I always identify the modern day NBA as 1979-80 forward, because that is when Bird and Magic entered the league and people generally became interested in pro basketball again.
But some folks like to go with the 1976 ABA-NBA merger (unfortunately not involving Jackie Moon's Flint Tropics) as the key "break" date for the modern NBA.
It doesn't really matter, but here is my point:
I have seen mock drafts that have us selecting Chase Budinger and Jonas Jerebko -- wow, TWO white guys, one of whom is from Sweden!!!!!!!
If we can swing Ricky Rubio, the Timberwolves would have:
Mark Madsen (can't we get him to retire?)
Brian Cardinal
Ricky Rubio
Chase Budinger
Jonas Jerebko
Kevin Love
Darius Songaila
Oleksiy Pecherov
8 roster spots filled by white players!!!!!!!! (Sadly we had to deal Mike Miller; sad only because he is white and would have given us 9).
I am unsure about the light-skinned Stephen Curry's racial makeup, but maybe his mom might be partially white? Is that why the Wolves are trying so hard to get him?
Black Wolves -- Gomes, Smith, Jefferson, Telfair, Brewer, Etan Thomas
(There are three black Wolves who will almost certainly not return -- Shelden Williams, Rodney Carney, Bobby Brown).
I guess I better brace for a trade-up for Tyler Hansbrough..........
Thursday, June 25, 2009
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Who you gonna get to coach this team? Jerry Sloan?
i tell you what, they better hold on to Big Al Jefferson. He is going to be a superstar!
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