I've seen Barry in person when he was down here for the Pro Bowl. I was at Restraunt Row and he walked right past me. I couldn't figure out why he looked so familiar, until it dawned on me. In that entire crowd I was the only person who recognized him.
His Clark Kent disguise was working that night.
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R.I.P. MBC
I feel bad for the guy.
He'll always be in MJ's shadow.
But when he signed with the Jailblazers, he was just reaching too far.
Very delusion to think that he alone could have brought a championship to Portland. But I hear that the shrubs are really good up in that part of town.
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Oh shit! There goes your theory about pot smoking bballer champions!
AH HA!
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Whoa! Whoa! Pump the brakes kid...
as for the past, at least as far as basketball is concerned, people always leave out bill russell. that guy was sick, and he's got more rings than he has fingers. i don't think there's ever been a better rebounder in the game.
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It's not even close fellas. Wayne Gretzky is, was and always will be the most dominant athlete in his sport. He holds practically every record in the NHL and no one will even come close to catching him. He dominated the NHL in a way that we will never see again. It's kinda the way USC dominated Hawaii, huh GZ.
For anyone who doesn't know about just how dominant Gretzky really was... go do a google search on NHL Records.
He owns just about every single season and career scoring record in the league. His career points total is like 40% higher than the second place guy on the list. It's completely absurd and utterly mind boggling to see one player be soo dominant. I highly doubt that any of his career records will ever be even threatened by anyone.
Here's a few of Gretzky's records and his next closest competetors in each category(Keep in mind that just because it says another player is Second... what it actually means is that this player is the next NON-Gretzky players highest single season stat... because in many instances, Gretzky owns the top 2 or 3 single season marks for each category):
CAREEER RECORDS
MOST POINTS:
2,856 (1,485 games, 894 goals, 1,962 assists)
Second: Mark Messier - 1,855 (1,756 games, 694 goals, 1,193 assists)
MOST POINTS, INCLUDING PLAYOFFS:
3,238 (2,856 regular season and 382 playoff)
Second: Mark Messier - 2,180 (1,885 regular season and 295 playoff)
MOST GOALS:
894
Second: Gordie Howe, 801
MOST GOALS, INCLUDING PLAYOFFS:
1,016 (894 regular season and 122 playoff)
Second: Gordie Howe, 869 (801 regular season and 68 playoff)
MOST ASSISTS:
1,962
Second: Mark Messier, 1,171
MOST ASSISTS, INCLUDING PLAYOFFS:
2,222 (1,962 regular season and 260 playoff)
Second: Mark Messier, 1,357 (1,171 regular season and 186 playoff)
MOST GOALS BY A CENTER:
894
Second: Marcel Dionne, 731
MOST ASSISTS BY A CENTER:
1,962
Second: Mark Messier, 1,171
MOST POINTS BY A CENTER:
2,856
Second: Mark Messier, 1,855
MOST 40-OR-MORE GOAL SEASONS:
12
Second: Marcel Dionne, 10
MOST CONSECUTIVE 40-OR-MORE GOAL SEASONS:
12 (1979-80 to 1990-91)
Second: Mike Bossy, 9 (1977-78 to 1985-86)
MOST 50-OR-MORE GOAL SEASONS:
9 (tied with Mike Bossy)
Second: Guy Lafleur, 6
MOST 60-OR-MORE GOAL SEASONS:
5 (tied with Mike Bossy)
Second: Phil Esposito, 4
MOST CONSECUTIVE 60-OR-MORE GOAL SEASONS:
4 (1981-82 to 1984-85)
Second: Mike Bossy, 3 (1980-81 to 1982-83)
MOST 100-OR-MORE POINT SEASONS:
15
Second: Mario Lemieux, 10
MOST CONSECUTIVE 100-OR-MORE POINT SEASONS:
13 (1979-80 to 1991-92)
Second: Six players tied with 6
MOST THREE-OR-MORE GOAL GAMES:
50 (37 three-goal games; nine four-goal games; four five-goal games)
Second: Mike Bossy, 39 (30 three-goal games, nine four-goal games)
MOST OVERTIME ASSISTS:
15
Second: Doug Gilmour, 13
HIGHEST ASSISTS-PER-GAME AVERAGE:
1.321 (1,962 assists in 1,485 games)
Second: Mario Lemieux, 1.183 (881 assists in 745 games)
SINGLE SEASON RECORDS
MOST POINTS, ONE SEASON:
215 (1985-86, 80-game schedule)
Next (fifth): Mario Lemieux, 199 (1988-89, 80-game schedule)
MOST POINTS, ONE SEASON, INCLUDING PLAYOFFS:
255 (1984-85; 208 points in 80 regular season games and 47 points in 18 playoff games)
Next (sixth): Mario Lemieux, 218 (1988-89; 199 points in 76 regular season games and 19 points in 11 playoff games)
MOST GOALS, ONE SEASON:
92 (1981-82, 80-game schedule)
Second: Gretzky, 87 (1983-84, 80-game schedule)
MOST GOALS, ONE SEASON, INCLUDING PLAYOFFS:
100 (1983-84, 87 goals in 74 regular season games and 13 goals in 19 playoff games)
Second: Gretzky, Lemieux and Brett Hull tied at 97
MOST GOALS, 50 GAMES FROM START OF SEASON:
61 (1981-82 and 1983-84)
Third: 54 - Mario Lemieux (1988-89)
MOST ASSISTS, ONE SEASON:
163 (1985-86, 80-game schedule)
Next (eighth): 114 - Mario Lemieux and Wayne Gretzky (1988-89, 80-game schedule)
MOST ASSISTS, ONE SEASON, INCLUDING PLAYOFFS:
174 (1985-86, 163 assists in 80 regular season games and 11 assists in 10 playoff games)
Next (tied for 11th): 121 - Mario Lemieux (1988-89, 114 assists in 76 regular season games and seven assists in 11 playoff games)
MOST POINTS BY A CENTER, ONE SEASON:
215 (1985-86, 80-game schedule)
Next (fifth): 199 - Mario Lemieux, 1988-89, 80-game schedule
MOST GOALS BY A CENTER, ONE SEASON:
92 (1981-82, 80-game schedule)
Next (third): 85 - Mario Lemieux (1988-89, 80-game schedule).
MOST ASSISTS BY A CENTER:
163 (1985-86, 80-game schedule)
Next: Gretzky holds first through fifth positions
MOST THREE-OR-MORE GOAL GAMES:
10 (1981-82, six three-goal games; three four-goal games; one five-goal game)
(Tied in 1983-84, six three-goal games, four four-goal games)
Next (third): 9 - Mike Bossy and Mario Lemieux
LONGEST CONSECUTIVE ASSIST-SCORING STREAK:
23 games - 48 assists (1990-91)
Second: Adam Oates - 18 games - 28 assists (1992-93)
LONGEST CONSECUTIVE POINT-SCORING STREAK:
51 games - 61 goals, 92 assists for 153 points (Oct 5, 1983 to Jan. 28, 1984)
Second: Mario Lemieux - 46 games - 39 goals, 64 assists for 103 points (1989-90)
LONGEST CONSECUTIVE POINT-SCORING STREAK FROM START OF SEASON:
51 games - 61 goals, 92 assists for 153 points
HIGHEST GOALS-PER-GAME AVERAGE, ONE SEASON:
1.18 (1983-84, 87 goals in 74 games)
Second (tied): 1.15 - Mario Lemieux (1992-93, 69 goals in 60 games) and Wayne Gretzky (1981-82, 92 goals in 80 games)
HIGHEST ASSISTS-PER-GAME AVERAGE, ONE SEASON:
2.04 (1985-86, 163 assists in 80 games)
Next (eighth): 1.52 - Mario Lemieux (1992-93, 91 assists in 60 games)
HIGHEST POINTS-PER-GAME AVERAGE, ONE SEASON (AMONG PLAYERS WITH 50-OR-MORE POINTS):
2.77 (1983-84, 205 points in 74 games)
Next (third): 2.67 - Mario Lemieux (1992-93, 160 points in 60 games)
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Everyone is finally equal. No one is smarter than anyone else. No one is stronger than anyone else. No one is better. Everyone is worse.
as for the past, at least as far as basketball is concerned, people always leave out bill russell. that guy was sick, and he's got more rings than he has fingers. i don't think there's ever been a better rebounder in the game.
I think Rodman was a better boarder. Russell is a far better complete player. Again Russell played with some good guys too.
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Now I'm just laid bad - G35Princess
R.I.P. MBC
