May 18, 2020: The FP Game

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We had heard rumors about it; the story that it was food poisoning not the flu that MJ had before Game 5 of the 1997 NBA Finals. Kind of ironic that it was from pizza… MJ should have known better … Continued

May 17, 2020: Bittersweet

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OK, I finished watching episodes 1-8 of The Last Dance for the 2nd time. With the airing of the final two episodes tonight, the walk down memory lane will conclude. While the overwhelming emotion watching this documentary has been happiness, … Continued

May 16, 2020: Zoning In

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If there’s anything people have learned, it’s just how focused Jordan was. As with most things we’ve seen, this was not a surprise. I do love the levels, the different ways he motivated himself. That’s a lot… hard to fathom… … Continued

May 15, 2020: The Maverick

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I haven’t really talked a lot about Phil Jackson through my discussions about The Last Dance. It’s about time to talk about the maverick… I like the brief look back at his playing career, which was preceded by his treatment … Continued

May 14, 2020: The Cavs Owner

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Yeah, continued re-watching The Last Dance; episode 3 was great because it was the introduction to the Pistons, but that’s not what I want to talk about today. I want to talk about that other team that may have been … Continued

May 13, 2020: Run It Twice

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Is it too soon to start re-watching The Last Dance? Never that. Yep, and I did. I already watched the first 2 episodes. As if I haven’t talked about it enough, here’s some more thoughts. Hey, what the hell else … Continued

May 12, 2020: Back to 98

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I’ve seem some people complain about the jumping back and forth from year to year during The Last Dance. First off, quit your bitching. Secondly, that’s the whole purpose of the timeline!!! The timeline is brought up every time we’re … Continued

May 11, 2020: The Hiatus

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Episode 7 was an emotional roller coaster. It started with the murder of Jordan’s father, followed by MJs retirement from basketball, his brief baseball career, the Bulls without Jordan, the return to basketball, the double nickel, the playoff loss, the … Continued

May 10, 2020: What About Baseball?

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Way back at the beginning of this whole COVID thing, I thought June 1st was a reasonable return to “normal” date; I guess my “expert” opinion was off… go figure. But here we sit, just about 2 months later, and … Continued