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Michael Jordan is widely considered the superior, more efficient, and more accomplished player overall. However, regarding mental toughness and sheer work ethic, Kobe Bryant is often considered tougher than Jordan. Even Michael Jordan himself admitted that Kobe may have been mentally tougher than he was, pointing out that Kobe had to build his game from the ground up as a self-made player.

Glad to see AI says 2001 Lakers would beat 1996 Bulls and 2017 Warriors.

The NCAA was established by Teddy Roosevelt with federal overreach typical of TR. It's not going to make it.

The NCAA isn't going to receive immunity from lawsuits. Even if Congress passed something along those lines, the Supreme Court would strike it down because the SC has already said they won't entertain giving the NCAA an anti-trust exemption. Now, having said that, there's nothing in the Constitution that says you can't have a monopoly or trust in late nineteenth century parlance. What needs to happen for some kind of congressional help to occur is some kind of governing entity needs to incorporate market principles into their "rules." Given the NCAA's tainted record, I can't see this legally happening. You need a break away from the NCAA and fresh start.

The CSC is not truly independent of the NCAA. They were established by the NCAA to serve an NCAA function. The CSC won't exist much longer because it's a stupid concept. You can't legally tell someone how much a marketing deal is worth. We said as much when this nonsense started last year. If you want to get a "handle" on collegiate athlete compensation, you must negotiate a deal with them. Contrary to uninformed sportscaster opinions, this does not necessitate collective bargaining. There are literally millions of examples of controlled pay structures that don't have collective bargaining.

Can we get Arch to hook up with Katie Stewart?

Never seen this mentioned as Yacht Rock, but my favorite beach song ever is Nu Shooz, I Can't Wait. Listened to this while surfing in Charleston, SC and Coco Beach, FL in 88-89 as a teenager.

If you think Shaq was ever tougher than Kobe you've smoked a lot of dope. Kobe was always the finisher on every team he ever played with Shaq. Your Artest comment is laughable. Kobe played the entire 2010 season with a broken finger. We're living in dream land.

Continuing my Marc Cuban pansy theme: Yes, Mark Cuban voted in favor of the 2001 NBA rule changes that legalized zone defense, a package widely acknowledged as an attempt to curb the absolute dominance of Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant's Los Angeles Lakers.

Can't see Ujiri being that dumb. As for Luka, as a Lakers fan I wish he'd go back to the Mavs. Never win a title with an injury prone, unathletic, defensive liability as the "franchise" player. The Lakers went just as far without him as they would have with him. That tells you all you need to know.

Four rebounds by Wemby won't get it done.

When Robbins, Tinney and Pack go 0-11, and you set your pitching rotation to lose, you're not going to have much of a chance. Schloss needs to make it to Omaha.

Longhorn fans vastly overrate VY. It's understandable.

We're back to inconsistent offensive performance by Wemby. He's great. He not close to the greatest 22 year old ever.

Will Roger Clemens ever be elected to the baseball hall of fame?