January 30, 2023 Edition
“Magic is better!” “No. Jordan! Jordan’s the best.” “What makes you two young fellows think ‘The Magic Man’ or ‘MJ’ is better than ‘Larry Legend’?” “More MVPs! Magic won three in a row!” “Are you sure about that? You better ask your father which NBA players won three MVPs in a row.” Two young fans and myself at the local basketball game. I attended the Univ. of North Dakota’s “Betty” the other week for a men’s basketball game and I decided to break-out my Larry Bird jersey for the occasion. A group of young boys, probably around 9 to 10 years of age, noticed my jersey and by halftime a couple of them decided to start talking and bragging-up their favorite players from the era (the power of YouTube is crazy). Unfortunately, the debate and dialogue didn’t last very long as one of the young fellows pulled out his gadget with a screen. After a minute or two, he and his sidekick whispered a few particulars and then responded, “Magic won three, but Jordan had