And why do they side with the bosses is the question. When it comes to sports, the public is angry about having their entertainment taken away. I suppose it's natural they'll blame the entertainers first.
Just throwing that out there.
This is specifically about risking our lives in our job though. I honestly don't feel like I'm risking my life when I'm punching numbers into a computer.
It strikes me as weird how much Red Sox fans talk about trading JD Martinez. All the guy has done in two years is hit like David Ortiz, be instrumental in winning a championship, and from all reports be a great clubhouse presence and help to other hitters.
I agree with the point about linemen.
And it's true that there isn't as much difference in basketball.
But there is a pretty big difference in the skill sets of Russell and Jordan, IMO.
I'm not a fan of comparing quarterbacks to running backs or linebackers.
Just as I'm not a fan of comparing Bill Russell to Michael Jordan.
I don't get the obsessive need to have one at the top of the list.
It was because your theory is counter-intuitive.
Logically, the more teams, the more rounds of playoffs, the harder it is for a team to repeat.
But that may not apply to the NBA, because we still see a relatively small number of teams dominate.
a) The Bulls didn't make it to the Conference finals while Jordan was on his baseball hiatus.
The rings argument for Russell is weakened a bit by how small the NBA was back then. In some of those years there were only 8 teams.
Especially after watching some of this series on the Bulls, I have to put Jordan at the top. As Larry Bird said after MJ torched a great Celtics defense, "That wasn't Michael Jordan out there, that was God disguised as Michael Jordan."
No, it's not a slam dunk. People who make predictions on message boards, with nothing at stake, tend to be very confident in their crystal ball abilities.