http://bullmurph.com/2009/04/07/bird-and-magic/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:25:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://bullmurph.com/2009/04/07/bird-and-magic/comment-page-1/#comment-4565 A Combination of Santa Claus, Superman and Peter Pan | Murphy's Law Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:46:59 +0000 http://bullmurph.com/?p=1314#comment-4565 [...] His capacity for heroics, it often seemed, was limitless. I’ve celebrated that love affair here and [...] [...] His capacity for heroics, it often seemed, was limitless. I’ve celebrated that love affair here and [...]

]]> http://bullmurph.com/2009/04/07/bird-and-magic/comment-page-1/#comment-3883 Hot Fun in the Summertime, circa 1984 | Murphy's Law Thu, 14 Jan 2010 05:05:07 +0000 http://bullmurph.com/?p=1314#comment-3883 [...] Each team had already made statements; the momentum had swung at least three times. It was now a best of three, and as is invariably the case in a series like this, the outcome would likely be swung to the favor of whoever could secure a game five victory. Who was going to step up? Keep in mind, in the ’80s you were either a Lakers fan or you were a Celtics fan. There were other teams in the NBA, obviously, but for a long stretch of that great decade, it seemed like each season was an extended formality: we collectively bided our time until everyone else got out of the way and let the two teams go hammer and tong for the title. A couple of months ago, I recounted what this rivalry was like for a fan in the prime of his formative sports-loving life here. [...] [...] Each team had already made statements; the momentum had swung at least three times. It was now a best of three, and as is invariably the case in a series like this, the outcome would likely be swung to the favor of whoever could secure a game five victory. Who was going to step up? Keep in mind, in the ’80s you were either a Lakers fan or you were a Celtics fan. There were other teams in the NBA, obviously, but for a long stretch of that great decade, it seemed like each season was an extended formality: we collectively bided our time until everyone else got out of the way and let the two teams go hammer and tong for the title. A couple of months ago, I recounted what this rivalry was like for a fan in the prime of his formative sports-loving life here. [...]

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