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  1. PtldPlatypus

    PtldPlatypus Let's go Baby Blazers! Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    Pistons-Blazers 1990
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    Anybody know what those two finals series have in common that sets them apart from every other series since 1980?
     
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    No but something tells me you're gonna fill us all in eventually?
     
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    Not a chance. I love Sheed but Giannis is a generational talent.
     
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    Fairly-Hard Former Member Gone New!

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    Yeah right. He would be off the court every game because he hurt someone's feelers. T'd up.
     
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    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    Nope. Not at all. Sheed didn’t have the drive to be the man. He consistently paid the fine rather than work out in the weight room. His teammates loved him and he was immensely talented but the guy just didn’t have the mindset to be the best player in the league, which is sad because he definitely had the ability to be that guy.
     
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    PtldPlatypus Let's go Baby Blazers! Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    Nobody else seems interested, so I'll just tell you.
    Magic, Bird, Jordan, Hakeem, Duncan, Shaq, Kobe, Lebron, Steph--one of those 9 has participated in every NBA finals series since 1980, except the two I listed.
     
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    geeeezuz 42 years > 9 players

    maybe the NBA should double the size of the court and expand it to 9 players starting. Just don't add a 4-pont line for charisakes
     
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    I am all aboard with making the court bigger. Was hoping maybe they could move the 3 point line back a bit?
     
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    PtldPlatypus Let's go Baby Blazers! Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    Honestly, remove Bird and Shaq from that list and you really only lose 2 other series' ('81 and '06). So 7 stars have participated in 39 of 43 finals series.

    Lebron--10 (07, 11-18. 20)
    Magic--9 (80, 82-85, 87-89, 91)
    Kobe--7 (00-02, 04, 08-10)
    Jordan--6 (91-93, 96-98)
    Duncan--6 (99, 03, 05, 07, 13-14)
    Curry--6 (15-19, 22)
    Hakeem--3 (86, 94-95)
     
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    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    This is why you honestly are better off just accumulating draft picks and playing for the lottery. You have a better chance of winning a title of you happen to luck into a generational talent like LeBron or Durant. Would Steph be on this list if not for Steve Kerr? Like... would Mark Jackson have taken them to the promised land?
     
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    With as many of those Championships as Kerr has been a part of i would give him some credit. I'm not even sure exactly how many rings he has?
     
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    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    Without looking...

    3 with Chicago
    2 with San Antonio (I think)
    4 with Golden State.
     
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    Correct
     
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    First we had Magic, Hakeem and Jordan for 19/20 finals

    After that we had Duncan, Kobe, Lebron, and Curry for 20/23 finals

    Duncan is the only one to beat all others of his era in the playoffs, even if you add Shaq.
     
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    I think it's 17/19, and then 22/24, but still, the point stands.
     
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    Phil had 6 with the Bulls and 5 with the Lakers, so Steve still has a few more to go.
     
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    And two with the Knicks as a player.
     
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