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I just noticed that Tiger is leading at the WGC Invitational and I wonder if Phil Mickleson got Clyde Drexlered. As a Blazer fan, I remember all too well the SI cover and article that came out calling Clyde the second best player in the NBA and making all kinds of comparisons to MJ and even suggested that there were some aspects of the game where Clyde was better. Anyone who knows anything about the MJ era in the NBA already knows what happened next. This was right before the Blazers met the Bulls in the NBA finals and reporters were just trying to make a story. Instead, they made MJ feel like he had something to prove and he spent the remaining games before taking home the title, demolishing Clyde and the Blazers.

A few short months ago there was all this talk about a Mickleslam and Lefty catching up and maybe even passing Tiger as top player in the world. Then Tiger's Dad died and Tiger went away and then missed the cut at the Open and the people talked Phil up even more. I know Phil's massive choke at the Open wasn't Tiger induced, but I have to take note of the fact that Tiger is in line to win his 4th consecutive PGA event which includes 2 majors and then I look down the leaderboard to find Phil at +8 this week when Tiger is at -9 and I can't help but wonder if Tiger didn't read those stories and get pissed in an MJ sort of way.

It's something worth watching. Just a hunch, but I bet the Phil/Tiger rivalry is basically dead.

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