SLAM 124: On Sale Now!
Point Guard Heaven.
For someone that doesn’t care too much about the Jazz, I’ve sure been writing about them a lot this year. From a sales perspective, my guess is that the star of this issue will be Chris Paul, as on a national level he is the more popular of these two great point guards. But from a SLAM history perspective, the big deal is that a player from the Utah Jazz is finally on a SLAM cover. Hey, who said we don’t listen to our readers?
At the moment, this dope issue, featuring two awesome—and inextricably linked—players who didn’t make it onto our six-cover extravaganza last month, is only on sale in the rarest of Manhattan spots now, but you know we still like you to see your SLAM covers here first. The cover stories are mainly q+a’s, which were written by veteran Lang (CP) and newcomer Ryne (DW). Because Chris and Deron are a little sick of the comparisons, and because we deemed them each worthy of their own cover (even if it’s the same month), Lang and Ryne spent their respective stories sticking mainly to big-upping their subject, which I was in favor of. However, these guys are also regular sports fans who like to debate, and in the weeks since they turned their stories in, they’ve been going back and forth about which player is better. Come back here Friday, by which point this issue should have started to show up nationally, as Lang and Ryne will unveil their e-debate on the topic.
P.S. I see you, Matt the Jazz Fan.
P.P.S. Pre-empting the business questions: both covers will be sold at newsstands everywhere, including overseas. I’m not sure if we have the ability to see who out-sells who, but if we do I’ll try and fill everyone in down the road when we get the numbers. Subscribers will be divided evenly: 50 percent getting Chris and 50 percent Deron, totally by luck. If you don’t like the one you get, trade it to another SLAM fan via our site. Or just go to simbackissues.com, click on SLAM and buy the one you want.
This story is filed under: Continuing Ed, NBA, TOC, The Magazine
Jazz on the cover.
Besides, I can’t believe someone like YOU would be telling me to check the Olympics for proof of how one player is better than the other. Weren’t you telling me to STFU about the Olympics when I was using that to explain why Lebron was better than Kobe?
Also, it’s perfectly fair to give Chris Paul the crown because last season, Chris Paul was a league and a half better than Deron Williams. UNTIL I see Deron Williams play and note he has gotten better, I’m letting Paul keep the crown. If DERON played better last year and Paul was worse, then it’d be different. Capish?
Once again though, I totally throw out olympic comparisons when gauging players. Is Charles Barkley better than Michael Jordan? No. But the 1992 Olympics would make you think so! It’s a different system, and some people take longer to get used to it. I gauge them on the system they have played enough so you can’t say “well, lack of adjustment time” as an excuse.
except for the fact deron’s hasn’t got to play much this season.
i like both of dem (cp3 slightly more)
but i think i gotta get the deron one bcuz i mite not be alive to see another Jazz cover
Will there be Center, Power Forward, Shooting Guard, Small Forward covers too?
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What do you think of the validity of an Amare - vs - Bosh comparison…??
Eboy: Always appreciate the support.
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http://www.nba.com/video/games/lakers/2008/11/19/nba_chi_lal_0020800158_recap.nba/index.html?player=whatsnew
Little info: When the new issue hits the stand in the Big Apple it takes at least four weaks for it to hit the stands and magazineshops in Rotterdam Holland (Thats Western Europe ya’ll).
Thanks (egocentrically) and for the article (whichI’ll get in a couple of months here in belgium) too!
but i’m also sure it’s not an either or proposition.
=> i like some of the stuff on espn (i know i know, blasphemy - but it’s usually page2 stuff, so maybe that redeems me somewhat) and most of the stuff on slamonline.
since you asked
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