RDR had so many damn fetch quests, but for me, that was a convenient excuse to ride around the eye-poppingly beautiful scenery, maybe hunt a few coyotes or legendary game while I go, then maybe get caught up in a side encounter or something. GOD, I love that game.

Bingo. SNF and MNF were both basically nonstarters for me. It’s THE WORST

Waking up to football on the TV, and then being able to actually get to bed at a decent hour after all the games, was unequivocally one of the biggest highlights about living out west

This was my exact thought! I’m not a huge guy, but I think I could take a single coyote out by myself. I’ve only got 40 lbs on Omar! In other words, the weight difference between me and Omar is about one coyote; he could have handled it

I have enough trouble as an adult segmenting out my video game time. If I had this as a kid, I would have flunked out, no question

Not any better. C’mon Chris, you have to SACRIFICE

I think it would take him like a year to completely shed his flopping tendencies and his Duncan-esque overreaction to every foul call

Marvel fanboy from waaaaay back here. You’re dead fucking on. Their comics are turning into pieces of shit. When the superhero craze dies down (AND IT WILL. Even Westerns basically went dormant for a LOOONG time), they won’t be able to rely on the core business in the same way.

I mean, by the same token, Jordan also played at the tail end of the “Football On Hardwood” era of the NBA. Bill Laimbeer wouldn’t have a job in today’s league (I STILL hate him and Joe Dumars all these years later, though OF COURSE I still have a soft spot for Charles Oakley)

Unlike a LOT of people, Chris Evans seems to generally get it. His wokeness doesn’t feel performative, and he seems to be perfectly happy doing his own thing and avoiding the general Hollywood circus.

Damn. Was it with the most up-to-date Lebron? I argue upthread that I think this year is peak Lebron; his assists have been insane

MJ’s biggest opponent was Hakeem, who beat the fucking doors off him just about every time they played. Again, lifelong Bulls fan here: MJ is legitimately lucky that he never had to play the Dream in the Playoffs

Jesus

Or scorned Bulls fans who thought we were in the thick of it but were actually being scouted by a low down, double crossing snake in the grass

Please share!

Billy, sincerely, this is one of the best things you’ve written.

Starred for stats beating my flawed-as-hell eye test

See, I thought about that, and what it comes down to for me is that Jordan could hit a shot against anyone; Hakeem was the only guy to give him trouble. I think one Jordan could find ways to get space and sink shots against one LeBron. But a team of LeBrons who can dish to each other, who can move to double team, who…

I mean, LeBron could get away with playing any position on the court. Jordan could play any guard position, and maybe stretch to a 3. That’s the definition of variety and range

I think we’re AT peak LeBron. A mountain of a man who decided he’s going to be the Dime King of the NBA? Who could play all 5 positions fairly seamlessly? Whose outside shot is really a bare step or two below Curry/Klay? But who can also outmuscle nearly anyone in the league?