Slow Sports Week

It's not really that slow of a week in sports.  But for Mike & Mike on ESPN, it sure seems like it's terribly slow.

But Greenberg and Golic are NFL guys.  They will talk other sports on occasion, but clearly their passion and expertise is for the NFL.  I tune in to them on ESPN2 while getting ready for work in the morning, and enjoy them during the NFL season.

But now that the NFL is done, and there's nothing happening until the Scouting Combine and the Draft, the guys just can't find anything interesting to talk about.

The last 2 days represents a case to prove my point.

First, they jumped into a silly discussion about South Carolina's Javeon Clowney.  They guy's an awesome specimen of a defensive football player.  He's big, he's fast, he's powerful.  If he were in this year's draft, he'd likely be chosen in the top 5.  But NFL rules say he's got to wait one more year before they'll allow him to enter the draft.

So Greenburg decides to posit the question, would Clowney be better off to take this year off and hire a top-notch trainer to whip him into NFL shape to maximize his value in next year's draft?  He cites Clowney's teammate, running back Marcus Lattimore.  Lattimore is one of the most talented running backs in college football, but he blew out his knee this season.  He's entering the NFL draft, but won't get picked nearly as high as he would have without the injury.

The question is ridiculous.  Regardless of the sport, players are going to play.  Clowney is more interested in helping the Gamecocks to an SEC and possible National Championship next year than in improving his draft position. 

I think Golic was a bit irritiated with the premise, as he didn't have much to add to the conversation beyond a simple statement, "players play".  Whether the topic was pushed by Greenberg or by their producers, it wasn't even worthy of passing mention - let alone monopolizing their sports talk show for at least an hour.

Day 2 topic: Is LeBron better than Michael Jordan?  Another ridiculous topic.  They're two different people and two different players.  They have two different styles. 

I'm not a fan of people who try to compare professional athletes from different eras.  There's no point.  The only comparison that makes any sense at all is statistics.  The player who scored the most points, won the most championships, etc. wins.  Because there isn't any other way to measure athletes against each other.  Beyond statistics, there's no point in comparing them across eras.

My advice for the Mikes?  Stay with the NFL, or learn something about basketball, hockey, soccer, baseball, and other sports so you have something relevant to talk about in the offseason.

Above all, please stop hammering silly topics that mean nothing.