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re: Magic Johnson is overrated and an insincere a-hole.

Posted on 6/15/17 at 6:29 pm to
Posted by rocket31
Member since Jan 2008
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Posted on 6/15/17 at 6:29 pm to
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lol no one ran the break better, no one.


Posted by BatonrougeCajun
Somewhere in Texas
Member since Feb 2008
6059 posts
Posted on 6/15/17 at 6:30 pm to
Part of the attraction/hate for bird, Magic, Jordan, Isiah during this period is Hope openly they hated each other and how it really was a war every night. They were also incredibly arrogant and cocky but in a much more low key subtle way then you see guys today. Bird telling Byron Scott the play and then executing it is amazing
Posted by Walking the Earth
Member since Feb 2013
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Posted on 6/15/17 at 6:37 pm to
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Magic Johnson is overrated


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Posted by Lester Earl
Member since Nov 2003
278385 posts
Posted on 6/15/17 at 6:39 pm to
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Plenty of PGs since Magic can and have run the break better tbh.



who?

Kidd and Lebron. Maybe.

Plenty? frick no
This post was edited on 6/15/17 at 6:40 pm
Posted by Lester Earl
Member since Nov 2003
278385 posts
Posted on 6/15/17 at 6:54 pm to
Look rarely do I go out and dukke v some old guy just because it was the guy I grew up with

No one pushed the ball like Magic or saw the floor as well at full speed all while being able to make a precision pass or finish at the goal
Posted by rocket31
Member since Jan 2008
41819 posts
Posted on 6/15/17 at 7:01 pm to
Kidd, MJ, Bron, Westrbook, and Magic are my 5.

even Nash

Magic is probably one of the the most intelligent players of all time, im not knocking him for his ability to go coast-to-coast

BUT his lack of elite speed (at least it doesnt look that way on youtube) leaves me to question whether or not he is the absolute "best"
Posted by mizzoubuckeyeiowa
Member since Nov 2015
35497 posts
Posted on 6/15/17 at 7:08 pm to
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BUT his lack of elite speed (at least it doesnt look that way on youtube)


Yeah...the Youtube generation judgment.

It's getting so tiring. Sorry Magic didn't have GoPro.

Sorry but if all your judgment is based on Youtube videos...you have no judgment.

But there are videos out there from defender's POV against Magic and he's coming at them like a freight train - dishing passes in a blur.
This post was edited on 6/15/17 at 7:09 pm
Posted by sicboy
Because Awesome
Member since Nov 2010
77580 posts
Posted on 6/15/17 at 7:12 pm to
Watching the 30 for 30 now where magic, as a rookie, took over at center for an injured Kareem in game 6 of the finals and dominated.

STFU
Posted by BingWaterTiger
Member since May 2017
694 posts
Posted on 6/15/17 at 7:14 pm to
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Magic Johnson
Kicked aid's arse = GOAT
Posted by David Ricky
Hailing From Parts Unknown
Member since Sep 2015
24213 posts
Posted on 6/15/17 at 7:19 pm to
Yeah OP, great post. There's no place for a 6'9" freak that can play all five positions and is widely considered the greatest passer of all time in today's team-ball, make the extra pass NBA.
Posted by Lester Earl
Member since Nov 2003
278385 posts
Posted on 6/15/17 at 7:20 pm to
Magic was the king of pacing. Much like Nash. You get a guy thinking you're moving at 100%, but you're really going 80%. Then bam, you accelerate and have a step on the guy. No one passed better on the move then he did, esp from the half court area
Posted by Roger Klarvin
DFW
Member since Nov 2012
46508 posts
Posted on 6/15/17 at 7:27 pm to
It always fascinates me how some think it is so important to emphasize Magic must have been gay. It's like they're afraid to admit he could have gotten HIV from some skank in the Forum locker room.

Very strange
Posted by LSUlefty
Youngsville, LA
Member since Dec 2007
26450 posts
Posted on 6/15/17 at 7:53 pm to
Half of the people on here are judging him by the 30 for 30 and never saw him play. Well I did. He was the greatest PG of my generation. Oh, and he could play 4 other positions.
Posted by Captain Crown
Member since Jun 2011
50767 posts
Posted on 6/15/17 at 8:03 pm to
Oh shite you're mad
Posted by mattz1122
Member since Oct 2007
52790 posts
Posted on 6/15/17 at 8:04 pm to
No1 who played before 2000 was gud
This post was edited on 6/15/17 at 8:05 pm
Posted by mizzoubuckeyeiowa
Member since Nov 2015
35497 posts
Posted on 6/15/17 at 8:11 pm to
People claim LeBron is frightening driving at them.

Yet Magic was a 6'9" point guard driving or dishing to the basket.

That's a scary sight.

As Bird said when they asked him if their style of play could still exist in today's NBA and Bird said, well there aren't any 6'9" point guards these days.

To say Magic running the break is like freakin' Nash or Kidd is a fricking joke.
This post was edited on 6/15/17 at 8:12 pm
Posted by lsupride87
Member since Dec 2007
95130 posts
Posted on 6/15/17 at 8:26 pm to
Watching the 30 for 30. Magic sure choked alot
Posted by Palm Beach Tiger
Orlando, Florida
Member since Jan 2007
29860 posts
Posted on 6/15/17 at 11:13 pm to
Incincere a-hole? Maybe. Magic Johnson is not over rated though. He had 5 nba titles at 32 years old when he had to retire. Who knows if he plays his entire career out.
Posted by mdomingue
Lafayette, LA
Member since Nov 2010
30282 posts
Posted on 6/16/17 at 6:28 am to
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It always fascinates me how some think it is so important to emphasize Magic must have been gay. It's like they're afraid to admit he could have gotten HIV from some skank in the Forum locker room.




Lots of sexually insecure folks on TD. Lot of kids, too.
Posted by navy
Parts Unknown, LA
Member since Sep 2010
29038 posts
Posted on 6/16/17 at 7:16 am to
Lots of disrespectful, bitch-made punks.

I hated Magic and the Lakers...but "overrated"....either just amazing ignorance or good trolling.
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