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Around the League: October
Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2014 8:57 am
by carey
Weekly threads will start on the 27th, for now post league news for this month here.
Re: Around the League: October
Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2014 3:55 pm
by 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
Re: Around the League: October
Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2014 3:57 pm
by Superbone
Alright, Robot. Thanks. Sure, sure. Obvious joke. I'm not falling for that and clicking on the fake link.
Re: Around the League: October
Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2014 3:58 pm
by ShelC
Ha, if only.
Re: Around the League: October
Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2014 4:18 pm
by Wally_West
I AM MARBURY. YOU ARE MARBURY.
Re: Around the League: October
Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2014 5:15 pm
by Superbone
WE ALL ARE MARBURY!!!
Re: Around the League: October
Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2014 5:26 pm
by 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.
Re: Around the League: October
Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2014 8:35 am
by 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
Re: Around the League: October
Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2014 10:33 am
by 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.
Re: Around the League: October
Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2014 10:37 am
by ShelC
He should study Bruce Bowen.
Re: Around the League: October
Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2014 10:40 am
by carey
https://twitter.com/WojYahooNBA/status/517730181117521921
Shortest owner tenure ever?
Re: Around the League: October
Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2014 10:48 am
by In2ition
Good for MKG, it looks much much better. I hope he doesn't revert back to old habits when he goes full speed.
Re: Around the League: October
Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2014 11:10 am
by The Bobster
carey wrote: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......
Re: Around the League: October
Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2014 11:49 am
by Mori Chu
Prokhorov should just make a bunch of racist comments. That'll get his team sold in no time!
Re: Around the League: October
Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2014 12:23 pm
by Cap
Pick on Len for having some Ukrainian in him.
Re: Around the League: October
Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2014 12:32 pm
by Ring_Wanted
Cap wrote:Pick on Len for having some Ukrainian in him.
Smooth.
Re: Around the League: October
Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2014 4:58 pm
by Indy
The Bobster wrote:carey wrote: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.
Re: Around the League: October
Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2014 6:14 pm
by 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.
Re: Around the League: October
Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2014 6:32 pm
by Cap
George Shinn?
Re: Around the League: October
Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2014 6:51 pm
by 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.