NBA ALLTIME DREAMTEAM: russell jordan kareem magic duncan shaq wilt KOBE bird cousy pettit hakeem …

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everybody is now talking about kobe's place in history ... i think by looking at the most accomplished nba mvps in basketball history, it's easy to see kobe is now a top 10 all-timer ... and at age 31, he has plenty of time to climb even higher on this list as he stacks up even more nba accomplishments in the future ... i can't put kobe up there just yet with russell, jordan & kareem. but kobe has certainly entered the pantheon of magic, duncan, shaq, wilt & bird. take a look yourself & rank kobe where you see fit in comparison to his fellow nba legends ... MEDAL COUNTS OF THE NBA MVPs players.............rings..mvp..top5...russell...allnba...years LeBron James......0.......2.......5.........0.........6..........7 Kobe Bryant.........5.......1.......8.........2........12........14 Dirk Nowitzki........0.......1.......3.........0........10........12 Steve Nash..........0.......2.......3.........0.........7........14 Kevin Garnett.......1.......1.......4.........0.........9........15 Tim Duncan.........4.......2.......9.........3........13........13 Allen Iverson........0.......1.......3.........0.........7........14 Shaquille O’Neal..4.......1.......8.........3........14........17 Karl Malone ........0.......2.......8.........0........14*.......19 Michael Jordan...6.......5.......10........6........11*.......15 David Robinson...2.......1.......5.........0........10........14 H. Olajuwon.........2.......1.......6.........2........12*......18 Charles Barkley...0.......1.......4.........0........11*.......16 Magic Johnson....5.......3.......9.........3........10*.......13 Larry Bird............3.......3.......9.........2........10*......13 Moses Malone@..1.......3.......5.........1.........8*.......19 Julius Erving@....1.......1.......5.........0.........7*.......11 K. Abdul-Jabbar...6.......6.....15.........2........15*.......20 Bill Walton...........1.......1.......2.........1.........2*.......10 Bob McAdoo........2.......1.......3.........0.........2*.......14 Dave Cowens......2.......1.......4.........0.........3*.......10 Willis Reed..........2.......1.......3.........2.........5*.......10 Wes Unseld ........1.......1.......1.........1.........1*.......13 Wilt Chamberlain..2.......5.....10.........1#......10*.......14 Bill Russell........11.......5......11........0#......11*.......13 Oscar Robertson..1.......1.......9.........0#......11*.......14 Bob Pettit............1.......2+.....8.........0#......11*.......11 Bob Cousy..........6.......1+.....4+........0#......12*......14 * In the 1988-89 season, the NBA expanded its All-NBA teams from two teams to three teams. # The NBA did not have a Russell NBA Finals MVP award until the 1968-69 season. @ Only NBA honors are included above ... for the record, Malone had an additional 2 ABA seasons ... Erving had 5 additional ABA seasons with 2 ABA rings, ...

nbamazing … T.R.U.E. predicts MAGIC over HAWKS in 7

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T.R.U.E. Projection 2010 NBA Playoffs Round 2 Orlando Magic vs. Atlanta Hawks I take the regular-season T.R.U.E. score and multiply it by the percentage of playoff playing time to get the TRUE-derivative score. I then compare the two team numbers, factor in home-court advantage and let the numbers determine the most likely seven-game scenario. Note: Any alterations made to T.R.U.E. or p-MPG will be denoted and explained below. MAGIC score: +8.07 HAWKS score: +5.92 T.R.U.E. Projection: MAGIC IN 7 Chances of MAGIC Series Win: 59% Chances of HAWKS Series Win: 41% Magic ... T.R.U.E. ... p-PT%/p-MPG ... T-d Rashard Lewis ... -0.64 ... .798/38.3 ... -0.51 Vince Carter ... +1.91 ... .771/37.0 ... +1.47 Jameer Nelson ... -0.19 ... .756/36.3 ... -0.14 Matt Barnes ... -1.45 ... .563/27.0 ... -0.82 Dwight Howard ... +13.89 ... .552/26.5* ... +10.04 Marcin Gortat ... +5.11 ... .448/21.5* ... +1.42 Mickael Pietrus ... -5.65 ... .389/18.8 ... -2.20 J.J. Redick ... -4.74 ... .281/13.5 ... -1.33 Jason Williams ... -1.45 ... .244/11.8 ... -0.35 Ryan Anderson ... +2.73 ... .189/9.0 ... +0.49* Brandon Bass ... +0.89** ... .009/2.0 (1) ... +0.00* Anthony Johnson ... -3.00** ... .000/0.0 ... 0.00 MAGIC score: +8.07 Hawks ... T.R.U.E. ... p-PT%/p-MPG ... T-d Joe Johnson ... +0.38 ... .854/41.0 ... +0.33 Josh Smith ... +5.72 ... .751/36.1 ... +4.30 Al Horford ... +5.23 ... .750/36.0 ...

nbamazing … T.R.U.E. predicts SPURS over SUNS in 6

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T.R.U.E. Projection 2010 NBA Playoffs Round 2 Phoenix Suns vs. San Antonio Spurs I take the regular-season T.R.U.E. score and multiply it by the percentage of playoff playing time to get the TRUE-derivative score. I then compare the two team numbers, factor in home-court advantage and let the numbers determine the most likely seven-game scenario. Note: Any alterations made to T.R.U.E. or p-MPG will be denoted and explained below. SUNS score: +4.46 SPURS score: +9.11 T.R.U.E. Projection: SPURS IN 6 Chance of SUNS Series Win: 36% Chance of SPURS Series Win: 64% Suns ... T.R.U.E. ... p-PT%/p-MPG ... T-d Amare Stoudemire ... -0.70 ... .721/34.7 ... -0.50 Steve Nash ... +11.46 ... .687/33.0 ... +7.88 Jason Richardson ... +0.48 ... .672/32.3 ... +0.32 Channing Frye ... -0.07 ... .595/28.5 ... -0.04 Grant Hill ... -2.65 ... .562/27.0 ... -1.49 Jared Dudley ... +0.33 ... .445/21.3 ... +0.15 Leandro Barbosa ... -1.30 ... .324/15.5 ... -0.42 Louis Amundson ... -2.12 ... .318/15.3 ... -0.67 Goran Dragic ... +2.77 ... .313/15.0 ... +0.87 Jarron Collins ... N/A ... .286/13.7 ... -1.29 Earl Clark ... N/A ... .044/4.3 (3) ... -0.20 Dwayne Jones ... N/A ... .033/5.0 (2) ... -0.15 Robin Lopez ... -1.52* ... .000/0.0 ... injured SUNS score: +4.46 Spurs ... T.R.U.E. ... p-PT%/p-MPG ... T-d Tim Duncan ... +6.77 ... .773/37.2 ... +5.24 George Hill ... -1.23 ...

nbamazing … t.r.u.e. 2009-10 nba top 10s (76%)

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now that i've established the new t.r.u.e. 3.0 version, i thought it'd be a good time to post the 2009-10 nba top 10s ... and they carry the 76% tag since we're 76% of the way through the 2009-10 nba season (i count the playoffs). remember, these teammate ratings utilizing efficiency (aka t.r.u.e. score) combine adjusted plus-minus numbers with player efficiency rating multiplied by playing-time percentages. T.R.U.E. 2009-10 NBA MOST VALUABLE TEAMMATE (76%) 1. LeBron James, Cavs ... +12.67 2. Dwyane Wade, Heat ... +12.27 3. Kevin Durant, Thunder ... +8.83 4. Dwight Howard, Magic ... +8.53 5. Steve Nash, Suns ... +7.31 6. Kobe Bryant, Lakers ... +6.68 7. Deron Williams, Jazz ... +6.48 8. Josh Smith, Hawks ... +5.68 9. Chris Bosh, Raptors ... +5.48 10. Nene, Nuggets ... +4.80 T.R.U.E. 2009-10 NBA TOP 10s (76%) Point Guards 1. Steve Nash, Suns ... +7.31 2. Deron Williams, Jazz ... +6.48 3. Chris Paul, Hornets ... +4.28 4. Andre Miller, Blazers ... +3.84 5. Stephen Curry, Warriors ... +2.79 6. Russell Westbrook, Thunder ... +2.52 7. Jamal Crawford, Hawks ... +2.19 8. Raymond Felton, Bobcats ... +1.55 9. Tony Parker, Spurs ... +1.31 10. Jason Kidd, Mavs ... +1.30 Shooting Guards 1. Dwyane Wade, Heat ... +12.27 2. Kobe Bryant, Lakers ... +6.68 3. Ray Allen, Celtics ... +3.90 4. Manu Ginobili, Spurs ... +2.33 5. Brandon Roy, Blazers ... +1.87 6. Andre Iguodala, 76ers ... +1.90 7. Stephen Jackson, Bobcats ... +1.13 8. Corey Brewer, T-Wolves ... +1.13 9. Kyle ...