Post by Iceman on Feb 22, 2007 19:31:07 GMT -5
Some interesting stuff about 1987 NBA All-Star game from The Sports Guy
Bench guys for the West: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (all-time leading NBA scorer), Joe Barry Carroll (once traded for Robert Parish AND Kevin McHale), Walter Davis (fell just short of 20,000 career points), Sleepy Floyd (star of "The Sleepy Floyd Game"), Alex English (25,000-plus career points), Rolando Blackman (most underrated 2-guard of the '80s) and Mark Aguirre (topped 25-plus in four different seasons).
Bench guys for the East: Robert Parish (Hall of Famer), Charles Barkley (top-five greatest power forward), Jeff Malone (averaged 19 a game for his career), Mo Cheeks (most underrated point guard of the '80s), Bill Laimbeer (most hated player of the past 30 years), Kevin McHale (top-six greatest power forward) and Isiah Thomas (greatest pure point guard ever).
Starters for the West: Tom Chambers (most underrated forward of the '80s), James Worthy (Hall of Famer, super clutch), Hakeem Olajuwon (top-five greatest center), Alvin Robertson (the "Paul Young leading off 'Do They Know It's Christmas'" of this game) and Magic Johnson (one of the top-five players ever).
Starters for the East: Dominique Wilkins (most exciting player of the '80s other than MJ), Larry Bird (top-five greatest player ever), Moses Malone (top-five greatest center), Michael Jordan (greatest player ever) and Julius Erving (top-five forward ever).
I mean ...
For the love of God, LOOK at those lineups again. You had Magic and Bird in their absolute primes. You had MJ during the season when he won the dunk contest, averaged 37 a game and put himself on the map as The Next Great Guy. You had Barkley and Hakeem in their breakout seasons. You had Isiah, McHale, Parish, Worthy and 'Nique at their absolute peaks. You had Moses, English, Cheeks, Davis and Kareem with something left in the tank. You had Doctor J in his final All-Star appearance. You had six guys who ended up making the NBA's "Top 50" list on the bench to start the game. You had John Stockton, Joe Dumars, Patrick Ewing, Fat Lever, Clyde Drexler, Terry comemings, Sidney Moncrief and Karl Malone watching from home because THEY WEREN'T GOOD ENOUGH TO BE INVITED. Will we ever see anything approaching this again? I say no.
On the court right now: Bird, McHale, Parish, Doc and MJ for the East; Magic, Blackman, Hakeem, Kareem, English for the West. That's nine Hall of Famers, eight of the NBA's Top 50 and a combined 18 MVP Awards. I think I might pass out.
Bench guys for the West: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (all-time leading NBA scorer), Joe Barry Carroll (once traded for Robert Parish AND Kevin McHale), Walter Davis (fell just short of 20,000 career points), Sleepy Floyd (star of "The Sleepy Floyd Game"), Alex English (25,000-plus career points), Rolando Blackman (most underrated 2-guard of the '80s) and Mark Aguirre (topped 25-plus in four different seasons).
Bench guys for the East: Robert Parish (Hall of Famer), Charles Barkley (top-five greatest power forward), Jeff Malone (averaged 19 a game for his career), Mo Cheeks (most underrated point guard of the '80s), Bill Laimbeer (most hated player of the past 30 years), Kevin McHale (top-six greatest power forward) and Isiah Thomas (greatest pure point guard ever).
Starters for the West: Tom Chambers (most underrated forward of the '80s), James Worthy (Hall of Famer, super clutch), Hakeem Olajuwon (top-five greatest center), Alvin Robertson (the "Paul Young leading off 'Do They Know It's Christmas'" of this game) and Magic Johnson (one of the top-five players ever).
Starters for the East: Dominique Wilkins (most exciting player of the '80s other than MJ), Larry Bird (top-five greatest player ever), Moses Malone (top-five greatest center), Michael Jordan (greatest player ever) and Julius Erving (top-five forward ever).
I mean ...
For the love of God, LOOK at those lineups again. You had Magic and Bird in their absolute primes. You had MJ during the season when he won the dunk contest, averaged 37 a game and put himself on the map as The Next Great Guy. You had Barkley and Hakeem in their breakout seasons. You had Isiah, McHale, Parish, Worthy and 'Nique at their absolute peaks. You had Moses, English, Cheeks, Davis and Kareem with something left in the tank. You had Doctor J in his final All-Star appearance. You had six guys who ended up making the NBA's "Top 50" list on the bench to start the game. You had John Stockton, Joe Dumars, Patrick Ewing, Fat Lever, Clyde Drexler, Terry comemings, Sidney Moncrief and Karl Malone watching from home because THEY WEREN'T GOOD ENOUGH TO BE INVITED. Will we ever see anything approaching this again? I say no.
On the court right now: Bird, McHale, Parish, Doc and MJ for the East; Magic, Blackman, Hakeem, Kareem, English for the West. That's nine Hall of Famers, eight of the NBA's Top 50 and a combined 18 MVP Awards. I think I might pass out.
