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I was 15 years old when Space Jam came out. Clearly that is way too old to watch a movie about a cartoon bunny playing basketball, right? You couldn't be more wrong. You'd have a hard time finding any male under the age of 35 who hasn't seen it or who wouldn't happily watch it right now. It combines two of the greatest things you could ever want in a movie: Michael Jordan and the music of R. Kelly. But beyond all of the hype, there are some major flaws with the film. Let's look beyond the fact that the movie starts out with Jordan shooting hoops with his dad and revealing his true identity as a warlock. He explains in detail how he is going to go to college at North Carolina, win a ...
The ‘90s were a great time for the NBA. The fouls were hard, the rivalries were heated, and the talent was unparalleled. But who were the top players of the decade? Of course we know who #1 will be so no shocker there, but the rest of the list is full of the best players the league has ever seen. *A quick note, in order to be on the list the player has to have played at least 5 seasons during the decade, which eliminates Magic, Bird, Kobe and Isaiah Thomas. Sorry.* 30. Dan Majerle When Majerle was drafted in 1988 the Suns fans booed him. Cotton Fitzsimmons, the Suns coach at the time, told them they would ...
Phil Jackson is the most successful coach in NBA history. His 11 championships make it really hard to argue with that statement. But this is sports, so there are idiots. Those haters say Phil only won so many titles because he coached Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, Shaquille O'Neal and a bunch of other basketball legends. If that were true, shouldn't those guys won just as much without Phil on the bench? We looked at the careers of Phil's biggest stars (and some lesser known Phil regulars) to compare how they did with him and without him. It wasn't really close. ...
by Tony Manfred LeBron James is on one of the greatest hot streaks in NBA history right now. He had 39 points, 12 rebounds, and 7 assists last night against Oklahoma City. It was his seventh-straight game with at least 30 points while shooting 58% or better. We are watching LeBron reach his peak, and all week commentators (and even LeBron himself) have been playing up the Michael Jordan-LeBron James comparisons. Related: The Fabulous Life of LeBron James But according to Jordan, LeBron still has one obvious flaw in his game still - he has a tendency to shoot jumpers when he goes left, and drive to the basket when he goes right. Here's the key passage from ESPN's Wright Thompson's ...
February 17th is Michael Jordan's 50th birthday. We at Mandatory are big, big MJ fans. Not only did a few of us grow up near Chicago, we were also the perfect age when Jordan dominated the league. Being a 16-year-old Bulls fan in the 90s was even better than being a Patriots fan at any point in the last 10 years. Because Michael didn't lose. Ever. The only way he could not win a title was to play in a different league. It didn't matter if he had the flu or Bill Cartwright as his center. He was going to win it all. And we loved him for it. To celebrate his milestone, we put together 50 little tidbits you probably didn't know about Michael Jordan. We think it's much better than a cake. 50. ...
Sports have been the backbone of man ever since we first crept out of the caves for a good ol' game of sticks and rocks. With every sport comes all-time greats, record-breaking triumphs and signature moves to remember them by. Players seem to find their way to these trademark moves by different means - superstition, showmanship, mimicking showmanship, and just natural flair - but they all leave their mark. Here are the greatest all-time signature moves from your favorite athletes. Colin Kaepernick's Bicep Kiss The newest member on this list is the young quarterback on the San Francisco 49ers, whose bicep-kissing ...
