Hardaway puts on a show vs the Bulls 1995.02.26

without O'neal and Grant Penny Hardaway took his team on his shoulder with 39pts against the Bulls

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• penny
• hardaway
• orlando
• magic
• chicago
• bulls
• pippen
• nba
• 1995

[tevinlocke10]

Who ever said penny didnt use to work jordan and pippen is either a hater or a liar

[lbgreat30]

Seriously, during my life if I could change one thing about the NBA it would be for Penny to have stayed healthy all his career. I can't see how he would not have been atleast in the talks with Kobe and Lebron, maybe not Jordan, but it was not out of the realm of possibility either

[dolphinated]

Squirrling lol.

[temaciii]

@tevinlocke10 Tru!!!

[DirtyFaceCapon3]

Penny was arguably the best player in the NBA during those couple of years that Jordan was retired.

I'm not saying he definitely was, but if it was up 4 debate,people wouldn't think you were crazy for saying that he was.Many people thought that at the time.Nobody had more "charisma" as a B Ball player.I'm not talking about his personality,but just the way he played the game.He was fundamentally sound,but stylish/athletic at the same time.Had "old school" game mixed with unique,new school flavor

[upabittoolate]

@tevinlocke10 Or they didn't see the games. I hated that he was knotting us but he was beautiful to watch. MAN, Penny was nice.

[vicmason25]

@chiladin  *wilkens

[vicmason25]

@chiladin you do seem like you know your stuff a lil tho, so i can say this is just a difference of opinions on this one. its always good to run into a true fan, no matter what the team or athlete in debate. lemme just ask you this tho out of curiosity. who would be the first player you would pick, for your starting five out of any time in history, nba, or streat legend to be the first pick on your ultimate dream team?

[vicmason25]

@chiladin U said he was a top five most efficient in history tho, wich woul HAVE to mean he's atleast the best now, because its much more than 5 better players more efficient than him in the past was all i was saying. I'm a d.c fan so you can see i have to be a true fan of the sport to still be with them. i like bulls too tho. jordan and kareem are good candidates but like u say some of the best never got a title...dont forget Iverson, and domonique wilkons in that convo tho

[chiladin]

@vicmason25 I never said he was the best. Jordan or Kareem deserve that title if you ask me. In terms of what basketball is all about which is winning then it's Russell. In terms of stats then it's Wilt. In terms of skills it might be Pistol Pete. But Lebron is headed towards his prime.There is no excuse for him not having a title cus' I felt Miami should've beat Dallas but hey Barkley, Malone, Stockton, Miller, Ewing,etc..never won a title. I'm a Bulls fans but I think he will win one.

[vicmason25]

@chiladin "NO soooo many players". dont tell me watch my spelling if your spelling and grammar is messed up too. lol. Lebron is undoubtedly a tremendous force on the court. But the best? not even close. he has good numbers but like you said he chokes, wich the best players do not do (D Wade, Jordan, Kobe..even tho i hate kobe,) you need to pay homage to the true greats before you mention Bron Bron as one. look at the top 25 career list in those categories. Wilt averaged 22.9 REBOUNDS career

[chiladin]

@vicmason25 Dude Lebron(watch your spelling) has a career average of 28ppg, 7rpg, and 7 apg with almost 2 steals and a block. There is NO soooo many players that have better numbers than him. He's one of the top 5 most effecient players in NBA history. Numbers don't lie but men and women do! I think Lebron folds under pressure but besides winning a ring he's still isa PHENOMENAL player. Now he ALREADY has been working out with Hakeem so give him time. He's ONLY still 26 years old which is scary!