Thanks to Scottie Pippen’s recent statements, we now to get to revisit the 1990s yet again. Pippen, who apparently has a book and some other stuff to promo, told Dan Patrick and GQ that Phil Jackson’s decision to choose Toni…
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Rick Carlisle: Can You Go Home Again?
The Pacers recent hiring of Rick Carlisle as coach fascinates me. By all accounts, he’s a pretty good coach and, divorced of any backstory, his hiring by the Pacers is totally rational. He’s a seasoned professional on a team that…
Q&A With Jeff Pearlman on Three-Ring Circus, Kobe, Shaq, and More
On September 22, 2020, Jeff Pearlman released “Thee-Ring Circus: Kobe, Shaq, Phil and the Crazy Years of the Lakers Dynasty.” Jeff is a prolific sports writer who has written books on the 1986 Mets, Walter Payton, the 1990s Cowboys, Brett…
Wrapping Up MJ’s Last Dance
Have we discussed Michael Jordan enough? Subjectively, it certainly feels like a resounding “yes.” So far, we’ve dug into a bunch of MJ issues over the years: –Sam Bowie v. MJ –The colorful, but bad, early MJ Bulls –The MJ…