Durant said. 'That’s the kind of guy I am off the court. I’m good in Oklahoma City. I love it here. I like going outside and seeing the neighbors and they say, ‘Hello.’ They make me cookies and give me Skittles. There are cities you may not get that.' "
New York freakin' City: 0
Neighbor with Skittles: 1
Good one.
By the way, the BIRD & MAGIC documentary on HBO is quite wonderful.
It puts me in mind of what we miss so much in the hoops capital, which is LEADERSHIP.
Obviously the skill set of Bird and Magic was off the charts, but their leadership, their willingness to step up, their grit and mental toughness, their competitive fire was so powerful.
I can recall this discussion with Kam and Bo many moons ago, and it is still a nettlesome issue with me as a Knick fan.
Leadership and SMARTS = Real HOOPS.
My memories are vague and fading, but I cherish my experience of a great seven game series the Bernard King Knicks played with the Bird-ParishMcHale Celtics, where neither team could overcome each other on the enemy court, and we went seven games with that wonderful team.
It was like an honor to have them beat on you...the level of hoops was so cerebral and Bird had such an umcompromising competitive spirit, let alone his passing and his unconscious shooting.
E-Mann, MisterEarl if you are lurking. Remember that game against Atlanta, where it was McHale I belive who had set a Celtic scoring record, and Bird let it be known that he was going to erase that record forthwith, and he lit up the Hawks to such a degree that Tree Rollins and Dominique Wilkens were kvelling on the bench every time this motherfucker lit them up for another long trey. I mean the cat was so bad, that even though he was laying waste to YOUR OWN TEAM, you had to love his spirit and the pure rub it in their face audacity of his performance.
Celtics-Lakers, Bird-Magic. Special times, special teams, special cats. Take no quarter, give no quarter.
To the winner goes the Skittles.
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