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Pretty much this. Especially with Harper out right now.

There are some rare moments in history that are a very special. I was in junior high when McGwire and Sosa broke the home run record (wasn't as interested in Bonds' pursuit 3 years later, or his assault on the all time record), and it was truly magical. I was 10 when the Bulls broke the Lakers old mark, a huge Jordan fan, and am one of the people who still think that Chicago team is the greatest of all time.

That said, I hope Golden State does it because it is a very special thing they're doing and it may be a long time before we see another team come close to doing this.

Which ESPN clown... gotta be more specific Shawn, because that's a vast majority of them.

On that note, if I could give a vote to anyone other than Curry for MVP this year, it be Westbrook because of the 16 Triple Doubles.

I stand corrected.

Best... post... ever.

This pretty much, but I'm going to mention another section of people.

The people who just have complete apathy for Roman. The ones who don't like him as a face because he's horrible and way too forced, the ones that hate his heel work because he's still horrible (but at least he's a bit more natural playing a douche. Must be a real personality trait).

I'm in that group of people that just want Reigns to go away, period. I acknowledge that he is a good athlete with a marketable look and heritage. Unfortunately, those are his only redeeming qualities to me. I think he got over originally because of the Shield, where the majority of their cheers were for the more complete performers in Ambrose and Rollins. Then of course there was the Royal Rumble in 2014, where his cheers were more because the crowd sh*t on Dave Batista and WWE's decision not to put Daniel Bryan in the Rumble match. Either way, he got them by association and not because he actually earned them through any sort of work (except maybe not to injure anyone).

Vince was always probably going push this guy, but those cheers must have given him the wrong impression about how over Reigns was at the time. Now we've been subjected to him trying to justify it for two years and burying everyone with a chance in the process. HHH, while knowing better, tried his best to help set Roman up for success. But success happens in wrestling when everyone involved works hard to get better, something Roman's entitled ass isn't too keen on (we've read the interviews).


"There's nothing that anybody can say negatively to me that will make me believe you are correct."-interview with Kingston Whig Standard prior to Mania.

Uh yeah, the 30 year old guys who boo you for not being very good at your job are kind of right, especially when they pay your salary by spending arguably the most money at the shows. I think that's my biggest problem with him (and quite frankly turns me off to ever liking him), is that he either is very stupid about the way a business works or that he doesn't understand that those 30 year old guys (parents, just like he and I) are the fans he wants to be invested in him. If my 11 year old son likes something, I'm going to check it out to see if it is something I think he needs to have in his life. Take Roman for example here. My son my likes Roman, but if I think he's a bad example to follow, I'm going to do everything in my power to discourage him, but ultimately accept it because it is his choice. Fans are kind of put in that same boat by being forced to accept that this is who Vince and company has chosen to invest time and resources in. Our choice is that we don't have to pay our money if that isn't acceptable.

Rant Over.

Am I the only one that thinks Roman's half of the promo with Styles was garbage? He basically repeated what AJ said, which admittedly wasn't a lot. I agree the smug arrogance fits Roman pretty well, so maybe he'll get better on the mic. I'd rather him be be more natural as a heel then this contrived crap we've been forced to watch for two years.

Well, they played much better against San Antonio tonight then they have in recent games. It's possible, but San Antonio has that undefeated home record to keep in tact, which will be tough because Sunday Golden State comes to town.

Very interesting.

This basically, but I want to piggyback off it.

I think Caesaro is the complete package personally. He is over because of his wrestling, good solid look, and I thought the Superman suit entrance last night was a stroke of genius. His mic skills are average, but a lot of legends had average mic skills at the start and worked into component mic workers (Bret is the prime example). It's really a matter of comfort in front of the camera and figuring out how to take the pre written promos they give guys and make it his own.

I'll give you an example of how comfort works. I recently got my teaching license, and in my student teaching experience I learned there are two aspects of audience interaction. 1. Build rapport with them, which is something Caesaro has done with his matches and physical charisma. 2. Find that comfort speaking in front of them to get your point across in a way that gets them to believe in you. This is what Caesaro needs to work on and it just comes with time. Some guys get it earlier and easier than others, but to say Caesaro is doomed to the midcard is ignorant and not a fair assessment of his abilities. If he's worked that hard to become good in the ring, he has the work ethic to tighten up the holes in his game.