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โ€œ๐‘ด๐’Š๐’Œ๐’† ๐’˜๐’‚๐’” ๐’ˆ๐’†๐’•๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’‰๐’Š๐’” ๐’Œ๐’๐’†๐’† ๐’…๐’“๐’‚๐’Š๐’๐’†๐’… ๐’•๐’ ๐’‘๐’๐’‚๐’š.. ๐‘ฐ ๐’‚๐’”๐’Œ๐’†๐’… ๐’‰๐’Š๐’Ž, โ€œ๐’˜๐’‰๐’š ๐’‚๐’“๐’† ๐’š๐’๐’– ๐’…๐’๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’•๐’‰๐’Š๐’” ๐’…๐’‚๐’˜๐’ˆ?โ€ ๐‘ฏ๐’† ๐’˜๐’‚๐’” ๐’๐’Š๐’Œ๐’†, โ€œ๐‘บ๐’๐’Ž๐’†๐’ƒ๐’๐’…๐’š ๐’‘๐’‚๐’Š๐’… ๐’‡๐’๐’“ ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐‘ด๐’Š๐’„๐’‰๐’‚๐’†๐’ ๐‘ฑ๐’๐’“๐’…๐’‚๐’ ๐’†๐’™๐’‘๐’†๐’“๐’Š๐’†๐’๐’„๐’† ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐‘ฐ ๐’‚๐’• ๐’๐’†๐’‚๐’”๐’• ๐’‰๐’‚๐’—๐’† ๐’•๐’ ๐’ˆ๐’ ๐’๐’–๐’• ๐’•๐’‰๐’†๐’“๐’† ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐’ˆ๐’Š๐’—๐’† ๐’•๐’‰๐’†๐’Ž ๐’‚ ๐’’๐’–๐’‚๐’“๐’•๐’†๐’“ ๐’๐’“ ๐’•๐’˜๐’.โ€โ€ - Brendon Haywood (former teammate of...

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ะคะพั‚ะพ ะฟั€ะพั„ะธะปั Phil Favia
Phil Favia4 ะผะตััั†ะตะฒ ะฝะฐะทะฐะด

I lived it, bro. MJ was 1 of 1. He truly loved the fans. As a Bulls fan, I did not miss a game during the MJ era. It was truly an event everywhere MJ played.

ะคะพั‚ะพ ะฟั€ะพั„ะธะปั Ryan Joseph
Ryan Joseph4 ะผะตััั†ะตะฒ ะฝะฐะทะฐะด

why i donโ€™t watch as much as i used to. the nba i grew up watching (with jordan) was its peak era. the players are good obviously but there are no heroes present in todayโ€™s game. mj followed the classic hero arc and storyline. this is a great anecdote that reinforces the legend.

ะคะพั‚ะพ ะฟั€ะพั„ะธะปั Hufflepep
Hufflepep4 ะผะตััั†ะตะฒ ะฝะฐะทะฐะด

MJโ€™s longevity was underrated, even during his wizards time. LeGMโ€™s โ€œlongevityโ€ is overrated. He purposely misses a big chunk of the season, cherry picks and stat pads when he gets back, conserving his energy until the end of the season and playoffs, then tries to take over

ะคะพั‚ะพ ะฟั€ะพั„ะธะปั Joseph
Joseph4 ะผะตััั†ะตะฒ ะฝะฐะทะฐะด

If Jordan โ€œcaredโ€ about his fans he wouldโ€™ve never retired after 98 and kept playing lmao also I love the excuses they use for Jordanโ€™s wizards years and how bad they were ๐Ÿ˜‚

ะคะพั‚ะพ ะฟั€ะพั„ะธะปั Jacob
Jacob4 ะผะตััั†ะตะฒ ะฝะฐะทะฐะด

torn meniscus and black tar out of his knees its a fact not an excuse he still played all 82 games another fact go cope kid

ะคะพั‚ะพ ะฟั€ะพั„ะธะปั Joseph
Joseph4 ะผะตััั†ะตะฒ ะฝะฐะทะฐะด

โ€œHe got his knee drained every gameโ€ lmao only happened 5 times and it didnโ€™t happen the 2nd year he was with the wizards lol youโ€™re not fooling anyone ๐Ÿ˜‚

ะคะพั‚ะพ ะฟั€ะพั„ะธะปั Jacob
Jacob4 ะผะตััั†ะตะฒ ะฝะฐะทะฐะด

LOL so you trust random AI over two different teammates of Mike that have confirmed this? let me guess Bron is your goat? the dumbest fan boys ๐Ÿ‘

ะคะพั‚ะพ ะฟั€ะพั„ะธะปั Nate John ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ
Nate John ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ4 ะผะตััั†ะตะฒ ะฝะฐะทะฐะด

The casuals donโ€™t know.

ะคะพั‚ะพ ะฟั€ะพั„ะธะปั F ๐Ÿ…ฑ๏ธ๐Ÿ…ฐ๏ธ Final ๐Ÿ…ฑ๏ธOSS
F ๐Ÿ…ฑ๏ธ๐Ÿ…ฐ๏ธ Final ๐Ÿ…ฑ๏ธOSS4 ะผะตััั†ะตะฒ ะฝะฐะทะฐะด

@munchgod3000 LeFlop sits out when he had a broken nail. That pussc never had the masculine mentality that Jordan does. ๐Ÿ˜‚

ะคะพั‚ะพ ะฟั€ะพั„ะธะปั R Perry
R Perry4 ะผะตััั†ะตะฒ ะฝะฐะทะฐะด

Four REAL reasons MJ came back. Iverson Answer IV Vince Carter VC III

ะคะพั‚ะพ ะฟั€ะพั„ะธะปั R Perry
R Perry4 ะผะตััั†ะตะฒ ะฝะฐะทะฐะด

Jordan was a GOAT DIVA, He came back to the wizards to boost the sales of his shoes and For Exec power. and them 2000s Jordans nobody copping them dogshizzes? How can Lebron be a Diva for 50 million when the lakers jumped from 3.7 Billion to 10 billion because of him.

ะคะพั‚ะพ ะฟั€ะพั„ะธะปั sound awake
sound awake4 ะผะตััั†ะตะฒ ะฝะฐะทะฐะด

theres an argument to be made that not only he was the goat but also the last of the finest in all the nba

ะคะพั‚ะพ ะฟั€ะพั„ะธะปั Bigben3
Bigben34 ะผะตััั†ะตะฒ ะฝะฐะทะฐะด

Yall supporting someone inhumane @Maitrxya @JuggernautBron @PlayoffDude @PlayoffLucro @WITNESSKJ @SpeakContext @KvngDKN @BronWorld @BronGotIt @KvngDKN @NoLimitsRiq @KenHeLive @Stats_N_Facts @BronDidThat @calvingonba @Fergycookedd @HanaHoops

ะคะพั‚ะพ ะฟั€ะพั„ะธะปั Rich
Rich4 ะผะตััั†ะตะฒ ะฝะฐะทะฐะด

so true guys then loved the game and their fans. when Bird fractured his jaw and was in locker room listening to game and he knew he was needed he went out their onto court and rest of that game was history.

ะคะพั‚ะพ ะฟั€ะพั„ะธะปั Motivation Menagerie
Motivation Menagerie4 ะผะตััั†ะตะฒ ะฝะฐะทะฐะด

Think ANY player these days would do this? ๐Ÿค

ะคะพั‚ะพ ะฟั€ะพั„ะธะปั Bluesage
Bluesage4 ะผะตััั†ะตะฒ ะฝะฐะทะฐะด

Why the people love MJ.

ะคะพั‚ะพ ะฟั€ะพั„ะธะปั Janice STFU ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
Janice STFU ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ4 ะผะตััั†ะตะฒ ะฝะฐะทะฐะด

True Dawg mentality

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Former NBA players Bonzi Wells and Rasheed Wallace, who have firsthand experience playing against Jordan, Kobe, and LeBron, responded to the ridiculous statement made by JJ Redick regarding the "watered down" nature of Jordan's era. Bonzi Wells made a great counterpoint by highlighting that the players on those new teams were actually part of an expansion draft and were already established in the league. However, Bonzi astutely recognized JJ's underlying motive in his exaggerated take was to diminish Michael Jordan's greatness and elevate LeBron James. Bonzi succinctly addressed this by stating, โ€œ๐‘ป๐’‰๐’‚๐’• ๐’Ž๐’‚๐’ ๐’“๐’Š๐’ˆ๐’‰๐’• ๐’•๐’‰๐’†๐’“๐’† [๐‘ฑ๐’๐’“๐’…๐’‚๐’] ๐’˜๐’‚๐’” ๐’†๐’™๐’„๐’†๐’‘๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’๐’‚๐’ ๐’๐’Š๐’Œ๐’† ๐’ƒ๐’†๐’•๐’•๐’†๐’“ ๐’•๐’‰๐’‚๐’ ๐’†๐’—๐’†๐’“๐’š๐’ƒ๐’๐’…๐’šโ€ฆ ๐’‰๐’† ๐’‰๐’‚๐’… ๐’๐’ ๐’‘๐’‰๐’š๐’”๐’Š๐’„๐’‚๐’ ๐’‚๐’…๐’—๐’‚๐’๐’•๐’‚๐’ˆ๐’†๐’” ๐’Š๐’• ๐’˜๐’‚๐’” ๐’”๐’Œ๐’Š๐’๐’, ๐‘ฉ๐’“๐’๐’ ๐’Š๐’” 6โ€™9โ€ 250 ๐’‰๐’†โ€™๐’” ๐’‚ ๐’‡๐’“๐’†๐’Š๐’ˆ๐’‰๐’• ๐’•๐’“๐’‚๐’Š๐’ ๐’„๐’๐’Ž๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’…๐’๐’˜๐’ ๐’•๐’‰๐’†๐’“๐’†.โ€ Later saying, โ€œ๐‘ป๐’‰๐’†๐’Ž ๐’•๐’˜๐’ [๐‘ฒ๐’๐’ƒ๐’† ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐‘ฑ๐’๐’“๐’…๐’‚๐’] ๐’…๐’Š๐’…๐’๐’• ๐’‰๐’‚๐’—๐’† ๐’‚๐’๐’š ๐’‘๐’‰๐’š๐’”๐’Š๐’„๐’‚๐’ ๐’‚๐’…๐’—๐’‚๐’๐’•๐’‚๐’ˆ๐’†๐’” ๐’Ž๐’‚๐’, ๐’•๐’‰๐’†๐’Ž ๐’…๐’–๐’…๐’†๐’” ๐’‰๐’‚๐’… ๐’”๐’Œ๐’Š๐’๐’ ๐’”๐’†๐’•๐’”.โ€ I generally agree with Bonzi's perspective. As someone who has guarded all three players, I believe we should take his view seriously. While Kobe and Jordan certainly had physical advantages compared to the average NBA player, it's undeniable that LeBron possesses a unique blend of strength, size, athleticism, and mobility that gives him a SIGNIFICANT nightly advantage. It's evident to those familiar with the game that LeBron relies HEAVILY on his physical attributes to score and create plays, more so than Kobe and Jordan ever did. Many NBA fans, myself included, appreciate Kobe's and Jordan's style of play more because they relied on skill and footwork to DOMINATE, making their gameplay more aesthetically pleasing to watch. (๐ŸŽฅ @UnderDogSheed & Tyler YT)

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โ€œ๐‘ท๐’๐’‚๐’š๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ 82 ๐’ˆ๐’‚๐’Ž๐’†๐’” ๐’Š๐’ ๐’•๐’‰๐’† 80๐’” ๐’‚๐’๐’… 90๐’” ๐’Š๐’” ๐’๐’๐’• ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐’”๐’‚๐’Ž๐’† ๐’‚๐’” ๐’‘๐’๐’‚๐’š๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ 82 ๐’ˆ๐’‚๐’Ž๐’†๐’” ๐’Š๐’ ๐’•๐’‰๐’† 2020๐’”. ๐‘ป๐’‰๐’† ๐’˜๐’‚๐’š ๐’˜๐’† ๐’‘๐’๐’‚๐’š ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐’๐’†๐’—๐’†๐’ ๐’๐’‡ ๐’”๐’‘๐’†๐’†๐’… ๐’•๐’‰๐’‚๐’• ๐’˜๐’†โ€™๐’“๐’† ๐’‘๐’๐’‚๐’š๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’‚๐’•, ๐’Š๐’•โ€™๐’” ๐’‚ ๐’…๐’Š๐’‡๐’‡๐’†๐’“๐’†๐’๐’• ๐’ˆ๐’‚๐’Ž๐’† ๐’๐’๐’˜.โ€ -LeBron making an excuse on his podcast why guys canโ€™t play 82 games now- apparently itโ€™s harder today ๐Ÿคฆ๐Ÿปโ€โ™‚๏ธ Shut up, Bron. NOBODY is going to feel sympathy for guys making $55 million a year and complaining about playing back to back basketball games. Today is the most CODDLED and SOFTEST era of basketball of all time! Not only did the defensive 3 in the key remove big men from the paint, the gameplan to chuck up 3s nonstop has made it the LEAST physical it has even been to play in the league. 15 more possessions isnโ€™t going to kill you.. In the 90s, Mike would face 3 or 4 guys camped in the paint, ready to tackle him- yet he and just about everyone else made sure they tried to play all 82 games because they didnโ€™t make excuses, they loved the game, and respected the fans. Go complain to your momma โœŒ๐Ÿป

Jacob

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โ€œ๐‘ฐ๐’‡ ๐’š๐’๐’– ๐’•๐’“๐’š๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’•๐’ ๐’Ž๐’‚๐’Š๐’๐’•๐’‚๐’Š๐’ ๐’…๐’๐’Ž๐’Š๐’๐’‚๐’๐’„๐’† ๐’๐’—๐’†๐’“ ๐’‘๐’†๐’๐’‘๐’๐’† ๐’š๐’๐’– ๐’…๐’๐’๐’• ๐’˜๐’‚๐’๐’• ๐’•๐’ ๐’ˆ๐’Š๐’—๐’† ๐’•๐’‰๐’†๐’Ž ๐’‚ ๐’„๐’‰๐’‚๐’๐’„๐’† ๐’•๐’ ๐’ˆ๐’‚๐’Š๐’ ๐’„๐’๐’๐’‡๐’Š๐’…๐’†๐’๐’„๐’† โ€œ - Michael Jordan Mike joined the Chicago Bulls and proceeded to rebuild the franchise's very DNA, installing an obsessive, uncompromising benchmark for excellence that became known as "The Jordan Standard." His leadership was communicated through a legendary work ethic that transformed routine practices into brutal, high-stakes competitions. He famously challenged and provoked teammates, not out of malice, but to forge them in the fire of his own relentless drive, operating on the belief that if they could withstand his intensity, they could conquer any opponent on the court. This demanding and often uncomfortable environment became the crucible that tempered role players into champions, forcing the entire organization to elevate its expectations and creating the mental toughness required for six championship titles. Today most teams DONโ€™T even have full practices, only light practices or individual work. So how can we respect them like we respected Mike and the Bulls? The Bulls were forged behind the scenes in brutal practices because of MJโ€™s obsession to win ๐Ÿ‘Š Different ๐Ÿ (via kobe.tape/tt)

Jacob

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We "Don't Tolerate Nonsense" ๐‘ป๐’‰๐’Š๐’” ๐’Š๐’” ๐’‘๐’“๐’๐’ƒ๐’‚๐’ƒ๐’๐’š ๐’˜๐’‰๐’‚๐’• ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐‘ด๐’Š๐’๐’Š๐’”๐’•๐’†๐’“ ๐’๐’‡ ๐‘ซ๐’†๐’‡๐’†๐’๐’„๐’† ๐’˜๐’‚๐’” ๐’“๐’†๐’‡๐’†๐’“๐’“๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’•๐’ ๐’˜๐’‰๐’†๐’ ๐’‰๐’† ๐’”๐’‚๐’Š๐’… ๐‘ฌ๐’-๐‘น๐’–๐’‡๐’‚๐’Š ๐’”๐’‚๐’Š๐’… ๐’‰๐’† "๐’‘๐’‚๐’Š๐’… ๐’ƒ๐’‚๐’๐’…๐’Š๐’•๐’”". ๐‘ฉ๐’†๐’„๐’‚๐’–๐’”๐’† ๐’•๐’‰๐’†๐’“๐’†'๐’” ๐’๐’ ๐’”๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ๐’๐’† ๐’…๐’๐’„๐’–๐’Ž๐’†๐’๐’•๐’‚๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’ ๐’๐’“ ๐’“๐’†๐’„๐’๐’“๐’… ๐’‚๐’๐’š๐’˜๐’‰๐’†๐’“๐’† - ๐’†๐’—๐’†๐’ ๐’๐’ ๐’•๐’‰๐’† "๐’€๐’๐’–๐‘ป๐’–๐’ƒ๐’†" ๐’•๐’‰๐’‚๐’• ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐‘ด๐’Š๐’๐’Š๐’”๐’•๐’†๐’“ ๐’“๐’†๐’‡๐’†๐’“๐’†๐’๐’„๐’†๐’… - ๐’๐’‡ ๐‘ฌ๐’-๐‘น๐’–๐’‡๐’‚๐’Š ๐’”๐’‚๐’š๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’‰๐’† ๐’‘๐’‚๐’Š๐’… ๐’ƒ๐’‚๐’๐’…๐’Š๐’•๐’” ๐’๐’“ ๐’๐’‡ ๐‘ฌ๐’-๐‘น๐’–๐’‡๐’‚๐’Š ๐’‚๐’„๐’•๐’–๐’‚๐’๐’๐’š ๐’‘๐’‚๐’š๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’ƒ๐’‚๐’๐’…๐’Š๐’•๐’”. ๐‘ถ๐’ ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐’„๐’๐’๐’•๐’“๐’‚๐’“๐’š, ๐’‚๐’” ๐’‚ ๐’Ž๐’‚๐’•๐’•๐’†๐’“ ๐’๐’‡ ๐’‡๐’‚๐’„๐’• ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐’…๐’๐’„๐’–๐’Ž๐’†๐’๐’•๐’†๐’… ๐’‘๐’–๐’ƒ๐’๐’Š๐’„ ๐’“๐’†๐’„๐’๐’“๐’…, ๐‘ด๐’‚๐’๐’๐’‚๐’Ž ๐‘ต๐’‚๐’”๐’Š๐’“ ๐‘ฌ๐’-๐‘น๐’–๐’‡๐’‚๐’Š ๐’‚๐’„๐’•๐’–๐’‚๐’๐’๐’š ๐’‘๐’‚๐’Š๐’… ๐’„๐’๐’Ž๐’‘๐’†๐’๐’”๐’‚๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’๐’” - ๐’ƒ๐’‚๐’”๐’†๐’… ๐’๐’ ๐’“๐’†๐’„๐’๐’Ž๐’Ž๐’†๐’๐’…๐’‚๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’๐’” ๐’๐’‡ ๐’‚ ๐‘ช๐’๐’Ž๐’Ž๐’Š๐’•๐’•๐’†๐’† ๐’‰๐’†๐’‚๐’…๐’†๐’… ๐’ƒ๐’š ๐’‚ ๐‘บ๐’๐’–๐’•๐’‰๐’†๐’“๐’ ๐‘ฒ๐’‚๐’…๐’–๐’๐’‚ ๐’Š๐’๐’…๐’Š๐’ˆ๐’†๐’๐’† - ๐’•๐’ ๐’”๐’๐’Ž๐’† ๐‘ญ๐’–๐’๐’‚๐’๐’Š ๐’‘๐’‚๐’”๐’•๐’๐’“๐’‚๐’๐’Š๐’”๐’•๐’” (๐’‰๐’†๐’“๐’…๐’”๐’Ž๐’†๐’) ๐’˜๐’‰๐’ ๐’๐’๐’”๐’• ๐’๐’Š๐’—๐’†๐’” ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐’„๐’‚๐’•๐’•๐’๐’† ๐’Š๐’ ๐‘บ๐’๐’–๐’•๐’‰๐’†๐’“๐’ ๐‘ฒ๐’‚๐’…๐’–๐’๐’‚ ๐’…๐’–๐’“๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’•๐’‰๐’† 2011 ๐’‘๐’๐’”๐’•-๐’†๐’๐’†๐’„๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’ ๐’—๐’Š๐’๐’๐’†๐’๐’„๐’†, ๐’‚๐’” ๐’‚ ๐’˜๐’‚๐’š ๐’๐’‡ ๐’”๐’•๐’๐’‘๐’‘๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐’Œ๐’Š๐’๐’๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ๐’” ๐’๐’‡ ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐‘ด๐’Š๐’๐’Š๐’”๐’•๐’†๐’“'๐’” "๐’‘๐’†๐’๐’‘๐’๐’†". ๐‘บ๐’†๐’† ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐’•๐’‰๐’‚๐’๐’Œ ๐’š๐’๐’– ๐‘ฌ๐’-๐‘น๐’–๐’‡๐’‚๐’Š ๐’ˆ๐’๐’• ๐’‡๐’“๐’๐’Ž ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐‘ด๐’Š๐’๐’Š๐’”๐’•๐’†๐’“ ๐’๐’ ๐’ƒ๐’†๐’‰๐’‚๐’๐’‡ ๐’๐’‡ ๐’‰๐’Š๐’” "๐’‘๐’†๐’๐’‘๐’๐’†". ๐‘จ๐’๐’๐’‚๐’‰ ๐’š๐’‚ ๐’Š๐’”๐’‚! One deluded entity of Southern Kaduna extraction said to me that they will meet me in court, adding, "we will present our evidence in court". I do not know who he meant by "we", because it was one person who regurgitated burukutu talk as facts on national television. Yes, indeed, we shall well meet in court soon, but he does not have to wait till then. I challenge this delusional individual and indeed all of them Southern Kaduna creeps crawling around my wall exhibiting their lack of home training and their hypochristianity to produce one clean sourced video evidence of where and when Mallam Nasir Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai ever said "HE PAID BANDITS". JUST ONE. Because some persons have no good reputation and do not know what it takes to build one, they think they can just try to damage someone else's hard built reputation, call it politics and get away with it. Not anymore. It has been smelling for a while now that someone would likely be used to teach other El-Rufai haters and bashers a lesson. Probably, we have the biggest fish yet for that. Everyday for the thief, one day for the owner of the house. We "don't tolerate nonsense". #EyesOnTheBall

uche diala

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Wonderful and very friendly atmosphere at Selhurst Park Crystal Palace F.C. yesterday for the final game of the season. Wonderful to see Ebere back at the ground where he got a wonderful reception. Congratulations to Arsenal on lifting the trophy for the first time in 22 years. However, I do have an idea for the Premier League โ€ฆ. As Palace season ticket holders we were told under no circumstances were we to swap our tickets and let Arsenal fans have them. Indeed, if we were found to have done that we would be denied season tickets for next year. Completely understandable as Iโ€™m sure there were safety concerns. Not surprising though that we were actually surrounded by Arsenal fans pretending to be Palace fans by either wearing Palace shirts or plain white tops for the match only to take them off and replace them with Arsenal shirts they had in their pockets at the end of the game! Now Iโ€™m not complaining about what the fans did at all. They were wonderful, friendly and even joined in on โ€œGlad All Overโ€ and applauded the Palace team, players and Oliver Glasner at the end of the game. We got lots of โ€œGood luck in Leipzigโ€ wishes from them too. It was a really friendly atmosphere. But I completely understand their frustration at how hard it was to get tickets for many who were lifelong Arsenal supporters. Chatting with them they said that 2400 seats available for sale. 1200 kept by Arsenal for themselves so only 1200 seats available for the match where they were going to be presented with the trophy. No wonder lots of fans did all they could to get tickets any way possible. So here is a suggestion for the Premier League for next season when working out the fixturesโ€ฆ.. Realistically there are probably only 4 or 5 teams who will possibly win the league next year. So why not make sure all those teams have a home game as their final game of the season? In that way the tens of thousands of supporters who go to every home game will have the opportunity to see their team lift the trophy and actually be there rather than having to watch it later on TV? Surely that canโ€™t be too difficult to arrange and if all the potential winners have a home game as their final match there is no unfair advantage towards any of those sides? What do you think? BBC 5 Live Sport Match of the Day talkSPORT

Captain Dave

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Here Abdul Carter defends his public trashing of his teammate, Jaxson Dart, and causing a national ruckus on social media. As a lifelong New York Giants fan, I'm disgusted by Abdul Carter. Carter, on social media, called out his teammate Jaxson Dart, the NY Giants QB, for having the temerity to introduce the President of the United States at an event in New York. The content of Dart's introduction was innocuous, and non partisan. Here's what Carter says: "Some things are bigger than football, and this is one of those things. Jaxson is one of our leaders - he's the face of our franchise. He represents himself and what he does, and he represents all of us. If he chooses to align himself with a man like President Trump, it's my responsibility based on what I believe and what I stand on to not only show my teammates that I'm against that, but to show the world." And exactly why does Carter think he has a moral duty to trash his teammate to the world over a difference in political outlook? But here's the thing. Carter says he idolizes Giants great Lawrence Taylor, who is an outspoken supporter of President Trump, who actively campaigned for President Trump. So doesn't Carter have any problem with Lawrence Taylor? Carter arrogantly even asked the team to be able to wear Lawrence Taylor's #56 . . . . . . even though Carter had only arrived as a rookie, had not played a single game for the Giants, and had not yet achieved anything on the field for the Giants. Carter was told "NO," LT's number is retired forever. Carter then went on to grossly underperform, playing the same position as Taylor -- outside linebacker and edge rusher. He got only 4 sacks for the entire season. For Lawrence Taylor, getting 4 sacks in a single game was just another day at the office. Taylor, of course, is the greatest defensive player in NFL history -- generally considered the 2nd or 3rd greatest player in NFL history behind Jim Brown and Tom Brady. Abdul Carter caused trouble for the Giants his entire rookie season. He was often late to practice. He was benched for the start of one game as punishment for missing a team meeting in favor of napping. Carter did not appear to be putting in full effort in practices or in games. He was an entitled bellyacher and a complainer his entire rookie year. Meanwhile, Jaxson Dart over-performed expectations for his rookie year. He was also drafted in the first round, though lower than Carter. Dart is widely considered a rising star at QB. He played in 12 games, passed for 2,272 yards, 15 touchdown passes against just 5 interceptions. He also rushed for 487 yards and had 9 rushing touchdowns. He was named Offensive Rookie of the Month for October. So Dart had a much better rookie season (by miles) than Abdul Carter, who was advertised as possibly the next Lawrence Taylor. Not only is Carter no Lawrence Taylor, he should not even have been drafted in the first round based on his rookie year performance. Dart is a player the Giants can build a team around. And he's a great kid any parent would be proud of. By contrast, Carter beat up a tow truck driver in 2024. Carter was enraged that his car was being towed because it was illegally parked. When he saw his car was being towed, he grabbed the tow truck driver, hauled him out of his tow truck, smashed him onto the pavement and broke his ribs. When invited to introduce the President of the United States, almost anyone would be thrilled to do it. That's what Dart did. If I were invited to introduce Barack Obama at an event (for some weird reason), I would be honored to do it -- even though I think Obama was a horrible President. And I would think of something nice to say -- because that's what you do if you have manners. That's what Jaxson Dart did. He certainly does support President Trump, as do most NFL players and 90% of NFL QBs. But Dart said nothing remotely controversial or even partisan in his introduction. I believe the Giants should trade Abdul Carter for whoever they can get. He is a toxic and divisive force in the locker room. The New York Giants do not need a Colin Kaepernick on the team.

Ben Hart

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๐Ÿšจ Mikel Arteta has confirmed that Martin Zubimendi is NOT for sale. ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Reporter: "I take it thereโ€™s no chance of him leaving?" ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ Mikel Arteta: โ€œNo, heโ€™s a really important player. Heโ€™s a really important player for us.โ€ ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ on his importance and being left out towards the end of last season: โ€œWithout a doubt, he was one of the best players for Arsenal last season. Without him, we would never have got into the position that we got into in the last few weeks, and he deserves massive credit. โ€œCertainly credit from all of us, all the coaches, myself, and especially his teammates. We know that without him, we would never have reached the level and competed in the way that we did throughout ten months. โ€œAt the end, yeah, he didnโ€™t play that much. He still played some important minutes, but he didnโ€™t play that much. But no one can neglect the importance of what he did and how important he is for us. โ€œI think itโ€™s important to comment on that because a lot of people end with the last taste, no? โ€˜But this player played the Champions League final...โ€™ โ€œYeah, yeah, because this guy did it for ten months. Otherwise, we wouldnโ€™t be here and we wouldnโ€™t be playing in those finals. I think he deserves a lot of credit for that.โ€ ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ On his physical condition and reaction to being left out: โ€œI had various conversations with him face to face, for him to understand my decisions. He knew perfectly where they were coming from, and he is an extremely honest and straightforward guy. โ€œHeโ€™s so demanding of himself that sometimes it can even be too much. But he knows that, and he knew that we were going to add and increase the quality of the squad because it has to happen in every position. โ€œWe cannot do what we did and then, when we get to the last stage of the season, he has already played 55 games. We cannot have that again at this level. And he recognises that. โ€œNow itโ€™s going to be: โ€˜Okay, how am I going to raise my level to be able to do what I did last year, but for 11 months?โ€™ โ€œThatโ€™s it.โ€

Connor Humm

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I VEHEMENTLY disagree with Paul Finebaumโ€™s criticism of Coach Deion Sanders, Sheduer Sanders and Colorado. He called them irrelevant and that they donโ€™t matter to College Football. That couldnโ€™t be further from the truth. Colorado is very relevant and broke TV viewership records last year even after their 3-0 start that saw them finish the year 4-8. They out drew some of the biggest brands in all of College Football last year. Their blowout loss to Oregon had 10.03 million viewers, which topped the Notre Dame-Ohio State game. Shedeur Sanders stated that Colorado is everyoneโ€™s Super Bowl game when they play them. HE IS CORRECT, if you take the time to understand what he meant. Every team that played Colorado last year played their hardest against them because they knew everyone was watching and it was their opportunity to shine in front of the masses. It wasnโ€™t JUST ABOUT winning, they wanted to humiliate them and kill their confidence. It pains many that Coach Prime, his sons, Travis Hunter, his coaches and all his players are still walking in their purpose and have never wavered for a second. They know the mission they are on and wonโ€™t back down in the face of adversity. Colorado wasnโ€™t an โ€œEasy winโ€ last year for anyone except Oregon and Washington State. 5 of their 8 losses were by one score or less. Colorado making the College Football Playoff AT SOME POINT in Deion Sandersโ€™ tenure would be a great thing for College Football. Not just for the increased viewership, but because taking a program that last won a Conference Championship when Shedeur Sanders and Travis Hunter werenโ€™t even born yet would be an incredible accomplishment and rebuild. Colorado doesnโ€™t have to go to the College Football Playoff this year and will still be relevant. Teams will be jumping out of their skin to get after them a little extra because they think they are too confident. Coaches will up the passion because they believe they deserve the attention and eyeballs that Coach Prime and Colorado demand. Like Coach Prime said, he is analyzed different and his wins are measured differently. One thing is for sure though. Coach Prime is building something at Colorado and as an analyst, I donโ€™t think we should be trying kick him and his team down because they are confident and believe in themselves. They are great for College Football because they are different. Different might make people uncomfortable, but that doesnโ€™t mean itโ€™s wrong. Here is our full First Take segment together where Paul Finebaum speaks his mind and I speak mine too.

Robert Griffin III

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In the middle of baseball season, here are some Major League Major Facts: -Dennis Haysbert actually hit multiple home runs on camera while filming. In the final game when he hit his final home run, he was so excited he forgot to drop the bat and ran the bases with it despite that not being in the script. -For many of the wide crowd scenes of the climactic playoff game, there were over 20,000 extras in the stands. When the team first ran onto the field with the crowd roaring, Haysbert admitted to being emotionally overwhelmed by the experience. Former Major Leaguer and technical advisor Steve Yeager noticed Haysbert's reaction and said to him, "That's what it's like 162 times a year." -In the scene where Jake invades Lynn's party, one of the guests asks how much Jake makes in the Majors. He replies, "I make the league minimum." At the time (1989) the MLB salary minimum was $68,000. Average household income in 1990 was roughly $30,000. -The opponent slugger known as Yankees' home run threat Haywood was played by former pitcher of the Milwaukee Brewers, Peter Vuckovich. Vuckovich never hit a single home run in his entire 11-year major league career. In fact, during 8 of those 11 years he never made a single plate appearance since he was pitching in the American League, which uses a designated hitter to bat for the pitcher. -At the start of the "pennant race" montage, Willie Hayes is shown with 16 pairs of gloves nailed on his bedroom wall, indicating that he had stolen 16 bases in the first 101 games. At the end of the montage, he has at least 78 pairs on the wall, having stolen 62 additional bases in fewer than 60 games. -Haywood's line of "How's your wife and my kids?" was completely improvised by Pete Vuckovich. Ward couldn't think of a good insult that Haywood could say to Taylor, and Vuckovich, assured Ward that he could come up with something on the spot, which was what was caught on camera. -Chelcie Ross (Eddie Harris) played baseball in high school. He was a three-sport star, also playing football and basketball. -Wesley Snipes was not very skilled at baseball in real life, never having played much before. Ward said Snipes was so awful there were no scenes of hom throwing. -The vehicle that Willie Mays Hayes drives to opening day of spring training is a customized VW Beetle with a Rolls Royce grill, replacement trunk and hood ornament. The "Elegant Beetle" kit, as one was called, was popular in the mid-70s to the mid-80s until Rolls Royce sued a company responsible for one of the conversion kits. -Charlie Sheen admitted to Sports Illustrated that he took steroids to prepare for his role. He believed the steroids he took caused him to increase his fastball to 85 MPH. -Former Major-League catcher Steve Yeager served as a coach for the actors in training for the movie, also serving as a stunt double for Tom Berenger in many scenes when Jake Taylor would make a throw from home plate or be in a home plate collision, as well as play third-base coach Temple. -While not particularly specified, many of the players in the movie seem to be based on, or inspired by, former Major League stars. Pedro Cerrano, according to author/director David S. Ward, is based on Orlando Cepeda and Wade Boggs, who would superstitiously eat chicken before every game. Willie Mays Hays is based on Rickey Henderson. Ryne Duren was the inspiration for the character Ricky "Wild Thing" Vaughn, according to Ward. Eddie Harris appears to be inspired by Gaylord Perry, who was well known for using outside substances to enhance his pitches. Jake Taylor may be inspired by Carlton Fisk, a catcher who had a long career with the Boston Red Sox and Chicago White Sox. Lou Brown mentions early on that Taylor was an All-Star in Boston.

The Movie Professor ๐ŸŽฌ๐ŸŽฅ๐Ÿ“บ

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Sometimes I donโ€™t understand why Ajit Agarkar was and is always against Sanju Samson In 2023, India had 3 squads for the Asia Cup, Asian Games & ODI World Cup. 31 different players got selected across those tournaments & somehow Sanju wasnโ€™t part of any squads. Whatโ€™s even crazier is that he was picked as a reserve player for the Asia Cup, which meant he wasnโ€™t part of the Asian Games squad & it also affected his plans to play County Cricket. So in the end he wasnโ€™t part of the Asia Cup squad, wasnโ€™t part of the Asian Games squad & couldnโ€™t continue with his County plans either. Everyone who followed the ODI matches before the 2023 World Cup knew Sanju was the most deserving guy who wasnโ€™t picked in the squad. When Sanju scored 3 T20I centuries as an opener in 2024, Ajit Agarkar openly said he was only playing because Shubman Gill and Yashasvi Jaiswal were unavailable. Imagine saying that about a player who had just scored 3 centuries in 5 matches for India in T20Is something no one has done before in a year. Most players would get backed after performances like that. That was so disrespectful from the national selector. I wonder how Sanju would have felt that day. Then came the ODI explanation. Ajit Agarkar said Sanju wasnโ€™t being picked because he was a top-order batter. But Sanju has literally batted everywhere in ODI cricket other than opening and his numbers have been excellent irrespective of the position. His last ODI innings was a match-winning century in a series decider against South Africa at Paarl, one of the toughest batting venues in the country, and after that innings he never played another ODI for India. Last year selectors picked ODI squad with 3 different WKs for a series & Sanju wasnโ€™t one of them. Thatโ€™s when the explanation came that Sanju is a top-order batter. But now Virat Kohli gets injured and India need a No.3 batter, yet Sanju still isnโ€™t being considered despite being the last Indian batter other than Kohli to score an ODI century at No.3. So he wasnโ€™t picked because he was a top-order batter, but when a top-order spot opens up he still isnโ€™t picked. What kind of logic is that? And the most frustrating part is that itโ€™s always the same guy missing out whenever an ICC event comes around when he deserve the most ๐Ÿ”น 2021 T20 World Cup ๐Ÿ”น 2022 T20 World Cup ๐Ÿ”น 2023 Asia Cup ๐Ÿ”น 2023 Asian Games ๐Ÿ”น 2023 ODI Cricket World Cup ๐Ÿ”น 2025 ICC Champions Trophy Every single time itโ€™s Sanju Samson Whatโ€™s even crazier is that during the T20 World Cup cycle he gets some chances in ODI squads while completely neglecting him in T20 squad , and vice versa during the ODI World Cup cycle he would suddenly appear in T20 squads. Not because he was getting consistent opportunities, but because he was never given a clear role or a long run in either format. 2-3 failures & he would be out again๐Ÿ’” No backing. No continuity. No clarity. Things have always been different when it comes to Sanju Samson First time he was picked for an ICC event was for the 2024 T20 World Cup, but didnโ€™t get to play a single match & India won an ICC tournament after more than a decade The only ICC tournament Sanju Samson has actually played in during his entire 11-year international career was the 2026 T20 World Cup. The only ICC tournament he actually got an opportunity to play, he ended up being the best player of the tournament๐Ÿ“ˆ One of the things I admire most about Sanju is that he has never shown frustration. He never complained, never held grudges against those who disrespected him, and never made excuses. He always kept a smile on his face, even during the lowest moments of his career ๐Ÿ’Ž Every opportunity had to be earned the hard way, every place in the squad had to be fought for, and every setback had to be overcome without any backing Even after winning the WorldCup as POTT, some people are still questioning his place in the team which makes me realise that every match for Sanju will always remain as a โ€œDo or Dieโ€ game๐Ÿ˜…

Sanju Samson Fans Page

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Why Michael Jordan is Overrated!!!!!!!!!!! He wasn't clutch - the opportunity to eliminate opponents in the playofts shooting % dropped a whopping 9% all the way down to 40% Rebounds decreased to 4.8 a game Assists went down to 3.2 a game 0.08 fewer steals & 0.06 fewer blocks That is not killer instinct - scored less, played less defense and didn't help his team by assisting or rebounding Jordan with his back against the wall he saved himself 41.7% of the times a record of 5-7 he regressed in major cotegories, he shot worse from the field & FT line he stole the ball 0.07 fewer times & turn the ball over 1.5 more times & 2.7 more PPG The Expansion League - those who call him the greatest fail to look at the league around him - 6 teams were added (Hornets & Heat '88, Magic & Timberwolves '89, and Raptors & Grizzlies'95 Before first playoffs & Jordan's record against them Before first playoffs & Jordan's record against them '88-93 Hornets 140-270 & Jordan was 18-3 88-92 Heat 95-233 & Jordan 14-0 *89-94 Magic 106-249 & Jordan 12-4 '89-95 Timberwolves 192-464 & Jordan 13-1 95-00 Raptors 135-243 & Jordan 10-2 *95-02 Grizzlies 101-418 & Jordan 7-1 then got cut from Wizards in 03- Grizzlies didn't make the playoffs until 04 At any given point after "88 in Jordan's career, at least 3 teams had 5 or fewer years of experience in the league This resulted in a top-heavy league with very few talented teams In Jordan 11 years after expansion only 4 seasons had more than 50% of the over .500 A league of a small number of good teams destroying bad teams & bosting their records to appear better than what they actually were In Jordan 6 title years 4 of the seasons had more losing teams in the league than winning teams He lost to His Greatest Opponents in their Prime in the postseason not including the Finals He lost to His Greatest Opponents in their Prime in the postseason not including the Finals 0-2 vs Bird, Walton, Mchale, Parrish,Dantley & DJ 1-3 vs Isiah, Dumars, Rodman, 1-1 vs Shaq 1-0 vs Dominique, Reggie & Dikembe Mutombo 2-0 vs Barkley 3-0 vs Morning 5-0 vs Ewing He face 16 HOFs on 39 occasions and posted a winning record against only 6 of the 16 & tied record with 1- that's a losing record against 9 Total record in the playoffs against HOFs was 17-22 with 10 of his 17 wins against Ewing, Barkley & Morning He beat 9 HOFs in the Finals, 20% of his his postseason wins came against 3 players who never won rings Never beat Larry Bird in the playoffs, and Jordan greatest statistical season he couldn't win 1 game against Bird He faced Isiah 4x and lost 3 straight winning only the last one when isiah never recovered from a broken wrist Jordan beat Magic in the Finals but not the ShowTime Lakers with Kareem, Scott & Worthy injured and sat out of game 5 He faced Isiah 4x and lost 3 straight winning only the last one when Isiah never recovered from a broken wrist Jordan beat Magic in the Finals but not the ShowTime Lakers with Kareem, Scott & Worthy injured and sat out of game 5 The Washington Years Failed to make the playoffs More than half of the league got into the playoffs- the so-called goat couldn't He only needed 42 games to get into the playoffs The bottom line is that he wasn't challenged enough to be name the GOAT Conclusion : JORDAN ISNT THE GOAT

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Anthony Kim will play with Bryson DeChambeau and Jon Rahm tomorrow in the final group at LIV Golf Adelaide. They spoke about AKโ€™s story: Bryson: โ€œWhat an incredible story, first off. Going from the lowest of lows, almost moving away from this earth and then coming back and really taking accountability and raising his little girl and being a family man and being 1 percent better every day. It's an inspiring story that I think honestly should have a lot more media attention than it does. It deserves that. โ€œIt shows some of the opportunities that LIV Golf can provide and give hope to people. It's another opportunity to play. I think that's what's so brilliant about it is you've got a guy like that that's struggled pretty much his entire career, and this is really when he has become more of himself than any other time, more of a family man, a father, a great person that cares deeply about playing good golf now. That's all he cares about, and he loves it. I think that's really inspiring for anybody at any age, that you can pick it up and be a better person. โ€œMy hats off to him for doing everything he's doing, working as hard as he has to get back. He's an incredible talent, obviously; we know that. He's starting to show it, and for him to be in the final group will be fun. I actually haven't played with him yet, so it'll be fun to see how he golfs his ball.โ€ Jon: โ€œI was able to enjoy a car ride back to the hotel from the golf course in Riyadh, which somehow there's traffic at midnight there, so it was quite a bit over an hour, and he shared quite a bit of his story with me. What he's doing is nothing short of remarkable. โ€œI really hope he can find the right person to tell his story, however form, movie, documentary series, book, whatever it is, because what he's doing is so impressive. Where he was at in life to where he's at now -- I've been able to play with him. I played in Singapore in his first season with him early on. Both of us played with him here last year in the first round, and I played with him yesterday, and the progression, the jump from those two times to yesterday, it's impressive. โ€œThe round he played yesterday on not the easiest golf course was incredible. Didn't really miss a shot. Shot 5-under and should have been lower because he did not make many putts. It was a flawless round of golf. It's impressive. It's impressive. โ€œTo see him now being part of a team after earning his spot back in the league, making a 15-footer on the second day to get into the final qualifying day, he's been proving it. โ€œAfter everything he's gone through, if there's somebody that's not going to be scared to be out here and have to make the putts, it's somebody him like. I wouldn't be surprised if at this point this season he's somebody who's hoisting the trophy at the end of the week.โ€ Hopefully AK can put on a show tomorrow and contend with them ๐Ÿ‘Š

Flushing It

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Before Enes Kanter Freedom declared his eligibility for the WNBA, he walked away from $40,000,000 rather than stop wearing human rights shoes that said things like "Made With Slave Labor." His own agent begged him to shut up. He never talked to him again. ENES: "They pressured me so much. I was like, you know what? โ€˜I promise you guys, Iโ€™m not going to wear Free Tibet shoes ever again.โ€™ They said, โ€˜Promise.โ€™ I said, โ€˜Promise.โ€™ I hang up the phone. So the second game, I wore Free Uyghur shoes." "The third game... we played against Charlotte. And who owns Charlotte? Michael Jordan." So I order his shoes. His most famous shoe is called Concord. I put โ€˜Made With Slave Laborโ€™ before the game, right? Iโ€™m going to go out there and play with those." โ€œI saw Michael Jordan on the stands, and I was just like, 'This is it. Like, this cannot get any more fun and better than this.'" "So I went out there with his shoes, played in front of Michael Jordan with his own shoes and put โ€˜Made With Slave Labor.โ€™" "After the game, all my teammates walk up to me and said, โ€˜Buddy, this is your last year... Youโ€™re not gonna be playing basketball ever again on an NBA court. So say goodbye to basketball.โ€™" "My agent called me, and he said, โ€˜Listen, man, I work for you. I donโ€™t work for the NBA. But this is our last year. Just have fun. If you say, I mean, you already did enough damage to NBA and everyone else around you, but if you say another word, youโ€™re not going to be playing basketball ever again." โ€œโ€˜And youโ€™re 29 years old, you can play another six years, youโ€™re not only throwing away six years, youโ€™re literally throwing away between 30 to 40 million dollars.โ€™" "I said, okay. I hang up the phone, never talk to him again.โ€ Enes played his last NBA game on February 8, 2022. His most famous shoes made statements like: โ€ข "Free Tibet" โ€” the season opener. โ€ข "Free Uyghur" โ€” worn the very next game, after he promised the league he'd never wear the Tibet shoes again. Technically kept his word. โ€ข "Hypocrite Nike" โ€ข "Made With Slave Labor" โ€” a dig at Nike's dependence on cheap Chinese labor to make its shoes.

The Vigilant Fox ๐ŸฆŠ

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Rusty Staub gave so much to every organization, teammate, fanbase, and community he ever played for, and there are both baseball- and non-baseball-related reasons for why he belongs in Cooperstown. With Houston, Montreal, New York, and Detroit: โ€ข Over 500 hits with each club โ€ข Earned MVP votes with each club โ€ข Had a cannon arm in RF early in his career โ€ข Was a slugging DH in the middle of his career โ€ข Had a final act as one of the best pinch-hitters He also played with Texas for one season and had more walks than strikeouts with all five franchises he played for! Staub finished his career with 2716 hits, 499 doubles, 292 homers, 1466 RBI, a 124 OPS+, and 4185 total bases, some huge numbers in the grand scheme of things. Staub is the only player with at least 2700 hits, 1400 RBI, a .360 OBP, and fewer than 900 strikeouts to NOT be in the Hall of Fame. Only 14 other players meet those criteria and they ALL have plaques in Cooperstown. But listen, those are just the "baseball" reasons why Staub was awesome. He was a great ballplayer, but a better person: โ€ข With Montreal, he learned French specifically so he would be better able to communicate with media, fans, and staff. He became so endeared to everyone as "Le Grand Orange" that he became the first Expos player to have his number retired (#10, retired May 15, 1993). โ€ข In New York, Staub opened two famous restaurants, "Rusty's" on the Upper East Side and "Rusty Staub's on Fifth" in Midtown, where the slugger could often be found in person either greeting guests or even working in the kitchen. He was a deeply hands-on restauranteur who loved cooking, wine, hospitality, and building community. โ€ข During his second stint with the Mets, in addition to his roles as elder statesman and pinch-hitter extraordinaire, Staub promised Frank Cashen he would keep a Ron Darling out of trouble and make sure he was ready to pitch every fifth day after the GM expressed concern about the young pitcher living in NYC. โ€ข Most importantly, in 1985 Staub founded The New York Police and Fire Widowsโ€™ and Childrenโ€™s Benefit Fund, which raised over $140 million for the families of fallen FDNY, NYPD, and PAPD heroes killed in the line of duty by the time of Rusty's passing in 2018. Rusty Staub is one of those guys that could go into the Hall of Fame with a blank cap because he was a true cornerstone everywhere he went, on and off the field.

Not Gaetti

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๐ŸšจNew: Sir Alex Ferguson on the Messi, Pele, Maradona and Ronaldo GOAT debate: โ€ข Interviewer: Sir Alex, the debate never ends โ€” Messi, Pelรฉ, Maradona, Ronaldo. Who is the greatest of all time for you? ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธFerguson: โ€œIโ€™ve been asked this question more times than I can count over the years, and for a long time I refused to give a straight answer because the debate was still open. It isnโ€™t open anymore. Messiโ€™s World Cup in 2022 was the final piece. Before that tournament he already had everything else, the Champions Leagues, the league titles in different countries, the Ballons dโ€™Or, the individual brilliance that no one could match. The only thing missing was the World Cup. He went and got it. When a player completes the full set like that, the conversation changes. He has now completed football. Every major trophy, every individual award, every level of the game. That closes the debate for me. Because of that completion, Messi sits clearly above Pele, Maradona and Ronaldo. Iโ€™m not saying the other three werenโ€™t great. Of course they were. But the ledger is now complete for Messi in a way it never was for the others, and that has to count. Now, people will jump on the fact that Cristiano was my player. He was. He is still my boy in many ways. I have huge affection and respect for him, the hunger, the work rate, the way he rebuilt himself season after season. That part is emotional for me. But the ranking itself is no longer emotional. Itโ€™s factual. You separate the personal from the professional when the evidence is this clear. Letโ€™s be honest about what Cristiano is. He is the more adaptable, all-round player. Different leagues, different systems, different styles of play. He could score with either foot, with his head, from distance, from six yards. He could lead a dressing room, he could carry a team on pure willpower, and he stayed at the highest level for an absurd length of time. No serious person denies any of that. Physical dominance, leadership, versatility โ€” he has those qualities in abundance. But adaptable is not the same as greatest. In pure footballing terms โ€” the genius of the first touch, the vision, the consistency at the absolute peak for over a decade, and now the complete trophy case โ€” Messi is on another level. Ronaldo is not close in that specific sense. One is an extraordinary athlete and competitor who maximised every ounce of his talent. The other is simply a better footballer. Thatโ€™s the distinction. Pele and Maradona were gods of their eras, no question. But the modern game is harder, deeper, and more athletic. The athletic demands, the tactical organisation, the quality of opposition week after week, itโ€™s a different beast. Messi dominated a far stronger era for longer than either of them managed. That has to be recognised. Iโ€™m not sentimental about this. Sentiment is for fans and for the media. When you strip it back to what actually happened on the pitch and in the trophy cabinet, the answer is clear. Cristiano is an extraordinary athlete and competitor. Messi is just a better footballer. You can love Ronaldo more. You can respect him more. You can prefer his story, his personality, his work ethic. All of that is fair. What you cannot do is put him above Messi anymore. The ledger is closed.โ€ Cristiano is an all-time great. Messi is the greatest. Thatโ€™s just how it is now.โ€

Vfynn_๐Ÿฅท๐Ÿผ ๐™š

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Warren Buffett on the costly mistake investors make when sizing up a new deal: At a Berkshire Hathaway meeting, a shareholder named Mike Riiffken asks Buffett to explain why five recent transactions all carried such different terms. Goldman at 5 billion and 10% plus warrants. GE at 5 billion and 10% plus warrants. Dow Chemical at 3 billion and 8.5% convertible. Wrigley/Mars at 4.4 billion and 11.45%. Swiss Re at 2.7 billion and 12%. Why the different interest rates, and why warrants in only some cases? Buffett's answer comes down to one idea: every deal was done at a different time, under different conditions. As he puts it, "our opportunity costs were different in every single one of those five transactions." He's quick to admit he isn't perfect at this: "we could have done a much better, I could have done a much better job of allocating our money." "we not only don't have perfect foresight, sometimes it's pretty, it's pretty bad." Then he explains how he actually thinks when capital is on the table. He wasn't measuring the Swiss Re deal against the Dow Chemical deal committed a year earlier. He was only weighing what that money could do right now: "I was thinking about what else I could do with $2.7 billion dollars. And that, that's the way all the decisions are made." Every decision, he says, goes through "a mind that is looking at everything available that day," including how much cash they hold and what might come along next week or next month. Past deals, in his words, "don't really make any difference." That leads to the lesson every investor should sit with: "one of the errors people make in business, and sometimes it can be a huge error, is that they try and measure every deal against the best deal that they've ever made." The trap is subtle. Once you anchor to your greatest trade, you become determined never to accept anything less attractive again. And the result, Buffett warns, is that "they, in effect, sometimes they take themselves out of the game." His reframe: "The goal is not to make a better deal than you've ever made before; the goal is to make a satisfactory deal. It's the best deal that you can make at the time." He closes with no room for ambiguity: "There's no other rational way to make deals."

Black Edge

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FREEBIE Behind the Scenes post! I reference Minecraft a lot on the comics because it's more well known, but 10yo's true love is a game called Terraria (basically Minecraft, but 2D and a LOT more stuff!) He's such a huge fan that his last TWO birthdays have been Terraria themed! With the internet being the cool place it is, after posting about my kids obsession, I became mutuals with the creator of Terraria, Redigit! HUGE Mom Cred earned!!! ๐Ÿ˜Ž We got to chatting and at one point he said something along the lines of "So when's the Terraria comic coming?" He was joking, but now I wanted to make it happen! The problem was, Terraria is a bit more niche than Minecraft, so I needed a way to reference it while still appealing to everyone. I came up with the idea of Fran trying to keep up while Vincent switches through games. Terraria and Minecraft were obvious contenders, but I needed a #3. 8yo had been playing a lot of Pokรฉmon, so that was my first idea, but Pokรฉmon now looks very different to the classic look I wanted to draw. I was stumped on the 3rd game for a while until my kid brought up Animal Crossing! I'd drawn the family as Animal Crossing characters back in 2020 so it would be great to have an excuse to use them in a comic! I got to work on the comic by tracing real game characters and tweaking them to make them my own. I redid the Animal Crossing ones, making them closer to real cat characters in the game, but after looking back at my 2020 reedition, I decided to go with that one instead because it was more fun! When it came time to draw the Terraria characters, I showed 10yo the comic and asked if he could help me by designing some in-game characters I could trace. He was OUTRAGED! Not at the request, but at the fact Vincent goes back to Minecraft at the end instead of his beloved Terraria! I explained that the Minecraft movie was coming out, so it would be good for the comic to start with Minecraft Fran, but he wasn't having any of it and refused to help me until I changed it. Well what choice did I have?! I changed it! ๐Ÿ˜… I didn't actually end up using the in-game characters he made (turned out easier to adapt models I found online) but I gleefully took his clever idea of doing game chat boxes instead of speech bubbles! So cool when your kids get old enough to be helpful!! ______________________________ If you enjoyed this post consider subscribing to my P@treon where I do write ups and videos like this for every comic! Link in bio!

Litterbox Comics

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The revisionist history about Baker Mayfield and the Browns is out of control. We're happy for Baker and the success he's found in Tampa Bay. But everyone claiming he'd be doing the same exact thing right now in Cleveland is just lying to themselves. One, you can't just copy and paste the stats a player has on one team and project them onto another team. Doesn't work that way. A lot of things had to transpire for Baker to be in the position he's in now. In 2021, everyone--national media, Cleveland media, fans, etc.--said Baker wasn't the guy to take the Browns to the next level. The receipts are everywhere (RGIII might be the funniest one). On the Pardon My Take Podcast just this past summer, Baker admitted that playing through his injury in 2021 was a mistake: "The last year in Cleveland, as banged up as I was...should I have gotten surgery and sat out? Yeah." So many people want to believe the Browns forced Baker out of town. Sorry, but that simply is not what happened. We remember because we covered this every week on the podcast that season. Baker would tell the media on Friday that his shoulder was fine and he was making every throw in practice. Then after he played poorly on Sunday, he'd tell the media his shoulder was really bothering him. It happened every week. Baker forced the Browns to play him injured, not the other way around. You can refute this all you want, but Baker admitted this himself. "I learned a lot of lessons about how damn stubborn I am. Watching the film from those games now...I was a stubborn asshole. I wasn't able to play to the best of my ability by any means." Everything happens for a reason. The success Baker is having with the Buccaneers wouldn't be happening if things hadn't gone the way they did in Cleveland. And then in Carolina. And then in Los Angeles. Remember, Baker was statistically the worst quarterback in the NFL in 2022. He had a 26.3 QBR (32nd), 60% CMP and 10 TDs to 8 INTs in 12 games. Baker needed to mature as a person and a quarterback. And that happened because he was rejected by 3 teams in one calendar year. It happened because his only opportunity was a 1-year/$4M deal to compete with Kyle Trask. Honestly, it's all part of the story only Baker Mayfield could write. No other quarterback in the 2018 class could've survived in Cleveland with Hue Jackson, Freddie Kitchens and all the other nonsense that took place during those seasons. Spare me with the Browns could've had Josh Allen or Lamar Jackson talk, neither of those guys would likely be who they are had they come to Cleveland. And how many guys could've been turned away by 3 teams, had one foot firmly out of the league and still continued to fight and grow to do what he's doing now in Tampa? The list is probably just Baker. Like we said, we're happy for Baker and what he's accomplishing. But we don't need to revise the truth of how things went in Cleveland just to make ourselves feel better about other things the Browns have done that didn't work out.

The Dawgs - A Cleveland Browns Podcast

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Nick Wright says there should be some real accountability within the media, for all the absolute atrocious LeBron James takes: โ€œ There werenโ€™t even hot takes, there was just the accepted conventional wisdom throughout the course of this year. Going into the season, LeBron contract sure is a Albatros for the Lakers even though if he would have taken the league minimum it wouldnโ€™t have open up hardly any cap space. But set the cap part aside, they was just like no, heโ€™s not worth max level player any more. If anybody out here said LeBron worth the max, they would be laughed at. Now the games matter does he look like heโ€™s worth the max? All year long the conventional wisdom, listen LeBron still good, but you know at 41 and heโ€™s older than the other old guys. Steph, Durant, Kawhi, like you know, those guys are still top 10 players in the league, All-NBA caliber players which by the way Steph and Kawhi were. LeBron is in a different place in his career. What are those guys doing right now? Steph having the time of his life at Coachella after playing poorly in a play-in game. Kawhi is doing whatever heโ€™s doing after being locked up in a play-in game, Kevin Durant is I donโ€™t know struggling to find ways just to get shots up against a not great Lakers defense while LeBron is giving you 24,8,10 and setting up Luke Kennard, Marcus Smart, Rui Hachimura and Deandre Ayton for the exact shots on the exact spot on the court they want to be.โ€ (Via Whatโ€™s Wright? with Nick Wright)

NBA Courtside

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