or negative.

If you mean on-court chemistry, a great meshing of skills, then yeah--that kind of chemistry is great.
 
Nikolokolus said:
It's very hard for me to think of Ben Wallace as "undersized." Maybe "under-tall," but he was so fucking strong and so mobile at the height of his powers.
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he had an unusual wingspan like Aminu has...but was only 6'9.....I really loved that Pistons team...
 
blue9 said:
About half-way through listening to this, and so far the biggest take-away is that back then players HATED each other - these days they're ALL friends and want to team up together, rather than beat each other. And that's why today's NBA sucks compared to the way it use to be. The top players aren't nearly as competitive as yesteryear's top players.
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Magic Johnson and Isiah Thomas used to kiss.

Jordan and Barkley were best friends and frequent golfing and poker buddies, even during the season.

I have very little doubt that if Jordan and Barkley had the freedom to move around that current players do, they'd have loved teaming up.
 
Minstrel said:
Did those Detroit Pistons have great chemistry? I don't recall hearing much about their relationships, positive or negative.

If you mean on-court chemistry, a great meshing of skills, then yeah--that kind of chemistry is great.
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yes they did....All those guys are still close today...Sheed visited the Pistons practices regularly after he retired from the Celtics...Chauncey talks about how close they are
 
riverman said:
yes they did....All those guys are still close today...Sheed visited the Pistons practices regularly after he retired from the Celtics...Chauncey talks about how close they are
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Ah cool.
 
Minstrel said:
Magic Johnson and Isiah Thomas used to kiss.

Jordan and Barkley were best friends and frequent golfing and poker buddies, even during the season.

I have very little doubt that if Jordan and Barkley had the freedom to move around that current players do, they'd have loved teaming up.
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But, by and large, on the court they wanted to rip each others hearts out. That just doesn't happen these days - it's all smiles, hugs, and high-fives.

I do know Barkley wanted to get traded to Portland to play with Clyde/Terry - so I have no doubt he would have loved to do the same with MJ. Not sure MJ ever cared who was on the court with him. Maybe it was because player movement was more restricted back then, but I think there was more pride/competitiveness/animosity that was at play too. I recall reading interviews with players from the 90s talking about how they wanted to beat each other rather than team up like guys do today. Maybe it's BS, but it sure seems like they were cut from a different cloth back then. Of course it helps that there were TONS of great duos/trios across the league, so guys didn't have to go hunting for help. These days the talent pool just isn't there to create bitter rivalries.
 
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