Bingo! All sorts of shit wrong with BvS. The Hater’s Guide to Batman v. Superman:

All the greats are selfish, except maybe Magic. LeBron often does the iso thing where it’s him against 5 defenders while everyone else on his team stands around. Ballstoppers do what ballstoppers do.

Agreed on all of what you wrote. I’m still baffled by the Ringer’s writing style. Anybody who cares about writing well would be embarrassed by that shit. It’s like the opposite of Grantland, and that’s on top of the petulant man child issues.

Their answers indicate to me that they haven’t really been learned. The problems in BvS weren’t so much about superhero deconstruction as being not at all the characters we’ve had for 70+ years. Plus terrible writing.

Side discussion: is Jordan’s flu game even more impressive if we assume he was up all night and he had a nasty hangover? Same? Not quite as impressive? I lean toward it being even more impressive.

Winner winner, chicken dinner.

And it’s not just that. The grace with which he made his moves...my God. LeBron can attack the rim like a beast, no doubt. But some of the contortions that Jordan made through 3 or 4 defenders to score and make it look easy are just one more thing that sets Jordan apart as the best.

Yep. Respect the guy’s athletic prowess, but I still hate him.

Indeed. Not saying either one is better, but it it immediately reminded me of Tayshaun Prince in 2004 Eastern Finals.

Tayshaun Prince, anyone? Bueller? Bueller?