Kareem's Statue: Skyhook

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Re: Kareem To Get Statue

Postby blakeruns on Sat Nov 17, 2012 12:24 am

OX1947 wrote:Kareem has the best statue at staples.



Gretzky's is pretty freaking sweet
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Re: Kareem To Get Statue

Postby The Rock on Sat Nov 17, 2012 1:13 am

I got there 1 hour before the ceremony began and man I didnt expect so many fans to show up I was at the far end in the back and caught only the first 15 minutes.

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Random but I ran into Pat Riley across the street after the ceremony lol I said Lakers are comin for that throne and he just smiled back

Only picture of him I was able to get

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Postby gcclaker on Sat Nov 17, 2012 1:23 am

^If anything, 'Ole Moussehead is still acknowledging his Laker roots.
Nor can the Lakers get blamed for always making the right decisions over decades. At some point its not just luck or "gamble", its superior management and superior ownership.
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Re: Kareem To Get Statue

Postby Pig Miller on Sat Nov 17, 2012 8:58 am

Well deserved, to the best or 2nd best player of all time.
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Re: Kareem To Get Statue

Postby WilliamHaven on Sat Nov 17, 2012 12:53 pm

If anyone has/finds a video please post it!
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Re: Kareem To Get Statue

Postby Texas Lakers Fan on Sat Nov 17, 2012 1:12 pm

Congrats Kareem well deserved. :jam2:

Next up the Black Mamba. :man12:
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Re: Kareem To Get Statue

Postby Rooscooter on Sat Nov 17, 2012 1:25 pm

Vasashi17 wrote:
Rooscooter wrote:Well deserved and loooooong overdue. Kareem was always misunderstood IMO.... Magic had the marketing smile and personality but Showtime doesn't win squat without number 33....

IMO the best overall player to ever play.... :jam2:


Magic said the very same thing in today's presentation. He even said that alot of the times the media got it wrong and gave him the MVP, but it should have been Kareem's. Instead Kareem was just so selfless of a teammate that he never complained or brought attention to it.

My only regret is that I only could witness the tail end of the Showtime dynasty. But this organization is so lucky to have some of the very best to ever lace em up.


I was about 14 rows off the floor at the free throw line for almost all of that time period.... My Dad had a great job at the time in the LA area and we had season tickets.....

Kareem's legacy is almost a given for most people without actually looking at the specifics. I've posted a few of the accomplishments in some of the relevant threads but if you ever look at it all it's pretty amazing.

I still think Magic's 42 point performance against the Sixers overshadowed one of the single best playoff performances of all time that happened in the previous game. On a severely sprained ankle Kareem led the Lakers back to win the crucial game 5 in LA. I can't think of a single performance in the finals that comes close except what Magic did in the next game..... and I still think Kareem's was more impressive in many ways.... Most Laker fans just know about Magic's game 6 and hardly any know of Kareem's game 5.... 14 points, 5 rebounds and 2 blocks in part of the 4th quarter after getting taped up.... including the dagger slam dunk and one....
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Re: Kareem To Get Statue

Postby CaCHooKa Man on Sun Nov 18, 2012 4:23 am

Kareem Abdul Jabbar Statue Unveiling:
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Re: Kareem To Get Statue

Postby odom1year on Sun Nov 18, 2012 5:27 am

Congrats Great 33 !!
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Re: Kareem To Get Statue

Postby KareemTheGreat33 on Sun Nov 18, 2012 5:56 am

odom1year wrote:Congrats Great 33 !!

Thanks :man9:
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Re: Kareem To Get Statue

Postby yossarian33 on Sun Nov 18, 2012 6:24 am

That hook shot, maybe the most un-defendable shot in the history of basketball.
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Re: Kareem To Get Statue

Postby bystander on Sun Nov 18, 2012 6:29 am

yossarian33 wrote:That hook shot, maybe the most un-defendable shot in the history of basketball.


maybe?
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Re: Kareem To Get Statue

Postby Kingsama on Sun Nov 18, 2012 8:06 am

gcclaker wrote:^If anything, 'Ole Moussehead is still acknowledging his Laker roots.



i'm more than sure Rileys knows that he wouldn't be the basketball man he is today without the Lakers and Adolf Rupp. I understand that he probably felt like he needed to build his own legacy and left, but I wish that he would have been a laker for life.
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Re: Kareem To Get Statue

Postby KareemTheGreat33 on Sun Nov 18, 2012 8:27 am

yossarian33 wrote:That hook shot, maybe the most un-defendable shot in the history of basketball.

It's the SKYHOOK

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Re: Kareem To Get Statue

Postby yossarian33 on Sun Nov 18, 2012 2:29 pm

That skyhook, definitely the most un-defendable shot in the history of basketball.
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Re: Kareem To Get Statue

Postby Finwë on Sun Nov 18, 2012 5:14 pm

Rooscooter wrote:I still think Magic's 42 point performance against the Sixers overshadowed one of the single best playoff performances of all time that happened in the previous game. On a severely sprained ankle Kareem led the Lakers back to win the crucial game 5 in LA. I can't think of a single performance in the finals that comes close except what Magic did in the next game..... and I still think Kareem's was more impressive in many ways.... Most Laker fans just know about Magic's game 6 and hardly any know of Kareem's game 5.... 14 points, 5 rebounds and 2 blocks in part of the 4th quarter after getting taped up.... including the dagger slam dunk and one....

I watched that game a couple of years ago on NBA TV, but had to leave before the 4th quarter started :bang:
Never caught it again.. Is the full game vid uploaded anywhere?
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Re: Kareem To Get Statue

Postby Finwë on Sun Nov 18, 2012 5:14 pm

yossarian33 wrote:That skyhook, definitely the most un-defendable shot in the history of basketball.

Now we're talking :man10:
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Re: Kareem To Get Statue

Postby thkthebest on Sun Nov 18, 2012 5:27 pm

Rooscooter wrote:I still think Magic's 42 point performance against the Sixers overshadowed one of the single best playoff performances of all time that happened in the previous game. On a severely sprained ankle Kareem led the Lakers back to win the crucial game 5 in LA. I can't think of a single performance in the finals that comes close except what Magic did in the next game..... and I still think Kareem's was more impressive in many ways.... Most Laker fans just know about Magic's game 6 and hardly any know of Kareem's game 5.... 14 points, 5 rebounds and 2 blocks in part of the 4th quarter after getting taped up.... including the dagger slam dunk and one....

Kareem's entire finals performance is overlooked because of Magic. He averaged 33.4 points, 13.6 rebounds, 3.2 assists, and 4.6 blocks in that series. That statline is ridiculous.
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Re: Kareem To Get Statue

Postby Scnottaken on Sun Nov 18, 2012 5:52 pm

yossarian33 wrote:That hook shot, maybe the most un-defendable shot in the history of basketball.

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Re: Kareem To Get Statue

Postby Rooscooter on Sun Nov 18, 2012 5:59 pm

thkthebest wrote:
Rooscooter wrote:I still think Magic's 42 point performance against the Sixers overshadowed one of the single best playoff performances of all time that happened in the previous game. On a severely sprained ankle Kareem led the Lakers back to win the crucial game 5 in LA. I can't think of a single performance in the finals that comes close except what Magic did in the next game..... and I still think Kareem's was more impressive in many ways.... Most Laker fans just know about Magic's game 6 and hardly any know of Kareem's game 5.... 14 points, 5 rebounds and 2 blocks in part of the 4th quarter after getting taped up.... including the dagger slam dunk and one....

Kareem's entire finals performance is overlooked because of Magic. He averaged 33.4 points, 13.6 rebounds, 3.2 assists, and 4.6 blocks in that series. That statline is ridiculous.


While shooting 55% from the field and 80% from the line...

He scoring line looked like this
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38
33
23
40 (14 of which came after the ankle sprain)
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Re: Kareem To Get Statue

Postby gcclaker on Sun Nov 18, 2012 6:23 pm

^1980 NBA Finals

Westhead: If it were done when 'tis done, then 'twere well It were done quickly.
Johnson: You want me to throw it down to The Big Fella?
Westhead: Right on!
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Re: Kareem To Get Statue

Postby Punk-101 on Sun Nov 18, 2012 7:21 pm

Finwë wrote:I watched that game a couple of years ago on NBA TV, but had to leave before the 4th quarter started :bang:
Never caught it again.. Is the full game vid uploaded anywhere?


Follow the links for the entire game. Here's the 4th quarter:




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