Every year there is one player who has to be given props for shining more than others.
Too many of us have given sacredness to the objectivity of determining who the best basketball player in the world is, excluding Mike of course. Two years ago, I publicly said it was Pippen. Caught hell from every angle, but Pippen agreed. Now, I'm going to piss even more people off by saying this year it's Gary Payton. Those who don't like it, pucker up.