Moses Malone remembered
- Thread starter FatsoFogarty71
- Start date
NickleDimer
Post 'Til Your Fingers Bleed
It's Dr. J, c'mon. Dr. J actually averaged more blocked shots per game than Malone.
Malone was a major journeyman in his career - he only played 4 seasons in CoP in his prime plus a late pity contract when he was 38. His best season was his last in Houston - which was the catalyst for the Philly deal (31.1 ppg, 14.7 rpg).
NickleDimer
Post 'Til Your Fingers Bleed
24 and 15 regular season. 25 and 16 in the playoffs. Finals MVP.
'83 Moses > Dr. J > Iverson.
NickleDimer
Post 'Til Your Fingers Bleed
Padded his stats to top 10 in pts, blks, rebounds. Regular season MVP. Finals MVP. nearly predicted sweeping the playoffs. The best season for a CoPer ever.
NickleDimer
Post 'Til Your Fingers Bleed
NickleDimer
Post 'Til Your Fingers Bleed
That's like suggesting some Phillies player from 1879. Basketball was a joke in the olden days before they let minorities everywhere play. Let pretend that the NBA didn't exist before 1979.
NickleDimer
Post 'Til Your Fingers Bleed
Not the right audience. The old men on the pay board would have crashed the site if they saw this.
Played for three teams in three years in the ABA. Then Buffalo. Houston. Philadelphia. Washington. Atlanta. Milwaukee. Philadelphia. San Antonio.
NickleDimer
Post 'Til Your Fingers Bleed
NickleDimer
Post 'Til Your Fingers Bleed
Journeyman definitely means played for a lot of teams but that's only half the definition. Also have to be a non-household name. Moses was definitely unique in not being both.
Rasheed Wallace went around a lot as well. Shawn Kemp. Hell, remember Patrick Ewing's last few years? I can't remember a second of him on the Magic or Sonics but he was there.
Moses wasn't refined. No way a guy like him averages 30 a game today. Would take his type over Jahlil Okafor's any day though
Rasheed Wallace went around a lot as well. Shawn Kemp. Hell, remember Patrick Ewing's last few years? I can't remember a second of him on the Magic or Sonics but he was there.
Moses wasn't refined. No way a guy like him averages 30 a game today. Would take his type over Jahlil Okafor's any day though
Guess Cliff Lee is a journeyman. Expos, Indians, Phillies, Mariners, Rangers, Phillies.
Cespedes too right now. 4 teams in 1 year.
Cespedes too right now. 4 teams in 1 year.
NickleDimer
Post 'Til Your Fingers Bleed
From wikipedia (as updated by me):
"In American English, a journeyman or journeywoman is an athlete who is technically competent but unable to excel."
"In American English, a journeyman or journeywoman is an athlete who is technically competent but unable to excel."
The word has been used to describe athletes playing for several teams in the sporting world lexicon for at least as long as I've been alive. Everyone knows this and says it in that context because there is no synonym for it.
Also - who gives a f*ck about the word. You know what I meant. Jeebus, what a f*cking dick.
My only point was: How can Malone be the best pro athlete in Philly sports history if he played in the city for only four years, plus a throwaway 5th when he was 38?
Yes he was elite those years and did bring home a championship, but so did several other guys who had just as distinguished careers *IN* Philly - Bernie Parent, Mike Schmidt, Bobby Clarke, Dr. J....
Hell, even Andrew Toney played for more years on the 76ers than Malone. Maurice Cheeks and Bobby Jones just as identifiable with those 80s 76ers teams as Malone is.
Also - who gives a f*ck about the word. You know what I meant. Jeebus, what a f*cking dick.
My only point was: How can Malone be the best pro athlete in Philly sports history if he played in the city for only four years, plus a throwaway 5th when he was 38?
Yes he was elite those years and did bring home a championship, but so did several other guys who had just as distinguished careers *IN* Philly - Bernie Parent, Mike Schmidt, Bobby Clarke, Dr. J....
Hell, even Andrew Toney played for more years on the 76ers than Malone. Maurice Cheeks and Bobby Jones just as identifiable with those 80s 76ers teams as Malone is.
Last edited:
NickleDimer
Post 'Til Your Fingers Bleed
No, it's been used to described average players that move around a lot. Not superstars that move around a lot.
At best, it's the sh*tty 5th tier definition, used by confused CoPers. Go ahead and google "Journeyman (insert sports position)". I did "point guard". It listed Luke Ridnour, Ramon Sessions, Donald Sloan, Ish Smith, and Gerald Green not MVPs.
Well, most "superstars" don't move around a lot. They are usually too valuable to their teams in their prime.
I googled "'Moses Malone' journeyman" and got 20,000 hits, including a Sunday Rolling Stone news article about his death:
http://www.rollingstone.com/sports/news/moses-malone-three-time-nba-mvp-dead-at-60-20150913
Following his exit from the 76ers in 1986, Malone continued to rack up rebounds in a journeyman second act that featured stints with the Washington Bullets, the Atlanta Hawks, the Milwaukee Bucks and a brief return to Philadelphia for the 1993-94 season. After a trade to the San Antonio Spurs, Malone retired during the 1994-95 season.
Your move chief.
I googled "'Moses Malone' journeyman" and got 20,000 hits, including a Sunday Rolling Stone news article about his death:
http://www.rollingstone.com/sports/news/moses-malone-three-time-nba-mvp-dead-at-60-20150913
Following his exit from the 76ers in 1986, Malone continued to rack up rebounds in a journeyman second act that featured stints with the Washington Bullets, the Atlanta Hawks, the Milwaukee Bucks and a brief return to Philadelphia for the 1993-94 season. After a trade to the San Antonio Spurs, Malone retired during the 1994-95 season.
Your move chief.
NickleDimer
Post 'Til Your Fingers Bleed
By comparison, "Moses Malone bologna" yields 432,000 results.
I am pumped for Utley to be moved somewhere next year and I can say Chaz Utley, Journeyman American Hero.
"Malone continued to rack up rebounds in a journeyman..."
"...he came damn close again in ’92, as a nearly forgotten journeyman with the Bucks"
"Malone was as hungry as a journeyman bench player"
"Malone was a bit of a journeyman, having played for 10 teams during his career"
"After his contract was up, Malone became a journeyman"
"He became a journeyman, with stints in Washington, Atlanta, ..."
"At center the 6'10” journeyman ruled the painted area on the court"
"Malone later became something of a journeyman, playing for Washington, Atlanta, Milwaukee and San Antonio."
and lastly:
NBA Power Rankings: Robert Horry and the Greatest Journeymen In NBA History
Top 5: Dale Ellis, Bob McAdoo, Rick Barry, Chris Webber,
#1: Moses Malone
I am done with providing evidence on the topic.
"...he came damn close again in ’92, as a nearly forgotten journeyman with the Bucks"
"Malone was as hungry as a journeyman bench player"
"Malone was a bit of a journeyman, having played for 10 teams during his career"
"After his contract was up, Malone became a journeyman"
"He became a journeyman, with stints in Washington, Atlanta, ..."
"At center the 6'10” journeyman ruled the painted area on the court"
"Malone later became something of a journeyman, playing for Washington, Atlanta, Milwaukee and San Antonio."
and lastly:
NBA Power Rankings: Robert Horry and the Greatest Journeymen In NBA History
Top 5: Dale Ellis, Bob McAdoo, Rick Barry, Chris Webber,
#1: Moses Malone
I am done with providing evidence on the topic.
NickleDimer
Post 'Til Your Fingers Bleed
I cannot help you if you are using bleacher report and auto-generated articles.
The guy averaged 20 and 10 for 13+ years. Was a 3 time MVP.
You wouldn't call Shaq a journeyman either (Magic, Lakers, Hear, Cavs, Suns, Celtics).
The guy averaged 20 and 10 for 13+ years. Was a 3 time MVP.
You wouldn't call Shaq a journeyman either (Magic, Lakers, Hear, Cavs, Suns, Celtics).
And I cannot help that you can't grasp what I am talking about. I am not using the term to denote any kind of basketball ability, as you are.
Now, back to your idiocy/trolling by claiming that Malone was the best CoP pro athlete in history after playing there for only 5 years total -
Just admit that you didn't realize that he was a journeyman and you can exit the thread with some shred of dignity.
I would absolutely call Shaq a journeyman, and he certainly was after his years with the Lakers.
Now, back to your idiocy/trolling by claiming that Malone was the best CoP pro athlete in history after playing there for only 5 years total -
Just admit that you didn't realize that he was a journeyman and you can exit the thread with some shred of dignity.
NickleDimer
Post 'Til Your Fingers Bleed
journeyman - noun - An experienced and competent but undistinguished worker.
That's the actual definition. It has nothing to do with relocating to many teams. If you want to justify your misuse of it with sh*t journalism (written by fellow dolts who similarly misinterpreted correct usages of the word), go right ahead.
That's the actual definition. It has nothing to do with relocating to many teams. If you want to justify your misuse of it with sh*t journalism (written by fellow dolts who similarly misinterpreted correct usages of the word), go right ahead.
Think Chutley retires. That'd be the smart move. Then CoPers can cream their keyboards for the worst PR move ever...the dreaded 1 day contract so he can retire a phillie.