A real man wouldn't let another man pick his name for him, you may as well call him daddy
So when are we going to get a 30 for 30 for Arvydas Sabonis?
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A real man wouldn't let another man pick his name for him, you may as well call him daddy
Yea ill have to check it out breh.. either way I would have love to see how he measured up on the Blazer squads in the late 80's early 90's.. Call me crazy but I think Bulls vs Blazers '92 might have been different if Sabonis was on that roster..Maybe not the blazers winning it all but im sure a game 7 would have happened
Also lets chill with the myth that Sabonis destroyed Robinson. Sabonis had 13 pts and 13 rebs in that game. Where as Robinson had 19 pts and 12 rebs. People were just shocked that the USSR beat the US team.
Yeah with a health Sabonis it would have went 7. But heck we could say what would have happened it the blazers didn't take Sam Bowie and took MJ instead.
Also that 92 season Sabonis was hurt as well. So he still wasn't the same dude.
Lakerman0834
Veteran
i remember Walton on NBC would alway talk about young sabonis and how if he came to league in his prime woulda been top 10 player. I thought dude was high off that grass but he wasnt lying
Lakerman0834
Veteran
has any HOF center been sonned more than the Admiral
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Wilt Chamberlain
Just watched a good part of that game.
Sabonis and Robinson were playing pretty equal, both the best players.
#7, #100 on USSR (I believe #7 is Marcioulinis, who played for the warriors) and number #4,#9 just making a lot of veteran plays, back screens, flops, cuts, they are clearly more experienced. US is trying to win with brute strength but the officiating is pretty bad both ways and the US isn't allowed to be as physical as they want to be
No doubt but the intriguing part of this game to me was moreso the back story with David Robinson being a military man and the USSR vs US cold war coming to ahead along with it being an election year...Also that game sparked the movement for the '92 Dream Team
Lithuania is gonna produce another great big man, that country is obsessed with basketball and you can see it coming.
feelosofer
#ninergang
Sabonis could have been a GOAT big man had he came into the NBA in the late 80s. But even if not he deserves it his life story is awesome. Sabonis was working Shaq that series where the Blazers were playing the Lakers.
Amphibious
Land, water, wherever.
These 90 babies calling one of the GOAT white players over-rated 
Sabonis body was nothing but a dumpster when he came into the NBA and STILL dominated. Y'all nikkas don't know shyt. Study up
Sabonis body was nothing but a dumpster when he came into the NBA and STILL dominated. Y'all nikkas don't know shyt. Study up
No..Money..Mo..Problems
it is what it is
Ya this would be a dope 30 for 30 cuz if he came over earlier the legacy of Jordan might of been different today. Portland for sure would of won a couple of ships with him in the middle. That 90's team won 63 games and the 91 team won 57 games if they had Sabonis Michael might of had to wait a couple more years for a ship.
Lucky_Lefty
Dreams Are Colder Than Death...
was coming in to say this. It's a REALLY dope watch
breh, one of the best things about being over here in SA is I get to see a lot of Euro/Intl basketball..haven't even bothered watching NBA outside of a few matchups...the game is just that better to me...if I was a HS kid, I'd say fukk college and go play for one of the teams overseas in one of the top leagues....you can tell they stress the style of ball that could keep you in the league for a good 7-10 years and you'd learn more there than the "amateur" game
