Around the League: October

[carey]

Weekly threads will start on the 27th, for now post league news for this month here.

[Wally_West]

There will be a Stephon Marbury Musical in China called "I Am Marbury".

http://www.sbnation.com/lookit/2014/9/2 ... am-marbury

[Superbone]

There will be a Stephon Marbury Musical in China called "I Am Marbury".

http://www.sbnation.com/lookit/2014/9/2 ... am-marbury

Alright, Robot. Thanks. Sure, sure. Obvious joke. I'm not falling for that and clicking on the fake link.

[ShelC]

Ha, if only.

[Wally_West]

I AM MARBURY. YOU ARE MARBURY.

[Superbone]

WE ALL ARE MARBURY!!!

[pickle]

musicals in china are a bit of a joke... but then this one might just be worth checking out, maybe for comical relief purposes, if nothing else.

[carey]

Like Goodwin, MKG has been trying to rebuild his shot from the ground up working with Mark Price.

http://www.atthehive.com/2014/10/1/6881 ... -real-deal

[Mori Chu]

The best thing Michael Kidd-Gilchrist could do to have an amazing NBA career would be to become a knockdown 3-point shooter. He'd have a job and a decent paycheck for 15 years to come.

[ShelC]

He should study Bruce Bowen.

[carey]

https://twitter.com/WojYahooNBA/status/517730181117521921

Shortest owner tenure ever?

[In2ition]

Good for MKG, it looks much much better. I hope he doesn't revert back to old habits when he goes full speed.

[The Bobster]

https://twitter.com/WojYahooNBA/status/517730181117521921

Shortest owner tenure ever?

Not even close. The Cavaliers had three owners in about six months back in the early '80s.


As for Brooklyn being for sale - I hear Donald Sterling has plenty of extra cash lying around......

[Mori Chu]

Prokhorov should just make a bunch of racist comments. That'll get his team sold in no time!

[Cap]

Pick on Len for having some Ukrainian in him.

[Ring_Wanted]

Pick on Len for having some Ukrainian in him.

Smooth.

[Indy]

https://twitter.com/WojYahooNBA/status/517730181117521921

Shortest owner tenure ever?

Not even close. The Cavaliers had three owners in about six months back in the early '80s.


As for Brooklyn being for sale - I hear Donald Sterling has plenty of extra cash lying around......

That's why I love reading Bob's and DC's posts.

[The Bobster]

After checking, it was actually three sales in three months -

February, 1980 - Nick Mileti sells controlling interest in the Cavaliers to minority partner Louis Mitchell

March, 1980 - Mitchell sells his controlling interest in the Cavaliers to Joe Zingale

April, 1980 - Zingale sells his controlling interest in the Cavaliers to Ted Stepien

Ted Stepien turned out to be about the only owner I can think of who can legitimately challenge Donald Sterling for worst owner in NBA history.

[Cap]

George Shinn?

[The Bobster]

Worst in NBA history off the top of my head -

1. Donald Sterling, San Diego Clippers/Los Angeles Clippers
1a. Ted Stepien, Cleveland Cavaliers
3. George Shinn, Charlotte Hornets/New Orleans Hornets
4. John Y. Brown, Buffalo Braves/Boston Celtics
5. Roy Boe, New York Nets/New Jersey Nets
6. James Dolan, New York Knicks

I almost regret putting Boe on the list because his problem was having no money and he was successful in the ABA, but his time as an NBA owner was a complete disaster. The actually had to make an alternate schedule for 1977-78 in case the Nets folded.

As for Dolan, you have to be a complete idiot to screw it up this bad in New York with all the money they're pulling in. Mikhail Prokhorov is right on his tail though.