I'll never forget watching Anthony Peeler jump into set defensive players in Hilton again and again and draw a foul call every time. He went 20-20 from the charity stripe and finished with 42 points in a 2 point Misery victory. He defined hunting a foul call.Reggie Miller tried this every bit as much as Harden, the refs just didn't go for it as frequently...a few times when they did go for it in big games it was pretty controversial.
In the same era down low Karl Malone would square up and knee his defender in the balls constantly when he moved toward the rim, it was his signature move.
I disagree. He is a typical number 9 that we haven’t seen for awhile just because in the last few years a lot of top teams choose to play without no 9 as their focal points.I think Halaand (soccer) is probably in the process of changing his game at such a young age if he stays healthy. His accuracy and power as a striker is something I've never seen. Other areas of his game where he won't be greatest ever but what he does is a pretty great talent to have.
Showed fans that a swimmer could win even more swim medals at an Olympics than Mark Spitz.w
best swimmer all time. But what did he do that changed the sport?
NFL is the hardest sport for me to define true game changers because there's less "generational talent" gaps. Some that you could argue would be guys like Montana, Moss, Sanders, Emmet, Favre, Brady, Manning. People tuned into to watch them - how many wouldn't have would be hard to say.
he certainly did that, and brought viewers to the sport every olympics .. but that didn't change the sport. He is the GOAT without a doubt.Showed fans that a swimmer could win even more swim medals at an Olympics than Mark Spitz.
I'm including the fan experience as being part of the sport. And with more fans of the sport, it seems like sponsorship dollars may have gone up for swimmers.he certainly did that, and brought viewers to the sport every olympics .. but that didn't change the sport. He is the GOAT without a doubt.
The fact that Agassi and Sampras got me to watch fricken Tennis says something. I believe @Angie was a Sampras fan while I liked Agassi.
I'm not aware of rule-changes based on that, either.I had always heard that Matt Blair was so dominant in blocking kicks (20 career blocks) that they changed the NFL rules. But I have never been able to find proof of any rule change during that time.
Agassi had the shoes and hair, he didn’t need the winsAlways a Sampras fan! Three-Pete!
Look back at one of my earlier posts. I mentioned him.I read through the first 3 pages and literally no one mentions Jackie Robinson...pathetic
And the Red Hot Chili Peppers commercial...Agassi had the shoes and hair, he didn’t need the wins![]()
While Blair was really good at it, I would balk at calling him a specialist. He was an All-Pro caliber linebacker in his own right. In those days you rarely found Blair's speed at the linebacker position.I'm not aware of rule-changes based on that, either.
Semi-related, "pondering" thought: I wonder if kick-blocking became "a bonus if it happens" and not a point of strategy, involving specialists of Blair's ilk.