Re: What if all players were available in the draft?

Opticreep wrote:

> [EMAIL PROTECTED] (s_knight8) wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
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> > http://www.bayarea.com/mld/cctimes/sports/basketball/nba/golden_state_warriors/7380350.htm
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> > Here's our game. Suppose you threw every player on Planet Earth into a
> > pool. Everyone is available, nobody has a contract, and a draft is
> > held today. Here's one person's mock draft, picks No. 1 through No.
> > 13.
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> > &#8226; TEAM I: Shaquille O'Neal. He is the most dominant player in
> > the game. If you have him on your team, along with a passable
> > assemblage of role players, you have an elite team.
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> I definitely would not pick Shaq with the first overall pick.  He's
> arguably the most dominating player today... but age, weight, and
> injuries are catching up with him.  If I was building a team to win
> *now*, I'd go with Shaq.  If I were building a team to win
> championships for many years to come, I'd go with someone younger.
Like...?

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of many Lakers fans) Bill Russell had his picture on the scoreboard.
The fans gave him a long ovation.
The previous night, when it was announced that Shaq O'Neal scored his
20,000th point, the fans in Sacramento booed. Then, to make matters
worse, a the game ball was defaced, presumably by a Sacramento fan.

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