Winning Time

Author: Daniel Lafferty 

While the PGA is just beginning to shake off the mid-winter rust, the NBA is already in
midseason form. To honor both associations and celebrate their common ancestry and future
petrodollar in-law status, Rex Golf Historian Daniel Lafferty has compiled his starting five from
the PGA Tour superstars of the 21 st Century.

Point Guard: Jordan Spieth
Strengths: Natural Leader, long range assassin
Weaknesses: Possibly too unselfish (see 2016 Masters).
Player Comp: Steve Nash with Lebron’s hairlin

 

 

Point Guard: Jordan Spieth

Strengths: Natural Leader, long range assassin

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsAythDzjXg

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6XVgUJVoOg

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fa23nP-52Fw


Weaknesses:
Possibly too unselfish (see 2016 Masters).

 

 

Hello Darkness my old friend…

Player Comp: Steve Nash with Lebron’s hairline

Shooting Guard: Rory McIlroy

Strengths: Bomber, athlete (see on-course joggers)

Weaknesses: Regular season MVP, crunch-time liability

Player Comp: James Harden?



Shooting Guard: Rory McIlroy

Strengths: Bomber, athlete (see on-course joggers)



Weaknesses: Regular season MVP, crunch-time liability

Last Major Win 2014 PGA Championship at Valhalla. Did not get arrested*


Player Comp: James Harden?

Feed me the regular season!

 

Cabo Timeshare boys 

 

Small Forward: Tiger

Strengths: GOAT

Weaknesses: Off court shenanigans derailed career in late prime

Comp: Magic Johnson


Small Forward: Tiger

Strengths: GOAT 

Weaknesses: Off court shenanigans derailed career in late prime

Let bygones be bygones

Not Tiger Woods*

Not Tiger Woods*

Tiger Woods*

Addressing media February 19, 2010 in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL following scandal

“I’d gotten away from Buddhism. And I quit meditating.”

-Tiger Woods


Comp: Magic Johnson

Power Forward: DJ

Strengths: Wingspan, power, athleticism

Weaknesses: Late game penalties, Stairs

Comp: Chris Webber


Big Man: Vijay

Strengths: Nickname (The Big Fijian), ambidextrous menace, morally casual attitude with rules

Weaknesses: Too dedicated to practice (practice?), short game woes translate to charity stripe issues

Comp: Gheorghe Mureșan


Honorable Mentions:  Darren Clarke as a Northern Irish Vlade Divac, Patrick Reed as a less likeable Bill Laimbeer, Phil as a Daryl Morey that ruined the game through gambling losses instead of analytics

Quit calling me Phil, I can’t take your action. 


So there you have it.  We look forward to seeing these ballers hit the hardwood as soon as the PIF’s expansion team in King Abdullah Economic City receives league approval. 

 

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