Post by delap on Jul 14, 2021 12:07:41 GMT -5
Good afternoon and welcome to the 1st of 2 or 3 articles headed by Dr. Delap to celebrate and commemorate our 1st 10 seasons of 6.0.
Everyone loves Top X lists, but for today's commemoration, I instead reflected on what players stood out to me from each team over the course of the first ten seasons. These aren't the best players to play for each team, they aren't the longest tenured, they are simply the players that stick out in my mind when you mention that team. There is probably a bias toward when your team was good... or if you've never been good, tenure. But in either case, these are the Mount Rushmores of each franchise so far. These great men have been etched in stone forever and can be proudly displayed in your Club Honors Page or professionally installed outside of your arena for the low cost 39.99 (9.99 in 4 installments with QuadPay). This isn't an argument, more of my personal memories of each franchise... but feel free to explain who meant the most to you in the comments. Players can (and do!) appear on multiple Rushmores, though I don't think anyone appears more than twice. There are probably some very good players who have moved so frequently that they simply don't end up on a list like this, which is kinda sad for them. Without further ado...The Rushmores.
First, to our dearly departed...
IN MEMORIAM
Brooklyn Nets:
Dimitris Diamantidis, Doug Wrenn, Larry Smith, & Michael Brooks
Everyone loves Top X lists, but for today's commemoration, I instead reflected on what players stood out to me from each team over the course of the first ten seasons. These aren't the best players to play for each team, they aren't the longest tenured, they are simply the players that stick out in my mind when you mention that team. There is probably a bias toward when your team was good... or if you've never been good, tenure. But in either case, these are the Mount Rushmores of each franchise so far. These great men have been etched in stone forever and can be proudly displayed in your Club Honors Page or professionally installed outside of your arena for the low cost 39.99 (9.99 in 4 installments with QuadPay). This isn't an argument, more of my personal memories of each franchise... but feel free to explain who meant the most to you in the comments. Players can (and do!) appear on multiple Rushmores, though I don't think anyone appears more than twice. There are probably some very good players who have moved so frequently that they simply don't end up on a list like this, which is kinda sad for them. Without further ado...The Rushmores.
First, to our dearly departed...
IN MEMORIAM
Brooklyn Nets:
Dimitris Diamantidis, Doug Wrenn, Larry Smith, & Michael Brooks
Chicago Stags:
Rodney McCray, Serge Ibaka, Darrell Griffith, Joe Barry Carroll
Dallas Mavericks:
Winfred King, Aaron Craft, Bob Kurland, Moala Tautuaa
Golden State Warriors:
Ronny Turiaf, Byron Scott, Andrew Toney, Greg Oden
Sacramento Kings:
Andray Blatche, Jon Davis, Derek Harper, Sidney Green
Now onto the living, starting with the weaker of the two conferences, the West (one team has traded one of their slots to another Western Conference team):
Anaheim Amigos:
Jared Dudley, Joakim Noah, Doug Wrenn, Ervin Johnson
Houston Rockets:
Brad Wanamaker, Cleanthony Early, Jayson Williams, Jonas Valanciunas
Los Angeles Clippers:
David Lee, The Traded Player, Kyle Hines, Drazen Dalipagic
Los Angeles Lakers:
Marc Gasol, Wes Matthews Sr., E'Twaun Moore, Uros Slokar
Milwaukee Bucks:
Al Horford, Manute Bol, Kelvin Sampson, Antonio Gates
Minnesota Timberwolves:
James Blackmon Jr., Chris Paul, Kenny George, Isaiah Austin
Phoenix Suns:
Marvin Williams, Tiago Splitter, Andrew Bogut, Penny Hardaway
Portland Trail Blazers:
Josh Peppers, Mike Woodson, Tim Piotrowski, Ralph Sampson
San Antonio Spurs:
Rodney McCray, Isaiah Thomas, Mike Gminski, Kawhi Leonard
Seattle SuperSonics:
Spencer Hawes, George Lynch, Robin Lopez, Arron Afflalo
Texas Chaparrals:
Kennedy Meeks, Theodoros Papaloukas, Mike O'Koren, Tyreese Breshers, Danny Granger
Utah Jazz:
Timofey Mozgov, Jeff Ruland, Allan Houston, Ashraf Amaya
Vancouver Grizzlies:
Jason Capel, Gheorghe Muresan, Jarvis Lang, Joshua Smith
And finally, moving to the East, we see the following beautiful monuments to basketball clubs for the past 10 seasons:
Atlanta Hawks:
Roy Hibbert, Kenny George, Devin Williams, J.P. Tokoto
Boston Celtics:
Doug McDermott, Deron Williams, Donatas Motiejunas, Dennis Scott
Carolina Cougars:
Luke Maye, Kiki Vandeweghe, Lloyd Sharrar, Nick Van Exel
Charlotte Bobcats:
Joel Anthony, Bootsy Thornton, Wayne Estes, Devan Downey
Charlotte Hornets:
Taylor Coppenrath, Derrick Rose, Vin Baker, Craig Shelton
Chicago Bulls:
Chief Kickingstallionsims, Martynas Andriuskevicius, Hank Gathers, Bojan Dubljevic
Cleveland Cavaliers:
Cenk Akyol, Kevin McHale, Brook Lopez, Taurean Green
Indiana Pacers:
Juwan Staten, Clyde Drexler, Derek Harper, Andrew Bynum
Miami Heat:
Chris Webber, Deron Williams, Jamal Mashburn, Sidney Green
New York Knicks:
Bojan Dubljevic, Kyrie Irving, Anderson Hunt, Joel Embiid
Orlando Magic:
Ian Mahinmi, Michael Beasley, Oscar Schmidt, Marcin Gortat
Philadelphia 76ers:
Brandon Bass, Dale Ellis, Antoine Carr, Shawn Kemp Jr.
Pittsburgh Pipers:
Sergio Llull, Calbert Cheaney, Yi Jianlian, Martell Webster
Toronto Raptors:
Walter Magnifico, Adam Haluska, Sergei Belov, Luther Wright
Washington Bullets:
Uros Slokar, Carl Landry, Joe Alexander, Kevin Love
