data-mm-id=”_kqkkea1xe”>Many people believe that Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player ever. Some take that opinion so seriously that they believe Jordan would have destroyed everyone in this era in a way that made defenders in the 80's and 90's look effective. One person who did not believe that was Michael Jordan, who worried about star players being hampered by defensive rule changes back around the turn of the century. Via the Chicago Tribune:”Jordan was making an impassioned plea before the competition committee that had gathered to consider rules changes to enliven the NBA game. Jordan spoke passionately. If teams were able to play zone defenses, he said, he never would have had the career he did.”So it's completely fair if you want to project players st…

data-mm-id=”_agakn470q”>Game of Thrones ended about a year ago. I was aware the anniversary of the finale was approaching and considered rewatching the season. The original plan was to potentially recap episodes and see how I felt a year later. I made it approximately 10 minutes into the first episode of the season and had to turn off the television and go for a walk.I watched the Previously On and was reminded of the many storylines that did not matter because when it came down to it, this was about the ultimate battle between the living and the dead. It didn't matter which side you were on, everyone needed to band together and fight a common enemy and thought that sounded pretty darn relevant. Then, the more I thought about it as clips continued to roll showing old characters an…

data-mm-id=”_pfrmqmzph”>Max Kellerman just uttered what might be the worst NBA take I've ever heard. On Wednesday's First Take, Kellerman claimed the Donovan Mitchell-Jamal Murray feud could become the next Magic Johnson-Larry Bird rivalry. That's just a stunningly terrible opinion. Here, watch it for yourself:.@maxkellerman thinks the Donovan Mitchell/Jamal Murray rivalry could become the new Bird/Magic."This is the only real rivalry right now, in my mind, in the NBA." pic.twitter.com/iUexRsCKqt— First Take (@FirstTake) August 26, 2020Magic and Bird were the two best players in the NBA during their era. Murray and Mitchell are really good, but they're not even top 10 guys right now. Regardless of that, for it to even come close to a Magic/Bird scenario,…

data-mm-id=”_90jr4c2a6″>On Wednesday night, the Miami Heat will embark on the final leg of their long journey to complete one of the most improbable title runs in recent NBA history. They will face off against the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 1 of the NBA Finals after beating the Indiana Pacers, Milwaukee Bucks, and Boston Celtics to get there. The Celtics presented the biggest challenge to Miami over the course of this playoffs, going up big multiple times before ultimately losing the series in six games. One of the big reasons the Heat were able to take down a more talented Boston squad was their ability to execute a zone defense. They're a good man-to-man team, but proved in the Eastern Conference Finals they were also a great zone team. That begs the natural question: how often …

data-mm-id=”_uxpv1nhzu”>The Ben Simmons situation has officially come to a head in Philadelphia. Adrian Wojnarowski reported earlier this week that Simmons will not show up to any team activities in an effort to force a trade and does not care one bit about the financial consequences that inevitably come with that course of action. After a summer of trying, Daryl Morey now has to trade the All-NBA defender unless the relationship can be fixed, which feels unlikely at this juncture. Doc Rivers, who helped spark this wildfire by throwing Simmons under the bus after the team's Game 7 loss against the Hawks, went on First Take today to explain the situation from where he's sitting. Before we get into it, it's kind of crazy Rivers would even do this. It's an extremely hi…

data-mm-id=”_vi4o4eiov”>The Pittsburgh Steelers are hosting the Tennessee Titans in Week 15. So far the Titans have not been polite guests. First they stood on the Steelers logo. Then they took a 10-0 lead. And speaking of the behavior of unwanted guests, have you ever seen "Home Alone"? Well, TJ Watt obviously has since he has Kevin McCallister on one of his cleats today.On the other cleat is Clark Griswold from "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation." The "Home Alone" shoe features the "Merry Christmas ya filthy animal line," while the "Christmas Vacation" shoe has "Where's the Tylenol?"More Articles About Christmas Movies:…