A little late
Eugene Kane's columns are always interesting, except when he decides to write it in the car on the way to work as it seems he did here.He's a very good writer, probably the best the paper has, ...and I'd say I agree with him 25% of the time. When he writes about non-race or political issues, I usually agree with him 99%. When he dips into race and politcs, I agree with him 0% of the time.
So, his Friday column about Jordan not buying the Bucks is a rare example of a non-political column I disagree with.
Eugene is a little let-down that Jordan and a bunch of his wealthy celebrity friends aren't going to be buying the Bucks. It seems that everyone else in the city is glad Jordan won't be setting up camp at the Bradley center, so it is not really a suprise that Eugene goes the opposite way.
He's disappointed because of all the headlines and attention our little city would get by having a big name like Jordan attached to the team. One of the reasons I didn't want Jordan involved is because one of those attention-getting headlines would eventually read: "Jordan moves Bucks to Nashville".
The second reason ...he's an egomaniac who thinks he can succeed at anything he tries. Who knows if he has any ability to put together a winning team as an owner. And what happens if he fails in two years? Will he dump the team? I don't want my team to be a mid-life crisis project for a retired athelete. I'm glad Kohl held on to the team.
Hmmm, ...maybe if I win that big lottery jackpot tonight I'll give Herb a call.
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