And if they get fired and/or run the business then they just get a golden parachute that is more than most people make in a lifetime.

mmmmmm.......fancy ass European butter.

You’re missing the point. It has nothing to do with the NFLPA

Well maybe only for franchise players.

I’m not kidding. Companies do it by giving CEO’s and other top execs, who make tens of millions, company cars and housing because they have to be able to attract the “best talent”.

It’s funny you say that because when I wrote this I thought that there’s probably someone a sport like cricket or rugby that has equally ridiculous records that I don’t know about.

And my favorite current player because he’s the last one standing between me and being older than every active player in the 4 major sports.

No worries......good point.

I’m guessing that, once all teams have a billion dollar stadium and billion dollar practice facility, the next logical step will be to have taxpayer funded mansions built for all of the players.

Throw Cam Neely in there too and Yzerman came damn close to being in that group with that terrible knee injury he suffered in 88. Thank God he was able to recover and have a full career.

That’s correct.

I know. But the fact George Karl is saying that his failures as a coach are based somehow on the fact his players didn’t have good fathers is unmitigated bullshit.

I thought about him but Shaq’s mom remarried and apparently he was a very important force in Shaq’s life and wasn’t afraid to throw down the hammer when he got in trouble.

That’s a good point about Mario’s size being more suited to the developing game in the 90's

I can understand an argument for Orr because of the fact he was a defenseman who revolutionized the game with his offensive capabilities and who knows how many points he could have had if he was a forward.

BOOM!

That’s a clincher as far as I’m concerned too.

Why are you pissed at me? You’re the one saying Jordan had “trouble” with Hornacek when the facts show clearly the opposite.

He didn’t retire because of the cancer.

 The PPG stat is deceptive because Gretzky’s average fell quite a bit in his last 6 seasons when age and injuries caught up to him.