Jim Jackson: Larry Bird and Kobe Bryant and Dwayne Wade aren't Transformational Basketball Players

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LOL@ Kobe's fanbase is bigger than Bird's and Magic cmon SON STOP IT

Bird's fanbase is white fans of levels you don't see.

Bird and Magics fans are old as fukk b lol. you not gonna tell me their fanbases are as rabid as MJ/Kobe/Bron type of fans. And btw i just said "just as big if not bigger" I wasn't saying definitely it was bigger. Larry got the white fans but Kobe has the obscene level of fans in China to balance that out. Kobe is damn near Yao levels out there.
 

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All of this is bullshyt, funny hearing this guy talk after having done nothing in the league fo real, he beefed with his teammate J Kidd over a bytch, and all he’s remember for is an immaculate hairline.

Meanwhile, Kobe is the one shooting gawd and son of Jordan the OG shooting gawd, Larry Legend is only surpassed by Bron at his position and he was one half of the rivalry that brought the NBA to a wider audience. Wade being the third best SG ever is nothing to sneeze at either. Get this nikka and his fat elephant c00n the fukk outta here....:camby:
 

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It's hard to say that though. Well, he's flat out wrong with Bird. First off, you couldn't stop Bird. So what Magic is for PGs, Bird is for SFs - especially the shooting-do-everything-SFs. But MJ was also the son of Doc. What makes MJ transformational is the the league had the marketing that started with Magic & Bird down to a science. Plus MJ has all of those other greats to compare with, that he stepped over. That's what enhanced his legacy.

Now from a marketing perspective, Kobe nor Wade was ever on that level. I get that. They never got that branding akin to MJ or Magic & Bird.
 

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All of this is bullshyt, funny hearing this guy talk after having done nothing in the league fo real, he beefed with his teammate J Kidd over a bytch, and all he’s remember for is an immaculate hairline.

Meanwhile, Kobe is the one shooting gawd and son of Jordan the OG shooting gawd, Larry Legend is only surpassed by Bron at his position and he was one half of the rivalry that brought the NBA to a wider audience. Wade being the third best SG ever is nothing to sneeze at either. Get this nikka and his fat elephant c00n the fukk outta here....:camby:

jim jackson was giving nikkas 22+ before he blew knee out. I don't agree with him on bird because he was first of his kind. Kobe and Wade are like different stages of jordan's career. wade being early jordan kobe being mid to late career jordan. We seen that before but that doesn't mean kobe isn't top 10 of all time.
 

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All of this is bullshyt, funny hearing this guy talk after having done nothing in the league fo real, he beefed with his teammate J Kidd over a bytch, and all he’s remember for is an immaculate hairline.

Meanwhile, Kobe is the one shooting gawd and son of Jordan the OG shooting gawd, Larry Legend is only surpassed by Bron at his position and he was one half of the rivalry that brought the NBA to a wider audience. Wade being the third best SG ever is nothing to sneeze at either. Get this nikka and his fat elephant c00n the fukk outta here....:camby:

That shyt hurts. Working a life time on your craft, getting to the grandest stage of them all and all you're remembered for is that shape up being sharper than valyrian steel :wow:
 

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Even if you disagree his perspective and reasoning actually make sense. He didn’t even shyt on Bird (even though of course c00nlock and Wiley tried to make it seem like he only said it because it’s racial). All Jim really said is that Lebron, Mike, and Magic were on a whole different level above everyone else. :yeshrug:
 

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That shyt hurts. Working a life time on your craft, getting to the grandest stage of them all and all you're remembered for is that shape up being sharper than valyrian steel :wow:


When you get older thats all that matters look at deion two sport star nfl hall of famer could fukk the baddest of the bads but still was insecure about his hairline
 

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i wish they let him talk ....



but i cant lie when someone says some wild stuff we cut him off over and over just like that :russ:
 
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Why Whitlock look like he about to cry in the thumbnail tho? Man looks like he's actually in the sunken place for real now:
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:mjlol::mjlol:
 
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