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  1. e_blazer

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    Shit, very understandable why Russell wouldn't go on there.
     
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    I was surprised they didn't have a Trailblazer interviewed, especially Clyde.
     
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    I'm quite sure Clyde said NO.
     
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    lol....i didnt se that till after my post about Clyde.
     
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    Horace Grant says Michael Jordan lied in 'Last Dance,' calls him 'snitch'
     
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    There's a reason he shrugged when he hit all those threes in the first finals game against Portland: he was normally crap.

    Phil Jackson likes to say that one reason Jordan was better than Kobe was because of the size of his hands. Those same big hands are a HANDicap when shooting long-distance. Plus Jordan had a very flat shot.
     
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    His career percentage was far from crap. Back then, the 3 was used [by anyone but a specialist] just enough to keep defenses honest.
     
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    Horace Grant's comments valid?
     
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    Probably. I have no trouble believing that Jordan screamed and ranted at his teammates--I have a lot more trouble believing that they were intimidated and meek as mice around him except for Steve Kerr. These are all pro athletes, with their own type-A confidence. It seems much more likely that they fought back against Jordan's attempted bullying.
     
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    I too didn't get why he would comment on what teammates were doing in that room. I realize it adds punch to the doc and he was trying to state how different he was compared to others at that point. But to throw teammates other employee's under the bus never is a good thing.
     
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    Did they bring up the Rodney McCray thing in... "the so-called documentary"?
     
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    He was a fundamentally great shooter with excellent shot mechanics, and he was one of the most lethal midrange shooters in league history. 84% career FT shooter on an uber high volume. The notion that he couldn't have been a higher end three point threat had he prioritized it is ridiculous.

    Hate Jordan the person all you want, but don't think for a second that he would do any less than dominate the league now given how incredibly soft the NBA has become. That Ringer article is idiotic trash.
     
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    I think the counterargument being used is that it is also ridiculous to assume that he didn't prioritize 3 point shooting.
     
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    Which makes little sense, as the whole premise of the article is that the league didn't prioritize it back then ... ya know, times have changed.
     
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