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    Default Is it true that MJ benefitted from playing in the 80s/90s?

    Vast majority of people agree he would be irrelevant if he was playing in the 3ball era. I just wanted further confirmation because I agree with them. In fact I believe he would just be Donovan Mitchell with worse 3 point shooting. I would even put Kobe over him to round out my top 15 all time list

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    Default Re: Is it true that MJ benefitted from playing in the 80s/90s?

    slow day for ISH

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    Default Re: Is it true that MJ benefitted from playing in the 80s/90s?

    Quote Originally Posted by Cocaine80s
    Vast majority of people agree he would be irrelevant if he was playing in the 3ball era. I just wanted further confirmation because I agree with them. In fact I believe he would just be Donovan Mitchell with worse 3 point shooting. I would even put Kobe over him to round out my top 15 all time list
    Well a slower less skilled, less athletic version of mj just won the NBA finals and is widely considered the best player in the NBA at the moment so I think Mike would be just fine although I know your trolling ass already know this.

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    ^ Nice gif. Thin ice indeed.

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    Default Re: Is it true that MJ benefitted from playing in the 80s/90s?

    Quote Originally Posted by Bronbron23
    Well a slower less skilled, less athletic version of mj just won the NBA finals and is widely considered the best player in the NBA at the moment so I think Mike would be just fine although I know your trolling ass already know this.
    COT DAYUM the evisceration

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    Default Re: Is it true that MJ benefitted from playing in the 80s/90s?

    Quote Originally Posted by Cocaine80s
    Vast majority of people agree he would be irrelevant if he was playing in the 3ball era. I just wanted further confirmation because I agree with them. In fact I believe he would just be Donovan Mitchell with worse 3 point shooting. I would even put Kobe over him to round out my top 15 all time list
    Whatever Simon...pulling out your lesser used alts I see now that some of your prominent ones are getting banned.

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    Default Re: Is it true that MJ benefitted from playing in the 80s/90s?

    He did not benefit from playing in the 80s. He mostly got crushed in the 80s.

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    Default Re: Is it true that MJ benefitted from playing in the 80s/90s?

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    All-star appearances while playing with Kareem:

    Magic 10
    Worthy 6
    Bob Dandridge 2
    Jamaal Wilkes 2
    Oscar 2
    Flynn Robinson 1
    Norm Nixon 1
    AC Green 1
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    [COLOR="Indigo"]8 players, 25 appearances = 6/9 in Finals[/COLOR]




    All-star appearances while playing with Magic:

    Kareem 10
    Worthy 6
    Jamaal Wilkes 2
    Norm Nixon 1
    AC Green 1
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    [COLOR="Indigo"]5 players, 20 appearances = 5/9 in Finals[/COLOR]




    All-star appearances while playing with Bird:

    Parish 9
    McHale 6
    Tiny Archibald 3
    D Johnson 1
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    [COLOR="Green"]4 players, 19 appearances = 3/5 in Finals[/COLOR]




    All-star appearances while playing with Shaq:

    Kobe 7
    Wade 3
    Penny 2
    Van Exel 1
    Eddie Jones 1
    Horace Grant 1
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    All-star appearances while playing with Lebron:

    Wade 4
    Bosh 4
    Love 3
    Kyrie 2
    Mo Williams 1
    Zydrunas 1
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    [COLOR="DarkRed"]6 players, 15 appearances = 3/9 in Finals[/COLOR]




    All-star appearances while playing with Duncan:

    Parker 6
    Robinson 3
    Ginobili 2
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    All-star appearances while playing with MJ:

    Pippen 6
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    [COLOR="Red"]1 player, 6 appearances = 6/6 in Finals[/COLOR]

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    Default Re: Is it true that MJ benefitted from playing in the 80s/90s?

    Quote Originally Posted by Ainosterhaspie

    He did not benefit from playing in the 80s. He mostly got crushed in the 80s.
    Jordan averaged 33/6/6 in the 80's with an MVP, DPOY, and legendary run with a 6 seed in 89'

    Ultimately, no one wins alone, but MJ won with the least (see previous post)..

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    Default Re: Is it true that MJ benefitted from playing in the 80s/90s?

    Simon is it true that:

    You have 40+ accounts
    Have never touched a female
    Have never even touched a guy despite careful planning
    Was promised a postcard from lebronze's yard man if you trolled ISH for 60 years?

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    Default Re: Is it true that MJ benefitted from playing in the 80s/90s?

    Quote Originally Posted by 3ball
    Jordan averaged 33/6/6 in the 80's with an MVP, DPOY, and legendary run with a 6 seed in 89'

    Ultimately, no one wins alone, but MJ won with the least (see previous post)..
    OP implies Jordan benefitted from playing in the 80s. But Jordan didn't win in the 80s so it doesn't really make sense to claim he benefitted from playing then. I'm not really attacking Jordan as much as attacking OPs premise. The 80s were a tough time for Jordan, not an easy time.

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    Default Re: Is it true that MJ benefitted from playing in the 80s/90s?

    Quote Originally Posted by Ainosterhaspie
    OP implies Jordan benefitted from playing in the 80s. But Jordan didn't win in the 80s so it doesn't really make sense to claim he benefitted from playing then. I'm not really attacking Jordan as much as attacking OPs premise. The 80s were a tough time for Jordan, not an easy time.
    He benefited by learning how to win.

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    Default Re: Is it true that MJ benefitted from playing in the 80s/90s?

    Quote Originally Posted by Ainosterhaspie
    OP implies Jordan benefitted from playing in the 80s. But Jordan didn't win in the 80s so it doesn't really make sense to claim he benefitted from playing then. I'm not really attacking Jordan as much as attacking OPs premise. [COLOR="Navy"]The 80s were a tough time for Jordan, not an easy time[/COLOR].
    Because he had no all-star teammate like everyone else had

    if MJ had an all-star teammate in the 80's, he would've won a bunch of rings in the 80's instead of the 90's...

    The instant he got just 1 all-star, he was unbeatable - MJ needed the least help ever .. it's a fact... So you keep bringing up the 80's when he had no help, which is dumb.. and yet he still almost beat the champs in 89' with pip getting 9 ppg on 40%

    Of course, he needed the least help because he scored the most - it's intuitive

    Btw, his goat stats in the 80's show that he had the easiest time of anyone in the 80's.. Chuck Daly said MJ was "embarrassing the league, he was that good"

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    Default Re: Is it true that MJ benefitted from playing in the 80s/90s?

    Quote Originally Posted by 3ball
    Because he had no all-star teammate like everyone else had

    if MJ had an all-star teammate in the 80's, he would've won a bunch of rings in the 80's instead of the 90's...

    The instant he got just 1 all-star, he was unbeatable - MJ needed the least help ever .. it's a fact... So you keep bringing up the 80's when he had no help, which is dumb.. and yet still almost beat the champs in 89'

    And he needed the least help because he scored the most - it's intuitive

    Btw, his goat stats in the 80's show that he had the easiest time of anyone in the 80's
    So fcking delusional Even with an all-star, he's not getting through the Celtics/Pistons/Lakers his first 3-4 years in the league, FOH

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