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pastarocket · 06-23-2011, 07:59 PM

Greatest athlete ever? Hmm, that's a tough one.

Greatest basketball athlete? Michael Jordan. Six NBA championships. His Airness revolutionized the game of basketball with his dunks in early years followed by his fadeaway jumper in later years. An old school athlete who let his play do the talking. None of this LeBron bullshit of announcing his decision on national TV to play for the Miami Heat.

None of the of LeQueen "not five, not six, not seven" pep rally talk at the introduction of the 2 1/2 men in front of Miami fans.

Case in point. Game 5, 1997 NBA Finals. "The Flu Game." (Wikipedia):

Game 5: The Flu Game
June 11 1997
9:00 et Recap Chicago Bulls 90, Utah Jazz 88 Delta Center, Salt Lake City, Utah
Attendance: 19,911 NBC
Scoring by quarter: 16–29, 33–24, 18–19, 23–16
Pts: Michael Jordan 38
Rebs: Scottie Pippen 10
Asts: Jordan, Pippen 5 each Pts: Karl Malone 19
Rebs: Greg Ostertag 15
Asts: Karl Malone 6
Chicago leads the series, 3–2

Game 5, often referred to as "The Flu Game", was one of Michael Jordan's most memorable. On Tuesday, Jordan woke up nauseated and sweating profusely. He hardly had the strength to sit up in bed and was diagnosed with a stomach virus or food poisoning. The Bulls trainers told Jordan that there was no way he could play the next day. Jordan was sick, in more ways than one, with his stellar game.

06-23-2011, 07:59 PM	#22
pastarocket Willing to sell body for a few minutes on RS Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Vancouver Posts: 10,692 Thanked 4,484 Times in 2,232 Posts Failed 699 Times in 223 Posts Member's Picture Albums	Greatest athlete ever? Hmm, that's a tough one. Greatest basketball athlete? Michael Jordan. Six NBA championships. His Airness revolutionized the game of basketball with his dunks in early years followed by his fadeaway jumper in later years. An old school athlete who let his play do the talking. None of this LeBron bullshit of announcing his decision on national TV to play for the Miami Heat. None of the of LeQueen "not five, not six, not seven" pep rally talk at the introduction of the 2 1/2 men in front of Miami fans. Case in point. Game 5, 1997 NBA Finals. "The Flu Game." (Wikipedia): Game 5: The Flu Game June 11 1997 9:00 et Recap Chicago Bulls 90, Utah Jazz 88 Delta Center, Salt Lake City, Utah Attendance: 19,911 NBC Scoring by quarter: 16–29, 33–24, 18–19, 23–16 Pts: Michael Jordan 38 Rebs: Scottie Pippen 10 Asts: Jordan, Pippen 5 each Pts: Karl Malone 19 Rebs: Greg Ostertag 15 Asts: Karl Malone 6 Chicago leads the series, 3–2 Game 5, often referred to as "The Flu Game", was one of Michael Jordan's most memorable. On Tuesday, Jordan woke up nauseated and sweating profusely. He hardly had the strength to sit up in bed and was diagnosed with a stomach virus or food poisoning. The Bulls trainers told Jordan that there was no way he could play the next day. Jordan was sick, in more ways than one, with his stellar game. __________________ Go Canucks go!