Roy > dean

I thought I read that 'Cuse already had 2 guys enter the draft? I think they're still waiting to hear from Flynn, though.

 

Grid wears orange glasses

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain_national_basketball_team#Past_Rosters

Those rosters are awfully consistent. Spain is probably about the size of two medium sized states, so those guys would've run into each other, and played on allstar teams much more frequently than our guys and int'l teams of the past. In the broadcasts, they frequently mention how well those guys know each other and how long they've played with each other. So...relatively speaking, they've played with each other for all of thier lives. Especially the Gas holes.

 

good call on Cuse

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/...-guard-eric-denedorf-to-declare-for-nba-draft

Apparently that piece of feces Devendorf is out and possibly Flynn. Hate the face type of player if I've ever seen one.

 

Since you like Wikipedia, and trust it - how about looking up how long the 4 NBA guys have been in the league? If it's over 10 years, that argument is kinda weak, don't ya think? I do understand what you're saying though - relatively speaking they've been playing together a while.

 

The other countries national teams are a lot more consistant (understandably so) than the US (since we have more to choose from.) They also tend to play a lot more exhibitions/friendlies in off-years than we do, Spain's top guys had played a ton more basketball together than say Kobe-Dwayne-LeBron. Of course we have the most talent, of course you'd rather coach pros than college kids, of course we're supposed to win, those are such easy arguments that it goes without saying. The point is, we hadn't been winning international competitions, and the competition worldwide is leagues better today than it was in 1976.

But I agree that it's also an apples/oranges comparison and neither one of us is going to change the other's mind. I just wanted to point out that K (and Boeheim) have recent accomplishments that would keep them off any 'washed up' list.

 

Are we really going to continue this? (your choice, again)

 

One-on-One with Michael Jordan

Michael Jordan may be the greatest basketball player in history. He led the Chicago Bulls to six National Basketball Association championships, twice doing it in three consecutive years. His season scoring average of 30.1 points per game is the highest in the league's history. And he won five Most Valuable Player awards, as well as making the all-league defensive team in nine of his 15 seasons. But Michael Jordan has become much more than a basketball player. Today, he is a sport icon, one of the best-known athletes in the world. His fame has transcended his sport and transformed him into a marketing mega-power. His Brand Jordan with Nike is approaching a $500-million-a-year business worldwide.

He sat down in his Chicago-area home for a one-on-one interview with Cigar Aficionado editor and publisher Marvin R. Shanken to discuss his life, his achievements, his passions and dreams.

Marvin R. Shanken: What brought you more pleasure, playing for the North Carolina Tar Heels or the Chicago Bulls?
Michael Jordan: That's a good question. I would say it was for the Tar Heels. No one knew me until then. That's when the notoriety and everything began with Michael Jordan. By the time I got to Chicago, I was drafted three, so everybody knew I was at least decent.

But at North Carolina, when they recruited me and asked me to attend the university, it was an opportunity to prove myself. Up to that point, everybody had heard that this kid is pretty good, but we don't know how good. He came from a small town. He wasn't preseason All-American. He wasn't in the Top 100 High School kids. He didn't attend AAU games, and he was not a ranked player in the nation.

The University of North Carolina and Coach Smith really gave me the foundation that it took to become a basketball player. Up to then, I hadn't been spoiled by the media spotlight. I was still raw. As a result, I had an appetite to prove to everybody that I was a decent basketball player, or a good enough basketball player to be at North Carolina. That was by far the purest experience for me, and the most satisfying.

MRS: Did you ever regret missing your senior year?
JORDAN: Yeah, because I had a great time in college. It was the first time I'd been away from home. I'd met new people and made new friends. It was an exciting time. It was just fun.

MRS: What was the rush to jump out early?
JORDAN: It was Coach [Dean] Smith's call. I relied so much on his knowledge. The NBA was an area where I wasn't too knowledgeable. My parents weren't knowledgeable about it, either. And it was a great opportunity. Coach Smith felt that it would be the best opportunity for me to make it in professional basketball. Once he researched the situation to find out where I would go in the draft, then I started weighing the pros and cons.

MRS: Wasn't that pretty unselfish of him, because it meant he would lose you the next season?
JORDAN: That was totally unselfish. It's the kind of person that he was. He could have said, "You should stay for your senior year. We have a great team with some great new recruits." Kenny Smith and Brad Daugherty were coming on. Our team was going to be really good. But he felt like for me, personally, going to the NBA was the best thing, and it was the best opportunity.

 

orange-tinted glasses. lol. I have no affinity whatsoever for Syracuse.

whether or not he's the best in the game or not is debatable and is completely subjective. I'm of the opinion that a coach who wins 250 games in the last 10 years, including an NCAA championship, and who does so without a steady stream of blue chip talent, is indeed still one of the best in his profession. Your opinion is different because you're an argumentative fucktard who probably bleaches his asshole baby blue and jacks off to a Dante Callabria fat-head pasted to his ceiling. College coaches wouldn't share your "opinion.". Sorry if that busts your hymen. I don't feel one ounce of sympathy...I really don't.

 

And I named my dog "Red" after Tony Bruin