Hey guys, I’m hoping they might be some experts in this section of reddit.
I was wondering if I was biased in thinking that IU/Purdue was a top 3 basketball rivalry. Obviously Duke/UNC feels like it has a firm grasp on the top spot. What other rivalries would be top 5?
> Nowitzki’s first real rivalry was against Kevin Garnett. He didn’t like the way Nowitzki talked, the phrases he’d say on the court, and Nowitzki didn’t like Garnett either. It wasn’t until Nowitzki began talking back to Garnett that they began developing mutual, if begrudging, respect.
> Wilson often talked trash to opponents from the bench. It was a moment when Nowitzki stole one of his favorite lines that made him realize Nowitzki was growing up. In a game against Minnesota, Garnett fell down and Nowitzki, without hesitation, yelled, “Get your ass up, we ain’t through kicking your ass.”
> “He finally got the confidence in himself to be able to go back at ’em,” Lewis says, “and that was a big part of his growth and maturation.”
IU Purdue tipoff at 7 pm Real World Time. Purdue currently leads the all time 124‐89. Not much of a rivalry in my opinion but in Indiana, it means more.
Pick a side and watch the worst officiating show in sports.
What personal rivalries do you have with people, animals (geese), or inanimate objects (winds)? Are you winning or losing these battles?
We know of the famous QLD-NSW (State of Origin) rivalry, or Sydney-Melbourne rivalry.
Are there any other fun rivalries? It could even be as small as a clash between postcodes or localities.
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