And for my next “Captain Obvious” statement, I’ll go with this one: After college, Michael Jeffrey Jordan enjoyed moderate success as an NBA player. This one works, as well: If I’m not mistaken, he was also had a beneficial effect on shoe company Nike. The reason for this post is because [...]

Michael Jordan is and has been a lot of things to the western society (eastern’s too), but could the latest version of his Air Jordan shoes single-handedly save the US economy? Probably not, but if every shoe generated this kind of response, some financial bailouts might be avoided — at least for companies like [...]

Question: When Phil Knight hits his knees before he goes to bed at night, do you think he thanks God or Michael Jordan? I know where I’m leaning.
As you know, I’m a fan of all things Jordan (the player, even in Washington), so I jump at the chance to post Jordan-related [...]

I’m usually one to jump in the “Kobe versus Jordan” argument, even though some things in last year’s Celtics/Lakers tussle essentially settled it. Thanks to a great find at ESPN’s TrueHoop blog, I think the discussion is even more over than it was last summer.
A post at the Basketball Reference blog — well, like [...]

Hey Mark Jackson, I have a question — can we stop with all these Michael Jordan/Kobe Bryant comparisons? Please?
Now, it’s true the Finals series is far from over and there is still a chance Kobe Bean could do something spectacular to save his Lakers; however, until that happens please shelve these Jordan/Bryant [...]

Reports are coming out that the Chicago Bulls are filling their coaching void with a familiar face — Doug Collins. Naturally, thoughts return to his first stint with the Bulls when he had a young player named Michael something-or-another who went on to accomplish a milestone or two in the NBA. Obviously, this [...]