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Rony Seikaly: The GOAT debate is something that people …
4 months ago – via TalkBasket
Rony Seikaly: The GOAT debate is something that people have fun with, but when you're comparing two great players of two different eras, it's very difficult to make a call. We're talking about two immensely talented players and we can go back and forth on who's better, depending on whether you're a fan of the 90s or of today. If you're the latter, you probably don't know what Michael Jordan did in the 90s and you would automatically think that LeBron James is the best player. If you grew up watching Kobe Bryant, you'd think that he's the GOAT. The debate is endless, but the only reason I'd give the nod to Michael Jordan is because he had more of an assassin mentality. If he smelled a little bit of blood, he would come after you and you were finished. It's always the same with Mike Tyson. He was like a shark. LeBron is an extremely talented player, just as talented as Michael, but sometimes he's more of a Magic Johnson when he has the ball; more of a facilitator and less of a finisher, like Michael Jordan was.
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5 months ago	– via Alex Didion @ NBC Sports
But after two seasons as the head coach for Golden State, the Warriors signed a player who would go on to win back-to-back NBA Finals MVP awards and simultaneously put the finishing touches on the league's most dangerous team in history. In a conversation with The Ringer's Logan Murdock, Kerr explained why this player stands above all the rest. "I would say Kevin (Durant) is ... when you factor in everything, size, speed, athleticism, I think he's the most talented basketball player I've ever seen in my life," Kerr said. "It was more just a level of basketball that I'm not sure had ever been reached before."
5 months ago	– via The Players' Tribune
Allen Iverson: I'm not going to bullsh*t you. M.J. is always Number 1. I know you'd say the same. Black Jesus, that's the G.O.A.T. But Number 2? Number 2, I'm always going to say it's Kobe Bryant. Nobody was tougher than you. Nobody got more out of me. We're linked forever in this game — in this life. I just wish we'd had more time.
5 months ago	– via Twitter TheNBACentral
NBA Central: Kevin Durant responds to LeBron James being called the greatest player of all time "That's crazy." (🎥 @Coolkicksla ) pic.twitter.com/1dkIHJApSN
http://twitter.com/TheNBACentral/status/1293626361412825090
5 months ago	– via Twitter
Sami Jarjour: Allen Iverson takes LeBron James over Michael Jordan.
http://twitter.com/JarjourSami/status/1290857206905106432
6 months ago	– via Joseph Zucker @ Bleacher Report
What was it like playing with LeBron? Larry Nance Jr: For me it was just, he is the ultimate leader. First in the gym, last to leave. Leading by example. He was all of that. You could try to beat him to the gym and you just couldn't. Just his leadership and the way he carries himself is really what makes me think he is the best player ever.
Who do you think is the greatest NBA player of all time? Larry Nance Jr: Oh gosh I hate this question. For me the greatest player is LeBron. The best I've seen with my two eyes.
6 months ago	– via TalkBasket
Paul Pierce says if LeBron James wins his fourth title, he will put James in his All-Time Top 5
NBA Central: Pat Bev says Kobe belongs in the GOAT convo: "No one likes to say it for some reason. Kobe taught people how to work hard. He gave you the blueprint of what you should do to be a successful basketball player. People tend to forget about it." (h/t @LakersDailyCom ) pic.twitter.com/oIErAuh2I0
6 months ago	– via YouTube
Shaq Isn't In Chuck's 10-Top of All-Time? | NBA on TNT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkWDrD33xlw
"LeBron is in my top 10 (of all-time) BUT he's No. 10... Kobe is not in my top 10." @TheJetOnTNT isn't putting LeBron or Kobe anywhere near the top of the all-time list.
6 months ago	– via Twitter ReggieMillerTNT
Reggie Miller: Honored to even be on this list..
http://twitter.com/ReggieMillerTNT/status/1279888067231244288
7 months ago	– via USA Today Sports
Draymond Green calls LeBron James 'arguably' the greatest of all time
Golden State Warriors forward/center Draymond Green was asked about that power James has when Green appeared on ESPN's "First Take" to discuss the "More Than A Vote" initiative. "I think LeBron yields a lot of power," Green said. "As he should, I think arguably the greatest player of all time. If you look at his resume, it's flawless."
Green, wearing a Klutch Sports Group shirt, said James' resume is not limited to basketball, but extended to off-the-court business and activism as well. "The things that he's been able to do on the court, obviously spectacular," Green said. "But it's more important, the things that he's been able to accomplish off the court. and that's where he gets the utmost respect from me."
7 months ago	– via Adam Wells @ Bleacher Report
Who is the NBA GOAT? Caron Butler: It depends. Just based off stats, Kareem. His longevity is impressive. After that, you shift to LeBron, Kobe, MJ, guys of that stature.
7 months ago	– via Tim Bontemps @ ESPN
However, one executive said he already would put James ahead of Jordan. Another said winning it all this year would put James over the top. "LeBron is going to make sure those games [in Orlando] are played, because he knows they could have a huge impact on his legacy," an Eastern Conference executive said. "He knows picking up one or two more titles is the potential tipping point, and he's determined to go for it."
7 months ago	– via NBC Sports
Former NBA player Drew Gooden compares LeBron James' championships to those of Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant. Gooden also explains the main factor that contributed to Jordan's championships and how it sets him apart from LeBron James.
7 months ago	– via K.C. Johnson @ NBC Sports
Jerry Reinsdorf: "In my mind, anytime anybody wants to talk to me about comparing Michael to LeBron (James), I'm going to tell them to please don't waste my time. I'm really pleased it showed how great Michael was to people who hadn't seen him play. I'm truly tired of people trying to compare LeBron to Michael when it's not even close. They should try to compare LeBron with Oscar Robertson or Magic Johnson. Michael was so head and shoulders over everybody, and that really came out in this documentary. He was a phenomenon. We may never see another like him."
8 months ago	– via Clutch Points
Cedric Maxwell: LeBron James is the GOAT
Instead, Maxwell has put his name behind Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James in the GOAT debate. In an interview on NBC Sports Boston's "Arbella's Early Edition," the former Finals MVP explained what exactly puts James above Jordan in his mind. "LeBron James is the GOAT now," NBA legend said. "He's the GOAT because, not only on the basketball side, but social issues: He's been involved in every social issue that we look at." James has been very active and vocal in humanitarian efforts, as well as social issues such as the recent protests over police brutality and racial injustice. "When somebody says, 'Shut up and dribble' — LeBron James has put his money where his mouth is, and that to me resonates. That's why I think more of our players and more NBA people need to step up and find that same courage," Maxwell added.
8 months ago	– via KingFut
KingFut Q: After 'The Last Dance' documentary, people are having a lot of debates on who is the real GOAT. What are your thoughts on the documentary and maybe you can tell us about your NBA all-time best 5? Abdel Nader: You will be surprised, but I didn't watch the documentary. For me in my era I got to see Kobe Bryant in my eyes as the best.
8 months ago	– via HoopsHype
What did you think of Paul Pierce not having LeBron James in his all-time Top 5? Kendrick Perkins: I mean, I can't knock P for who he had, but I don't know... I think it's something else there. Like, there's no way that you can not have LeBron in your Top 5. Now, if you don't have him as your GOAT, I'm okay with it. But to say that he's not in your Top 5? Come on, P. I love you to death, my brother, but you're a little delusional.
Appearing on The Pat McAfee Show on Monday, JR Smith explained in detail what separates LeBron from all-time greats like Jordan and the late Kobe Bryant. "He holds you accountable. One thing about Bron is he leads by example with his work ethic. His biggest attribute is being able to pull people along with his work ethic," the 6-foot-6 shooter said. "Obviously, it's easier for the better players to do it. But for my existence, Jordan didn't do it. Kobe didn't do it. A lot of players that had that "killer mentality" aren't that type of person to do it," he added.
"Jordan and Kobe, they did play defense but they're scorers. They put up 50, 60, 70 points a night. When you get somebody so well-rounded, rebounding, scoring, passing, dribbling, a good teammate. It's a totally different atmosphere. He's a totally different person than those guys. There's no comparison. Because you can't compare a lion and a tiger. They're both cats but they are not the same." In true fashion, JR Smith finished his analogy with this hilarious quote. "The lion is the king of the jungle. Everybody bows down to the lion. But that don't stop the tiger from saying 'I'm a bad m----------- too'".
In your opinion, who's the GOAT? Larry Hughes: MJ is the GOAT, in my opinion. That's really a no-brainer for me. Really, the inspiration behind wanting to push forward came from me watching MJ and how he worked and all of his videos and really instilling his work ethic in myself and trying to do the Breakfast Club. He paved the way so, for me, it's an easy answer. LeBron, he's not far behind. But, for me, it's always been MJ.
Not many people can say they played with Michael Jordan and LeBron James. What were the biggest similarities between the two? Larry Hughes: I think the natural ability, the attention to detail, the respect that they ; they were not going to waste their God-given talent. That stands out to me the most… They had a deeper understanding that they weren't going to let their talent be wasted. And they were going to inspire other people. I mean, even though I played with Bron when he was younger, we still had young guys who were coming to the team that looked up to Bron. It was a situation where he took advantage of that, and I think MJ took advantage of that as well, knowing that he would impact and inspire a lot of kids through a lot of different generations.
8 months ago	– via Twitter DeonteBurton
Deonte Burton: Despite all that's happening, it goes mJ,Kobe,Lebron in my eyes
8 months ago	– via Jamie Hudson @ NBC Sports
More than 20 years after Drexler and MJ last laced it up against each other, Drexler has his own opinion on the GOAT debate. Clyde the Glide believes neither Jordan nor LeBron James should be the only two automatically pegged as the NBA's greatest player of all time: "I have a real problem with that, because out of all the guys that played the game, for you to have a conversation of these two guys as the GOAT when you've got Wilt Chamberlain and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, two of the greatest players to ever live - I think you start with those two."
Drexler also offered up suggestions on a handful of other NBA greats. "And then you've got guys like Dr. J [Julius Erving], Larry Bird, George Gervin, Elgin Baylor, Oscar Robertson, Jerry West. All those guys are in the conversation, and so for people to bring this up today, to me it's just unbelievable. And I love Michael and LeBron. But still, let's not take something away from those other guys who played."
8 months ago	– via CBSSports.com
Despite his unwillingness to engage in the debate, Anthony did concede that he agrees with the consensus that Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time but also said that shouldn't take anything away from what LeBron has accomplished. "You know, M.J. is the GOAT. He's the greatest ever. We all know that and we all agree to that. Why can't we say that, but also give LeBron his flowers while he's here too?" Anthony said. "Why can't we say, 'M.J. was very great, LeBron is very great, Kobe is very great.' We're not allowed to say those things today, because it's always this or that, and that's just our society -- you have to choose one."
Carmelo Anthony thinks that type of "barbershop talk" is great for the fans, but he doesn't much care for player comparisons -- particularly between Jordan and James, two of the best to ever play. "I don't like it. And I say that because whenever we do that, we fail to appreciate what we have in front of us," Anthony told CBS Sports. "Any time these comparisons are made, whether it's anybody -- old school versus new school -- it's like, why can't we just appreciate everybody for what they bring to the game?"
"You know, M.J. is the GOAT. He's the greatest ever. We all know that and we all agree to that. Why can't we say that, but also give LeBron his flowers while he's here too?" Anthony said. "Why can't we say, 'M.J. was very great, LeBron is very great, Kobe is very great.' We're not allowed to say those things today, because it's always this or that, and that's just our society -- you have to choose one."
While Jordan seems to keep those slights with him and is intent to prove doubters wrong, Anthony takes a different approach. "It hit home, but then you also understand that at the end of the day, there's nothing you can do if somebody wants to put a negative narrative out there about you," Anthony said. "There's really nothing you can do, so what I've learned over the years is, whatever's gonna happen is gonna happen. Whatever people are gonna say, people are gonna say. Just don't give them anything to talk about. You're doing your job and working hard. If you know you're putting your all into it, anything somebody else says doesn't even matter to you."
"When I was talking the GOAT for me means highschool, college, pro dominance, longevity, all of that. Kareem I don't think lost in highschool. I think he was 85 and 2 in college, won a championship every year, was the best player every single year. They changed the rules for him. That's why he got the sky hook. He comes to the league, obviously dominates, has the most points of all time, and things like top 5 or top 10 rebounding. He has 5 rings. His career speaks for itself. Played 20 years. "But it's that 30-year span of just complete and utter basketball dominance in how define it is taking the big picture view. I don't argue MJ's pinnacle of dominance. I definitely don't argue that. I want no smoke MJ fans. Everybody got mad, I was like 'let me just explain myself'."
However, one former player who had his fair share of success during his career, believes that the conversation being limited to only LeBron and Jordan is a mistake. Clyde "The Glide" Drexler was a household name during his storied career with the Portland Trail Blazers and Houston Rockets, and he thinks other players deserve to be in the "GOAT" conversation. "I really have a problem with that. Because out of all the guys that played the game, you're only having a conversation with these two guys as the GOAT," Drexler said in an interview on The A-Team, a Houston-area sports podcast. "When you got Wilt Chamberlain and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, two of the greatest players who ever lived, I think you should start with those two. You got guys like Larry Bird, Dr. J, George Gervin, Elgin Baylor, Oscar Robertson, Jerry West all of those guys are in the conversation. I love both Michael and LeBron but let's not take something away from the other guys who played."
8 months ago	– via Twitter Eurohoopsnet
Nikos Varlas: Tomas @Tomas Satoransky's all-time #NBA five: Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Shaquille O'Neal, Charles Barkley With respect toward all the players but these impacted his generation the most.
During a recent appearance on ESPN, Johnson had some high praise for James, as he said that the Lakers forward was probably the best "all-around" player of all time. However, Johnson said that when it comes to the greatest player ever, he's still going with Jordan. "First of all, let's not take anything away from LeBron James," Johnson said. "Because LeBron James is a great basketball player, one of the all-time greatest that's ever played the game. LeBron James to me, when you think about all-around basketball players, he's probably the best of all time. An all-around basketball player. But when you want to say 'who's the greatest ever' it's still Michael Jordan."
While Johnson currently has Jordan ranked ahead of James on his own all-time list, he did leave the door open for James to potentially pass Jordan down the road, as James is still in the midst of his playing days. "LeBron James' chapter is not closed yet," Johnson added. "He still has some basketball to play, so maybe he has a chance to catch [Jordan] later on if he can get some more championships under his belt. But at the end of the day, they're both great and they play they game the right way. They made their teammates better, they won championships, and thank god for LeBron because right now that's what we're watching. It's his time. It's his era, and he's dominating his era."
Miami Heat forward Udonis Haslem joins Now or Never to discuss the possibility of the NBA returning in July and shares his thoughts on The Last Dance, declaring "MJ is the greatest."
Celtics legend Paul Pierce recently made waves when he left LeBron James out of his list of the Top 5 greatest players in NBA history. The retired 19-year NBA veteran listed Michael Jordan, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Bill Russell, Magic Johnson and Kobe Bryant ahead of James.
Just two years ago, in a round-table interview with Bleacher Report's Howard Beck, Pierce said that James is "already in the top five" when discussing all-time players. And when asked about James being the only player in NBA history with 30,000 points, 8,000 rebounds and 8,000 assists, Pierce said, "[When] you talk about once-in-a-generation players, he's definitely there."
8 months ago	– via Fred Katz and Darnell Mayberry @ The Athletic
Kendrick Perkins: Paul Pierce my BROTHER I love til the Casket close and I can understand if LeBron James is not your GOAT but for him not to be on your Top 5 All-Time list is just Blasphemy!!!!
8 months ago	– via Twitter Chris_Broussard
Chris Broussard: My partner @robparkerfs1 pulling no punches with our guest @channingfrye for backpedaling on his Jordan-GOAT comments.
8 months ago	– via Twitter thekidet
Evan Turner: Skip Bayless was rewarded a show and millions of dollars for similar slander lol pay that man what he's due
https://twitter.com/TheNBACentral/status/1263128707931217920
Bleacher Report: Paul Pierce gives his all-time top five: Michael Jordan, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Bill Russell, Magic Johnson, Kobe Bryant. Pierce leaves LeBron James off his list.
8 months ago	– via Twitter paulpierce34
Paul Pierce: All the people I named where part of a dynasty 🤷🏾♂#6 Shaq #7 Duncan
Vince Carter: Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, then LeBron James
Vince Carter gives his NBA goat rankings between Michael Jordan, Lebron, and Kobe. He also talks with Matt and Stak about what is left for Lebron to accomplish in his career. Matt Barnes: So for the record, you've got MJ, then Kobe, then LeBron? Vince Carter: Yes. Barnes: Does LeBron have the opportunity in your mind to possibly jump Kobe? Carter: He has an opportunity based on what he gets done. If he gets to the Finals again... You're just gonna give him more credit. Now, ten times in the Finals?! That's insane if he can get to the Finals double-digit. Wait until it's all said and done, then it's fair to have a real debate. Let's see what LeBron does and then we'll go from there.
Barnes: If LeBron is able to take a third franchise to the Finals and win... Win a championship with three different teams, that's when I think he possibly jumps Kobe.
8 months ago	– via Scott Gleeson @ USA Today Sports
James, often compared to Jordan in the best-of-all-time debate, later tweeted that his excitement about playing with MJ didn't mean he preferred it over competing against him. "I didn't say I envisioned MJ as a teammate not an adversary," James tweeted Monday night. "A question was asked 'Do I think I could have been a teammate of his and compliment his game.' I love the greats and would have loved to play with them all during their runs because I (am) a historian of the game but I also would die to compete vs every single one of them too! Don't ever get it twisted!"
"Me personally, the way I play the game – team first – I feel like my best assets work perfectly with Mike," James said. "Mike is an assassin. When it comes to playing the game of basketball, scoring the way he scored the ball, (then) my ability to pass, my ability to read the game plays and plays and plays in advance." James grew up a Bulls fan watching Jordan in Akron, Ohio, and paid respect to Jordan in his tweet: "Nevertheless MJ Thank You for being my angel, inspiration, superhero!!"
"I'm really pleased it showed how great Michael was to people who hadn't seen him play. I'm truly tired of people trying to compare LeBron to Michael when it's not even close. They should try to compare LeBron with Oscar Robertson or Magic Johnson. Michael was so head and shoulders over everybody, and that really came out in this documentary. He was a phenomenon. We may never see another like him."
8 months ago	– via Twitter channingfrye
Channing Frye: Twitter, sending me crazy DMs about my dead parents over a Jordan take comes from a different place of hate outside of sports.
8 months ago	– via CNN Philippines
Meanwhile, Kanter also shared his reflections on The Last Dance, the 10-part documentary chronicling the journey of NBA superstar Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls when they won six titles in the 90s. "I feel like MJ is the G.O.A.T. (greatest of all time) now," Kanter happily shared. Kanter bared he was able to personally meet Jordan when he was 16 years old, but he more appreciated the former Bulls star' dedication to the game after watching the documentary that inspired him to be a better basketball player in the court. "It's amazing to see how dedicated he was, how amazing that he go out there and win every game and how competitive he was. His love and passion of the game is amazing to see," said Kanter.
8 months ago	– via Sports Illustrated
How do you rank Jordan, Kobe and LeBron in terms of greatness? Matt Barnes: Those are the top three players in the history of the game. It bothers when I see the disrespect. ESPN just came out with a list, and they had Kobe at nine. When you ask players, they'll tell you, but it's always the 'experts' that make these lists. My list would be Jordan at number one, Kobe number two and LeBron number three. LeBron can pass Kobe if he can capture another title. That would be a title with three different teams. He's moving up the scoring list, he's on the assist list and as far as all-around, he's one of the greatest we've ever seen. Right now, it's Mike number one, Kobe number two and LeBron three, but depending on how long he sticks around, LeBron can pass Kobe and he'll definitely be in the discussion with Jordan.
ESPN Stats: Michael Jordan averaged 33.7 points in Game 7s. That is the second-most all-time among players to play in at least 3 Game 7s. LeBron James is the only player to have averaged more. #TheLastDance
http://twitter.com/ESPNStatsInfo/status/1262200964104118274
8 months ago	– via Twitter VinceGoodwill
Vincent Goodwill: Bob Costas on ESPN now: "I was with Isiah for the 97-98 season (with NBC). Whatever his feelings were, he completely fair and honest…no backhanded compliments, always recognized him as the greatest player of all time."
8 months ago	– via Twitter EvanFourmizz
NBA Central: "He only had really one job. And that was to just score. And he did that at an amazing, amazing rate. But I don't feel like his way of winning then would translate to what it is now. Guys wouldn't want to play with him." -Channing Frye on Michael Jordan (NBC Sports North West). Evan Fournier: @channingfrye bro you bugging for real. Lol. Channing Frye: Boris Biaw is the best French player of all time. Evan Fournier: Lol na you aint getting away from that statement with this s---.
8 months ago	– via Instagram
Channing Frye: Goodness gracious everyone got so grouchy about my MJ statement. If it's that serious to you please comment below about what I haven't done, how much He would beat me by in a game of 1 on 1, and how I didn't score in the finals. Have a great weekend. Jesus loves you.
8 months ago	– via Connor Letourneau @ San Francisco Chronicle
Golden State's Jordan Poole, Eric Paschall, Marquese Chriss and others grew up debating who was the best player of all time — Jordan or James? — in their school cafeterias during lunch. Poole always sided with Jordan. His father, a Chicago native, had told him stories about Jordan's greatness. But for Paschall and Chriss, James deserved the nod. They didn't feel comfortable arguing in favor of someone they hadn't witnessed in person. "I mean, I didn't get to experience what other guys got to experience as far as seeing MJ or the early Kobe years," said Paschall, who, at 23, is older than five of his teammates. "However, I legit saw every aspect of LeBron's legacy. That goes a long way."
Though they might not get the chance to meet Jordan, many of Golden State's 20-somethings feel as if they already know him well. And that only helps his case in the greatest-of-all-time debate. "I feel like Michael Jordan is the one who changed the game," Poole said. "He's the best to ever play in my book."
8 months ago	– via NBCS NW Staff @ NBC Sports
Our own Channing Frye, NBA Champion and co-host of the Talkin' Blazers Podcast alongside Emmy Award winner Dan Sheldon, is the next to give his opinion on the G.O.A.T. Not gonna lie, I wasn't a Jordan fan. I'm from Phoenix [Arizona]. I'm a [Charles] Barkley guy, a Kevin Johnson guy, I'm a 'Thunder Dan' [Dan Majerle] guy. So, as much as everyone is shocked, I never had Jordan on my top player of all time anyways… I have LeBron above Michael all time. — Channing Frye
Golden State's Jordan Poole, Eric Paschall, Marquese Chriss and others grew up debating who was the best player of all time — Jordan or James? — in their school cafeterias during lunch. Poole always sided with Jordan. His father, a Chicago native, had long told him stories about Jordan's greatness. But for Paschall and Chriss, James deserved the nod. They didn't feel comfortable arguing in favor of someone they hadn't witnessed in person. "I mean, I didn't get to experience what other guys got to experience as far as seeing MJ or the early Kobe years," said Paschall, who, at 23, is older than five of his teammates. "However, I legit saw every aspect of LeBron's legacy. That goes a long way."
Greg Swarts: Channing Frye on why he has LeBron over MJ as the GOAT
https://twitter.com/gregswartzbr/status/1261399323780304899?s=12
8 months ago	– via Twitter KendrickPerkins
Kendrick Perkins: Numbers like this is what makes this Bron/MJ thing up for debate. It's not open and shut like people try it make it. When you look at numbers like this, it makes the ring talk clearly more about TEAM than individuals! Bron is my GOAT and I'm standing on it, carry on!
https://twitter.com/kendrickperkins/status/1261011743893008389?s=12
8 months ago	– via Marlow Ferguson Jr. @ Rip City Project
Channing Frye, alongside NBC Sports Northwest radio host Dan Sheldon, entertained the thought of how Jordan's lack of transferable skills to this modern-day, 3-point-happy NBA should penalize him in the greatest of all-time debates. The talented former stretch-four offered this take: "He only had really one job. And that was to just score. And he did that at an amazing, amazing rate. But I don't feel like his way of winning then would translate to what it is now. Guys wouldn't want to play with him. Right? I think you have to adjust and adapt, and to say that Jordan would average 50? No, he wouldn't. Everyone would double team him."
he said he also believed that, as it strictly relates to Jordan, people would view his score-first mentality in the same unfairly-negative light in the same way they view James Harden's style of play. "James Harden averaged 50 (actually 43.6 points per game) for a month and nobody cared. Like, everyone's like 'Oh, those are bad shots.' But like, people like to argue without looking at the two eras respectively. Like, Jordan was the greatest of his era. He took down some of the greatest teams in the history of the game, but he could not translate into this game."
8 months ago	– via Ohm Youngmisuk @ ESPN
"All I know about Michael Jordan is through YouTube videos and the stories from old heads," said former Vanderbilt star Aaron Nesmith, who was born in 1999 and is projected as a top-15 pick in the 2020 NBA draft. "I was actually arguing with my high school coach the other day [over] why Michael Jordan is the GOAT. "For my generation, LeBron [James] is the GOAT. And he was arguing that Michael Jordan is the clear-cut GOAT -- there is no ifs, ands or buts."
Jason Williams: THE G.O.A.T!!! 🐐👀 Ima start off by saying right off the bat that I got nothing but love and respect for everyone in this discussion! Anyone who knows me knows I always paid my respects to my OGs!! 🙏🏼 But I get asked all the time who the GOAT is to me when it comes down to MJ, Kobe, and LeBron! Ima let y'all know right now that in my humble opinion... KING JAMES IS THE 🐐🐐🐐!!!
https://www.instagram.com/p/CALsXEgH35G/?utm_source=ig_embed
8 months ago	– via Mike Prada @ FiveThirtyEight
The average team Jordan faced in his 37 playoff series posted a regular-season net rating of +4.58, which translates into somewhere between 53 and 54 wins using a Pythagorean win percentage calculator. The average team LeBron faced in his 45 (and counting) series posted a regular-season net rating of +3.97, which roughly equates to a 52-win team. (The difference shrinks when removing Jordan's three first-round playoff defeats to much superior opponents, but it still exists.)
So why does MJ come out on top? There are two obvious reasons. One is that Jordan's teams were much better than LeBron's. Jordan's Bulls averaged more than 58 wins a season with a net rating of +7.29, while James's average club won 55 games. Jordan's Bulls were also the Vegas betting favorite in 91 percent of their series beginning in 1988, the first year those odds are available,2 compared with just 76 percent for LeBron's. You'll never believe this, but better teams tend to win more in the playoffs than worse teams.
Get Up: .@JalenRose doesn't think LeBron has done enough to be ranked No. 2 all-time. "In this era of basketball, LeBron ain't stopping the great players from winning championships. They're getting their turn. There was no turn in [MJ's era]."
https://twitter.com/getupespn/status/1260980785768615936?s=12
NBA Central: Bruce Bowen's Top 5 Players of All-Time 1) Michael Jordan 2) Kobe Bryant 3) Bill Russell 4) Magic Johnson 5) Tim Duncan (Via @GetUpESPN )
Both agreed that LeBron James is the greatest athlete of all time. "I really believe if LeBron James had to play football, he may have been the greatest football player ever," Doc Rivers even said that. "I don't think there's ever been a better, and Michael [Jordan] was a super athlete, so was Kobe [Bryant], so is Kawhi [Leonard], I don't know if there has ever been an athlete in our league like LeBron James," he added, per Jonathan Sherman of Lakers Daily. His son agreed, saying that there has never been someone with the abilities of LeBron. "I don't think in sports," he said. "I don't think in sports we've seen anything like LeBron James," the Rockets guard said, per Jonathan Sherman of Lakers Daily.
According to Hamilton, Bryant was the only player he was ever scared to play against. Here are his full comments: First of all, whoever voted and put Kobe [at 10] just flat out disrespected him. I feel like Kobe Bryant is the closest guy to Michael Jordan that we have ever seen. When you look at his stats and see, yes, he was an 18-time All-Star, he was a 15-time All-NBA player, tied with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, but when Magic Johnson comes out and says Kobe Bryant is the best Laker of all time, that means better than him, and better than the guy Magic played with, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
Bleacher Report NBA: Quinn Cook's top 5. "MJ, Kobe, LeBron, KD, Shaq" - Quinn Cook reveals his top 5 NBA players of all time.
It might sound like an excuse, but James legitimately has a history of facing incredibly difficult odds when it comes to his Finals opponents, which has in turn greatly swayed his record in the all-important championship series. The teams that have beaten him in the playoffs boasted a 74.1 percent win percentage in the regular season – the highest mark among 25 NBA legends we looked up, ahead of Durant (73.3 percent) and Jordan (71.3).
First Things First: "Michael Jordan is obviously the greatest basketball player to ever play. LeBron James is the best basketball player in the league right now. But we're talking about league and greatest. Michael was the greatest in '93 when he retired from the game." — @WalkerAntoine8
http://twitter.com/FTFonFS1/status/1259877950805213190
Steve Nash Gives His NBA GOAT Rankings Of MJ, Kobe, & Lebron | ALL THE SMOKE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohI27Wlh3xU
8 months ago	– via Marc Berman @ New York Post
Harper doesn't want to hear about LeBron James' eight straight trips to the NBA Finals putting him on par with Jordan. "He's the GOAT,'' Harper said. "I like everything about LeBron. He's up there. When it comes to winning, Michael is like Tom Brady. For my buck, MJ is the best basketball player to ever play — bar none."
8 months ago	– via Fade Away World
The latest was MJ's former teammate Dennis Rodman, who described what he feels is the biggest difference between the two basketball superstars. "He [LeBron James] wasn't bought up this way. I had that desire to win, I didn't give a s**t what it took. I'll do the dirty work, I don't give a s**t. At the end of the day that ring is more important. For Mike [Michael Jordan] when he came up he had one thing in doing – I'm going if I didn't beat your a** and do my job," the ex-NBA champion said.
8 months ago	– via Anthony Duckett @ Space City Scoop
For many it's unequivocally Jordan, as he's gone 6-for-6 in the NBA Finals, compared to LeBron's 3-for-6 record in the Finals. Morey views it much differently, however, but he added a minor detail change to help him make his pick. The Rockets general manager was on ESPN LA's Mason and Ireland talk radio show and shared his take. "People love to talk about this. For sure LeBron is the greatest human to play basketball. That's not even a question, but it's not even fair to Michael Jordan to say that. LeBron is years later and the game has evolved. And every athlete is pretty much better than the athletes were 30 years ago. If you put MJ in the league now, that would be an interesting discussion but if you just want to say who is the best human to ever play basketball, I think it's pretty obvious."
8 months ago	– via Twitter Jumpshot8
Eddie Johnson: Look. Tired of these quote unquote GOAT officials! Ok MJ is 6-0 in finals, but Isiah beat him constantly and beat Bird and Magic. MJ beat Isiah once and a beat up Laker team once and never beat Boston! So Isiah is the Goat. Magic, Kareem, MJ, LBJ and Bird are all Goats! #Goat
8 months ago	– via SLAM
What would Michael Jordan be if he played in the game today? Shaq: "He would average 45 [points], and the League would be complaining about two players. They'd be like, Mike is too good. And the kid down in Orlando is too dominant. What are we going to do?" Who is the greatest player ever? Shaq: "I'm going to have to say Michael Jordan because Michael paved the way for all the great guys that we have now. And 6-0 in the Finals without a legitimate big man. Went through a lot. Took a year off. Came back and won three in a row. He's definitely the greatest player."
NBA Central: Shaq says Michael Jordan is the greatest player of all time "You can't say 'I'm the greatest player,' you have to let your peers and everyone else say who the greatest player is." 👀 (🎥 @GetUpESPN ) pic.twitter.com/TxYrJrP5Bf
Here is what NBA legend Isiah Thomas had to say on who is the GOAT for him on the latest 'Inside The Green Room' podcast: "My GOAT is Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. There is no person in the history of all sports, from grade to school to high school, to college, to the NBA that had a better basketball playing career than Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. And then when you take into account what he'd done in terms of social justice during that period of time, the stance he took outside off the playing field, those are big things in my mind in terms of what the GOAT was," he said.
NBA Central: Mario Chalmers says Michael Jordan is the greatest player of all time "Not even a question." (🎥 @Nikos Varlas ) pic.twitter.com/PkLMhsp6KR
Kendrick Perkins: We can debate about who's the GOAT on the court but when it comes down to who's the GOAT off the court it's not even a DEBATE!!! LeBron James is the Greatest Athlete off court EVER.
9 months ago	– via EuroHoops.net
Among other things, Chalmers also paid his respects to Michael Jordan when asked to pick between him and LeBron James. "He's the GOAT, not even a question."
First Things First: "If LeBron James played back in the 90s he would adjust to the physicality. If Michael Jordan were in today's era he would practice the 3-pointer more. When MJ entered the NBA he wasn't a good mid-range shooter & became arguably the best mid-range shooter ever." — @Chris_Broussard
Spencer Dinwiddie: Say it again!
9 months ago	– via Joseph Staszewski @ New York Post
Charles Barkley isn't putting LeBron James and Kobe Bryant into the elite of the elite in NBA history. The Hall of Famer left the two modern-era stars out of his top 5 NBA players of all-time when asked what his list would be during an appearance on Kentucky coach John Calipari's "Coffee with Cal" show this week. "Michael's [Jordan] one, Oscar Robertson's two," Barkley said. "[Bill] Russell, Wilt [Chamberlain] and Kareem [Abdul-Jabbar], no particular order after Michael."
9 months ago	– via Twitter LeaderOfHorde
Bogdan Bogdanovic: Goat #TheLastDance
9 months ago	– via Heat Nation
Miami Heat president Pat Riley recently gave high praise to Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James. While reminiscing on the formation of the Heat's Big 3, the former head coach revealed he believes James is arguably the best player ever. "After July the first, I just laid it out on the table," Riley recalled. "LeBron and Chris [Bosh], two of the greatest players in our game. And LeBron, maybe the greatest player of all time, with Dwyane [Wade]. All you have to do is put it on the table."
9 months ago	– via Twitter SDinwiddie_25
Spencer Dinwiddie: These dudes are high. Basketball just like everything else follows a path of evolution. Nobody avg 50 in today's nba. If anybody was gonna do it KD would've
Spencer Dinwiddie: And just for added context I definitely think MJ had the best prime NBA years of all time. And that Kareem is the basketball GOAT. But y'all thought MJ was a God in the 80's/90's because he was 6'6 with a 40 I'm 6'6 with a 40 in 2020 and y'all think I'm unathletic Rolling on the floor laughing
Spencer Dinwiddie: I even added context so that y'all wouldn't say that I was shitting on MJ, and y'all still saying it. What part of "best prime NBA years of all time" do y'all not understand? smh
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Mike Tyson, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan, Rony Seikaly, Los Angeles Lakers
Storyline: GOAT Debate


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The firecat, the aurora and the moon(beam!).
While photographing the aurora overhead, I casually turned around and was amazed to see the smoke from the mines billowing out with very little wind, and somehow merged into the form of a large cat. The mine activity was signaled by the light tower that illuminated the cat into the firecat!


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News Release 2-Sep-2021
Early detection of encephalitis after immunotherapy using a blood test
image: Max Levin och Sara Bjursten, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg. view more
Credit: Photo by Anna Rehnberg.
Immunotherapy is very effective for many cancers, but the treatment can also cause autoimmune side effects. Encephalitis is one of the most serious and difficult-to-diagnose side effects of immunotherapy. Now care staff can use a simple blood test to detect treatment-triggered encephalitis at an early stage. This finding is reported in a study by researchers at the University of Gothenburg. The study also provides new clues to the seriousness of side effects from immunotherapy.
Immunotherapy with checkpoint inhibitors has enabled completely new opportunities for oncologists to treat patients with various forms of cancer. The treatment means that the patient's own immune response attacks the cancer cells. The drugs activate the immune response by blocking signaling pathways that normally act as inhibitors of the patient's T cells. With the treatment, many patients with widespread malignant melanoma, for example, can become tumor free, or even cured, but autoimmune side effects are common and sometimes very serious.
Extreme immune activation
"It is now possible for patients with metastases in the brain to become completely tumor-free, which is fantastic. In some patients, however, the activation of the immune response becomes so extreme that even healthy tissue becomes severely inflamed," says the study's first author Sara Bjursten, who is a doctoral student at Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg and a specialist in oncology at Sahlgrenska University Hospital.
The study was recently published in the Journal of ImmunoTherapy of Cancer and is the result of a collaboration between researchers in oncology, rheumatology and clinical neurochemistry in Gothenburg.
"We show that simple blood tests, several already established as routine tests, can likely be used to see early on which patients are developing severe encephalitis. This offers a better opportunity to adapt the treatment and to administer anti-inflammatory drugs in time."
An early marker
The first part of the study is a case study showing that the marker S-100B in blood samples can act as an early warning for encephalitis during immunotherapy. The levels of S-100B in blood rose even before the encephalitis gave symptoms. When diagnosing the encephalitis, newer markers were analyzed, such as GFAP and NFL. These markers had shot up and then decreased in parallel with clinical improvement.
The researchers believe that these simple blood tests can be key in diagnosing treatment-triggered encephalitis, which today is difficult to diagnose because the symptoms can be misinterpreted as tumor growth, stroke or infection.
"In Gothenburg, we now use S-100B and NFL to monitor the risk of encephalitis and we hope to soon be able to include GFAP and Tau. The markers have helped us diagnose three more cases of treatment-triggered encephalitis," says the study's last author Max Levin, who is an associate professor at Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg and chief physician in oncology at Sahlgrenska University Hospital.
Free of tumors with immunotherapy
The patient case that sparked the researchers' interest was a man who was treated at Sahlgrenska University Hospital a few years ago, where malignant melanoma had spread to the brain with
metastases. His brain metastases shrank sharply from the combination treatment he received, but he also developed such severe encephalitis that he became paralyzed and almost died. Examining his blood tests, the researchers noted the connection between the marker and the encephalitis.
After two years of rehabilitation, the patient was still tumor-free and had learned to walk shorter distances again.
Special T cells
Another exciting finding in the study shows that T cells in patients with serious side effects differ from T cells in identically treated patients without side effects. Compared to patients without side effects, the patient with serious side effects had higher levels of the activating receptor ICOS on their T cells, which act as an accelerator. The highest T cell levels of ICOS were in a patient with encephalitis.
"It is an interesting finding. No specific property of T cells has previously been demonstrated in adverse reactions. The analyses we developed together with Professor Anna Rudin include a battery of activating and inhibitory T cell receptors. ICOS was the receptor that stood out strikingly in patients with serious side effects. It is possible that pharmacological blocking of ICOS is an effective way to stop encephalitis and other life-threatening side effects," according to Max Levin.
Could have important implications
Researchers continue to investigate whether a combination of brain injury markers can provide even better opportunities for detecting serious brain side effects early in immunotherapy. The research results may affect existing international guidelines for the clinical treatment connected to immunotherapy. According to published data, about one percent of those who receive immunotherapy suffer from the side effect of encephalitis, but the researchers have clinical data suggesting that figure may be higher.
Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer
10.1136/jitc-2021-002732
Early rise in brain damage markers and high ICOS expression in CD4+ and CD8+ T cells during checkpoint inhibitor-induced encephalomyelitis
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Council of war
Topic: Generals
On 9 September 1701 Col. Wolmar Anton von Schlippenbach held a council of war in his headquarters at Kirrumpäh. The participants were Schlippenbach, Col. Adam Carl de la Gardie, Col. Gustaf Enesköld, Lt. Col. Arvid Johan von Kaulbars, Lt. Col. Hans Henrik von Liewen, the Adjutant general Carl Otto Freijmann, Major Herman Johan von Burghausen, Major Joachim Henrik von Wettberg and Captain Wolmar Gustaf Lauw (an engineer).
Schlippenbach began by pointing out the difficulties.The troops were poorly clothed and there was a shortage of provisions. Enemy attacks and illnesses were decimating the army and the horses had suffered badly. What to do?
The cavalry commanders Colonel Enesköld (Åbo and Björneborg) and Major Burghausen (Carelian) stated that their was hardly a man (or perhaps horse) fit for real duty in their regiments. Kaulbars (Schlippenbach's dragoons) supported them and said that only about 100 men in his regiment were fit for duty. To march towards the border would likely result in a battle and even if this was won the army would become so weakened that it could not possibly stop further incursions.
The infantry officers agreed. The situation was very bad and officers who had lost their horses and equipment to the enemy were incapable of replacing what had been lost.
The discussions continued the following day. Schlippenbach began by saying that reports from Pechory suggested that the Russians were preparing a massive invasion. What to do? It was decided to reinforce Dorpat, while the rest of the army should move away from Kirrumpäh and march back and forth as the supply situation allowed.
Source: Krigsarkivet, Krigshandlingar. Stora nordiska kriget, Avd. 3, vol. 10
Topic: Livonia
Among Schirren's papers in Riksarkivet there are two lists of travellers to and from Russia who passed the border post at Neuhausen (Vastseliina) during the period 1 January 1698 to 30 June 1699. Some examples:
8 January 1698: Lt. Col. Rohr and two servants from Köningsberg to Moscow.
10 January 1698: The wife of Colonel Blumbergh and her people & Lieutenant Johan Rickman.
30 May 1698: Lieutenant Johan Gordon and a servant from England to Moscow.
23 June 1698: The theology student Tobias Renner from Thuringia to Moscow.
7 July 1698: Johan Gordon, son of General Gordon, and his wife along with a captain and four servants from Scotland to Moscow.
Those travelling the other way were fewer in 1698, but one notable example:
21 October 1698: Guillaume Felle, a Doctor of Theology of the Franciscan Order from Persia to Mitau and France. (Felle was a noted traveller).
Source: Riksarkivet, Schirrens samling originalhandlingar, vol. 13
Posted by bengt_nilsson at 10:11 PM MEST
In the wrong place
Topic: Archives
The image above is from LVVA, fond 7349, op. 2, vol. 177, which contains letters mostly to the Estonian Governor General Bengt Horn (dated 1658). Why are they preserved in the archive of the Livonian Governor General. In the top left corner there is an inscription (A-138) which sheds light on the matter. This was a type of marking used by the Estonian State Archive when the archive of the Estonian Governor General was catalogued in the early 1930's. The idea was to show where the item was kept before the documents were rearranged according to modern principles. Based on the catalogue produced as a result of this work it seems likely that this letter should today be in EAA 1.2.225, but it's obviously not. Why? Most likely because of events during WWII, when several archives were evacuated (in some cases as far as Troppau). As some volumes from the archive of the Livonian Governor General are missing today it's tempting to think that they were mixed up with something else and have ended up in other Eastern European archives (documents from the archive of the Dukes of Courland have long after the war been found both in the Czech Republic and in Ukraine). And: if items which should be in Tartu are found in Riga - perhaps the opposite can be true as well? EAA 1. (the archive of the Estonian Governor General) is large and I don't yet know how closely the volumes have been examined after 1945.
Schirren's collection
Some weeks ago I photographed most of the original documents in Carl Schirren's collection in Riksarkivet (15 volumes). At this point I have managed to make inventories of vol. 3-6 and 9-11. The content of these volumes is fairly typical of Schirren, i.e. a focus on Patkul and the struggle of the Livonian nobility against Swedish absolutism as well as on the intrigues leading up to the formation of the big anti-Swedish coalition in the late 1690's. Schirren's keen interest in the latter issue seems to have resulted in him pracitically cleaning out the collection of letters from the Swedish representatives in Poland to the Governor General in Riga. In the abovementioned volumes I have for examples found almost 30 letters from Georg Wachschlager and nearly 25 by Per Cuypercrona in Danzig (in the archive of the Livonian Governor General I have up til now only found two letters from Wachschlager).
Schirren also "took care" of some of the Russian correspondence (20 letters from Thomas Kniper in Moscow, 8 from Thomas Herbers in Pskov, 3 from Philip Vinhagen in Novgorod) as well as from Florian Thilo von Thilau at the borrder post of Neuhausen (Vastseliina). The collection also contains a few letters from the Swedish embassy to Moscow in 1699 as well as material pertaining to the Great Embassy and various other Swedish-Russian issues.
A couple of odd items (vol. 11) are copies of Steinau's and Paykul's explanations of the reasons behind the Saxon defeat at Düna in July 1701. The fomer's is dated Warsaw 20 September 1701 and numbers about 60 pages, while the latter is dated Berlin 14 July 1702.
Some weeks ago I photographed most of the original documents in Carl Schirren's collection in Riksarkivet (15 volumes). At this point I have managed to make inventories of vol. 3-6 and 9-11. The content of these volumes is fairly typical of Schirren, i.e. a focus on Patkul and the struggle of the Livonian nobility against Swedish absolutism as well as on the intrigues leading up to the formation of the big anti-Swedish coalition in the late 1690's. Schirren's keen interest in the latter issue seems to have resulted in him pracitically cleaning out the collection of letters from the Swedish representatives in Poland to the Governor General in Riga. In the abovementioned volumes I have for examples found almost 30 letters from Georg Wachschlager and nearly 25 by Per Cuypercrona in Danzig.
Sunday, 3 May 2015
Topic: Newspapers
On 19 January 1699 Governor General Dahlbergh ordered the Postal Director in Riga Gerdt Gröen to "subscribe" for various European newspapers which were needed by his office (LVVA, fond 7349, op. 1, vol. 51). The papers were specified in a separate attachment (not present). Among the Schirren papers in Riksarkivet (vol. 4) there are a number of items pertaining to this issue, most notably an undated list which appears to be the one Dahlbergh's letter refers to:
"Zur nöthigen Correspondence beym Königl. General Gouvernement werden folgenden Gazzetten erfordet"
aus Hamburg
1. Relations Courier bey Thom. Wiering
2. Europäische Fama bey Heuss
3. Europäische Relation
4. Relation ex Parnasso
5. Nordischer Mercurius
aus Altona
6. Relations Courier
7. Altonaischer Mercurius
aus Holland
9. die Haerlemsche Courant
10. der Hagischer Mercurius
A possibly more accurate list of the German publications was forwarded to Dahlbergh the following day. It had been put together in Hamburg by Polycarp Marci (1654-1724):
Montag und Donnerstag
Relations-Courier bei Thomas Wiering
Europäische Fama bei Heuss
Dienstag und Freitag
Europäische Relation bei Heuss
Relation ex Parnasso bei Spiring
Nordische Mercurius bei Greflinger
In Altona
Relations-Courier
Altonaischer Mercurius
Updated: Sunday, 3 May 2015 7:58 PM MEST
An engineer regiment
A couple of weeks ago I had the opportunity to visit a little known private archive which contains a significant number of items from the time of the Great Northern War. One of the more interesting ones is an undated proposal by the fortification officer Lorentz Christoffer Stobée (1676-1756) for the creation of an engineer regiment. It is from the content possible to conclude that it must be from the final years of Charles XII's reign, i.e. after his return to Sweden in late 1715.
In the proposal Stobée outlines his plan. The regiment should consist of 1,500 men and be used during sieges, landings and transports. The personnel would also be adept at building all sorts of bridges, ships, barges and rafts. However, the regiment could also be used as a standard infantry regiment if the circumstances called for this. So how would the necessary manpower be found in a situation where it was difficult to muster enough men for the existing regiments? Well, Stobée had an idea: there was in Sweden a large number of jobs which were filled by men, but could just as well be handled by women:
1. Wigmaker
2. Linen weaver
3. Tailor
4. Baker
5. Brewer
6. Button maker
7. Lace-maker
8. Spirit distiller
9. Tea or coffee-maker
10. Confectioner
11. Soap-maker
12. Dyer
Stobée suggested that it would be entirely sufficient to leave one or two male experts in each town and these could then start factories manned by women, which would produce everything needed.
Another unnecessary occupation for men was the making of saltpetre. It was simple enough and could be learned by anyone. By leaving some old and infirm saltpetre-makers as teachers it would be possible to mobilize another 3-4,000 men for the army.
Stobées engineer regiment would be divided in three battalions, each battalion made up by four companies of 125 men. To each company would be added about 20-30 craftsmen (carpenters, blacksmiths, bricklayers etc.). Each company would also have its own baggage train with all necessary equipment. If the King accepted the proposal, Stobée stated, the regiment would be ready in four months. To make serving in the regiment more appealing to officers Stobée suggested that it should take precedence over both the artillery and the fortification - engineering being a science which contained parts of many other sciences.
Koporye prisoners
On the 30 September 1708 the eight Russians captured at Koporye two days earlier were interrogated. A short summary of the result:
The first one said he was a corporal in Col. Hupowitz regiment of Cossacks, 1,000 men strong. However, only 400 were present at Koporye and they had arrived from Pechory eight days earlier. They were not the only ones to arrive, a detachment of dragoons under the command of Lt. Col. Stepanov (6 companies of about 100 men each) had also come from Pechory. These detachments were at Koporye under the command of Brigadier Frazer, who had six regiments at his disposal. There was a garrison of 700 in Koporye itself, but these had not taken part in the battle.
The next two prisoners belonged to the Tobolsk dragoon regiment. They had deserted from their unit, which was under the command of Lt. Col. "Wasili Czatzeoff". The regiment consisted of six companies. They had arrived from Livonia about six weeks earlier. There were 700 men in the garrison at Koporye. When the Swedes had attacked there were six Russian regiments.
The last five prisoners were from Monastyrev's dragoons (2), Manstein's dragoons (2) and "Pladur's" battalion (1). According to them there hade been five dragoon regiments and one Cossack regiment at Koporye. There were six Lt. Colonels and six Majors. The regiments were:
Monastyrev's dragoons (900 men), Schauenburg's dragoons (800), Jarsen's (?) dragoons (500), Alontkof's (?) dragoons (400), Tobolsk dragoons (600) and Bachmetov's Cossacks (600).
(It should be emphasized that this is a summary of the testimonies given by these prisoners - or rather how the Swedish interrogators interpreted their remarks).
Source: Krigsarkivet, Krigshandlingar, Stora nordiska kriget, vol. 11
Updated: Sunday, 19 April 2015 8:01 PM MEST
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The fight at Koporye 28 September 1708 : part 2
Topic: Battles
During last week I had a look at some of the Swedish sources for the Ingrian campaign of 1708, including Lybecker's report about the encounter near Koporye fortress on 28 September 1708. A short summary of what he claims:
While his army for three days was busy unloading and distributing provisions brought by sea a report arrived. This indicated that the Russians were moving their cavalry from Duderhof to Koporye in order to cut off the Swedish army. Upon receiving this news Lybecker detached a cavalry force of 1,800 men under the command of colonels Ramsay and Armfelt. They were instructed to observe the enemy and attack if the latter made a stand. Upon reaching a nearby village the Swedes were told that a Russian force of about 100 cavalry and 100 infantry had been there about an hour earlier and that the Russian force had taken up a position near Koporye. Ramsay and Armfelt discussed the situation with several officers in their detachment and decided to advance towards Koporye. Their approach was made up a very steep hill towards a large open field which reached beyond the fortress. The Russians were drawn up in two lines on this field, at a distance of a few musket shots from the fortress itself. Some additional squadrons were placed behind the two lines. As the Swedish force approached and took up position Armfelt assumed command of the right flank and Ramsay of the left. Orders were given to abstain from firing and attack with the sword only. As the Swedish attack started the Russians advanced as well. Cossacks and a force of boyars which were positioned in front of the Russian lines opened fire and the Cossacks attacked the Swedish left. Major de la Barre counterattacked with some squadrons and hit the flank of the Cossacks and drove them off. The Russian line opened fire and tried to regroup, but the strong Swedish assault forced both lines to retreat and the Russians started streaming backwards. As they were doing this they came upon a very deep ravine which crossed the field and went into the moat. Many Russians were driven down into the ravine and got stuck in the mud, where they were picked off by Swedish fire. Major Danielsson and some of his men jumped off their horses and went down into the ravine where they killed a large number of Russians with the sword. Another group were killed in similar fashion by Col. Ramsay very near the moat.
The garrison in Koporye tried to support the Russians with artillery fire and another force opened fire with muskets from a dry moat on the right as well as from a large house on the left. This did not stop the Swedes, who again attacked and pursued the fleeing Russians for several kilometres until they reached a small river which the Russians were forced to swim across.
Those who fled towards Koporye fortress were pursued by Lt. Col. Brakel with seven companies all the way to the drawbridge, forcing some Russians to jump into the moat to save themselves. The Russian fire from the fortress was intense but very inefficient, only killing one officer and wounding another. When the Swedes fell back from the drawbridge the Russians in the fortress counterattacked with both infantry and cavalry (with a force estimated to have been about 1,200). Col. Armfelt counterattacked and drove them back, but the Russians got reinforcements and attacked again. Eventually Armfelt decided to retreat and this was conducted very skillfully. His force lost about 50 men in total and the rest of the Swedish units lost another 20. The Russian losses were estimated as having been about 600. The enemy's baggage was captured. Among Brigadier Fraser's belongings several letters were found and they contained much valuable information. According to the prisoners Fraser commanded 5 dragoon regiments, 1 regiment of Cossacks and 1 unit of "selected Boyars". The Russians had left their colours in the fortress, so none were taken during the fight.
Source: Krigsarkivet, Krigshandlingar. Stora nordiska kriget, Vol. 12d, Letter from Lybecker dated Nurmis, 1 October 1708.


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Making sense of PV Sindhu's post-World Championship downer
Badminton | November 8, 2019
Indian badminton ace PV Sindhu's game has plummeted sharply following her tremendous World Championship win in August, getting eliminated in all events since.
When PV Sindhu clinched gold at the 2019 BWF World Championships in Basel, Switzerland back in August, she became the first Indian to do so. After settling for silver in her two attempts prior, in 2017 and 2018, it was a validation of the shuttler's abilities to perform at the highest level of the world stage.
However, the 24-year-old has failed to make it to the finals in all five BWF events she's entered since, and of those attempts, made it as far as the quarterfinal only once. No matter how one slices it, that's highly unbecoming for someone who just conquered the best of the world.
Coaching setback
One of the reasons behind her stumble might just be internal. Not long after the high of August, September brought bad tidings, as Sindhu found herself without her coach, Korean Kim Ji Hyun. Kim was forced make the hard choice in order to take care of her ailing husband in New Zealand, who had suffered a stroke back in August, during the World Championships.
Kim and Sindhu had fostered a good relationship during their time working together, and it's not hard to imagine that losing her played a part in Sindhu's round-of-16 elimination at the China Open in September.
Saina looked completely clueless, disinterested.
Well for Sindhu, she has set the expectations so high that every defeat looks like an upset. Here, she lost to much lower ranked player. She was expected to win easily.
— Khel Un-Ltd (@KhelUnLtd) November 7, 2019
That was just the tip of the iceberg. More disappointment followed as the BWF Super 750 season rolled on, with early eliminations in Korea, Denmark, France and most recently, China, where she found herself knocked out in yet another first-round upset by Chinese Taipei's Pai Yu Po 21-13, 18-21, 21-19.
Big game player
The other hypothesis that we can surmise is Sindhu is getting increasingly attuned to coming alive for the mega events, when the stakes are at their highest. Just like tennis players who live for the Grand Slams, Sindhu's record over the past few years shows more and more that she is at her absolute best in big events.
Whether it be her consistent prowess at the World Championships or bagging every colour of medal at the Commonwealth Games, Sindhu has been ensuring more and more that she delivers the shiniest baubles to her country.
Following her ousting from the China Open, Sindhu will head westward next, for the Hong Kong Open 2019 — her final stop on the BWF calendar for the season. It will be her final chance to end the year on a high. Regardless, she is still sixth on the BWF Rankings, which ensures her Tokyo 2020 eligibility and the prospects of landing yet another one of the big prizes she is so adept at bagging.
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The station is located near Sibiu city center. In 2008 this station served about 80 domestic trains, along with state-operated trains from Căile Ferate Române. The international trains runs to Budapest (Hungary).

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