Chalk it up to what you will—religious undercurrents, cultural traditions or perhaps something more primal—we prefer our heroes in threes. Larry Bird, Magic Johnson and Michael Jordan. Gordie Howe, Bobby Orr and Wayne Gretzky. Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig and Joe DiMaggio.
When the first two are obvious, we’ll peel our eyes a little wider in hopes the third arrives sharply in focus.
We had LeBron James and Kevin Durant, a pair of small forwards with gifted games and basketball brains to match. For as many worthy candidates who resided on the competitive cusp, we needed something more.
We needed Paul George. Sadly, he might not have been ready.
George’s struggles, like those of his Indiana Pacers, have become the stuff of endless speculation, not to mention some of the most head-scratching developments of the season.
The roots of George’s regression may be a mystery, but the extent to which it’s happening—slowly, painfully, like a vise grip—is indisputable.
Your standard sports regression tends to take the path of a slowly cratering st ...
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