The Biggest Myths on Insidehoops

[Nastradamus]

Handchecking was good defense

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[choppermagic]

He also had 12 straight 20/10 seasons. That's more than Robinson(8) or Duncan(9).

And his array of moves and speed was unseen for a Center of that size. Some of his stat lines are like video game stats. All due respect to the Admiral, but Hakeem was a force of nature.

[dubeta]

Kobe is top 10 greatest

[riseagainst]

as a long time lebron fan, "lebron is top 30 all time."

[Koresh]

Another one I keep hearing:

Super teams are bad for the NBA.

Yeah, that's pretty self-explanatory...

[SouBeachTalents]

as a long time lebron fan, "lebron is top 30 all time."

[GODbe]

" 1.5* > 5 "

"Jordan = GOAT"

"LeBald = Top 40"

"Shaq carried Kobe"

"Kobe isn't GOAT"

[SouBeachTalents]

" 1.5* > 5 "

"Jordan = GOAT"

"LeBald = Top 40"

"Shaq carried Kobe"

"Kobe isn't GOAT"

All true

[Hey Yo]

Kobe forced his way off the Hornets.

Yeah, that's a myth. But Kobe forcing his way to the Lakers is not.

[Koresh]

Euroleague is better than the NBA

The Big 3 Boston Celtics Era

"How dare you compare the Big 3 in Miami to the one in Boston! The Big 3 in Boston were past their primes and at the tail end of their careers!"


Age of Paul Pierce: 30
Age of Ray Allen: 32
Age of Kevin Garnett:31

Huh?

[iTare]

Myth:
Kobe didn't rape that poor innocent lady.

[Encre92]

Myth: 2011 was a choke.

[dannywpt]

Myth: 2011 was a choke.

Hey Corleone/Marlo/Dragic4life/lebronxrings/dubeta, this is pretty sad to witness. Seek help. Seriously.

[SpanishACB]

myth 1:

lebron groupies can make objetive/worthwhile threads

[SexSymbol]

*Long OP* This is a thread I wanted to make for a long time. Even though my join date is 2012, I have been on this site lurking since 2009. I remember everything most of you say and many of you have said one of these myths at one point or the other. Many of you think these myths are true because if you repeat it so many times you think it turns into a fact, but they are not facts. These are the biggest myths on ISH I could think of that are blatantly wrong and/or hilarious. If you have anymore feel free to name some. If you think my myths are wrong then explain why. Thanks for taking the time to read this thread. Let's make this fun!

Myths:

Kobe Bryant scored 55 points on Michael Jordan
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Ray Allen saved LeBron James' career in Game 6 of the 2013 NBA Finals

LeBron James quit in Game 5 against the Boston Celtics[/COLOR]

Kobe Bryant quit against the Phoenix Suns when the Los Angeles Lakers were up 3-1

[COLOR="Red"]Hakeem Olajuwon is a top 10 player and should be ahead of LeBron James in all-time rankings[/COLOR]

Everyone hates LeBron James

Chicago Bulls did not beat any top teams in their 6 NBA Finals appearances

What you say on ISH or online is what people really think about the NBA and superstars in the real world

The NBA in the 1990s was a weak era for basketball

[COLOR="Red"]No defense was played in the NBA in the 1980s[/COLOR]

The NBA prior to 1979 never existed

Miami Heat 2011-2012 championship should be an asterisk because of the lockout season (66 game season - full postseason of best of 7 series playoff games) but San Antonio Spurs 1998-1999 championship in the lockout season is often ignored (50 game season - full postseason of best of 7 playoff games)
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Miami Heat free agency signings in 2010 was collusion[/COLOR]

Chris Bosh was a superstar before coming to Miami
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Chris Bosh is a 20/10 player on another NBA team[/COLOR]

NBA players prior to 1979 wouldn't make a high school team let alone an NBA team in today's NBA.

Anything related to Wilt Chamberlain

Michael Jordan is a bald headed Dominique Wilkins

Michael Jordan was 1-9 in the playoffs before Scottie Pippen showed up in Chicago *Note: this is a myth because Scottie Pippen was traded to the Bulls in 1987 and he developed as a player on the Bulls, so how can someone say Jordan never succeeded without Pippen when they basically played together for most of Jordan's tenure in Chicago? It would be different if Pippen of 1991 came to Chicago in 1991, but he was there from 1987 to 1998.*

Kobe Bryant was the best player in the NBA in the early 2000s

[COLOR="Red"]Michael Jordan only won his championships because the Pistons, Lakers & Celtics got older and became injured.[/COLOR]
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Chicago Bulls would have won the 1993-1994 championship or advanced to the NBA Finals if Pippen didn't get called for that foul on Hubert Davis.[/COLOR]

Everyone will remember my biased opinion about a certain time in NBA history 10-20 years from now, e.g. People will remember LeBron James' performance in the 2011 NBA Finals even if he has a hypothetical 6 MVPs, 5 rings, 5 Finals MVPs, 1 DPOY Award, etc.

Not myths