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64. Byrd? I think your memories of that era are a little off

Reply to graywarrior (Reply #54)

Sun Aug 25, 2013, 08:38 AM

Aug 2013

Walton was famous for biking to practices and games when he was in Portland, which helped launched their bike boom.

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Name a center who's better than Bill Walton [View all] taterguy Aug 2013 OP

Bill Russell Scuba Aug 2013 #1

Wilt Chamberlain. n/t PoliticAverse Aug 2013 #2

The Big Dipper of course (Wilt) HERVEPA Aug 2013 #3

Just below Savannah's belly button... cliffordu Aug 2013 #4

bad is good In_The_Wind Aug 2013 #6

Exactly right, baby. cliffordu Aug 2013 #7

You know what they say ... In_The_Wind Aug 2013 #8

As Elvis Costello sez: cliffordu Aug 2013 #9

but better than Walton for sure rurallib Aug 2013 #25

Kareem Jabbar In_The_Wind Aug 2013 #5

Probably taterguy Aug 2013 #21

Not much of a copilot, though. nt awoke_in_2003 Aug 2013 #29

The air force has a height limit of 6'6" taterguy Aug 2013 #34

I'm Roger Murdoch, the copilot... awoke_in_2003 Aug 2013 #55

How does that refute my brilliant point about the air force? taterguy Aug 2013 #56

I thought maybe you had taken me seriously. nt awoke_in_2003 Aug 2013 #57

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I think it's a fucking brilliant copycat taterguy Aug 2013 #11

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He's a Canadian taterguy Aug 2013 #13

And Rush. Don't forget Rush. Dr. Strange Aug 2013 #14

Nooooooooooooo! antiquie Aug 2013 #17

Rush is overrated... awoke_in_2003 Aug 2013 #30

Rush sucks. Both the band and the entertainer. madinmaryland Aug 2013 #39

So, you're saying that Rush is the Dallas Cowboys of the musical world? Dr. Strange Aug 2013 #48

Leonard Cohen? KLAATU? Friggin' Joni Mitchell? malthaussen Aug 2013 #62

Uh NO. That would be Mario Lemieux. Avalux Aug 2013 #15

Jonathon Toews. Myrina Aug 2013 #16

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#2 ranked center in the NHL Myrina Aug 2013 #37

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Beat me to it! GoCubsGo Aug 2013 #38

Can't wait for the season to start! Myrina Aug 2013 #43

38 more days! GoCubsGo Aug 2013 #44

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Is he another goddamn Canadian? taterguy Aug 2013 #20

No. He played center for the Pittsburgh Steelers. KamaAina Aug 2013 #22

The first name in my head... awoke_in_2003 Aug 2013 #31

Ya beat me to it. n/t malthaussen Aug 2013 #63

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Tim Duncan is a forward, not a center taterguy Aug 2013 #50

Not at Wake Forest, he wasn't jrandom421 Aug 2013 #71

He wasn't better than Bill Walton when he was at Wake taterguy Aug 2013 #72

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name a center Hula Popper Aug 2013 #40

00-Robert Parish graywarrior Aug 2013 #46

You like him because his nickname is from One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest taterguy Aug 2013 #52

That's coz Byrd & McHale were the predominating powers on that team graywarrior Aug 2013 #54

Byrd? I think your memories of that era are a little off taterguy Aug 2013 #64

I'm acid flash backing graywarrior Aug 2013 #65

That's another thing Walton was famous for taterguy Aug 2013 #66

Really? graywarrior Aug 2013 #68

Most basketball fans knew he was a tripper taterguy Aug 2013 #69

OMG, that's right! I'd forgotten all about that! graywarrior Aug 2013 #70

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...and a Deadhead taboot! nt Earth_First Aug 2013 #58

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