Rasheed Wallace and Scottie Pippen list regrets from Blazers' 2000 Game 7 loss vs. Lakers | The Jump
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- Опубликовано: 23 авг 2024
- Rasheed Wallace joins Rachel Nichols, Stephen Jackson and Scottie Pippen of The Jump to discuss whether LeBron James regrets joining the Los Angeles Lakers, and reminisce about Sheed and Scottie's time with the Portland Trail Blazers, including their dramatic loss in Blazers vs. Lakers 2000 Western Conference Finals Game 7.
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Man sheed is so underrated. He was one of original and 1st Stretch 4s and was a beast in his prime. Easily a HOF
Nope not in hall of fame
tmac got in anybody gets in
@Sir z gaming Is a no life Tmac got in anybody gets in.
Sheed first ballot imo.
he made that piston a championship contenders and eventually champions.
Players of Sheed's breed shall never be seen again. And that's a great tragedy.
Robert Emanuel that's right brother
Don’t forget KG smh 😞 we need more players like that
@Nolay Austin that was Sheed's favorite line. Man got more techs than anyone I've seen play the game.
Players that wrap their weed in tin foil before going through airport security?
And udonis haslem
I think we all forget how solid Pippen was during the Portland years. As a role player anyways, and when healthy. I think his run with the Blazers is underrated.
Went to a Game 7 against those prime Lakers. Easily could have won that series and likely the title
@@David-iv6je rigged
@@chrissams6230 I thought so but we'll never be sure. People are on and on about how dominant Shaq was, but they forget how many offensive fouls were not called on him (I named his elbows the snow plows) and how he would camp in the lane for 4, 5, 6 seconds. The hard part with the NBA is one or two foul calls coould swing a game. And there were a couple of those against Sabonis, one of the few guys who could ever decrease Shaq's efficiency. Mostly because with his size and strength, even old Sabonis could push Shaq out of his spots while on the other end his sweet outside shot - great for a big of his day, pulled Shaq away from the rim.
@@David-iv6jecap would’ve lost to the pacers in 7
@@chrissams6230 That one wasn't rigged, they were up by 15 and missed over 10 shots in a row while Lakers cought up, they could have easily won that if they hit 20% of those missed shots and no refs to stop them lol
man if scottie would've won without jordan...the narrative of nba history would be a little different
Super Mega Foxy Awesome Hot I said the same thing
Super Mega Foxy Awesome Hot I think they ignore it to make Jordan seem that much better but that’s just me a Kobe fan
bob johnson Irrelevant to the pint
Oh really?! Explain me why?
Wouldn’t change anything. Pippen benefited a lot more from their relationship since he was literally trained by the GOAT.
As a Laker fan for some 50 years, I vividly recall the anxiety I felt in game 7. The Blazers were playing outstanding that day.
Refs played better.
If one person. In that lineup, for me, that expectedly was going to bail that team out. That person was Steve Smith. His reputation took a huge blow after that game.
@@jeffkrieger5369was the refs bad
@@jeffkrieger5369Blazers missed so many shots in the 4th, refs can’t help them make shots.
Pippen so laid back and chill, just looking at his personality on these shows, it’s no wonder he could play next to Jordan and never feel like he needed to be the man to...
Well, there was the incident with Toni Kukoc...
He definitely wanted to be the man a couple times in those runs do your googles lol
It just is personality, he a naturally laid back person, but don't let that make you think he didn't want to be the main guy. He accepted that role because he played with Bulls. If free agency then was like it is now, he would have left. It's all entertainment, a show they put on for everyone. Don't believe everything you see. If you listen to his commentary on The Jump throughout the season, you can tell he wish he played in today's game.
KrisKelvin but I said Jordan, Toni was a rookie, Pip was an All-Star... But he later said he was wrong and understood why Phil went with Toni.
Wrong! Pippen is older now, but he threw a damn tantrum over a shot in the playoffs.
Sheed!!!! That dude do not get no credit! That dude was a breast in his prime! Edit: (beast * breast) we all make mistakes deal with it..
A fine breast indeed 🤣🤣
I still remember when he would drop 40+ with a technical foul or two lol
He was breast lol
So sheed was a tittie?
Chicken breast? 😂😂
Sheed doubling Ginobli and leaving Horry wide open should be a bigger regret than this 2000 WCF
Man that was a every possession game and sheed killed me that 1
BH O hell yea. I was mad asf that day and still mad about it. Almost seemed like it was staged
BH O Gm 7 vs Gm 5
BH O Ginobili is better than horry! She'd way smarter than you!
@@manuelalvarez25 Ginobili is better than Horry but that's not the point. Any NBA player, coach, analyst, or fan at that time would tell you that leaving Horry open in the clutch is about as stupid as it gets. It's ok man, you aren't old enough to have watched that series, let alone Horry's heroics with Lakers or Rockets. You're not dumb. Just really ignorant.
NEVER forget boiis. Rasheed Wallace got that ring with the Detroit Pistons: Ben wallace, sheed, Tayshaun prince, chauncey billups, hamilton.
That was epic summer 2004.
@@traviscarter1023 especially if you are from detroit
I remember Laker fans here in michigan, (yes, they exist), laughing when the Pistons made the finals. They thought they had that chip before the series even started.
Imagine them not drafting Darko at #2 that year as well
@@matchesmalone79 mann, I honestly think if we had one of those stars our chemistry would have been different and maybe we wouldnt have been as good
I vividly remember that game. I grew up in Chicago with Scottie and MJ and when that was over it was great seeing Scottie getting proper recognition. It felt like the Blazers literally stopped playing in the 4th quarter. Scottie could/should have had 7 rings.
They obviously took a fall.
Sheed was a beast, Sheed, Duncan, KG, and CWebb were nightmare PF teams have to deal with.
@Ahmet Hakan uh no
Ik Lakers had ac green, Rob horry and Horace grant getting torched
Think about any of them Power Fowards teaming up in their prime. I would have liked to see Sheed and Duncan teaming up in San Antonio.
And Dirk
The 2010' superstars
Don't forget A. Sobonis!
Sheed one of the most talented bigs ever!
Rasheed Wallace, Kevin Garnett, Karl Malone, tim Duncan, Zach Randolph these power forwards we will Neva see again
That period was the golden age of power forwards and yet the youngsters just want to say Kobe dominated.
@@hassanalaur7983 You're just not gonna mention Dirk when it comes to offensive talent?
Love the way both Sheed and S Jax talk about Pippen. Sheed speaks of him as a leader and Jax loves him as an idol. Pippen is arguably one of my favorite players ever
Best team W/0 NBA championship 2000 Portland team, I still can't believe how they lost that game
2002 kings
Froze up offensively no scoring in the last few minutes of the game
@@derekfox8389 two part reason to them losing 1) poor officiating and 2) choking in game 7
In my opinion the 2001-02 Sacramento Kings was the best team and they should have beaten the lakers that year and won the championship.
sabonis fouled out. its rigged
rasheed look like a retired gym teacher
lmao true
vito smith sheed still blazin it up..
he looks like a current janitor.
Hes got that "sells sandles from a shopping mall kiosk" look to him.
@@SerlingPictures I remember seeing something on TV where he drives like a busted up Bronco or something instead of a nice vehicle even though the man is loaded
Not a single player in the NBA like Sheed. Thanks for the 04 ring in Detroit!
this man sheed an underrated legend bruh. i’ll always love him for the role he played for the pistons 💯
Loved to hear the Detroit crowd say "RASHEEEEDDD" whenever he got the ball in his hands. One of the few underrated players that rightly won a championship.
Somebody please add Sheed as a game commentator, would be so entertaining. His facial expressions are too good too!
the nba has changed. No one in the nba now can play the style of games they played back then. Imaging playing D on Shaq sheed. Ben Wallace. Kemp. Barkley sabonis. Hakeem thOse Guys we’re monsters Tough players.
I miss the bad ass NBA
Same here
Yeah I Agree now the NBA Sucks everybody is too soft now
that list you made. look at the versatility on it.
Sheed - 2 way PF that can post up or face up
Ben - 6'9" defensive/rebounding Center like a jailhouse body builder
Kemp - athletic, high flying PF
Barkely - a pitbull of a PF that can score post up or face up, hit from 3, torch you for 35-45 pts while grabbing 20-25 boards
Sabonis - a 7 ft. Larry Bird
Hakeem - Hakeem...
and I'll throw in a bonus:
CWebb - a 6'10" point guard that can post up, face up, score off the dribble, hit from paint-3pt line, pass like Magic Johnson, and rebound 15-20.
good times...now PFs and Centers just want to shoot 3s. that's all anyone wants to do
@@JSwanKilowJ also Chuck only listed as 6'6"
Sheed is a LEGEND in Detroit. I wish people would talk more about that 04 Finals when the Pistons rolled the Lakers, the NBA's first "Super Team" (Kobe, Shaq, Karl Malone, Gary Payton) 😂😂😂😂
PROTXS EMF HEALTH O yea, being from Detroit, that ‘04 Piston team is one of my favorite sports team ever. 💯
That finals still hurts my feelings I can’t watch none of those games til this day mane smh that 04 Pistons team was grit and grind original!!!
Nope 85-86 Celtics were the first super team.
That game 7 in Portland was Scottie Pippens golden opportunity to say it was Pippen and Jordan. He did not seal the deal and that hurts.
He already proved his mettle in 93-94. Rasheed Wallace was Portlands best player by the time Pippen arrived and had they won it all would've most likely been MVP
@@FuShengAlex Not to mention Scottie was a shell of himself following back surgery in 98
Rigged game 7
I still rock my Rasheed blazers jersey #ripcity
bee boo it’s insane how many legendary players were on that squad
Me too bruh I got all of them but the Hawks and Bullets
1fastmex
Hard to beat the best duo of all time, though. Real talk.
I remember getting the grey and red alternative Trailblazers Jersey for Christmas, even though it was in 04 lol
i still rock my Pippen 1998 Finals jersey proudly :)
We are still heartbroken over that loss. Diehard Blazer fans right here :,(
Rasheed Wallace is my favorite player of all time. All around one of the most skill big men of all time. His impact on the game is vastly underrated
You're speaking the truth bruh
Man I love Rasheed, did his job, commanded respect, and dammit he hooped in AF1's
Jax makes that Portland team a title team.
@bee boo yea, some players need a strong infrastructure. Like Dennis Rodman in Detroit vs Dennis Rodman everywhere else.
Portland was already stacked one of the deepest teams ever.... far as Blazers vs Lakers I just remember celebrating a lttle too early and losing a bet smh
@TenThumbsProductions Umm...huh? Jackson wasn't even playing in the NBA until the 2000-2001 season, so I'm not sure what you're talking about. Not to mention that he sucked his first few years in the league, and the last thing those Jail Blazers needed was another Jail Blazer.
The refs screwed the blazers hard to win a game when the other team got 40 more free throws in game 7 then portland got
Pippen 10 years older than these guys, looks 10 years younger than both.
2:24 haha adamant that ball doesn't lie
Pip was the man and I felt salty when Shaq had that dunk....damn memories 😣
Rasheed and those Piston teams made me respect him more as a player but dude is 💯 str8
I don't care what y'all say about Rasheed Wallace I like to thank the brother from Philly won us a championship in Detroit what a fit thank you shed my dude
“adamant that ball doesn’t lie” 😂😂
Portland was my TEAM! when playing NBA LIVE 2000 on PS2.
That Blazers team has one of the deepest depth in history.. Pippen, stoudamire, smitty, sheed, sabonis, wells, kemp, schrempf, augmon, dale davis
This didn't age well!!
Sheed my favorite forward. He's on my all time team and they're all hot heads like me. With K-Mart, Barkley, Rodman, Payton, Meta World Peace, KG, Vernon Maxwell.
That's a new franchise..
Jamaica Knuckle Heads
KOBE SAVED SHAQ IN THAT GAME 7
They won’t mention anything giving Kobe props.
How??? Blazers were sagging on shaq. Brian shaw's big 3s in the 4th. And Portland choked. Kobe had a avg. Game
He saved himself dummy he was the closer 😑
The refs saved Kobe and Shaq in that game. Dick Bavetta's whistle belongs in the rafters. Lakers FTA: 38. Blazers FTA: 16.
Sure, bro.
*www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200006040LAL.html*
Rasheed was very intimidating at one point on the court
I remember that series. When the Lakers were down by 15 going into the 4th I was mad and thought the game was over. I drove over to the mall to distract myself and that's when I saw all the people cheering and was able to watch the last couple of min of the game. It was amazing comeback and one were Portland definitely regret.
It was fixed
@@overratedgm5713 idiot
The Blazers should have won this series, but the fix was in.
STFU. The refs fixed them missing 13 straight shots??? None of the other games other than Game 3 were really close and that was settled when Portland left Ron Harper wide open and he hit the open shot. Y'all need to shut up about that fixed shit. Why do you watch if you think it's rigged?
U Mad 20 years later
Just keeping it real. David Stern needed a new dynasty for business. Shaq and Kobe were great for marketing.
Manu Ginobilis Bald Spot yeah they definitely didn't rig 13 straight shots, and I always put the blame on Portland firstly, Pippen especially cuz he was throwing up bricks selfishly all because he wanted to show up his former coach smh.. But, a lot of tech's and foul calls are to be in question that whole series.
And Stern did not want Pip have more chips than their holy one MJ..
Captain Jack with a cold ass sweater that thang fie
Agree with everyone. I loved watching Rasheed Wallace! I loved his attitude and personality the most. He was a bad ass
Sheed is one of my all time favorite players, that dude is real and a great player
If y'all think Sheed was nice in the NBA you should've saw him in High School im talking about 9th grade through to 12th just ridiculous i couldn't believe my eyes.
best high school player since wilt
@@a.jenkins2233 Maybe in Philly, but to put him over Bowie, Stackhouse, Sampson, Wilkins, J.R. Reid, Alonzo Mourning, and Rodrick Rhodes would be streching it a bit. As it was, Darnell Robinson outplayed him in the McDonald's Game, though he had his moments.
I want Scottie to read bed times stories to my childrens. Damn what a deep deep voice
I don’t think 2000 blazers are underrated. If I was playing for a team and blew a 15 pt lead in 4th quarter of a game 7, I’d wanna be forgotten. That shits embarrassing
I always appreciate Sheed. All heart.
This is a good combo - more fun than watching Tmac and Pierce
It’s funny how a year later they win a chip
That dude rasheed!!!! Enjoyed watching him play, so much skill
My 2 most underrated PFs in NBA history... SHEED & HORRY....
Sheed yes Horry no
Rasheed... Man.. I remember being nervous seeing him get the ball from mid range against my team.
His turnaround in the post was death to pretty much any defender.
ConcaCon hell yeah, him, ric & billups were scary
These three on a team together would have been crazy! All these greatness in this panel!
3:45 wow. That sigh is so heavily charged with regret, even after all those years. Some of the stuff those pros go through, they NEVER get over.
First Team All-Common Sense 😂😂😂
What an amazing battle that was. The Blazers vs the Lakers,Pippen vs Shaq, was my favourite playoffs to this day.
fav-our-ite, ahhh Canadian
"Kobe to Shaq!"
“How was that not a foul?” - Bill Walton.
Shaq bodied Steve Smith at the end of Game 7 and there was no foul call because David Stern needed a big market team in the finals. Their rings belong to Stern.
+Forrest Hunter That was the most blantant offensive foul I’ve ever seen in the finals, Michael made the NBA billions and billions of dollars so Stern paid Michael back by making sure he wins every year, anyone with above 20IQ can put 2 and 2 together and realize the facts.
@@LakersFanSinceJulyst Like lebrons rigged comeback against the spurs , and the rigged celtics series for him
"Bryant to Shaq"
Wallace was a beast in the early 2000's and one of my favorite players of all time 💯💯💯
Stephen Jackson shirt is dope as fck tho 👌💯
Scotty one of the greatest small forwards of all time b****
Scottie Pippen said it right someone needed to take over the game in the 4th qrt for the Blazers and no doubt passing was trying to get everyone involved in that situation but what needed to be done was constant scoring from the guy who was hot 🔥. Or Pippen himself could took over the game.
It's great to hear these NBA veterans share their stories & give us their great insight on games of years past.
Sheed!!!!
The technical machine
NEED FOR SHEED
That game is still heartbreaking. Go blazers
We, Tarheels regret that you and Stack didn't stay one more year and play with Jamison and Carter.... but you still one of the best Tarheels ever...#HOF #Balldon'tlie
They could have won a title, if Rasheed put in a little more work.
That Blazers and Lakers series was like a Hollywood film. Best series I've ever seen. That game 7 was crazy. Blazers had that game but Lakers bench hit some amazingly clutch shots.
Yeah except they were calling the dumbest fouls it was super one sided in favor of the Lakers
@@user-bm3xz4py8l sabonis got hosed that game, shaq always got bailed out yet players like TD webber went on to get shots up on him and live at the line against shaq for future playoff series.
@@user-bm3xz4py8l always the person that says 'the refs.' Shaq got fouled on almost every play. They hung on him like he was a jungle gym. Were the fouls bad when Portland was winning during that series?
@@JimBobHurley_in_AK yeah it was always one sided in the lakers favor 😂
I started rocking a headband as a kid because of the "Jail Blazers" I loved that squad and hated that "fix" by the NBA
On The Bus Podcast the Jailblazers was the shit back in the day with Damon Stoudamire,Bonzi Wells,Steve Smith, & etc
@@henrywitherspoon8064 never forget Bonzi Wells
wasnt no fix son. kobe and shaq was the "fix". too damn good
@@se7enthangel340 did you watch game 7? Very rigged game, a 22 free throw disparity. Lakers got away with murder in the 4th on defense
Not a Bronsexual, I clicked on this for Sheed and Pipp, but boy this aged badly... like THE VERY NEXT YEAR lol.
This aged HORRIBLY LOL
The beginning of this aged so well lol
I love how people claim that 2004 Pistons team had no Super Stars. Chauncey, Rasheed and Ben Wallace are no doubt Hall of fame players to me at least and Rip Hamilton is border line Hall of fame player
Used to love Rasheed jamming it in people's faces.
Sheed looking like uncle wallace
Sheed actually sounds like he’s not crazy. He was always a nightmare to play against, though his personality disrupted his career. Stephen Jackson knows his basketball. That was an incredible Blazers roster.
I loved the 2000 trailblazers pippen wallace sabonis steve smith i dont have to keep going but they had a real playoffs team
The blazers and kings both got screwed by referees cause they needed a Lakers dynasty... I watched it live. I KNOW
Lakers cheated just like the patriots.
Scottie “ I think he still has time to SAVAGE something “ (out of this lakers deal ) 😂
When Shaw’s brick went in at the end of the 3rd, my dad said “UH-OHHHHH!”. I already knew what it was then.
The WCF between Portland/LA was absolutely rigged.
Stephen jackson
“1st team All Common Sense”😂🤣
What does that even mean or is that a joke? Lol
@@AudioGAWD he said that at Dan Gilbert Tweet segment
Larry Bird over Lebron
100% percent my dude. Youngins just don't know shit.
That's usually a white opinion.
I wouldn't say that to Lebron James' face, although I'd take Bird over James too.
Blazers was a wicked team, I was rooting for them so much, it’s just a shame they didn’t take that series
Man that Blazers team was krazy. All talent!
Scottie had 2 great chances to win a ring without MJ. One got taken from him and the other he gave away.
What one ring got "taken away" from Pippen? Oh lemme guess losing a 2nd round series to NY where they were still nowhere near the Finals and would've likely had a long series with Indiana.
Yeah like Pippen was ever gonna outshine Dream in a NBA Finals lol.
@@FuShengAlex So being in the Eastern Conference Finals is nowhere near the NBA Finals? Do you even know basketball? And when I say one was taken away from him I don't mean it was guaranteed, I just mean the opportunity was taken away. So get out your feelings.
It WAS NOT the Eastern conference finals, it was the SEMI Eastern conference playoffs.
@@danieldawkins7960 Nobody said it was the Eastern Conference Finals. Dude said even if they beat the Knicks they would be nowhere near the NBA finals and I basically said if they beat New York the Eastern Conference Finals is very near the nba finals.
1:15 "First team all common sense".
The thing that Blazers team was lacking was a LEGIT alpha dog caliber scorer! In terms of roster depth, they were LOADED!!! Certain teams WITHOUT a true alpha dog caliber scorer can win rings at times. Like the 2004 Pistons with Sheed on the squad. But that Blazers team couldn't get the job done in the WCF that year vs. the Lakers. They were right on the cusp, but couldn't quite close it out. But man for man, that Blazers team was very versatile and talented! I think a prime Pippen on that same team would have been enough to win a ring with that team. Pip was past his prime (but still very good) when he went to the Blazers.
One of the hardest losses to get over in nba history Blazers game 7 vs lakers I cried over an nba game only once !!
Damn kinda wish the Blazers pulled it off in 2000. Scottie probably has 7 and Shred has 2. It would've changed the outlook of thier careers exponentially.
If scottie went to the finals the year jordan retired or won against the lakers we would be talking about mj slighty différent
No we wouldn’t you probably weren’t even alive then so you really shouldn’t be talking about him period
Rasheed Wallace, Stephen Jackson and Scottie Pippen are three nutty guys.
I still remember watching that Game 7 like it was yesterday. It's interesting how Scottie talks about that Portland team being too unselfish as a team hurting them down the stretch of that game. In a way, I can kind of get where he's coming from. That Portland team was very deep, but didn't have a 'go guy' like the Lakers had with Shaq and Kobe. Although I remember Rasheed played excellently through three quarters and so did Steve Smith.
The Pacers team that the Lakers beat after getting by Portland is getting a bit underrated in this clip as well. With Reggie Miller, Rik Smits, Jalen Rose, Mark Jackson, Austin Croshere, Dale Davis and others, that was a very solid team. They got blown out in Game 1, but gave the Lakers all they wanted after. A couple of games in that series the Lakers won could have just as easily gone Indiana's way.
Its rare for teams to win a title without a "Batman." Something usually goes wrong, eventually.
Lebron is not the best... his time has past him by.
Probably not the best but certainly one of the greatest
Dang majority of this week has been bout the Lakers and LeBron
Funny to see Wallace and Jackson sits beside one another
All 3 of them had great Defense. Times have changed
pippen is way way way much better than bron.
That's a no brainer
LBJ top 10 @@philross9821
At defense yeah
d rose defensively
YOU ARE NOT THE BEST PLAYER IN THE NBA IF YOU CANT MAKE FREETHROWS IN THE 4th QTR
SPORTS DUB Huh? So Shaq in his prime wasn’t the best player in the NBA ?
Hmm how about Shaq in 2000-2002.
How about Wilt Chamberlin, Tim Ducan lol
Yall are stupid.. Shaq is the clutchest free throw shooter
@@ImGettinMyChicken that is correct
Crazy story. I actually played with Rasheed during the summer when I was at Duke med school (and I had gone to UNC for undergrad lol). Some pros and college players would show up in the summer and play in the regular student gym. I was a good rec player so they would let me play, but dude it’s another level of athlete. Funny thing is that one of my best friends was visiting and saw me playing with these amazing players. I got switched on Rasheed near the foul line extended and my friends version is that I got so wide that he couldn’t drive around me or back me down, lol. Total BS. Reality is he was working on his perimeter game thank god. His waist came up to my upper chest darn near my neck lol. He came across very emotional and a little too fiery during real games, but he was a really nice guy in reality and one of the great tar heels. Man, do I miss playing basketball. I played until my mid 40s but then my knees and body in general would hurt so bad and I’d limp for about 3 days after playing. If I could just be 25 for two hours a week I would use it all on the court all over again.
I played college ball for D2, my knees are gone, three surgeries later.. It takes me a week to stop limping if I play one - on - one with my son, who guards me beyond the three point line. I am yelling at him Why are guarding me this far out... lol He knows my knees are gone... Sports are fun but as you get older you pay for it...
Portland got jobbed in that game 7 of the western finals, 4th quarter up by 15 and the refs just stopped calling fouls on L.A. At which point the Blazers started getting absolutely mugged every time they had ball.
@theempathicarmedinfidel2873 that's exactly right. The calls went completely one sided to hand that win to LA, at the same time Blazers went cold shooting. Plus Sabonis fouled out... I think the rigging after their hard fought comeback to seal it with that 15 point lead, only to watch the refs bail out the Lakers demoralized Portland and ultimately unraveled them while Kobe/Shaq eeked out the W.
i dont wanna hear its harder in the west lebron was 4th seed before getting hurt so please miss me with that
please miss me with the Orlando magic were about top 4 top 5 early in the season too.. or when the clippers were the first seed... or when the Grizzlies were the first seed... fuck yo excuses lol.
@@jdmnsxr6820 yeah tell me which of those teams were hot n then their main star goes down for 18 games, either u dont know or dont wanna admit so eat ass n get out of my comments with your trolling ass