STEVEN ROSEBORO, FORMER NBA PHOTOGRAPHER, AUTHOR AND BASKETBALL FANATIC TALKS ALL THINGS NBA FROM A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE.
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The definitive discussion on basketball greats and backpack wearers
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We’re taking a couple weeks off – but we’ll be back at you before you know it! XOXO – The G.O.A.T.By The G.O.A.T. Podcast
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Episode 31 – MORE THAN THE SCORE – Wilt’s 100 point game
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This week instead of your usual GOAT sode, we’re presenting the 2nd episode of our new show – ‘More Than The Score’! The new podcast features Daniel and Austin and covers topics from all over the wide world of sports, so be sure to subscribe to the show and look for new episodes dropping every Wednesday. Enjoy!…
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New school vs old school. Underhand free throws vs rim rocking dunks. The reason the Warriors won a championship in ’75 vs the reason the Blazers passed on MJ. But who was better? We tell you on this episode of The G.O.A.T.!By The G.O.A.T. Podcast
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Well last episode we promised it, and this one we deliver – and what better episode to drop on America’s 242nd birthday than an episode about the best 76ers team ever. They were amazingly talented, lead by the likes of Dr. J and Moses Malone. But were they better than the Larry Bird led 1985 Boston Celtics? We discuss all aspects of this match-up i…
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Episode 28 – Julius Erving vs Larry Bird
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Two iconic small forwards. Two of the greatest players of all time. WHY OH WHY DID THE KNICKS NOT AGREE TO TAKE JULIUS ERVING INSTEAD OF CASH?!?! We touch on that briefly, but the real question at hand is WHO IS BETTER? We answer that and more on this ‘sode of The G.O.A.T.!By The G.O.A.T. Podcast
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Episode 27 – Adrian Dantley vs Alex English
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In ‘sode 27 we compare two generational scorers, that unfortunately didn’t translate into championships. But who cares! Learn a lot about some great ballers in this episode of The G.O.A.T.By The G.O.A.T. Podcast
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In ‘sode 26 we do an 8 man bracket comparing ballers no less than 7’4, sorry Porzingis, you didn’t make the cut :(… On one side we have – Ralph Sampson, Mark Eaton, Manute Bol and Shawn Bradley. The harder name to spell side includes – Arvydas Sabonis (we gave him an inch), Rik Smits, Zydrunas Ilgauskas, and Gheorghe Mureșan. This one was a lot of …
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Episode 25 – Kobe Bryant vs Shaquille O’neal – Part 2
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It’s part 2! It’s part 2! We messed around part one, and talked about who’s got more babies named after them…but in this one, we get down to the nitty gritty, and tell you who’s better between Kobe and Shaq!By The G.O.A.T. Podcast
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Episode 24 – Kobe Bryant vs Shaquille O’Neal – Part 1
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It’s Kobe. It’s Shaq. What more is there to say?? Well…about 2 ‘sodes worth of stuff to be exact. We dive deep into one of the greatest sports duos of all time, and hash it out to decide once an for all who was better between these two all time Lakers on this first part of a two part episode on The G.O.A.T.!…
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Episode 23 – Artis Gilmore vs Dikembe Mutombo
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What – You don’t like SHORT PEOPLE???? In this ‘sode we compare two shot blocking superstars, who had a tremendous and underrated impact on the game. Artis Gilmore was for all intents and purposes was the Wilt Chamberlain of the ABA, and went on to have a great NBA career as well. Dikembe was known for his game changing blocks and iconic finger wag…
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THE 1985 NBA FINALS PART TWO: THE REVENGE OF THE LAKERS
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The 1985 NBA Championship Series found the Los Angeles Lakers in a familiar positon; tied two games apiece with the Boston Celtics after 4 games, a carbon copy of 1984’s classic 7 game matchup. Dennis Johnson’s Buzzer-Beater to win Game 4 brought ugly flashbacks of the Laker’s Game 4 loss just 12 months earlier which pulled defeat from the jaws of …
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THE 1984-85 SEASON: REVENGE OF THE LAKERS, PART ONE
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The 1984-85 season began with Magic Johnson and the Los Angeles Lakers looking up at Larry Bird, MVP of the World Champion Boston Celtics; Bird had dominated the 1984 NBA Finals and willed the Celtics to a comeback victory in 7 games (Boston’s 8th consecutive win over the Lakers in a Championship series), while Magic bore the brunt of his “tragic” …
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RARE AIR, THE DREAM, SIR CHARLES AND THE RAVING MANIAC....THE SUMMER OF 1984
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The Summer of 1984 was an eventful 3 months for new Commissioner David Stern and the NBA; on the heels of an epic 7-game Finals slugfest between Larry Bird’s World Champion Boston Celtics and Magic Johnson’s Los Angeles Lakers, the first of 3 heavyweight bouts in the Decade, the NBA Draft was held in New York City; the Draft would introduce fans to…
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The 1984 NBA World Championship Series: Bird is the Word
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The table had been set over the past 5 seasons and now the main course had finally arrived; Larry Bird would meet Magic Johnson for the NBA's biggest prize, the first of a Championship Series Trilogy that would change NBA History. The storied rivalry between the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers would add an unforgettable chapter in this seven …
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The Golden Series....The 1984 Season Part Two
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In Part Two of this series, Steve relieves the 1984 Season and NBA Playoffs featuring a round one Classic between scoring machine Bernard King's New York Knicks and "Pocket Magic", Detroit Guard Isiah Thomas, who took turns electrifying their fans with spectacular play after play. King would move on to face 1984 MVP Larry Bird and the Boston Celtic…
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The Golden Finals...The 1984 Season, Part One.
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In the first of a series, Steve takes us back to the Tipping Point of modern NBA History, the 1984-85 Finals Classics between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Boston Celtics, where Larry Bird and Magic Johnson would finally meet with the World Championship on the Line. This episode sets the table for what would become the gold standard for competitio…
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Once again NBA Finals Bridesmaids in 1982, The Philadelphia 76ers roll the dice on Free Agent MVP Moses Malone and never look back. Malone, now teamed with the incomparable Julius "Dr. J" Erving, Guards Maurice Cheeks and Andrew Toney and Forward Bobby Jones toyed with the competition to the tune of 65 regular season wins, then set an NBA playoff r…
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THE 1982 NBA PLAYOFFS AND CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
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Steve continues his review of the 1981-1982 Season with the Eastern Conference Finals, the third meeting in 3 years between Larry Bird's Boston Celtics and Julius Erving's Philadelphia 76ers. Dr. J would prevail in a grueling seven game series only to face Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and the newest Lakers, much-maligned Forward Bob McAdoo an…
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The Lakers regain supremacy of the NBA in 1981-82, but not without drama worthy of Daytime Soap Opera. The honeynoon is over for Magic Johnson as he suffers his first taste of negative publicity, when fresh off of his record 25 million dollar Contract extension, his negative comments lead to the abrupt firing of Coach Paul Westhead and the promotio…
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Steve Reviews the NBA in 1981...Larry Bird wins First NBA Title (Technical difficulties with (9PM Show!)By THE GOLDEN AGE OF BASKETBALL
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A Historic Decade Begins: The 1980 NBA Season and Playoffs Part 3
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In Part 3, Steve Recaps the 1980 NBA Regular season and Playoffs, featuring the classic 1980 NBA Championship Series as Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and the Los Angeles Lakers take on the magnificent Julius "Dr. J" Erving and his Philadelphia 76ers.By THE GOLDEN AGE OF BASKETBALL
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Part Two of Steve's recap of the 1979-1980 NBA season, a dawning of a new era that introduced Magic Johnson and Larry Bird to the professional ranks, and showcased the duel between Julius "Dr. J" Erving and regular season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in the unforgettable 1980 NBA Championship Series.By THE GOLDEN AGE OF BASKETBALL
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2013-14 NBA SEASON PREVIEW AND THE GOLDEN AGE BEGINS
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By THE GOLDEN AGE OF BASKETBALL
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In this week's episode, Steve will talk about his first trip to the Basketball Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony in Springfield, Mass. Sept 8, which featured Bernard King and Gary Payton,which brings up the question "What is the Criteria for a Hall of Fame Selection?.". He also will reflect on the death of of 1973 Knick Guard Dean "the Dream" Meminge…
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Relive a dynamite decade of the NBA with Certified Basketball Fanatic and former NBA Photographer Steven A. Roseboro, author of The Golden Age of Basketball: The NBA in the Decade of the Eighties. Steve talks all things NBA from a historical perspective as he takes you back to the days of Magic, Bird, Kareem, the Doctor, Isiah and Jordan, the Early…
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