The one thing I would say is Ronda really doesn't have a bad stand up game compared to the other women in the division besides Holly...she's actually above average and she hits hard... Probably thanks to her elite grappling skills because she knows how to use leverage for power...
You know what would be the signs of the muslim world not accepting what ISIS did to Paris and elsewhere? Stop being useless armies and acting like the USA needs to invest tax dollars to fight their fights.... Why are the Sunni Armies so useless? They have millions of soldiers to prove they actually care enough to do something about the ISIS problem...
@juzacloud: I like that Ronda finally lost, don't get me wrong but I don't think there's fighters in the division that could just copy what Holly did... That was years of experience right there. I also expect Ronda to make a big change after this lost, maybe a new camp, so I don't know if we'll see her fight like that again...
For example, when she and Holly were on the ground Ronda went for an armbar off her back, but she had a chance to instead take Hollys back... See that worries me for Holly, if Ronda starts understanding not to just go for the armbar, holly could lose...
I doubt what Gary is saying is far-fetched, though. It's not like he's saying Jordan was better than Stockton, so I'm not sure how what he's saying is crazy. There was something about Stockton that made it difficult for Payton to guard him. That's all. Like he said, he played against both of them and backed up what he was saying, so what could anyone tell him? Whether or not Jordan is in his top five is a totally different discussion.
Other than that, Stockton had to deal with a much tougher team in NBA Finals, two seasons in a row.
Players have their own personal hated match-ups against some players for different reasons, but that doesn't mean it was a tougher match-up than someone better when the game is over. so I get that, but you used what Gary said to back up your argument for Stockton.... If Gary competed against Isiah alot and compared the two, then that would have been the best argument....
Isiah had to deal with much better play-off teams, to get to the finals.... besides, that 1998 Bulls team was evenly matched with the Jazz in the regular season, record-wise, the Jazz were good enough to win the championship that year but.....
@thenaughtytitan: Yeah, Idk I think she already set it uo before the bell but Idk I was drinking lol....
Honestly, I think Ronda needs a better camp and she'll be back, she got trerrible advice after the first round, I think she wanted to prove she could stand with a range striker like Holms, she was on a mission to just knock her out, I don't think she committed to the ground game for this fight....
@thenaughtytitan: I've seen worst than that, hell Aldo almost killed Chad with a combo after the bell, sometimes the fighters can't hear it. Dean should have did a better job,
Ronda is extremely annoying but she's too into herself to try to cheat to win... I'm still shocked, I didn't think Holly Holm was that complete of a fighter, but she really studied what Ronda does on the ground and countered like a boss...
@static_shock: Gary says some crazy things lol, I wouldn't pay attention to that, he doesn't even put Jordan in his all time top 5 players...
I wouldn't say Isiah is better defensively, the stats would lean to Stockton, but I place Isiah above because I just think when it mattered the most in the playoffs, Isiah could will his team to win, more than Stockton could...
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