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I've always been consistent with Milkman when it comes to football history...I don't comment on things I didn't see personally. I saw Magic and Bird during the 'Dream Team' and a little before where I was old enough to "remember", but never in their primes. Hell, I barely saw Jordan in his athletic "prime." I was 7 in '92 and 8 in '93 and don't even think I saw/remember 1 game of his title against the Lakers (though I saw clips/highlights over the years of course).
All I know is I had every book, knew every stat, watched every highlight, kept EVERY SINGLE CHICAGO TRIBUNE THE DAY AFTER ALL 6 OF THEIR TITLES...I may sensationalize it a bit since I was 10, 11, 12 and 13 when I saw Jordan OWN the world but from my eyes, my perspective...he was BIGGER than life.
The dude literally has 15 FINALS MOMENTS that are better than anything Kobe ever did from '96-'98 alone. I'm fairly certain Stockton, Hornacek (god I hate him), and Malone have MJ nightmares to this day...
the dude hit them with so many daggers it was sickening...the flu game, game 1 in 97, "the shot" part two...
everyone just knew...pretty sure Jerry Sloan knew when they were drawing up plays at the end...pretty sure in '97 when they decided to not guard anyone but Jordan where Kerr made 'that shot' everyone knew...
shit, MJ told Kerr before that play "hey they are going to double me so you're getting the ball and you're going to MAKE THAT ****ING SHOT."
there is never going to be another competitor like MJ again...I just don't think it's possible...and I'm pretty sure he's miserable right now because of it
either way...he is why I am the way I am today...an absolute sports diehard...CRAVING one more time in my life to LOVE something like I used to love the MJ Bulls...
I try every year for the Chiefs to satisfy that need for me and they never do...it's to the point that if we ever win a Super Bowl I just don't know how I'll feel. I yearn for the feeling I used to have watching the celebrations at Grant Park on WGN as a kid after they won...
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