IceCap Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 Yeah, but the history of #99 in the NHL would probably stop that, even without a mass retirement. Just saying.Always thought retiring #99 was a desperate cry for attention from a sport that didn't have enough confidence in itself.Best player to play the game by a large margin gets his number retired league wide? Not seeing the problem.It's a busher move from a league unsure of its own relevance and desperate to prove something. The same kind of league, in fact, that would expand to places disinterested in the sport just to claim some sort of "national footprint".I'm not seeing the connection. Yeah, the NHL does some stupid crap that reeks of insecurity, but I don't see how honouring the greatest player in the sport's history ranks among them. And to reinterate my above point, I grew up playing hockey in the most hockey crazed part of the planet. The kid who wore 99? Everyone always rolled their eyes at him. I doubt anyone would have worn it again after Gretzky regardless. PotD 26/2/12 1/7/15 2020 BASS Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal Regular Season Champion 2021 BASS NFL Pick'em Regular Season Champion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HedleyLamarr Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 This is page 99 on this thread, by the way..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 Oh, no! Nobody post here! Must be reserved for Gretzky! The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 All I know is that LeBron is going to be upset to find out there's no more train station or downtown, reduced to parking spaces. ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C's Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 Russell, Magic, and Wilt were all arguably just as good as Jordan was.um what no Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DG_ThenNowForever Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 Well, arguably, yeah, they were. However, they didn't have the same career or legacy that Jordan did. It's not just how well you play -- it's also how much you grow the game. Jordan and Gretzky are the only figures in their respective sports that had a comparable impact.Magic helped set the stage for Jordan, but it just wasn't the same. 1 hour ago, ShutUpLutz! said: and the drunken doodoobags jumping off the tops of SUV's/vans/RV's onto tables because, oh yeah, they are drunken drug abusing doodoobags Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMU Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 All I know is that LeBron is going to be upset to find out there's no more train station or downtown, reduced to parking spaces.LeBron went back to Cleveland. He didn't go to Phoenix and the Suns didn't move to Jobing.com Arena. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil G Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 Russell, Magic, and Wilt were all arguably just as good as Jordan was.um what noI will argue for Russell and Wilt but Magic? I'd put Kareem over Magic. Bruh check out my last.fm And my Rate Your Music Fantasy Teams: Seattle Spacemen (CFA) Signature credit to Silent Wind of Doom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rams80 Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 Oscar Robertson anyone? On 8/1/2010 at 4:01 PM, winters in buffalo said: You manage to balance agitation with just enough salient points to keep things interesting. Kind of a low-rent DG_Now. On 1/2/2011 at 9:07 PM, Sodboy13 said: Today, we are all otaku. "The city of Peoria was once the site of the largest distillery in the world and later became the site for mass production of penicillin. So it is safe to assume that present-day Peorians are descended from syphilitic boozehounds."-Stephen Colbert POTD: February 15, 2010, June 20, 2010 The Glorious Bloom State Penguins (NCFAF) 2014: 2-9, 2015: 7-5 (L Pineapple Bowl), 2016: 1-0 (NCFAB) 2014-15: 10-8, 2015-16: 14-5 (SMC Champs, L 1st Round February Frenzy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiddySicks Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 All I know is that LeBron is going to be upset to find out there's no more train station or downtown, reduced to parking spaces.I wonder if he'll go deaf and develop an addiction to OxyContin, too. On 11/19/2012 at 7:23 PM, oldschoolvikings said: She’s still half convinced “Chris Creamer” is a porn site.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 All-time great bass line wasted on a dude who calls women sluts for taking birth control. ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiddySicks Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 Pretty much.In other words, A O, way to go, Pretenders. On 11/19/2012 at 7:23 PM, oldschoolvikings said: She’s still half convinced “Chris Creamer” is a porn site.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmic Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 It's not just how well you play -- it's also how much you grow the game. ...said absolutely no one before the sucky athletic-industrial complex sports world that we live in today. I suppose Babe Ruth really wasn't that good, because there weren't any West Coast MLB teams until 20 years after he retired? Sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceCap Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 Oh, no! Nobody post here! Must be reserved for Gretzky! If some kid in high school wore 99 he'd be rightly ridiculed for being a chode.I mean Gretzky was dominant. You have people who can debate whether or not Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time. Gretzky though? Hockey collects goal, assist, and point statistics, with points being a combination of goals and assists. Not only does Gretzky walk away with all three but he'd still easily hold the all time points record without a single goal to his name. That's how good the guy was. So when some second liner in high school wants to wear 99? It just comes off as eye roll worthy.So I really doubt anyone would want to wear it anyway just due to the scrutiny. It was a unique number that Gretzky not only made famous, but one he wore as he rewrote the record books. Anyone else would be ridiculed for having the audacity to wear it because come on. You're not Wayne Gretzky. What the hell are you doing?I know the NHL does a lot of stupid crap, partly out of their own insecurity, partly out of general incompetence. I'm really struggling to see how honouring the greatest player in the game's history qualifies for either. PotD 26/2/12 1/7/15 2020 BASS Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal Regular Season Champion 2021 BASS NFL Pick'em Regular Season Champion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 GRETZKYR WASN'T EVEN AS GOOD AS BAWBBY FACKIN' AWWWW ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceCap Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 G-d flashbacks to my uncle after a few beers."Orr was a defenceman! And look what he did! Can you explain that?"No Uncle Joel, I guess I can't. PotD 26/2/12 1/7/15 2020 BASS Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal Regular Season Champion 2021 BASS NFL Pick'em Regular Season Champion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DS729 Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 I don't get what the fuss is about 23, if they want to retire it, sure go right ahead. I really don't care about either end of the spectrum. I get why the NHL retired 99, and I get why the MLB retired 42, I'd get why the NBA would retire 23. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CubsFanBudMan Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 Oh, no! Nobody post here! Must be reserved for Gretzky! For the record, page 99 ended after this post. Gretzky has become more powerful than we could have ever imagined. FWIW, I think "nobody wears 99 out of respect/deference to Gretzky" is so much better than a league-wide mandate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfwabel Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 Best LeBron leaving song parody: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sport Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 Oh, no! Nobody post here! Must be reserved for Gretzky! If some kid in high school wore 99 he'd be rightly ridiculed for being a chode.I mean Gretzky was dominant. You have people who can debate whether or not Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time. Gretzky though? Hockey collects goal, assist, and point statistics, with points being a combination of goals and assists. Not only does Gretzky walk away with all three but he'd still easily hold the all time points record without a single goal to his name. That's how good the guy was.My favorite Gretzky stat and one of my favorite sports stats is that Wayne and Brent Gretzky have the most combined points between two brothers in NHL history. Wayne has 2,857. Brent has 4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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