Gonzo

I feel as though it was becoming a Ron Artest team, regardless of the fact that Jermaine might have been our emotional leader and captain (which he wasn't, Reggie still was even though he was on the bench). Ron Artest was going to carry that team, not Jermaine.

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He was a lot better of an offensive player back then than people remember.

He sure did some crazy shit though. I remember when he pulled Pierces shorts down on a play and started laughing.

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Knick Killer

This thread has opened wounds that I have been trying to close for years. **** this thread.

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Luke

I can't debate myself. I stated that -

1.) Jermaine wasn't good enough to be a number one guy on a championship team

2.) Tim Duncan, Kevin Garnett, Shaq, and Dirk were all better than Jermaine.

3.) The Pacers were really good, but not good enough to beat the Spurs, and Heat/Pistons is questionable.

4.) Karl Malone didn't suck in 2004 and anyone who thinks so does not know what they're talking about.

Those were my points. They have not been debated. I've been quoted multiple times, but no one has debated me. So yeah, if no one on the other side of the argument is willing to put forth an argument then this is LukeTellsEveryoneHowItIs.net because no one has really argued against me. Plenty of complaining, sure. But nobody has come in this thread and had an actual basketball conversation with me.

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Formerly VanillaPrice

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I'll explain this one last time, because you honestly don't seem to be getting it.

Saying "KG, O'Neal and Duncan were better! There's no debate!" is not a ****ing debate. Do you get that? Do you understand that is a statement of your opinion, not a debate. I mean, I have to ask multiple times because I've said it over and over again and you don't get it.

Again, look up threads from 2005, you'll find people argued Jermaine as on of the top bigs in the game. That happened. Get angry and say they're wrong all you'd like, but the threads are there for you to see.

And again, you saying "No chance they'd beat the Spurs!" is not debating. Its you stating your opinion. So maybe lay off the "I've stated plenty of facts", no buddy, you haven't.


You yourself in a post in this very thread wrote "The Pacers were good enough to beat any team on a given night", so you're kind of contradicting yourself here wouldn't you say?

All anyone has said is that they'd have a shot at winning the title if they kept things together. No one came in acting like they would have been the hands down favorite. But like usual you had to come in and tell everyone how they were wrong, because you're the basketball guru.

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Mr. Hobbes

My point: Karl Malone was just a jump shooter as a Laker, and that was terrible.

Luke's counterpoint: No he was great, he didn't suck. He was injured.

lol Luke doesn't know how to debate.

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don't edit me bro

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What are you talking about man, he stated a fact and you can't refute it.

LUKE: "You're wrong. Karl Malone was awesome."

Try to debate facts like that mother ****er.

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Luke

Karl Malone was a veteran player on a team that needed a stabalizing guy and was effective on both sides of the floor.

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Formerly VanillaPrice

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They had a veteran guy playing the year before. Not to mention they had a ton of elder statesmen guys over the years prior to that to give the locker room speeches.


Malone was ok, but lets not act like he was a huge game changer that year. He was an adequate starter and not much more. It was the twilight of his career.

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Luke

He was far and away the third best player on the team and easily the most mature starter on a team that featured arguably more babies than any team ever.

I despise Karl Malone, but he was huge for us that year.

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Formerly VanillaPrice

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Huge? I stick with adequate starter, but agree to disagree on this one I guess. You obviously watched the team a lot more than I did that year.

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Luke

If he was healthy we would have had a fighting chance against the Pistons. I've always stood by that.

And just to clarify - I thought that Pacers team was awesome. We all know Ron Artest is one of my favorite players ever but Jermaine/Miller/Jackson isn't anything to **** with. Team was absolutely crazy, no doubt, but they were talented enough to back it up. All of this has a lot more to do with how great the Spurs were in 2005 than anything else.

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Formerly VanillaPrice