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The officiating was pretty poor, but Packers fans have little room to bitch this game. There weren't that many calls against them or not called in their favor. There were about three total, and they were all minor calls, except one. -Multiple false starts by the 49er's -Roughing the passer on Matthews (No clue what the hell that was) Yet, the Packers scored three TD's on help from the officials: -P.I. that wasn't involving Finley -Block in the black resulting in a TD return -P.I. on the last scoring drive. Good game though, and I'm sure the Packers will start a long winning streak unless they lose to the Bears next week.

Gervin never won an NBA title, and I believe only made it out of the 2nd round only once in his career. Wade has two NBA titles, has been to 3 Finals, has a Finals MVP, and has made it past the 2nd round 4x. Better scorer? Maybe, I'll give you that although it's pretty close. Rebounding is almost identical in terms of rebounding %, which adjusts for pace (since back in the '70's there were a lot more possessions/opportunities for rebounds, so raw RPG doesn't work as well). But in terms of passing/playmaking Wade has a HUGE advantage. Gervin wasn't a guy you could run your offense through because he didn't have the ballhandling or passing abiltiy to consistently make plays for his teammates, while Wade is one of the best swingmen of the last 20 years at doing so. And by everything I've heard, Gervin wasn't know for his great defense, while Wade has been on All-Defensive teams multiple times in his career. FWIW, Wade's career PER is 25.7 to Gervin's 21.4. Wade's best season was a 30.4, while Gervin's was a 24.7. Wade's playoff PER is 24.1 to Gervin's 21.2. You have to put the All-NBA selections in context. Gervin made his in one of the weakest era's in NBA history, especially for guards. When Wade didn't make it, he lost out to MVP's like Kobe and Nash. When Gervin made it, he was beating out guys like Dennis Johnson and Paul Westphal, and Gus Williams, who were great players, but not of the Kobe/Nash caliber. If Wade was around in those years, he would easily have the same number of 1st team selections.

There should polls on the game day threads

What an endorsement.