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The Slow and Deliberate Dismantling of Michael Jordan, part 4
So far, we can tally the points against Michael Jordan’s legacy. Number one: He was very good, but only because he had the right pieces around him. Except, that is true of every champion athlete. No one ever said Jordan did it all alone, yet every MJ legacy critic sets that straw man up and…
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The Slow and Deliberate Dismantling of Michael Jordan, part 3
“Michael Jordan was cocky.” The best picture of what is in Jordan’s heart came when he gave his Hall of Fame speech… The only surprise was that people were surprised at all, and/or offended by what he said. You think Steph Curry and Larry Bird and even Fred Roberts don’t have people in their pasts…
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No Halftime Show, No Problem: 7 Great Things about Super Bowl 50
But these were two of the best units all season long, and to the end. This showed in the form of the quarterbacks’ performances. People are complaining about the game’s lack of entertainment. Defense had a lot to do with that, so some of us want it both ways—backslapping the D, while spitting upon the…
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Revisionist history: The Slow and Deliberate Dismantling of Michael Jordan*part 2*
This erosion of great athletes’ legacies happens to everyone. Time not only brings retirement. Time throws dirt upon anything that happened yesterday, at least to all of you prisoners of the moment. It’s inevitable. The new generation wants to remove the landmark set by their fathers. The younger always believes the newer way is better.…
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Revisionist history: The Slow and Deliberate Dismantling of Michael Jordan
Babe Ruth’s dominance is not respected by casual fans, nor by sports talking heads who want to whip up some controversy. You might call it “hot takes.” Jerry West and Rick Barry and Wilt are afterthoughts to the modern sports observer, who refuses to consider that athletes were tough and fast and smart prior to…
