Red Mosquito

Chris Mullin, who I had completely forgotten was on this Pacers team, has the weird skin head look too. Bizarre.

Pacers started 8/8 from the field and absolutely abused the Dale Davis Kukoc match up. They had the Bulls right where they wanted them. Interested to see how this all falls apart for them, I don't quite remember.

Rodamn is in now, maybe he will be the spark?

How did everyone prefer their Davis? Dale or Antonio? I was a Dale Davis man myself.

Jud Buechler had Andre Drummond level hair on his shoulders. You can see it very clearly even in standard def.

I thought it was weird just now when Mullin took a technical free throw instead of Reggie Miller. Turns out Mullin was a full 7 percentage points better than Reggie that season 93 to 86% respectively.

This Collins, Costas and Isaiah broadcast team is not as good as Marv, Bill and Goukas. No.

The Pacers are up 2 with 7 to go. A couple of weird Kukoc/Smits debacles in the post and the Pacers getting in the penalty very early has me scratching my head at how they blow this. Rodman and Longley both have 5 fouls.

I get the feeling Bird didn't really coach at all. He looks to be up to nothing on the sideline while Rick Carlisle draws things up. Just standing there looking ugly, as always.

Reggie Miller hasn't scored since 3 mins to go in the 3rd. That's really the story here.

Nevermind, the offensive rebounds are at 22/3 advantage Chicago. Good God.

MJ credits Jud Buechler and Kerr for turning the tide in his post game interview with Ahamd.

verb_to_trust wrote:Nevermind, the offensive rebounds are at 22/3 advantage Chicago. Good God.

Good call on Smits' lack of rebounding on the previous page.

4/5 wrote:

verb_to_trust wrote:Nevermind, the offensive rebounds are at 22/3 advantage Chicago. Good God.

Good call on Smits' lack of rebounding on the previous page.

As small as the Bulls had to play times during the game that number is pretty shocking. You would also assume Rodman went nuts, but he had a single digit rebound total. Yeah, the Bulls had Jordan, but they also just wanted it more than you. Shouldn't have been the case against a Pacers team that would never taste the top of the mountain.

Why wasn't Kobe on the 2004 Olympic team?

Guys like Vince Carter (got married), Kevin Garnett (married), McGrady (planning to get married), Ray Allen (pregnant fiancee) and Jason Kidd (microfracture surgery) were no longer considerations for the roster. Shaquille O'Neal, Jermaine O'Neal and Ben Wallace were all wiped out from an exhaustive run in the NBA playoffs that season. Meanwhile, Kobe Bryant's trial for sexual assault was ongoing.

Mike Bibby and Tracy McGrady also were apparently worried about a terrorist attack at the Olympics.

Game 1 1998 NBA Finals. All the pregame talk is the Jazz should be favored.

The Jazz have the same music (Sirius) as the Bulls for their starting lineups. That's some pathetic shit.

Jazz won in overtime. Gross.

verb_to_trust wrote:Guys like Vince Carter (got married), Kevin Garnett (married), McGrady (planning to get married), Ray Allen (pregnant fiancee) and Jason Kidd (microfracture surgery) were no longer considerations for the roster. Shaquille O'Neal, Jermaine O'Neal and Ben Wallace were all wiped out from an exhaustive run in the NBA playoffs that season. Meanwhile, Kobe Bryant's trial for sexual assault was ongoing.

Mike Bibby and Tracy McGrady also were apparently worried about a terrorist attack at the Olympics.

So Kobe wussed out over the other players (not) on the roster, or because he raped someone? Which reason?

The rape, obviously