gotemcoach:

Great Moments in Game 5 History

Others may play sick, but there will never be another Flu Game.  MJ took them off the market.

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simplybasketball:

Dwight loves the kids 

fuckyeanba:

The Painted Area follows up Kevin Peltus’ piece (it’s ESPN Insider), about the effective age’s of championship winning teams. What’s remarkable is Dallas would be the second oldest (in effective age*) to win a championship…in history! They would only be younger than the last Bulls squad in ‘98 before they disbanded and Jordan announced his retirement for the second (but not last) time.

It’s pretty remarkable what this Mavericks group has been able to accomplish just getting to the Finals. God, I already sound like they’ve lost.

*Go to the article for the specifics on effective age.

Photo AP/David J. Phillips

YEAR TEAM eAGE
1998 CHI 31.7
2011 DAL 30.9
1997 CHI 30.7
1969 BOS 30.5
2007 SAS 30.4
2011 LAL 30.2
1999 SAS 30.1
1996 CHI 29.9
1990 DET 29.5
1972 LAL 29.5
1968 BOS 29.5
1986 BOS 29.3
2006 MIA 29.2
2001 LAL 29.2
2000 LAL 29.2
2011 MIA 29.0
1976 BOS 29.0
1988 LAL 28.9
1966 BOS 28.8
1973 NYK 28.7
1989 DET 28.6
2010 LAL 28.5
2005 SAS 28.5
1995 HOU 28.5
1974 BOS 28.5
2003 SAS 28.4
1984 BOS 28.4
1964 BOS 28.4
1965 BOS 28.3
1963 BOS 28.3
1961 BOS 28.3
1994 HOU 28.1
1993 CHI 28.1
1962 BOS 28.0
1958 STL 28.0
1948 BAL 28.0*
2008 BOS 27.9
2002 LAL 27.9
1987 LAL 27.8
1951 ROC 27.7*
1992 CHI 27.6
1960 BOS 27.5
2009 LAL 27.4
2004 DET 27.4
1985 LAL 27.4
1978 WAS 27.4
1954 MIN 27.3
1959 BOS 27.1
1981 BOS 27.0
1970 NYK 27.0
1967 PHI 27.0
1957 BOS 27.0
1991 CHI 26.9
1982 LAL 26.8
1979 SEA 26.8
1983 PHI 26.7
1953 MIN 26.5
2011 CHI 26.4
1980 LAL 26.2
1971 MIL 26.1
1955 SYR 26.1
1975 GSW 25.8
1952 MIN 25.8
1947 PHW 25.8*
1956 PHW 25.7
1949 MIN 25.7*
1950 MIN 25.1*
1977 POR 24.5
2011 OKC 23.7

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mrlogs:

No school like the old school :)