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Re: Stockton says LeBrons titles don’t have value 

Post#701 » by michaelm » Sat Aug 16, 2025 3:05 am

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It's not that it wasn't my thought, its that its completely irrelevant to what we were discussing after you replied so sarcastically to begin with. Then also after you did a big goal post move to try and defend acting in that way and even now, you are still just giving me some convoluted nonsense endng with lol alright man. Why? Because you're always in this spin mode on here and can't simply admit you were wrong without something else added on which has nothing to do with anything. Just give Grant credit and move on.



Why was what i wrote nonsense? You say i was sacrcastic….well how pleasant is your post? Because i always spin stuff? And i added stuff that was irrelevant!? And pretty sure i added some relevant information within my reply but because you dont agree then lesson learned lol. Have a nice life pal and enjoy your weekend.


How about I share what Pippen said himself, you think that's a relevant information from his firsthand experience? He said Jordan is a horrible player and horrible to played with and MJ's all about one on one and keep shooting bad shots. There's also lot of reports of MJ bullied his teammates like telling not to pass the ball to Cartwright until Bill confronts MJ and told him he wil break his legs and never play basketball again if he ever heard him saying that again then as expected from a bully, Jordan stop bothering him after he stand up against the GOAT. As the story goes, MJ likes to bully teammates he thinks can be bullied. Once they stand up to him he backs down. He also assaults his teammates physically like what he did to Kerr. In any working environment, that should be a negative don't you think? But hey they won 6 titles despite MJ's horrible attitude that should erase all those things now we got posters here glorifiying him telling everyone that Jordan molds his best teammates to the best version of themselves because he turn their practice into war.

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Little or no doubt Jordan was a prick with a giant ego. But he also realised that he needed to learn to play a team game to win, and did so. He is far from my favourite player, but he is the player I regard as the best, and the absolute incontrovertible fact is that teams coalesced around him which won 6 titles. I am fine with an argument that his early career shows that he couldn’t do as much as LeBron playing one man basketball, but it is hardly to his detriment in the team sport of basketball that he and his teams were great playing team basketball. We know Jordan eventually agreed to the triangle offense which took the ball out of his hands to a degree, which gave his team mates a larger role. How do you know LeBron would have let Krause build a team around him which he sometimes did against Jordan’s preferences, or that he would have listened to Phil Jackson and played the triangle offense which Jackson was given the head coaching job to implement, or that the triangle offense would have been suited to LeBron ?. People keep pointing to the 55 win season after Jordan’s first retirement, but those players had grown up playing a scheme not completely reliant on Jordan, also lost in the second round without him and hardly prospered the following season following before his return, but immediately improved on his return which was without Dennis Rodman. They then proceeded to a second threepeat which included the best complete season ever of any team, and if we are comparing regular seasons 71 is rather more than 55.
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Re: Stockton says LeBrons titles don’t have value 

Post#702 » by One Last Shot » Sat Aug 16, 2025 3:07 am

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Why was what i wrote nonsense? You say i was sacrcastic….well how pleasant is your post? Because i always spin stuff? And i added stuff that was irrelevant!? And pretty sure i added some relevant information within my reply but because you dont agree then lesson learned lol. Have a nice life pal and enjoy your weekend.


How about I share what Pippen said himself, you think that's a relevant information from his firsthand experience? He said Jordan is a horrible player and horrible to played with and MJ's all about one on one and keep shooting bad shots. There's also lot of reports of MJ bullied his teammates like telling not to pass the ball to Cartwright until Bill confronts MJ and told him he wil break his legs and never play basketball again if he ever heard him saying that again then as expected from a bully, Jordan stop bothering him after he stand up against the GOAT. As the story goes, MJ likes to bully teammates he thinks can be bullied. Once they stand up to him he backs down. He also assaults his teammates physically like what he did to Kerr. In any working environment, that should be a negative don't you think? But hey they won 6 titles despite MJ's horrible attitude that should erase all those things now we got posters here glorifiying him telling everyone that Jordan molds his best teammates to the best version of themselves because he turn their practice into war.

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Did you also know that Scottie Pippen had also come out in 2010 I believe and publicly gave Michael Jordan credit for his growth as a player? Go google that and see if im lying. Scottie Pippen also said Magic is the goat before. Scottie has a tendency to change his mind. But i dont care to argue about this anymore lol Jordan is the most overrated player ever who was a big bully. You feel better now?


Why would I feel better? It's basketball forum where we share relevant information on the topic being discuss. I just share what Pippen himself said regarding what a horrible player Jordan was when he played with him. Isn't that the point?

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Its not my opinion on why Grant would have possibly been more impactful during his Bulls tenure, there are fact’s supporting this which i mentioned - he played with Jordan/Pippen longer, and was developed by the Bulls. He didnt have to adapt his game or role. Not sure why saying this is a problem lol? Its the truth….i also think it means more when a trio that develops together, faces adversity, and then finds success in comparison to a trio of stars teaming up and winning.


It’s not a problem but you’re arguing a point no one is really arguing against which is kind of moving the goal post. The argument being made was Grant was a more impactful third option. To your credit you did agree than moved the goal post to “yea he was drafted and developed with Pippen and Scotty” as if the context is a legitimate “but”.

It kind of just proves the bigger point some are making in this thread that some players were fortunate enough to have a contender built around them.

When the guy who was drafted an developed by and with the team left, the organization went out and got an over 30 year old PF to replace him and they won another three championships



Not disputing what you are saying but i would add that Jordan deserves some credit for helping Grant and Pippen develop into the players they became. The coaching staff and obviously the hard work put in by the players themselves accomplished this. But im sure Jordan pushing them in practice contributed to their overall growth. And it took a few years for them, especially Pippen, to develop into a star player.

In regards to Rodman, yea, it was a great move by Krause, but again, i dont know of any team at that time in which he would have had that kind of succes. Pop and Duncan couldnt wait for him to leave the organization. Jordan, along with Pippen and the coaching staff, deserve a lot of praise for maximizing his talent during that time in his life in his mid-30s.


Care to explain why Duncan couldn't wait for Rodman to leave the Spurs in 1995? Why would he care about any of that when he got drafted by that organization in 1997?
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Re: Stockton says LeBrons titles don’t have value 

Post#703 » by michaelm » Sat Aug 16, 2025 3:23 am

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How about I share what Pippen said himself, you think that's a relevant information from his firsthand experience? He said Jordan is a horrible player and horrible to played with and MJ's all about one on one and keep shooting bad shots. There's also lot of reports of MJ bullied his teammates like telling not to pass the ball to Cartwright until Bill confronts MJ and told him he wil break his legs and never play basketball again if he ever heard him saying that again then as expected from a bully, Jordan stop bothering him after he stand up against the GOAT. As the story goes, MJ likes to bully teammates he thinks can be bullied. Once they stand up to him he backs down. He also assaults his teammates physically like what he did to Kerr. In any working environment, that should be a negative don't you think? But hey they won 6 titles despite MJ's horrible attitude that should erase all those things now we got posters here glorifiying him telling everyone that Jordan molds his best teammates to the best version of themselves because he turn their practice into war.

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Did you also know that Scottie Pippen had also come out in 2010 I believe and publicly gave Michael Jordan credit for his growth as a player? Go google that and see if im lying. Scottie Pippen also said Magic is the goat before. Scottie has a tendency to change his mind. But i dont care to argue about this anymore lol Jordan is the most overrated player ever who was a big bully. You feel better now?


Why would I feel better? It's basketball forum where we share relevant information on the topic being discuss. I just share what Pippen himself said regarding what a horrible player Jordan was when he played with him. Isn't that the point?

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MavsDirk41 wrote:
DimesandKnicks wrote:
It’s not a problem but you’re arguing a point no one is really arguing against which is kind of moving the goal post. The argument being made was Grant was a more impactful third option. To your credit you did agree than moved the goal post to “yea he was drafted and developed with Pippen and Scotty” as if the context is a legitimate “but”.

It kind of just proves the bigger point some are making in this thread that some players were fortunate enough to have a contender built around them.

When the guy who was drafted an developed by and with the team left, the organization went out and got an over 30 year old PF to replace him and they won another three championships



Not disputing what you are saying but i would add that Jordan deserves some credit for helping Grant and Pippen develop into the players they became. The coaching staff and obviously the hard work put in by the players themselves accomplished this. But im sure Jordan pushing them in practice contributed to their overall growth. And it took a few years for them, especially Pippen, to develop into a star player.

In regards to Rodman, yea, it was a great move by Krause, but again, i dont know of any team at that time in which he would have had that kind of succes. Pop and Duncan couldnt wait for him to leave the organization. Jordan, along with Pippen and the coaching staff, deserve a lot of praise for maximizing his talent during that time in his life in his mid-30s.


Care to explain why Duncan couldn't wait for Rodman to leave the Spurs in 1995? Why would he care about any of that when he got drafted by that organization in 1997?

So there are people on both sides of the debate who didn’t follow events when they actually happened or have poor memories of same. This doesn’t change that Popovic very definitely had that view, or that his perception of Rodman as being stone crazy wasn’t part of an overwhelming consensus, so pervasive that he became part of pop culture and was mentioned in a contemporary Hollywood movie. Sure it proved to be a good move to sign him, as putting players who are potentially complementary to Michael Jordan on his team generally was, although he wasn’t much of a contributor to the last title of the second threepeat. What we do know with certainty is that he was good on the Jordan Bulls, while the evidence he would have been a strong contributor at that stage of his career next to a team led by any other player is lacking, with the seasons before and after his time with the Bulls rather evidence to the contrary.
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Re: Stockton says LeBrons titles don’t have value 

Post#704 » by One Last Shot » Sat Aug 16, 2025 3:32 am

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One Last Shot wrote:
MavsDirk41 wrote:

Did you also know that Scottie Pippen had also come out in 2010 I believe and publicly gave Michael Jordan credit for his growth as a player? Go google that and see if im lying. Scottie Pippen also said Magic is the goat before. Scottie has a tendency to change his mind. But i dont care to argue about this anymore lol Jordan is the most overrated player ever who was a big bully. You feel better now?


Why would I feel better? It's basketball forum where we share relevant information on the topic being discuss. I just share what Pippen himself said regarding what a horrible player Jordan was when he played with him. Isn't that the point?

Also..

MavsDirk41 wrote:

Not disputing what you are saying but i would add that Jordan deserves some credit for helping Grant and Pippen develop into the players they became. The coaching staff and obviously the hard work put in by the players themselves accomplished this. But im sure Jordan pushing them in practice contributed to their overall growth. And it took a few years for them, especially Pippen, to develop into a star player.

In regards to Rodman, yea, it was a great move by Krause, but again, i dont know of any team at that time in which he would have had that kind of succes. Pop and Duncan couldnt wait for him to leave the organization. Jordan, along with Pippen and the coaching staff, deserve a lot of praise for maximizing his talent during that time in his life in his mid-30s.


Care to explain why Duncan couldn't wait for Rodman to leave the Spurs in 1995? Why would he care about any of that when he got drafted by that organization in 1997?

So there are people on both sides of the debate who didn’t follow events when they actually happened or have poor memories of same. This doesn’t change that Popovic very definitely had that view, or that his perception of Rodman being stone crazy wasn’t part of an overwhelming consensus, imperative that he was mentioned in a contemporary Hollywood movie. Sure it proved to be a good move to sign him, as putting players who are potentially complementary to Michael Jordan on his team generally was, although he wasn’t much of a contributor to the last title of the second threepeat. What we do know with certainty is that he was good on the Jordan Bulls, the evidence he would have been a strong contributor at that stage of his career next to a team led by any other player is lacking, with the seasons before and after his time with the Bulls rather evidence to the contrary.


I don't care about Pop, I'm aware on what happened back then. I'm just confuse why Duncan can't wait for Rodman to leave in 1995 when he's not even with the Spurs until 1997. Maybe poor memory like you said or maybe Mavsdirk knew something we don't. Maybe Duncan is already part of the Spurs org. even before he got drafted by them that's why I'm asking him as I'm a huge fan of Tim Duncan and this is a new information for me.
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Re: Stockton says LeBrons titles don’t have value 

Post#705 » by Rust_Cohle » Sat Aug 16, 2025 3:37 am

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It's not that it wasn't my thought, its that its completely irrelevant to what we were discussing after you replied so sarcastically to begin with. Then also after you did a big goal post move to try and defend acting in that way and even now, you are still just giving me some convoluted nonsense endng with lol alright man. Why? Because you're always in this spin mode on here and can't simply admit you were wrong without something else added on which has nothing to do with anything. Just give Grant credit and move on.



Why was what i wrote nonsense? You say i was sacrcastic….well how pleasant is your post? Because i always spin stuff? And i added stuff that was irrelevant!? And pretty sure i added some relevant information within my reply but because you dont agree then lesson learned lol. Have a nice life pal and enjoy your weekend.


How about I share what Pippen said himself, you think that's a relevant information from his firsthand experience? He said Jordan is a horrible player and horrible to played with and MJ's all about one on one and keep shooting bad shots. There's also lot of reports of MJ bullied his teammates like telling not to pass the ball to Cartwright until Bill confronts MJ and told him he wil break his legs and never play basketball again if he ever heard him saying that again then as expected from a bully, Jordan stop bothering him after he stand up against the GOAT. As the story goes, MJ likes to bully teammates he thinks can be bullied. Once they stand up to him he backs down. He also assaults his teammates physically like what he did to Kerr. In any working environment, that should be a negative don't you think? But hey they won 6 titles despite MJ's horrible attitude that should erase all those things now we got posters here glorifiying him telling everyone that Jordan molds his best teammates to the best version of themselves because he turn their practice into war.

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Post#706 » by One Last Shot » Sat Aug 16, 2025 4:21 am

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One Last Shot wrote:
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Why was what i wrote nonsense? You say i was sacrcastic….well how pleasant is your post? Because i always spin stuff? And i added stuff that was irrelevant!? And pretty sure i added some relevant information within my reply but because you dont agree then lesson learned lol. Have a nice life pal and enjoy your weekend.


How about I share what Pippen said himself, you think that's a relevant information from his firsthand experience? He said Jordan is a horrible player and horrible to played with and MJ's all about one on one and keep shooting bad shots. There's also lot of reports of MJ bullied his teammates like telling not to pass the ball to Cartwright until Bill confronts MJ and told him he wil break his legs and never play basketball again if he ever heard him saying that again then as expected from a bully, Jordan stop bothering him after he stand up against the GOAT. As the story goes, MJ likes to bully teammates he thinks can be bullied. Once they stand up to him he backs down. He also assaults his teammates physically like what he did to Kerr. In any working environment, that should be a negative don't you think? But hey they won 6 titles despite MJ's horrible attitude that should erase all those things now we got posters here glorifiying him telling everyone that Jordan molds his best teammates to the best version of themselves because he turn their practice into war.

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Ok? I mean even for me, MJ still the GOAT and I will only start to consider LeBron once he's done playing but I'm not sure you understand what we're discussing here. I didn't even mention LeBron in my previous post because it's irrelevant. I suggest you read back the actual topic and if you want to talk about who's the GOAT then we have a sticky thread for that.
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Post#707 » by Onlytimewilltel » Sat Aug 16, 2025 5:52 am

36 pages :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Post#708 » by The4thHorseman » Sat Aug 16, 2025 8:39 am

One Last Shot wrote:
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One Last Shot wrote:
How about I share what Pippen said himself, you think that's a relevant information from his firsthand experience? He said Jordan is a horrible player and horrible to played with and MJ's all about one on one and keep shooting bad shots. There's also lot of reports of MJ bullied his teammates like telling not to pass the ball to Cartwright until Bill confronts MJ and told him he wil break his legs and never play basketball again if he ever heard him saying that again then as expected from a bully, Jordan stop bothering him after he stand up against the GOAT. As the story goes, MJ likes to bully teammates he thinks can be bullied. Once they stand up to him he backs down. He also assaults his teammates physically like what he did to Kerr. In any working environment, that should be a negative don't you think? But hey they won 6 titles despite MJ's horrible attitude that should erase all those things now we got posters here glorifiying him telling everyone that Jordan molds his best teammates to the best version of themselves because he turn their practice into war.

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Did you also know that Scottie Pippen had also come out in 2010 I believe and publicly gave Michael Jordan credit for his growth as a player? Go google that and see if im lying. Scottie Pippen also said Magic is the goat before. Scottie has a tendency to change his mind. But i dont care to argue about this anymore lol Jordan is the most overrated player ever who was a big bully. You feel better now?


Why would I feel better? It's basketball forum where we share relevant information on the topic being discuss. I just share what Pippen himself said regarding what a horrible player Jordan was when he played with him. Isn't that the point?

Also..

MavsDirk41 wrote:
DimesandKnicks wrote:
It’s not a problem but you’re arguing a point no one is really arguing against which is kind of moving the goal post. The argument being made was Grant was a more impactful third option. To your credit you did agree than moved the goal post to “yea he was drafted and developed with Pippen and Scotty” as if the context is a legitimate “but”.

It kind of just proves the bigger point some are making in this thread that some players were fortunate enough to have a contender built around them.

When the guy who was drafted an developed by and with the team left, the organization went out and got an over 30 year old PF to replace him and they won another three championships



Not disputing what you are saying but i would add that Jordan deserves some credit for helping Grant and Pippen develop into the players they became. The coaching staff and obviously the hard work put in by the players themselves accomplished this. But im sure Jordan pushing them in practice contributed to their overall growth. And it took a few years for them, especially Pippen, to develop into a star player.

In regards to Rodman, yea, it was a great move by Krause, but again, i dont know of any team at that time in which he would have had that kind of succes. Pop and Duncan couldnt wait for him to leave the organization. Jordan, along with Pippen and the coaching staff, deserve a lot of praise for maximizing his talent during that time in his life in his mid-30s.


Care to explain why Duncan couldn't wait for Rodman to leave the Spurs in 1995? Why would he care about any of that when he got drafted by that organization in 1997?

Didn't Rodman and Duncan finish 1-2 in rebounding in 95' :lol:
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Post#709 » by sashaturiaf » Sat Aug 16, 2025 9:08 am

Onlytimewilltel wrote:36 pages :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:



This goes 36 pages because the lestans knew deep in they hearts that this was a truth dagger from Stockton.

Truth hurts doesn't it. Take all the pages you need. It's therapy

Everyone, please cut out the stupid baiting in every Lebron or Jordan-related thread. The schtick is so sad and old and mods are sick of handling dozens of reports about these immature little taunts.
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Post#710 » by og15 » Sat Aug 16, 2025 12:14 pm

Rust_Cohle wrote:
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Why was what i wrote nonsense? You say i was sacrcastic….well how pleasant is your post? Because i always spin stuff? And i added stuff that was irrelevant!? And pretty sure i added some relevant information within my reply but because you dont agree then lesson learned lol. Have a nice life pal and enjoy your weekend.


How about I share what Pippen said himself, you think that's a relevant information from his firsthand experience? He said Jordan is a horrible player and horrible to played with and MJ's all about one on one and keep shooting bad shots. There's also lot of reports of MJ bullied his teammates like telling not to pass the ball to Cartwright until Bill confronts MJ and told him he wil break his legs and never play basketball again if he ever heard him saying that again then as expected from a bully, Jordan stop bothering him after he stand up against the GOAT. As the story goes, MJ likes to bully teammates he thinks can be bullied. Once they stand up to him he backs down. He also assaults his teammates physically like what he did to Kerr. In any working environment, that should be a negative don't you think? But hey they won 6 titles despite MJ's horrible attitude that should erase all those things now we got posters here glorifiying him telling everyone that Jordan molds his best teammates to the best version of themselves because he turn their practice into war.

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Pippen is flip flopping based on how he feels at the time lol

This is also why people just citing players opinions and thinking, "well that solves it" as if players just come with no biases is super interesting.

....but then it's even worse when it's the, cite the player from ___ time who agrees with me, and the one who doesn't, well, ignore or find a way to discredit.
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Post#711 » by Rust_Cohle » Sat Aug 16, 2025 1:38 pm

One Last Shot wrote:
Rust_Cohle wrote:
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How about I share what Pippen said himself, you think that's a relevant information from his firsthand experience? He said Jordan is a horrible player and horrible to played with and MJ's all about one on one and keep shooting bad shots. There's also lot of reports of MJ bullied his teammates like telling not to pass the ball to Cartwright until Bill confronts MJ and told him he wil break his legs and never play basketball again if he ever heard him saying that again then as expected from a bully, Jordan stop bothering him after he stand up against the GOAT. As the story goes, MJ likes to bully teammates he thinks can be bullied. Once they stand up to him he backs down. He also assaults his teammates physically like what he did to Kerr. In any working environment, that should be a negative don't you think? But hey they won 6 titles despite MJ's horrible attitude that should erase all those things now we got posters here glorifiying him telling everyone that Jordan molds his best teammates to the best version of themselves because he turn their practice into war.

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Ok? I mean even for me, MJ still the GOAT and I will only start to consider LeBron once he's done playing but I'm not sure you understand what we're discussing here. I didn't even mention LeBron in my previous post because it's irrelevant. I suggest you read back the actual topic and if you want to talk about who's the GOAT then we have a sticky thread for that.



And you posted a clip “mj was a horrible player” and if you actually read the posts in this thread there is discussion of how much MJ helped “developed” Pippen.

As for Rodman, traded for will Purdue, nobody else wanted him as he was seen as a lockeroom cancer and a total head case. Rodman effing off to Vegas every few months wasn’t going to fly with 90% of the league.

And Duncan wasn’t even in the league in ‘95 so you must be very very confused like come on man :lol:
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Re: Stockton says LeBrons titles don’t have value 

Post#712 » by Rust_Cohle » Sat Aug 16, 2025 1:41 pm

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Rust_Cohle wrote:
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How about I share what Pippen said himself, you think that's a relevant information from his firsthand experience? He said Jordan is a horrible player and horrible to played with and MJ's all about one on one and keep shooting bad shots. There's also lot of reports of MJ bullied his teammates like telling not to pass the ball to Cartwright until Bill confronts MJ and told him he wil break his legs and never play basketball again if he ever heard him saying that again then as expected from a bully, Jordan stop bothering him after he stand up against the GOAT. As the story goes, MJ likes to bully teammates he thinks can be bullied. Once they stand up to him he backs down. He also assaults his teammates physically like what he did to Kerr. In any working environment, that should be a negative don't you think? But hey they won 6 titles despite MJ's horrible attitude that should erase all those things now we got posters here glorifiying him telling everyone that Jordan molds his best teammates to the best version of themselves because he turn their practice into war.

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Pippen is flip flopping based on how he feels at the time lol

This is also why people just citing players opinions and thinking, "well that solves it" as if players just come with no biases is super interesting.

....but then it's even worse when it's the, cite the player from ___ time who agrees with me, and the one who doesn't, well, ignore or find a way to discredit.


I agree, Pippen changes his opinion every other month and he’s at odds with MJ anyway.
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Re: Stockton says LeBrons titles don’t have value 

Post#713 » by michaelm » Sat Aug 16, 2025 3:05 pm

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It doesn't matter why you think Grant was more impactful. You acted like I was crazy for saying what I did and now you have to backtrack by admitting I was right and then acting like it means less because Grant was drafted by the Bulls. So yes, that's goalpost moving because you are absolutely incapable of ever admitting you are wrong about something on here. Anyhow, that's enough. This is ridiculous.



Its not my opinion on why Grant would have possibly been more impactful during his Bulls tenure, there are fact’s supporting this which i mentioned - he played with Jordan/Pippen longer, and was developed by the Bulls. He didnt have to adapt his game or role. Not sure why saying this is a problem lol? Its the truth….i also think it means more when a trio that develops together, faces adversity, and then finds success in comparison to a trio of stars teaming up and winning.


It’s not a problem but you’re arguing a point no one is really arguing against which is kind of moving the goal post. The argument being made was Grant was a more impactful third option. To your credit you did agree than moved the goal post to “yea he was drafted and developed with Pippen and Scotty” as if the context is a legitimate “but”.

It kind of just proves the bigger point some are making in this thread that some players were fortunate enough to have a contender built around them.

When the guy who was drafted an developed by and with the team left, the organization went out and got an over 30 year old PF to replace him and they won another three championships

So you and those who agree with you are allowed to make general/bigger points, but those who disagree with you are restricted to being entirely specific ?.
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Re: Stockton says LeBrons titles don’t have value 

Post#714 » by MavsDirk41 » Sat Aug 16, 2025 3:13 pm

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How about I share what Pippen said himself, you think that's a relevant information from his firsthand experience? He said Jordan is a horrible player and horrible to played with and MJ's all about one on one and keep shooting bad shots. There's also lot of reports of MJ bullied his teammates like telling not to pass the ball to Cartwright until Bill confronts MJ and told him he wil break his legs and never play basketball again if he ever heard him saying that again then as expected from a bully, Jordan stop bothering him after he stand up against the GOAT. As the story goes, MJ likes to bully teammates he thinks can be bullied. Once they stand up to him he backs down. He also assaults his teammates physically like what he did to Kerr. In any working environment, that should be a negative don't you think? But hey they won 6 titles despite MJ's horrible attitude that should erase all those things now we got posters here glorifiying him telling everyone that Jordan molds his best teammates to the best version of themselves because he turn their practice into war.

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Did you also know that Scottie Pippen had also come out in 2010 I believe and publicly gave Michael Jordan credit for his growth as a player? Go google that and see if im lying. Scottie Pippen also said Magic is the goat before. Scottie has a tendency to change his mind. But i dont care to argue about this anymore lol Jordan is the most overrated player ever who was a big bully. You feel better now?


Why would I feel better? It's basketball forum where we share relevant information on the topic being discuss. I just share what Pippen himself said regarding what a horrible player Jordan was when he played with him. Isn't that the point?

Also..

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It’s not a problem but you’re arguing a point no one is really arguing against which is kind of moving the goal post. The argument being made was Grant was a more impactful third option. To your credit you did agree than moved the goal post to “yea he was drafted and developed with Pippen and Scotty” as if the context is a legitimate “but”.

It kind of just proves the bigger point some are making in this thread that some players were fortunate enough to have a contender built around them.

When the guy who was drafted an developed by and with the team left, the organization went out and got an over 30 year old PF to replace him and they won another three championships



Not disputing what you are saying but i would add that Jordan deserves some credit for helping Grant and Pippen develop into the players they became. The coaching staff and obviously the hard work put in by the players themselves accomplished this. But im sure Jordan pushing them in practice contributed to their overall growth. And it took a few years for them, especially Pippen, to develop into a star player.

In regards to Rodman, yea, it was a great move by Krause, but again, i dont know of any team at that time in which he would have had that kind of succes. Pop and Duncan couldnt wait for him to leave the organization. Jordan, along with Pippen and the coaching staff, deserve a lot of praise for maximizing his talent during that time in his life in his mid-30s.


Care to explain why Duncan couldn't wait for Rodman to leave the Spurs in 1995? Why would he care about any of that when he got drafted by that organization in 1997?


I meant Robinson and had Duncan on my mind. But yea San Antonio was pretty eager to get rid of Rodman. He didnt work out there and was considered a distraction from what it sounds like. Pretty sure he only played about half the season his last year there. He was a gamble by the Bulls in 95 and it worked out for them. Great move by Krause. Dont think any other team could have resurrected his career other than Chicago at that time.
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Re: Stockton says LeBrons titles don’t have value 

Post#715 » by ball_takes23 » Sat Aug 16, 2025 4:49 pm

If 34 year old Rodman was on a Lebron team he would be called a washed up brick layer who can’t space the floor by all the Lebron apologists. He would then be traded for Mike Miller after the first half a season of them playing together.
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Re: Stockton says LeBrons titles don’t have value 

Post#716 » by lonzo_pelota » Sat Aug 16, 2025 5:11 pm

He spoke on Lebron but, what did he have to say about his running mate Karl Malone's checkered past?
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Re: Stockton says LeBrons titles don’t have value 

Post#717 » by og15 » Sat Aug 16, 2025 5:13 pm

Rust_Cohle wrote:
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Pippen is flip flopping based on how he feels at the time lol

This is also why people just citing players opinions and thinking, "well that solves it" as if players just come with no biases is super interesting.

....but then it's even worse when it's the, cite the player from ___ time who agrees with me, and the one who doesn't, well, ignore or find a way to discredit.


I agree, Pippen changes his opinion every other month and he’s at odds with MJ anyway.

I suppose on one hand, that also suggests that these are just two top level GOAT players and who is "better" is debatable and there are arguments both ways.

lonzo_pelota wrote:He spoke on Lebron but, what did he have to say about his running mate Karl Malone's checkered past?


When asked to sum up Malone, Stockton didn’t hesitate: “Best-Ever.”

https://sports.yahoo.com/article/john-stockton-calls-karl-malone-183133720.html

I don't think he's interested in talking about that though
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Re: Stockton says LeBrons titles don’t have value 

Post#718 » by The4thHorseman » Sat Aug 16, 2025 5:57 pm

Rust_Cohle wrote:
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Rust_Cohle wrote:
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Ok? I mean even for me, MJ still the GOAT and I will only start to consider LeBron once he's done playing but I'm not sure you understand what we're discussing here. I didn't even mention LeBron in my previous post because it's irrelevant. I suggest you read back the actual topic and if you want to talk about who's the GOAT then we have a sticky thread for that.



And you posted a clip “mj was a horrible player” and if you actually read the posts in this thread there is discussion of how much MJ helped “developed” Pippen.

As for Rodman, traded for will Purdue, nobody else wanted him as he was seen as a lockeroom cancer and a total head case. Rodman effing off to Vegas every few months wasn’t going to fly with 90% of the league.

And Duncan wasn’t even in the league in ‘95 so you must be very very confused like come on man :lol:

He knows that. He quoted your boy MavsDirk cause he was the one who claimed Pop and Duncan couldn't wait till Rodman left. It looks like "it's you" who actually needs to read the posts in this thread.
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Re: Stockton says LeBrons titles don’t have value 

Post#719 » by og15 » Sat Aug 16, 2025 6:11 pm

ball_takes23 wrote:If 34 year old Rodman was on a Lebron team he would be called a washed up brick layer who can’t space the floor by all the Lebron apologists. He would then be traded for Mike Miller after the first half a season of them playing together.

Yea, in the post illegal defense era of the NBA and based on how defense started guarding players, a guy like Rodman does become a tougher fit for many teams offensively, so they wouldn't necessarily be wrong, even though that's not what you were going for.

You would have to adjust the type of lineups you're using him with to maximize his on court value and minimize the impact of negative spacing.

Illegal defense allowed that to be far less of an issue when Chicago was playing.
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Re: Stockton says LeBrons titles don’t have value 

Post#720 » by Camby_Bamby » Sat Aug 16, 2025 6:14 pm

New to the thread, but I knew this is would bring out the worse of the Lebron stans. Kudos to those who have the energy to go up against this little cult. I’m rarely not sarcastic when I’m speaking to them.

Please don't come into a thread just to insult people. If you aren't enjoying the quality of posts in this thread it probably doesn't help anything to make an even worse post. -b

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