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“I wanna be like Mike” to quote the 1992 Gatorade commercial. This advertisement campaign was merely a promotional ploy focused on selling sugary beverages, but it is also an example of how endemic the belief that Michael Jordan has no equal on a basketball court and how this myth has been spread through society. Michael Jordan’s…
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“Gary would say I’mma get 70 steals off you, but Jordan used to say little things to you like… The coach must be mad at you coz he put you on me, or I might go for my career high tonight” – Sedale Threatt sharing trash talking tales of Gary Payton and Michael Jordan Listen to…
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“Hold up man, ya’ll stop talking and put the cuffs on the great Michael Jordan because if it was Sedale Threatt you’d have me with my head down on the back seat…. Stop talking and put the cuffs on him” – Sedale Threatt shares a story about the time he almost shared a prison cell…
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I am about to show you two different photo graphs… One is the 1992 Dream Team lead by players such as Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, and Michael Jordan who won gold at the Olympic Games in Barcelona. The other is the 2012 ‘Redeem Team’ that will be lead by LeBron James, Kobe Bryant & Kevin…
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Download and listen to Aussie Hoopla podcast on the links below. iTunes – Spotify – Stitcher – Libsyn – TuneIn On the latest episode of Aussie Hoopla Matt Smith and Dan Boyce got heated when discussing Kobe Bryant stating that this years USA Olympic Basketball could defeat the Original “Dream Team”. The comments sent every media outlet across the world into a…
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Subscribe to Aussie Hoopla on iTunes and listen to our Hyping the Hoopla fortnightly podcast, where we break down all the latest NBL player moves and signings, performances both here and overseas and the important issues which Australian Basketball currently face… The voice of Aussie Hoopla, Dan Boyce and co host Matt Smith, holder of 100…
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31.89 In terms of the game’s hallowed numbers, it doesn’t quite resonate like, let’s say, 50.4 — Wilt Chamberlain’s historic scoring average in 1961-62 — or Oscar Robertson’s 30-12-11 triple-double that same season. But it has become a hot topic around the NBA this season. That 31.89 mark is Michael Jordan’s PER (player efficiency…
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