Really all that anyone should need to say about Karl is, he earned 2 league MVP awards, 2 All-Star game MVP awards, (one shared w/Stockton), and 2 Gold Medals with enough class to actually show up and play for Team USA. Truth is though, like him or hate him you can't just say these things, since at age 40 he was still better than most that have ever played in the NBA. Consider this, the best player ever to have played BB, Magic Johnson, once endorsed Karl as the best ever PF. Besides if you look at the Isiah incident, you almost revere Karl, just ask the former CBA owners or any real NY Knicks fan. Respect is all he ever asked for and everything he truly deserves.
posted by RustyFtblr at 07:57 PM on February 15, 2005
This Mailman no longers delivers
Really all that anyone should need to say about Karl is, he earned 2 league MVP awards, 2 All-Star game MVP awards, (one shared w/Stockton), and 2 Gold Medals with enough class to actually show up and play for Team USA. Truth is though, like him or hate him you can't just say these things, since at age 40 he was still better than most that have ever played in the NBA. Consider this, the best player ever to have played BB, Magic Johnson, once endorsed Karl as the best ever PF. Besides if you look at the Isiah incident, you almost revere Karl, just ask the former CBA owners or any real NY Knicks fan. Respect is all he ever asked for and everything he truly deserves.