The Last Dance

[*jason*]

(05-24-2020, 03:49 PM)Truck_1_0_1_ Wrote: Um... hell no.

Opinions are opinions, but when anyone in PJ has the intellectual or artistic ability to write even *2* songs up to the level that someone like Pete Townshend or Neil Peart can/did, then maybe you can have a discussion on PJ's merit.

They are a middling band at best and a shitty musical act at worst; they aren't even the best out of their genre.


While that is generally the only real knock against Jordan (being on stacked teams), it is 100% valid, IMO; they needed him and he needed them (otherwise, as history has shown, no championships), but anyone can look like an all-out star with a supporting cast like that.

I don't want to get into a discussion on the best of all-time, because the last 2 times that happened, the thread went in circles lol, but I still contend that Wilt was the best player ever and, IMO, it really isn't up for discussion.

Nobody put up the numbers, game in, game out, that he did and while MJ did single-handedly take over games at times, Wilt took over EVERY game he ever played, basically (until the Laker days, where it can be argued even then, that he was still the most-dominating player in each game he took part in).

Just wasn't fair for other players.


1. It was, "Karim."
2. He used his Muslim name, bestowed upon him by his Imam, unlike Kareem who just converted and picked his name. If it was at all intentional, I guarantee you you'd see it happen frequently (Muslim's changing their names to the same as established Muslims); even our, "Catholic Names," (which I don't have, but a TON of people do), are chosen because of a spiritual or familial connection and are bestowed upon us by a priest during confirmation, if we indeed choose to denote it.
3. He now goes by, "Abdul-Karim Al-Jabbar," since Lew sued him (which is friggin' ridiculous; he's not making money OFF of him).

The whole UCLA and #33 thing is weird though lol, but the football player did wear #33 before the name change.

You had me thinking I was being too hard on the guy... Until your last paragraph that is. I didn't know he went to UCLA too ... AND he wore number 33.