collector1949 | going day by day

big sports and sports history fan, occasionally talking about other stuff.

They changed the game to slow Wilt down. They changed the game to speed Micheal up.

[OLDSKOOLBBALL @oldskoolbballx]

Sneaker designs have major flaws, and inflation has led to shoes being made with lower-quality materials. Players are lazy, train incorrectly by cone dribbling influencers rather than veterans, and the game has become insanely fast because nobody plays defense. Traveling, carrying, and other violations go uncalled, while terrible officiating has turned the game into nonsense. Everything feels rushed, driven by the greed surrounding sports betting. It seems like every game features a late fourth-quarter comeback, raising questions about betting's influence. Add all of this together, and you have an injury epidemic.

[collector1949 | going day by day @collector1901]

“The Chosen one ,became the frozen one” - Skip Bayless

[Still_8/24Mambalytics @8_24Mambalytics]

Never forget the biggest LeMeltDown ever happened in 2011.

[Jacob @Jacobtheclipper]

I've been saying this for years: this era of NBA guys keep getting hurt because they DON’T train hard at all. All one on one half speed skill training, coast in the offseason, come back and go full force, then get hurt. Same cycle 🤦🏻‍♂️

[Coach Hunt @ahunt24um]

Loving this OLD SCHOOL vibe at Kosciusko Junior High! If these walls could talk…

[Greg @erjmanlasvegas]

Fun Fact: The original 28ft tall sign was salvaged from a scrap yard, restored including the neon lighting and is on display at the Cleveland History Center

[Earvin Magic Johnson @MagicJohnson]

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar/Lew Alcindor is decisively the undisputed GOAT of college basketball! During his 3 years at UCLA he led the Bruins to an 88-2 record, won 3 National Championships, was 3X National College Player of the Year, AND was 3X NCAA Final Four Most Outstanding Player.

[collector1949 | going day by day @collector1901]

Its neither of them. The 2 greatest of all time
are Wilt Chamberlain and George Mikan.

But we ain’t ready for that conversation.

[NBACentral @TheDunkCentral]

Isiah Thomas says LeBron James and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar are the two greatest players of all time.

“I don’t know if I can get to three others.”

(h/t @NycVipers )

[collector1949 | going day by day @collector1901]

Idk man. I think you could make pretty good cases for the
‘27 Yankees, ‘29 Athletics, ‘76 Reds and 1906 Cubs.

[Cover3 @Cover3_mx]

The best team in baseball history didn't have a 30-home run hitter.

The 1998 Yankees went 114-48, then 11-2 in October, sweeping Texas and San Diego around a six-game ALCS with Cleveland. That is 125 wins in one season. Tino Martinez led the club with 28 homers. Bernie Williams won the batting title at .339, and that was about as loud as the individual numbers got.

What they had was depth that never ran out. David Cone won 20, David Wells went 18-4, and five starters won at least 12. The lineup scored 965 runs and the staff allowed 656. A gap of 309 runs tells you the 114 wasn't luck.

Compare them with the 2001 Mariners, who won 116 and never reached the World Series. Regular-season wins are the easy argument. Finishing the job is the hard one, and Joe Torre's team did both.

The case against them is that they never had to beat a true juggernaut in October. I think that says more about them than about the field. #Yankees

[collector1949 | going day by day @collector1901]

Jalen Rose single-handedly caused the name “Jalen” to exist

[Adam Aaronson @aaaronson]

NBA players with the most common first and last names

[collector1949 | going day by day @collector1901]

5. Tim Duncan - the big fundamental. Took a team that just couldn’t win and won a title within his first 2 seasons. Never had a losing season.

[collector1949 | going day by day @collector1901]

My top 5 all time
1. Wilt chamberlain - owns 72 records, 68 by himself and 4 tied. Was MVP of 2 of the 4 greatest teams of all time, the ‘67 sixers and ‘72 lakers.

[Cover3 @Cover3_mx]

For 38 years and 10 months, the NBA's scoring record belonged to one man, and almost nobody talked about it.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar passed Wilt Chamberlain's 31,419 points on April 5, 1984. LeBron James passed him on February 7, 2023. In between, the mark sat at 38,387 while the league went through Bird and Magic, Jordan's six titles, Shaq and Kobe, and the entire Duncan era.

It lasted because it was never really a scoring record. It was a durability record. Kareem played 20 seasons and 1,560 games, and his career average was 24.6 points. Plenty of players scored at a higher rate. Nobody else stayed that good for that long, with a shot no defender could reach.

That is also why he slides down too many all-time lists. He won six MVPs, still the most ever, and the skyhook somehow gets remembered as a novelty instead of the most reliable weapon the sport has produced. Longevity gets filed under endurance when it belongs under greatness.

If Kareem isn't in your top three, tell me who you would drop to make room. #NBA

[collector1949 | going day by day @collector1901]

4. Bill Russell - the greatest defender in basketball history. Was the main reason responsible for his team winning 11 rings. Changed the game simply by jumping when defending.

[Top Tier Florida @TopTierGators]

There are 3 neutral-site regular-season games allowed

Florida vs Georgia (Jacksonville, FL)
Texas vs. Oklahoma (Dallas, TX)
Army vs Navy (Wherever they play nowadays)

That is it.

[collector1949 | going day by day @collector1901]

Hot take: Larry bird was a more complete and more talented basketball player then Jordan.

The only reason he didn’t win more was because he lost valuable years to a bad back and injuries that severely limited him after 1986.
Jordan was 0-6 against bird in the playoffs.

[Larry Legend☘️ @LarryBirdDaily]

🚨 ATTENTION! This is a visual masterpiece. You've never seen anything like it before. Larry Bird was built different!

[BamaSoup🍜 @BamaSoup]

Bear Bryant got his Cadillac in the form of the Alabama program. And then turned it into a Rolls Royce.

[Fastbreak Hoops @FastbreakHoops5]

Wilt Chamberlain played 1,205 games and never fouled out of one.

[collector1949 | going day by day @collector1901]

Ah yes, The ‘94 rockets greatest competition.

James Worthy, Nick van Exel and the power of friendship!

[Arty Mcfly @ArtyNxtDoor]

@Verts The nba restaurant at universal studios was goated