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How was this guy pushed out of Microsoft for being explosively temperamental? He seems so happy.
Oh seneca, how you've warmed my heart this evening.
Ain't Larry Brown's health really shitty?
Fun fact: LeBron James has now done something Michael Jordan or Magic Johnson never did: made it to four straight NBA Finals.
Besides, while I do think that Jordan is the best ever, it is rather dubious that the best player ever in that sport took nearly two years off in his prime to go play another sport. Can you imagine Wayne Gretzky having taken 18 months off to go play soccer?
Magic did do this. 1982-85.
Quote from: KevShmev on May 30, 2014, 09:26:42 PMFun fact: LeBron James has now done something Michael Jordan or Magic Johnson never did: made it to four straight NBA Finals.Magic did do this. 1982-85.
Joe and I in the same squad is basically the virtual equivalent of us plowing a rape van through an elementary school playground at recess.
Quote from: KevShmev on May 30, 2014, 09:32:55 PMBesides, while I do think that Jordan is the best ever, it is rather dubious that the best player ever in that sport took nearly two years off in his prime to go play another sport. Can you imagine Wayne Gretzky having taken 18 months off to go play soccer? Why do you take issue with this?
I am not taking issue with it, so much as pointing out that you'd have a hard time finding (let's say for the sake of argument) a top 5 player in any major sport, other than Jordan, who took off over a year and a half off in their prime to play another sport. It's just fascinating, really. I mean, think about how history could have changed for handful of players if he never retires: -Maybe Hakeem's Rockets never win a title.-Maybe Malone and Stockton get a ring or two in the late 90s (which would have helped Malone's case in all-time discussions big time).-Maybe Jordan doesn't go undefeated in the finals (which is an overrated fact anyway, but still). So many things could have changed. It's just interesting to think about.