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- Posted on: Sat, 11/07/2015 - 4:36am #61810
NBAjunkie81ParticipantKareem was before my time but I always heard from the old heads how great he was…. And obviously the stats & the UCLA documentaries showed how special he was…. But this documentary shows what an interesting, intelligent person he was… & a really nice guy too…. The parts w/ him & Bruce Lee were amazing! ….. Was wondering what you guys thought if you saw it?
0 - Posted on: Sat, 11/07/2015 - 5:19am #1023023
Dazzling Dunks and Basketball BloopersParticipantI wouldn’t say he was the best player ever but I would say he had the best overall career of all time. He kind of gets overlooked I think because he didn’t have one of those larger than life personalities that you would associate with most superstar players.
I knew pretty much everything about his basketball career but very little about his personal life because he kept so much of that hidden. The documentary revealed a lot about the man himself beyond the basketball player.
0 - Posted on: Sat, 11/07/2015 - 5:19am #1022883
Dazzling Dunks and Basketball BloopersParticipantI wouldn’t say he was the best player ever but I would say he had the best overall career of all time. He kind of gets overlooked I think because he didn’t have one of those larger than life personalities that you would associate with most superstar players.
I knew pretty much everything about his basketball career but very little about his personal life because he kept so much of that hidden. The documentary revealed a lot about the man himself beyond the basketball player.
0 - Posted on: Sat, 11/07/2015 - 5:27am #1023025
T RexNot a nice guy.
0 - Posted on: Sat, 11/07/2015 - 5:27am #1022885
T RexNot a nice guy.
0 - Posted on: Sat, 11/07/2015 - 7:53am #1023041
usfballerParticipantThere’s a reason Kareem couldn’t get a job in basketball after his playing career ended (until Phil Jackson brought him in with the Lakers as a big man assistant). He was a raging asshole to teammates, coaches, front office staff, media and fans. The closest comparison I can come up with in modern sports history would be Barry Bonds. NO ONE liked Kareem.
0 - Posted on: Sat, 11/07/2015 - 7:53am #1022901
usfballerParticipantThere’s a reason Kareem couldn’t get a job in basketball after his playing career ended (until Phil Jackson brought him in with the Lakers as a big man assistant). He was a raging asshole to teammates, coaches, front office staff, media and fans. The closest comparison I can come up with in modern sports history would be Barry Bonds. NO ONE liked Kareem.
0- Posted on: Sat, 11/07/2015 - 7:58am #1023043
goneParticipantSounds like MJ
0 - Posted on: Sat, 11/07/2015 - 7:58am #1022903
goneParticipantSounds like MJ
0 - Posted on: Sat, 11/07/2015 - 4:07pm #1023086
NBAjunkie81ParticipantNothing about Kareem’s personality or off court demeanor…
There were many interesting tid – bits b/c he lived thru some interesting times… The "Airplane" movie skit… Bruce Lee…. Wilt Chamberlain’s Crazy Valor 70’s suits…..
& Kareem was one of the guys who came to a meeting to support Muhammed Ali’s decision to forfeit his Heavy Weight Championship Belts over Viet Nam…. a side note Bill Russell was also there supporting Ali & Kareem appeared At Least 4 inches taller than the Celtic’s Legend…
0 - Posted on: Sat, 11/07/2015 - 4:07pm #1022948
NBAjunkie81ParticipantNothing about Kareem’s personality or off court demeanor…
There were many interesting tid – bits b/c he lived thru some interesting times… The "Airplane" movie skit… Bruce Lee…. Wilt Chamberlain’s Crazy Valor 70’s suits…..
& Kareem was one of the guys who came to a meeting to support Muhammed Ali’s decision to forfeit his Heavy Weight Championship Belts over Viet Nam…. a side note Bill Russell was also there supporting Ali & Kareem appeared At Least 4 inches taller than the Celtic’s Legend…
0 - Posted on: Sun, 11/08/2015 - 11:46am #1023054
whiteflashParticipantI wrote almost this exact same thing on here a few weeks back when someone said what a nice guy Jabbar was. Truly one of the biggest a$$holes in sports history, and that’s saying something ’cause sports are full of entitled jerk@ffs.
0 - Posted on: Sun, 11/08/2015 - 11:46am #1023193
whiteflashParticipantI wrote almost this exact same thing on here a few weeks back when someone said what a nice guy Jabbar was. Truly one of the biggest a$$holes in sports history, and that’s saying something ’cause sports are full of entitled jerk@ffs.
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- Posted on: Sat, 11/07/2015 - 5:52pm #1023088
Rip256He was always baked and Im not sure highly strung, non-smoking coaches and execs etc were on his level.All of those that have had to go into intense, professional environments after a reefer can relate.
Awkward as hell.
0 - Posted on: Sat, 11/07/2015 - 5:52pm #1022950
Rip256He was always baked and Im not sure highly strung, non-smoking coaches and execs etc were on his level.All of those that have had to go into intense, professional environments after a reefer can relate.
Awkward as hell.
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