We discuss why more athletes don't go out on top. Why don't they know when to quit?

We discuss those that went out on top, those that were forced out due to injury, those that "hung on too long", and those that transitioned their game to meet their diminished abilities.

Steve calls someone a bum and I honestly forgot who it was.

We discuss phenoms and hype over new athletes. We dive deep into Caitlyn Clark and the buzz surrounding her.

Then, Steve talking about Sidney Moncrief goes intoa diatribe how Shaq is a clown.

Good times by all.

Steve and I discuss the football, baseball, and basketball and some of the fundamental changes in the respective sport.

Football transitioned to the short passing game.

Baseball transitioned to swinging for the homerun and not worrying about strikeouts.

Basketball transitioned to the 3-pointer.

I chalk it all up to math and probability. Steve continues to wonder.

We are creeping up on 1-year of the Podcast. Man, does time fly. We appreciate all of our listeners and thank you for sharing with your friends.

Steve is off in Tahoe and I have work to do before a big 4th of July weekend.

Here is one of the topics that was an impetus to creating the podcast.

Cheers,

Jonathan

Steve and I discuss the spectacle and wonder of the Olympics. How in our respective lives it was once the thing above all and now not so much.

We discuss some of the factors that may have contributed to our lack of interest in them today and some of things that were remarkable at the time.

The episode you have all been waiting for. The debate on Intangibles.

Steve is adamant there are things that cannot be measured, yet he tees it up so easily for me to dispute.

Steve wants mystery and not knowing. I want probabilities to be in my favor.

It gets heated.

The NBA Finals are upon us. Steve and I discuss the NBA Finals over the generations. At the end, we discuss this year's finals.

Why are the games so spaced out? Is it because the Conference Finals went 4 - 1 and 4 - 0?

You know I bring up the Warriors of the past and Steve has to go to his last '60's early '70's bag of tricks.

With recent passing of Bill Walton, we wanted to look at his career and how it changed over the generations.

Steve remembers the UCLA Walton. The 2x dominant NCAA Champion.

He remembers the oft-injured but dominant Walton of the Dr Jack Ramsay Blazers--along with Maurice Lucas.

I don't really start knowing Walton until the Celtics - AND he had a whole career arc with San Diego beforehand!

Oh, and Angel Hernandez is gone!

Steve and I have talked about the Dynasties over the Generations. This one is the opposite. In light of the Denver Nuggets going down, we discuss the ingredients to be a repeat Champion and a Dynasty.

Oh, and I go from Jim Everett apologist to the Karl-Anthony Towns Apologist.

Steve and I discuss how jealousy transcends generations and sports.

We discuss different players, teams, and the times.

Caitlyn Clark, Diana Taurasi, Dawn Staley, Kareem, Calvin Murphy, Bill Russell, Will Clark, Franco Harris, and Jim Brown all mentioned.