The rebounds are longer now thanks to far more threes being shot.no, he had good feet, led the nba in rebounding in 1986
He is 62 years old.mchale said he was great 30 yrs ago, but would do even better todays game.
Laimbeer was a better coach? lol.Bill Laimbeer and Phil Jackson won championships as both a player and a coach, Laimbeer was better at both than Phil
I remember that.On a side note all Piston fans can verify Laimbeer was called for a phantom foul on a missed Jabaar shot which robbed the Pistons of an NBA Championship .
A hall of fame center versus a tool bag. Shocker Lamebeer got screwed in that spot.
I remember Larry Bird in a playoff game losing his composure and flinging the basketball at Laimbeer. Bird absolutely should have been but wasn't ejected.Upon reflection that was really very funny.
Too bad the refs didn't have the balls or the integrity to eject Bird.
IMO Not quite the sameSimilar to Jordan pushing off Byron Russell to get the open shot that won the series against Utah, of course there was zero chance any of the refs would have done the right thing and called Jordan for an offensive foul in that spot
Game 5 of the 1988 NBA finals, Detroit vs. LA, was the final game played at the Pontiac Silverdome prior to the opening of the Palace of Auburn Hills. I was at that game, upper deck, last row for $10! The Palace is in the process of being torn down to make way for an industrial park. It sits on one of the most valuable pieces of land in the county. Laimbeer did not foul Jabbar.....probably did cost us a championship, which ultimately would have been a three-peat for the Pistons..
IMO Not quite the same
with Jordan -Russell it was at best a non-call
with Laimbeer -Jabaar it was a Bullshit and horribly blown call.
Yes, in LA.........I was just stating I was at the finals of game 5, which was the last game ever played at the Silverdome. Matthew Stafford, who is selling his house, has a basketball half court with flooring from the silverdome floor!The phantom foul took place in Game 6, not Game 5.
Yes, in LA.........I was just stating I was at the finals of game 5, which was the last game ever played at the Silverdome. Matthew Stafford, who is selling his house, has a basketball half court with flooring from the silverdome floor!
I remember the play like it was yesterday, one of the dirtiest plays you'll ever see on a basketball court. The next game was at the Garden, and everyone knew payback was coming, the Chief put a beatdown on Laimbeer that was expected, that's how the game was played
Great response by both men.
Parrish standing tall after delivering the knockdown punch and Laimbeer brushing himself off once he rose from the floor.
Different era back then, guys could get away with pretty much anything, Laimbeer was the dirtiest player to ever play the game, he did things on the court that would have gotten him multiple game suspensions today. Kevin McHale close lined Kurt Rambis in a finals game, nothing happened other than Rambis going to the line to take his free throws, had McHale done the same thing today, he would have been given a flagrant two, fined a huge amount, and been suspended multiple games. Doesn't change the fact that the refs were gutless and protected Jordan by not calling the blatant push off