Robert Horry on Wemby:
“I’m not saying he’s not great, he’s a great defensive player, but they trying to make him the be all now. Like he is God’s gift to basketball… Give him time. Let him mature… Don’t give it to him. Let him take it.”
(via @RoadTrippinShow, h/t @NBA__Courtside)
Don't let Rich Paul's verbal diarrhea distract you from the fact that the 2001 Lakers are the Greatest Playoff team of all time:
- 15-1 Record; 8-0 on the road
- 13.7 Net Rating (NBA Record)
- Beat Four 50-win Playoff Teams
- Destroyed the #1 seed Spurs by 29 and 39 points respectively.
Playoff Stats:
Shaq: 30/15/3/2.4 blks/56% FG
Kobe: 29/7/6/1.6 stls/ 56% TS
Clutch Stats:
Shaq: 9 points on 34.4% TS
Kobe: 26 points on 62.7% TS
The 01 Lakers didn't just beat solid competition. They eviscerated them.
@CookedbyRiley He go band for band in games 1 and 2 blowing back to back 20 point leads as overwhelming favorites? Or he disappear like Casper the Ghost?
All-Stars with the highest plus minus in the Finals since 1997 (97 was when +/- was introduced as a stat)
Tim Duncan: +157
Tony Parker: +50
Michael Jordan: +45
Kobe Bryant: +36
Many Ginobili: +177
Kevin Durant: +105
Shaquille O'Neal: +34
Dwyane Wade: -51
LeBron James: -86