Since this horse is still breathing

[johnson86-1]

This discussion is too reasonable and friendly. Drebin you're a complete moron for even insinuating...wait what were you saying again? Anyway, Your a dub mass!****

As to the discussion, the ball-hoggish nature of the Kobe, MJ, Lebron team is an issue. The question is could anyone get a clean shot off against them. It might not matter that they can't share.

There's not really a ball hog problem for that team. It's just a Kobe MJ problem. Lebron and Durant are both willing and I think woudl almost prefer being a second banana. I think they'd complement MJ well. You might have a problem between MJ and Shaq the same way you did with Kobe and Shaq. Not sure if it would be better or worse than with Shaq and Kobe. On the one hand, MJ might have been alpha enough that Shaq would fall in line. On the other hand, while Kobe and Shaq managed to co-exist while they disputed who was alpha and hated each other, I'm not sure MJ could do that. If Shaq hadn't fallen in line, I'm not sure the could have co-existed.

On defense, they would have been absolute hell on wheels with everybody but Durant being an elite defender.

 

[Go Budaw]

Dorn vs. Drebin in “real life”....

Dorn “flopping”
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Drebin letting Dorn know how he feels about it:
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[dorndawg]

HAHA!

 

[idog]

These arent good examples of flops. They appear, based on the incredibly limited amount of video, to be legitimate fouls. To be clear, drawing attention to a legitimate foul isnt a flop.

Embelishment is the word. It’s an embarrassment and a form of cheating.

 

[IBleedMaroonDawg]

Rodman and the Bad Boys in their prime would have destroyed Lebron's diva mind. Kobe would have been able to play against them. Teams TRIED to knock MJ down every night.

I know it may sound like a hyperbole but today's defense looks like they are just watching the other guy shoot 3's. I don't think being selected all defense today is what it was in the early days.

Even Jordan and his crew had to learn how to play against a good defense and then PLAY great defense.