1. Welcome to SportsJournalists.com, a friendly forum for discussing all things sports and journalism.

    Your voice is missing! You will need to register for a free account to get access to the following site features:
    • Reply to discussions and create your own threads.
    • Access to private conversations with other members.
    • Fewer ads.

    We hope to see you as a part of our community soon!

The "The Last Dance" Thread

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by PCLoadLetter, Apr 19, 2020.

Page 38 of 55
  1. Regan MacNeil

    Regan MacNeil Well-Known Member

    Might have something to do with the child he fathered with a 13-year-old in college.
     
    Regan MacNeil, May 19, 2020
    #445
  2. Webster

    Webster Well-Known Member

    That’s why I think that he always was going to play in the Olympics. He and Nike knew that it was a massive marketing opportunity which they couldn’t turn down.
     
    Webster, May 19, 2020
    #446
    Tweener likes this.
  3. Michael_ Gee

    Michael_ Gee Well-Known Member

    Whatever they say now, every player on the Dream Team damn well wanted to be on it the second it was announced as happening, and more players than Isiah were hurt not to be named.
     
    Michael_ Gee, May 19, 2020
    #447
    Webster and sgreenwell like this.
  4. Jake from State Farm

    Jake from State Farm Well-Known Member

    it looks especially bad now Christian Laettner was on the team, since he turned out to be a NBA journeyman
     
    Jake from State Farm, May 19, 2020
    #448
  5. playthrough

    playthrough Moderator Staff Member

    That's not very fair. Steve Alford was as big of an Indiana basketball icon as one could be, from a high school Mr. Basketball to an NCAA champ on Knight's Hoosiers. So for a then-mediocre Pacers team to pass on him (and a lot of easy ticket sales) in favor of a California guy, yeah, the fans were gonna be pissy.
     
    playthrough, May 19, 2020
    #449
  6. Monday Morning Sportswriter

    Monday Morning Sportswriter Well-Known Member

    They were going to put a college player on. That was always the plan. And they happened to pick the Naismith Player of the Year. Would you have rather had Sprewell? Tom Gugliotta? Maybe Baby Jordan was free.
     
    Monday Morning Sportswriter, May 19, 2020
    #450
  7. da man

    da man Well-Known Member

    Unrelated to anything, Mark Price was what Steve Alford was supposed to be.
     
    da man, May 19, 2020
    #451
  8. Jerry-atric

    Jerry-atric Well-Known Member

    Steve Alford has not been a very good college coach.
     
    Jerry-atric, May 19, 2020
    #452
  9. Michael_ Gee

    Michael_ Gee Well-Known Member

    If you go back and look at the '91'-92 season, the biggest snub for the Dream Team wasn't Isiah, it was Rodman, not that he'd ever get picked.
     
    Michael_ Gee, May 19, 2020
    #453
  10. JC

    JC Well-Known Member

    What college player would you have taken instead?
     
    JC, May 19, 2020
    #454
  11. Jake from State Farm

    Jake from State Farm Well-Known Member

    None
    It turned out to be a bad idea
     
    Jake from State Farm, May 19, 2020
    #455
  12. Michael_ Gee

    Michael_ Gee Well-Known Member

    IMO, picking Laettner did him no favors. The 11 pros resented his presence to a greater (guess who?) or lesser degree (he was ignored by many of 'em) and becoming a benchwarmer to effectively start his pro career did a fatal number on his confidence. He leaves Duke in another year, he goes straight to being the big hope of some downtrodden franchise and maybe things turn out differently.
     
    Michael_ Gee, May 19, 2020
    #456
Page 38 of 55
Draft saved Draft deleted

Share This Page