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'Joe Johnson is the Basketball Equivalent of Eli Manning'

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'Joe Johnson is the Basketball Equivalent of Eli Manning' 

Post#1 » by Pachulia » Wed Mar 26, 2014 7:53 pm

http://www.ballermindframe.com/2014/03/25/joe-johnson-basketball-equivalent-eli-manning/

That line of questioning led me to the conclusion gracing this piece’s heading: Joe Johnson is Eli Manning. This is the part of the article where you make a (justified) “Well, without the championship rings” crack, so go ahead…. We good? Good. Let’s move on.
The obvious connection between the two New York-based athletes: They’re certainly not the best in their respective leagues, but their games get upped to elite levels when it matters most late in close contests.


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Re: 'Joe Johnson is the Basketball Equivalent of Eli Manning 

Post#2 » by rj2496 » Wed Mar 26, 2014 11:33 pm

Last I checked, Eli had 2 world championships.
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Re: 'Joe Johnson is the Basketball Equivalent of Eli Manning 

Post#3 » by MrDollarBills » Thu Mar 27, 2014 3:47 am

what a dumb comparison. Eli has actually been clutch in games that matter, Joe Johnson is garbage in the playoffs.
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Re: 'Joe Johnson is the Basketball Equivalent of Eli Manning 

Post#4 » by JoeJesusFan » Thu Mar 27, 2014 6:03 pm

MrDollarBills wrote:what a dumb comparison. Eli has actually been clutch in games that matter, Joe Johnson is garbage in the playoffs.


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Post#5 » by therealbig3 » Thu Mar 27, 2014 6:16 pm

JoeJesusFan wrote:
MrDollarBills wrote:what a dumb comparison. Eli has actually been clutch in games that matter, Joe Johnson is garbage in the playoffs.


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Re: 'Joe Johnson is the Basketball Equivalent of Eli Manning 

Post#6 » by JoeJesusFan » Thu Mar 27, 2014 6:20 pm

therealbig3 wrote:
JoeJesusFan wrote:
MrDollarBills wrote:what a dumb comparison. Eli has actually been clutch in games that matter, Joe Johnson is garbage in the playoffs.


[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEXsdyzzQFo[/youtube]


http://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/201305040BRK.html


yup.. not good enough for sure.. but to say he's not clutch in games that matter is wrong..
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Re: 'Joe Johnson is the Basketball Equivalent of Eli Manning 

Post#7 » by MrDollarBills » Thu Mar 27, 2014 11:57 pm

I should have worded that better. Eli Manning has two epic playoff runs and two championships under his belt. Johnson is historically mediocre in the post season and is nowhere even close to Manning's level of success as a pro athlete.
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Re: 'Joe Johnson is the Basketball Equivalent of Eli Manning 

Post#8 » by exculpatory » Fri Mar 28, 2014 1:11 am

I can still throw a football >45 yards. :0)
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Re: 'Joe Johnson is the Basketball Equivalent of Eli Manning 

Post#9 » by JoeJesusFan » Fri Mar 28, 2014 6:02 am

MrDollarBills wrote:I should have worded that better. Eli Manning has two epic playoff runs and two championships under his belt. Johnson is historically mediocre in the post season and is nowhere even close to Manning's level of success as a pro athlete.


that I can't argue against :P

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