Well, we have a series...
Apparently Detroit is mad at me personally for picking the Spurs, but how was I supposed to know they were going to show up? Anyway, here's some thoughts for game 5:
1) Antonio McDyess is back. For those of you who are unfamiliar with mid-90s or early-millenium basketball, Antonio McDyess was actually a legitimate star for a little while. Then the dark times came, in which he found himself hurt and playing for the Knicks (seriously, what could be worse?) Now he's back, which is sort of unfortunate for the Spurs, because he can really score, which is something that hurts coming off the bench.
2) Play Glenn Robinson. If your team can't score, couldn't you at least try putting in the one-dimensional scorer? He didn't even play in Game 4, and I venture to say he can jack up shots better then, say, Devin Brown. Here's hoping the Big Dog gets one last crack at greatness in this Finals.
By the way, whenever you hear analysts talk about best players never to make an All-Star team, two names come up: Eddie Johnson and Derek Harper. For reference's sake, Eddie Johnson played 17 years and is the 35th leading scorer in NBA history, while Derek Harper is the 17th-leading assist man in NBA history. So I thought it might be fun to take a look at players who might follow (but hopefully won't) in their deserving but unrecognized footsteps.
1) Damon Stoudamire. Stoudamire suffered from not being in the right place in the right time for the first part of his career, and is suffering from playing for Portland right now. He was the Rookie of the Year in 1996, and has averaged around 15 and 7 for most of his career. Last year he scored 51 in a game.
2) Mike Bibby. This is bound to change, and is ridiculously inexcusable, but every year Mike Bibby, one of the best playoff players of our generation, gets screwed out of an All-Star berth. Put him in next year on principle, please.
3) Hamilton/Billups. You would think that one of these Pistons could have been an All-Star this year, but hopefully one of them will be one next year. I actually think that it's pretty likely that Chauncey Billups will never be an All-Star due to his perceived inconsistency and the likelihood that voters will fall in love with Wallace, Prince, or Rip Hamilton before they think to put him in the game.
4) Jim Jackson. This is the most likely non All-Star of our bunch, because his career is in its twilight. Can anybody imagine how good Dallas could have been with Kidd, JJ, and Monster Mash though in their primes?
More coming on this later... I've been on basketballreference.com for about an hour now and I need to get something to eat.
Mike
1) Antonio McDyess is back. For those of you who are unfamiliar with mid-90s or early-millenium basketball, Antonio McDyess was actually a legitimate star for a little while. Then the dark times came, in which he found himself hurt and playing for the Knicks (seriously, what could be worse?) Now he's back, which is sort of unfortunate for the Spurs, because he can really score, which is something that hurts coming off the bench.
2) Play Glenn Robinson. If your team can't score, couldn't you at least try putting in the one-dimensional scorer? He didn't even play in Game 4, and I venture to say he can jack up shots better then, say, Devin Brown. Here's hoping the Big Dog gets one last crack at greatness in this Finals.
By the way, whenever you hear analysts talk about best players never to make an All-Star team, two names come up: Eddie Johnson and Derek Harper. For reference's sake, Eddie Johnson played 17 years and is the 35th leading scorer in NBA history, while Derek Harper is the 17th-leading assist man in NBA history. So I thought it might be fun to take a look at players who might follow (but hopefully won't) in their deserving but unrecognized footsteps.
1) Damon Stoudamire. Stoudamire suffered from not being in the right place in the right time for the first part of his career, and is suffering from playing for Portland right now. He was the Rookie of the Year in 1996, and has averaged around 15 and 7 for most of his career. Last year he scored 51 in a game.
2) Mike Bibby. This is bound to change, and is ridiculously inexcusable, but every year Mike Bibby, one of the best playoff players of our generation, gets screwed out of an All-Star berth. Put him in next year on principle, please.
3) Hamilton/Billups. You would think that one of these Pistons could have been an All-Star this year, but hopefully one of them will be one next year. I actually think that it's pretty likely that Chauncey Billups will never be an All-Star due to his perceived inconsistency and the likelihood that voters will fall in love with Wallace, Prince, or Rip Hamilton before they think to put him in the game.
4) Jim Jackson. This is the most likely non All-Star of our bunch, because his career is in its twilight. Can anybody imagine how good Dallas could have been with Kidd, JJ, and Monster Mash though in their primes?
More coming on this later... I've been on basketballreference.com for about an hour now and I need to get something to eat.
Mike
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