Today's fan has no clue of the real legends

[kobestopper50]

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In Game 7 Starks went 2 of 18, 0 for 11 from downtown.

http://www.basketball-reference.com/...406220HOU.html

i stand corrected,sir

[The Bad Man]

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Reggie has seemingly become the single most overrated player in basketball history.

many players been overrated most not just reggie

they also think lebron is the best of all time hahahaha

yeah. seriously lol

if Reggie was in a video game, that would just overblow his legacy even more.

nah. he's an ordinary player but with a 3 point killer instinct. he was in a video game back then by ea sports. i dont remember him being in a 2k game. i wish he will be in 2k13 because i know 2k can take care of his ratings and shut the overrated crap bs going on.

[Pims33]

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I've been taught not to expect much of anything out of any NBA fan.

So true...

[Colts18]

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How is this any different than any other walk of life? Most fans of any THING don't really really really understand the history.

[jd@os]

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..No sense of history what so ever......

To get away from the Reggie Miller talk for a second...you are absolutely right sir.

It happens in all walks of life. I remember years ago when some young cat said Usher was a better dancer than Michael Jackson. I was speechless because the boy probably knew Michael Jackson could dance but more importantly probably saw him do it in a choreographed music video--which was nothing like seeing him do it on stage.

Anyway, you are right. I posted before about this well known true story about a young guy who bought a Celtics jersey from a sports store just because it was a throwback, and throwbacks were in style. After purchasing it, he asked the guy behind the counter, "Who is Bird?" WOW.

My students were learning about patriotism and to get through to some of the guys who were more interested in sports than school, I showed some of a Dream Team game from Barcelona in '92 so they could see even overseas, Americans showed up with flags and their faces painted red, white, and blue. The ONLY person any kid could name--and I had about 150 students that year--was Michael Jordan. And don't kid yourselves--they knew Jordan from his shoes and not from his little stint in the NBA. One boy, trying to show his knowledge, said, "There go Dr. J! There go Dr. J!" Dr. J on the Dream Team? WOW again.

I'm not saying young people have to sit down and watch countless hours of old school players and write a report or something. But it is a little annoying. Muhammad Ali, Jim Brown, etc were waaaaay before my time but I watched everything about them and other people that played before I knew what sports was at every opportunity I could get.

My homeboy and his son came over one time and he was asking if I had any games with Michael Jordan. He put NCAA Basketball 09 in and played as the 1982 Tar Heels with Jordan. All this boy did was shoot threes with Jordan, and his father explained to him that Jordan didn't do that. He didn't listen, put in NBA 2K12, and played as the '86 Bulls doing the same crap: shooting 3 after 3 with Jordan. His dad then told me to explain to his son what he was doing didn't make sense, but again he didn't care.

Pete Maravich was before my time, but I know better than to make him a pass first player in a video game, or shoot Patrick Ewing-like jumpers with Bill Russell...because I do have a clue of real legends.

[TripleCrown9]

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To get away from the Reggie Miller talk for a second...you are absolutely right sir.

It happens in all walks of life. I remember years ago when some young cat said Usher was a better dancer than Michael Jackson. I was speechless because the boy probably knew Michael Jackson could dance but more importantly probably saw him do it in a choreographed music video--which was nothing like seeing him do it on stage.

Anyway, you are right. I posted before about this well known true story about a young guy who bought a Celtics jersey from a sports store just because it was a throwback, and throwbacks were in style. After purchasing it, he asked the guy behind the counter, "Who is Bird?" WOW.

My students were learning about patriotism and to get through to some of the guys who were more interested in sports than school, I showed some of a Dream Team game from Barcelona in '92 so they could see even overseas, Americans showed up with flags and their faces painted red, white, and blue. The ONLY person any kid could name--and I had about 150 students that year--was Michael Jordan. And don't kid yourselves--they knew Jordan from his shoes and not from his little stint in the NBA. One boy, trying to show his knowledge, said, "There go Dr. J! There go Dr. J!" Dr. J on the Dream Team? WOW again.

I'm not saying young people have to sit down and watch countless hours of old school players and write a report or something. But it is a little annoying. Muhammad Ali, Jim Brown, etc were waaaaay before my time but I watched everything about them and other people that played before I knew what sports was at every opportunity I could get.

My homeboy and his son came over one time and he was asking if I had any games with Michael Jordan. He put NCAA Basketball 09 in and played as the 1982 Tar Heels with Jordan. All this boy did was shoot threes with Jordan, and his father explained to him that Jordan didn't do that. He didn't listen, put in NBA 2K12, and played as the '86 Bulls doing the same crap: shooting 3 after 3 with Jordan. His dad then told me to explain to his son what he was doing didn't make sense, but again he didn't care.

Pete Maravich was before my time, but I know better than to make him a pass first player in a video game, or shoot Patrick Ewing-like jumpers with Bill Russell...because I do have a clue of real legends.

I would volunteer to do that!

[Pims33]

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To get away from the Reggie Miller talk for a second...you are absolutely right sir.

It happens in all walks of life. I remember years ago when some young cat said Usher was a better dancer than Michael Jackson. I was speechless because the boy probably knew Michael Jackson could dance but more importantly probably saw him do it in a choreographed music video--which was nothing like seeing him do it on stage.

Anyway, you are right. I posted before about this well known true story about a young guy who bought a Celtics jersey from a sports store just because it was a throwback, and throwbacks were in style. After purchasing it, he asked the guy behind the counter, "Who is Bird?" WOW.

My students were learning about patriotism and to get through to some of the guys who were more interested in sports than school, I showed some of a Dream Team game from Barcelona in '92 so they could see even overseas, Americans showed up with flags and their faces painted red, white, and blue. The ONLY person any kid could name--and I had about 150 students that year--was Michael Jordan. And don't kid yourselves--they knew Jordan from his shoes and not from his little stint in the NBA. One boy, trying to show his knowledge, said, "There go Dr. J! There go Dr. J!" Dr. J on the Dream Team? WOW again.

I'm not saying young people have to sit down and watch countless hours of old school players and write a report or something. But it is a little annoying. Muhammad Ali, Jim Brown, etc were waaaaay before my time but I watched everything about them and other people that played before I knew what sports was at every opportunity I could get.

My homeboy and his son came over one time and he was asking if I had any games with Michael Jordan. He put NCAA Basketball 09 in and played as the 1982 Tar Heels with Jordan. All this boy did was shoot threes with Jordan, and his father explained to him that Jordan didn't do that. He didn't listen, put in NBA 2K12, and played as the '86 Bulls doing the same crap: shooting 3 after 3 with Jordan. His dad then told me to explain to his son what he was doing didn't make sense, but again he didn't care.

Pete Maravich was before my time, but I know better than to make him a pass first player in a video game, or shoot Patrick Ewing-like jumpers with Bill Russell...because I do have a clue of real legends.

Well said, sometimes it's just baffling.

[jd@os]

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I would volunteer to do that!

Haha that's cool. Actually, I'd probably do it, too. Growing up in the '80s, I was the only kid at the lunch table who thought Ali would beat Mike Tyson because I would listen to stories and read about Ali; when I got ESPN Classic, I was convinced that he was indeed the greatest. Growing up then I too thought Walter Payton was the greatest football player ever--until I started doing my homework and found out how dominating Jim Brown was. A lot of people know their sports history, but I just wish more younger people did. A lot of younger guys think Larry Bird was a relatively one dimensional player--three point artist. But man...to see how Bird passed the ball, hustled, and the moves he had; they just have no idea.

But you can't fall in love with the old times because you will believe your era--the old era--is and always will be the best. I think Michael Jordan is the best to ever play the game...but if he can get his act together and work hard on his game, Lebron can challenge that greatness because he has all the potential in the world...but potential can be a dangerous word.

[rockchisler]

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I know that this is completely off topic, but you would rather have Miller over any of the following?

Jordan
Bird
Magic
Kareem
Havlicek
Horry
Kobe
Pierce

HORRY!!!!!! Are you SERIOUS?????????????????????????????????????

[jd@os]

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Michael Jordan on Reggie Miller (for what it's worth) from 1998:

"It's like chicken-fighting with a woman. His game is all this flopping-type thing. He weighs only 185 pounds, so you have to be careful, don't touch him, or it's a foul. On offense I use all my 215 pounds and just move him out. But he has his hands on you all the time, like a woman holding your waist. I just want to beat his hands off because it's illegal. It irritates me."

[st0rmb11]

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HORRY!!!!!! Are you SERIOUS?????????????????????????????????????

very. Give me Horry over Miller in the clutch

[kobestopper50]

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To get away from the Reggie Miller talk for a second...you are absolutely right sir.

It happens in all walks of life. I remember years ago when some young cat said Usher was a better dancer than Michael Jackson. I was speechless because the boy probably knew Michael Jackson could dance but more importantly probably saw him do it in a choreographed music video--which was nothing like seeing him do it on stage.

Anyway, you are right. I posted before about this well known true story about a young guy who bought a Celtics jersey from a sports store just because it was a throwback, and throwbacks were in style. After purchasing it, he asked the guy behind the counter, "Who is Bird?" WOW.

My students were learning about patriotism and to get through to some of the guys who were more interested in sports than school, I showed some of a Dream Team game from Barcelona in '92 so they could see even overseas, Americans showed up with flags and their faces painted red, white, and blue. The ONLY person any kid could name--and I had about 150 students that year--was Michael Jordan. And don't kid yourselves--they knew Jordan from his shoes and not from his little stint in the NBA. One boy, trying to show his knowledge, said, "There go Dr. J! There go Dr. J!" Dr. J on the Dream Team? WOW again.

I'm not saying young people have to sit down and watch countless hours of old school players and write a report or something. But it is a little annoying. Muhammad Ali, Jim Brown, etc were waaaaay before my time but I watched everything about them and other people that played before I knew what sports was at every opportunity I could get.

My homeboy and his son came over one time and he was asking if I had any games with Michael Jordan. He put NCAA Basketball 09 in and played as the 1982 Tar Heels with Jordan. All this boy did was shoot threes with Jordan, and his father explained to him that Jordan didn't do that. He didn't listen, put in NBA 2K12, and played as the '86 Bulls doing the same crap: shooting 3 after 3 with Jordan. His dad then told me to explain to his son what he was doing didn't make sense, but again he didn't care.

Pete Maravich was before my time, but I know better than to make him a pass first player in a video game, or shoot Patrick Ewing-like jumpers with Bill Russell...because I do have a clue of real legends.

kudos to you,sir you see my point.

[kobestopper50]

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Michael Jordan on Reggie Miller (for what it's worth) from 1998:

"It's like chicken-fighting with a woman. His game is all this flopping-type thing. He weighs only 185 pounds, so you have to be careful, don't touch him, or it's a foul. On offense I use all my 215 pounds and just move him out. But he has his hands on you all the time, like a woman holding your waist. I just want to beat his hands off because it's illegal. It irritates me."

he got under ppl's skin with his mouth and his play.

[24]

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When i think Reggie Miller I think of a fantastic shooter who killed the Knicks and that is exactly what he was. I'm not taking away any of his accomplishments of the hardwood but Reggie is over hyped. He got a good amount of exposure from the New York Media and all of a sudden people thought he was a superstar. Reggie Miller was a very good Basketball player who could stroke it from long range. His Stats aren't overly impressive (with the exception of the 3 point record he used to hold) he never won a title or an MVP and he was not a consistent all star. A very good, clutch player? With out a doubt but a Legend? No he is not.

[kobestopper50]

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When i think Reggie Miller I think of a fantastic shooter who killed the Knicks and that is exactly what he was. I'm not taking away any of his accomplishments of the hardwood but Reggie is over hyped. He got a good amount of exposure from the New York Media and all of a sudden people thought he was a superstar. Reggie Miller was a very good Basketball player who could stroke it from long range. His Stats aren't overly impressive (with the exception of the 3 point record he used to hold) he never won a title or an MVP and he was not a consistent all star. A very good, clutch player? With out a doubt but a Legend? No he is not.

Lebron hasnt won anything either,been to the Finals twice and lost but he considered the best player in the league. Sometimes its not about stats.