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Why the Mavs won and the Heat lost.

In UncategorizedTags Jordan, LA, NBAPublish DateJune 13, 20116 Views8 Comments samluce

As a kid growing up I loved basketball. I cut my teeth on the Celtics vs. Lakers match-ups that really prepared the NBA for a star like Michael Jordan. Who single handedly launched the NBA to another level and ruined the game forever at the same time. I saw that because the unfortunate byproduct of Jordan’s individual greatness is it has created a generation of selfish ball hogs. Jordan in my opinion was a team player but he took over when he had to. Thanks to …

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My name is Sam Luce and I have been a pastor at Redeemer Church in Utica NY for the past 24 years. 18 of those years serving as children’s pastor. Currently, I am serving as the Global Pastor to Families. This is my personal blog it is focused on Discipleship, Family Ministry, and Theology.

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8 responses to “Why the Mavs won and the Heat lost.”

  1. jonathan Avatar
    jonathan
    June 13, 2011

    How dare you compare my Mavericks to the Yankees? You always ruin your sports posts with Yankee references!

    Go Rangers!

    🙂

    Reply
    1. samluce Avatar
      samluce
      June 15, 2011

      I give you 12 reasons oh wait the we did that last night Yankees 12 Rangers 4 HA!

      Reply
  2. jeffmcclung Avatar
    jeffmcclung
    June 13, 2011

    Great thoughts Sam. Competency is important but if someone has the right character and chemistry you'll probably be able to teach them the skill stuff along the way. I'm not saying that talent isn't important, but talent isn't always enough.

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    1. samluce Avatar
      samluce
      June 15, 2011

      Very true Jeff thanks.

      Reply
  3. jonathan Avatar
    jonathan
    June 13, 2011

    How dare you compare my Mavericks to the Yankees? You always ruin your sports posts with Yankee references!

    Go Rangers!

    🙂

    Reply
    1. samluce Avatar
      samluce
      June 15, 2011

      I give you 12 reasons oh wait the we did that last night Yankees 12 Rangers 4 HA!

      Reply
  4. jeffmcclung Avatar
    jeffmcclung
    June 13, 2011

    Great thoughts Sam. Competency is important but if someone has the right character and chemistry you'll probably be able to teach them the skill stuff along the way. I'm not saying that talent isn't important, but talent isn't always enough.

    Reply
    1. samluce Avatar
      samluce
      June 15, 2011

      Very true Jeff thanks.

      Reply
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