2-28-2020 Passed Ball Show. John opens up this version of the show talking about the history of the NBA and its player coaches. Is now a better time than ever to revive the once popular happenstance? Does the player coach have to be a star? History shows both stars and non-stars have succeeded in player coaching. Is it time to junk some of NBA’s hideous uniforms? John makes it known his feelings of a couple teams’ choices. John then suggests that Jalen Hurts play in the XFL for a season. In fact, if the XFL wants to succeed (John feels strongly that the league can survive.), it needs to be able to draw superior college athletes. Hurts may not get a fair chance to QB in the NFL next year, but if he plays in the XFL, he will get to showcase himself in a way he cannot do on a NFL practice squad. And John finishes off this version of the program by suggesting players to rank in the neighborhood of 21-30 in johnpielli.com’s top 100 offensive position players of all time. Is there a better number 21 selection than Hank Greenberg? The top 20 is on the site www.johnpielli.com.
