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Wilt & Mike

Mark

On Tue, 28 May 1996, Terry West wrote:

> As I've said before, I see basketball as more a quaint little
> diversion to take my mind of the tense pennant races of major league
> baseball (can the Yankees get past the pitching injuries?  Will
> Steinbrenner screw things up yet again?), but I can't help making a
> couple of observations:
>
> 1)  Give the Bulls and Michael their due.  They are clearly the best
> team in basketball.  They haven't won the finals yet; sometimes the
> best team doesn't win.  But it usually does, and I expect the Bulls
> to.  Michael is also clearly the best player in basketball today. . .
>
> HOWEVER,
>
> 2)  Check the Bulls playoff record in the MJ/Jackson era?  Fine.
> Check a team called the Boston Celtics in the Auerbach/Russell era.
>
> 3)  Michael Jordan the "greatest basketball player of all time."  I
> can refute this one by using only two words--two words that
> undeniably beat the claim:
>
>                     WILT CHAMBERLAIN
>
> You can look it up.
>
> Terry West
> SUU
>
> > Date sent:      Tue, 28 May 1996 15:09:53 -0700 (MST)
> > Send reply to:  IFJXH@ASUVM.INRE.ASU.EDU
> > From:           Josh <IFJXH@ASUVM.INRE.ASU.EDU>
> > To:             Issues concerning CEDA Debate  <CEDA-L@cornell.edu>
> > Subject:        Bulls, Bulls, Bulls
> > Originally to:  ceda-l@CORNELL.EDU
>
> > Yup, as predicted here, the Bulls beat the dog out of the Shaq attack.. I will
> > accept all apologies from all failed sports prognosticators like Monte Stevens
> > at any time.  It was a sweep.....It was humiliating.... Let all doubters
> > tremble in anticipation of championship number four.  And remember, most
> > people had high respect for the Magic but respect should come when won in the
> > trenches and nobody still playing has the experience in the playoffs (count the
> > rings) of the Bulls.  Feel free to match the playoff record of any team vs.
> > the playoff record of the Bulls in the Phil + Mike era and you must believe
> > number four is a maximum of six games away.  Go Bulls!  Josh
> >
> > Joshua B. Hoe
> > Asst. Dir. Forensics
> > Arizona State University
> > e-mail:IFJXH@ASUVM.INRE.ASU.EDU
> > (602) 965-5578
> >
>
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