Whats the happiest running subplot of the season so far?
The remarkable, improbable, unbelievable, implausible, inconceivable (I’m running out of adjectives), incogitable (had to look that one up) comeback of Mr. Grant Hill, who was about to be elected into the Gale Sayers Hall of Fame for “Memorable Athletes Whose Careers Were Tragically Cut Short” until his Eddie Wilson-like return this month. It’s almost like mentioning a no-hitter in the dugout; I’m afraid to even mention the word that rhymes with “schmankle.” But the following things need to be addressed immediately: • If you made a list of guys who would have been an insane amount of fun to play with over the past 35 years, Hill stands with Magic, Bird, Stockton, Pippen, Walton and everyone else. There hasn’t been anyone else quite like him. I mean, this is a guy who can bring out the best in Steve Francis. If he can stay healthy, Orlando has to be considered one of the favorites in the East. They basically just had an All-Star fall out of the sky. • I watched four of their seven games
