Comments on: Blaspheme http://strude.com/2009/04/blaspheme/ Promising you 5 posts a year... guaranteed. Wed, 21 Jul 2010 22:24:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Dave http://strude.com/2009/04/blaspheme/comment-page-1/#comment-582 Dave Sun, 19 Apr 2009 00:12:05 +0000 http://strude.com/?p=449#comment-582 Arrogance goes nowhere with me. John Stockton had none Michael Jordan had none. They were truly great. Yes, they knew it, but they did not flaunt it. That's a true mark of a champion. Arrogance goes nowhere with me.

John Stockton had none

Michael Jordan had none.

They were truly great. Yes, they knew it, but they did not flaunt it. That’s a true mark of a champion.

]]> By: Strude http://strude.com/2009/04/blaspheme/comment-page-1/#comment-580 Strude Fri, 17 Apr 2009 14:12:22 +0000 http://strude.com/?p=449#comment-580 Wow, Me, I hope you're kidding. If not, no one said it had anything to do with Jesus. Wow, Me, I hope you’re kidding. If not, no one said it had anything to do with Jesus.

]]> By: Me http://strude.com/2009/04/blaspheme/comment-page-1/#comment-579 Me Thu, 16 Apr 2009 21:02:23 +0000 http://strude.com/?p=449#comment-579 Speaking of 'stupid stuff'...what does this have to do with Jesus???? Your focus is on man too much... Speaking of ‘stupid stuff’…what does this have to do with Jesus???? Your focus is on man too much…

]]> By: Pedro http://strude.com/2009/04/blaspheme/comment-page-1/#comment-577 Pedro Sat, 11 Apr 2009 16:22:42 +0000 http://strude.com/?p=449#comment-577 I completely agree with you. I think there's a fairly broad gap between "class" and "entertainment". Bron-Bron is all about entertainment. Sure, he has obvious basketball talent, but he certainly lacks class. As we'll undoubtedly see through the remainder of his career, he'll follow the mighty dollar and do what he can to make as much money as he can - a move that I consider to be lacking any class, and entirely self-centered. That being said, in terms of basketball, one of my absolute favorite things a player can do is to play for the same team their entire career. To me, it shows the player can recognize the importance of a team, instead of basking in their own self-importance. Ignoring MJ's stint as a Washington Wizard (after his second retirement), what we're able to see as a common thread among those men is loyalty. Sure, Jordan was a bit more of a showman than the others (Sloan just struggles to actually act happy… I'm not going to try to get him to please or entertain others). Beyond that, all of these men were/are as loyal to a team as is possible, and in a team sport… that's classy, and yet another mark of a great person. I completely agree with you. I think there’s a fairly broad gap between “class” and “entertainment”. Bron-Bron is all about entertainment. Sure, he has obvious basketball talent, but he certainly lacks class. As we’ll undoubtedly see through the remainder of his career, he’ll follow the mighty dollar and do what he can to make as much money as he can – a move that I consider to be lacking any class, and entirely self-centered.

That being said, in terms of basketball, one of my absolute favorite things a player can do is to play for the same team their entire career. To me, it shows the player can recognize the importance of a team, instead of basking in their own self-importance.

Ignoring MJ’s stint as a Washington Wizard (after his second retirement), what we’re able to see as a common thread among those men is loyalty. Sure, Jordan was a bit more of a showman than the others (Sloan just struggles to actually act happy… I’m not going to try to get him to please or entertain others). Beyond that, all of these men were/are as loyal to a team as is possible, and in a team sport… that’s classy, and yet another mark of a great person.

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