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aroundfortwayne · 2 years

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Electric Works announces artists for Union Street Market murals

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Electric Works announces artists for Union Street Market murals

Union Street Market at Electric Works will showcase public art from nine regional artists when it opens this fall.

#Bonjo #Bonnie Andrews #Cecilia Dunifon #Electric Works #Emily Mercedes #Fort Wayne Indiana #Grace Yencer #Jeremy Stroup #Julie Wall #Katy Silliman #Olivia Perez #Raul Perez #Terry Ratliff #Theoplis Smith III #Union Street Market at the Electric Works

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sunmoon-star · 3 years

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one of my favorite thing about the mighty ducks movies is that in the first movie there are two sets of siblings on the team (terry and jesse hall and tammy and tommy duncan) and none of the actors who play them are related irl BUT elden henson who played fulton reed and garette ratliff henson who played guy germaine are brothers irl

#idk i just think its kinda funny #but also interesting #the mighty ducks #elden henson #fulton reed #garette ratliff henson #guy germaine #90s #90s movies #movie #movie facts

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themightyducks-world · 3 years

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Younger to youngest

#33: Shaun Weiss as Greg "Goalie" Goldberg (8/27/1978), [D1, D2 & D3]

#22: Mike Vitar as Luis Mendoza (12/21/1978), [D2 & D3]

#05: Jane Plank as Tammy Duncan (7/20/1979), [D1]

#09: Brandon Adams as Jesse Hall (8/22/1979), [D1 & D2]

#00: Garette Ratliff Henson as Guy Germaine (1/5/1980), [D1, D2, D3 & Guest by The Game Changers: 1×06]

#24: J.D. Daniels as Peter Mark (8/24/1980), [D1]

#11: Aaron Schwartz as Dave Karp (1/4/1981), [D1]

#16: Justin Wong as Ken Wu (2/10/1981), [D2, D3 & Guest by The Game Changers: 1×06]

#02: Danny Tamberelli as Tommy Duncan (2/8/1982), [D1]

#01: Jussie Smollett as Terry Hall (6/21/1982), [D1]

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downtownfortwayne · 2 years

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“Art This Way feels like a world-class art gallery that is open 24 hours a day,” says Michael Galbraith, President & CEO of the Fort Wayne Downtown Improvement District, in regard to all of the public art available to enjoy throughout Downtown Fort Wayne.

Art This Way operates under the umbrella of the Fort Wayne Downtown Improvement District. Art This Way Manager Alexandra Hall has helped bring Art This Way to life through alley activations. Art This Way works to raise funds and act as the liaison between property owners and artists to bring large scale professional art installations to Fort Wayne.

Get to know the “Double Plus” in Downtown Fort Wayne. The Double Plus weaves between residential areas, local shops and restaurants, and is home to numerous pieces of art, light installations, and family-friendly areas to hang out. When viewed from above, the alleys align to make two “plus” signs within the busy downtown streets.

The Double Plus can be found in the alleyways between W. Berry Street, E. Wayne Street, and W. Washington Street (that run east and west) and S. Calhoun Street and S. Harrison Street (that run north and south).

The south area of the Double Plus is home to numerous works of art including pieces by Alex Mendez, Alexandra Hall, Diane Groenert, Terry Ratliff, and Theoplis Smith placed between 2016 and 2017. There are also Art This Way murals from 1010, Matthew Plett, Arlin Graff, and Bryan Ballinger as well as a Clean Drains Fort Wayne mural by Julie Wall.

In the north area of the Double Plus, there are Art This Way murals by Shawn Dunwoody, Tammy Davis, Tim Parsley, and JUURI. The north area is also home to the 77 Steps light sculpture, the Porch Off Calhoun, and a Bryan Ballinger mural on the side of the City Center Garage adjacent to the Porch Off Calhoun.

String lights as well as furniture pieces to relax or dine at can be found throughout both the north and south areas of the Double Plus during warmer months of the year. Whether you are taking family photos during the day, or exploring the lights in the evening after grabbing a slice of pizza from 816 Pint & Slice or Big Apple Pizza, the Double Plus is accessible, colorful, and open to the public every single day.

Alexandra Hall says, “The Double Plus is always evolving. If you visit Downtown Fort Wayne, you may find new murals being created throughout the summer. What started as an art project has grown into an all-inclusive downtown experience and public space that is welcome and safe for everyone.”

by Stephen J. Bailey on behalf of the Downtown Improvement District

#double plus fort wayne #art this way #art this way fort wayne #fort wayne murals #alleyways fort wayne #alleys art this way #alex hall fort wayne #downtown fort wayne art #downtown fort wayne murals

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winterbulb14 · 3 years

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Former Atlanta Hawks participant Toni Kukoc Inducted Into Basketball corridor of repute

the day past yet another member of arguably the top of the line crew of all time - the 1995-1996 Chicago Bulls - became inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball corridor of repute. Most fans bear in mind the 'Croatian Sensation' for his time in Chicago, however Kukoc played professional basketball long before and lengthy after his time with Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen. The awesome documentary 'The last Dance' does a superb job of telling Kukoc's story up to the dissolution of the dynastic Bulls crew. however Kukoc went on to play for three greater NBA groups. As a part of the comprehensive rebuild, Kukoc was traded from the Bulls to the Philadelphia 76ers, where he performed from 2000-2001. despite a dip in productiveness, Kukoc became nevertheless an excellent position participant within the league. it's why the Atlanta Hawks traded Dikembe Mutumbo and Roshown McLeod to the 76ers in return for Kukoc, Nazr Mohammed, Pepe Sanchez, and Theo Ratliff. Kukoc played 17 video games within the back half of an awful 2000-2001 season for the Hawks. besides the fact that children the crew didn't fare an awful lot improved the following season, Kukoc averaged 9.9 aspects, 3.7 rebounds, and three.6 assists per game in 59 appearances. At 33-years-ancient, Kukoc put up three 20+ point appearances in March of 2001, which made him an appreciable asset once once more. the following August, the Hawks traded Kukoc and Leon Smith to the Milwaukee Bucks for Glenn Robinson. Kukoc went on to play four more seasons with the Bucks, where he came off the bench as a task player for three distinct coaches (George Karl, Terry Porter, and Terry Stotts). although Kukoc's career generally may not be remembered for his time in Europe or bouncing around the NBA within the 2000s, his longevity deserves recognize. The 'Croatian Sensation' turned into instrumental in making basketball a world online game, and or not it's long past due that Toni Kukoc takes his location within the Naismith Memorial Basketball corridor of fame. informed For You Trae young Makes Epic Return to Madison square garden for WWE SmackDown NBA for the reason that playing outside video games NBA2K22 launched and Hawks enthusiasts are Upset Like SI Hawks on facebook, and comply with us on Twitter to reside up up to now on the entire latest Hawks news! 먹튀검증

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simmingsorah · 3 years

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Moonlight Fading - Lookbook #4 - Milla

Hair, Blush, Lipstick, Boots, Dress #1, Top, Skirt, Tights, Dress #2

Tattoos

Favorite Songs (screams and cursing warning): Mz. Hyde by Halestorm Take Me Down by The Pretty Reckless Adrenalize by In This Moment

Character Info under the cut:

Name: Millicent Ratliff Nicknames: Milla, Milly Tag: MFMilla Birth Date: September 19, 1995 Personality: ENFJ Religion: Between Christian and Agnostic Hometown: San Francisco Current Location: San Francisco Education: High school Occupation: Rhythm Guitarist for Moonlight Fading Parents: George & Terri Siblings: 1 (older brother) Children: None Sexuality: Straight Significant Other(s): None Height: 5′6″/172 cm Weight: 140 Eye Color: Brown Style: Short hair, pretty/punk, lingerie as shirts, usually expensive, hates ripped clothes Speech patterns: Direct and to the point, often snarky Mannerisms: Hands on hips or arms crossed, she usually looks bored Health: Great Languages: English

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bushground6 · 3 years

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Former Atlanta Hawks participant Toni Kukoc Inducted Into Basketball corridor of repute

yesterday an extra member of arguably the most useful crew of all time - the 1995-1996 Chicago Bulls - became inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball hall of fame. Most fans remember the 'Croatian Sensation' for his time in Chicago, but Kukoc performed knowledgeable basketball lengthy before and lengthy after his time with Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen. The striking documentary 'The final Dance' does a superb job of telling Kukoc's story as much as the dissolution of the dynastic Bulls crew. but Kukoc went on to play for three more NBA groups. As a part of the comprehensive rebuild, Kukoc turned into traded from the Bulls to the Philadelphia 76ers, where he played from 2000-2001. despite a dip in productivity, Kukoc changed into nevertheless a pretty good role player within the league. that is why the Atlanta Hawks traded Dikembe Mutumbo and Roshown McLeod to the 76ers in return for Kukoc, Nazr Mohammed, Pepe Sanchez, and Theo Ratliff. Kukoc performed 17 video games within the again half of an lousy 2000-2001 season for the Hawks. despite the fact the group did not fare tons greater the following season, Kukoc averaged 9.9 elements, 3.7 rebounds, and 3.6 assists per online game in 59 appearances. At 33-years-historical, Kukoc put up three 20+ point appearances in March of 2001, which made him an considerable asset as soon as once again. here August, the Hawks traded Kukoc and Leon Smith to the Milwaukee Bucks for Glenn Robinson. Kukoc went on to play 4 extra seasons with the Bucks, the place he came off the bench as a role participant for three different coaches (George Karl, Terry Porter, and Terry Stotts). youngsters Kukoc's profession mostly might not be remembered for his time in Europe or bouncing around the NBA within the 2000s, his durability deserves appreciate. The 'Croatian Sensation' changed into instrumental in making basketball a global online game, and or not it's long past due that Toni Kukoc takes his region within the Naismith Memorial Basketball hall of reputation. counseled For You Trae younger Makes Epic Return to Madison rectangular backyard for WWE SmackDown NBA given that taking part in outdoor games NBA2K22 released and Hawks enthusiasts are Upset Like SI Hawks on fb, and observe us on Twitter to live up thus far on all of the newest Hawks news! 먹튀검증

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rubangle0 · 3 years

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Former Atlanta Hawks participant Toni Kukoc Inducted Into Basketball corridor of fame

yesterday an extra member of arguably the premiere team of all time - the 1995-1996 Chicago Bulls - was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball corridor of fame. Most fans bear in mind the 'Croatian Sensation' for his time in Chicago, but Kukoc played professional basketball lengthy earlier than and lengthy after his time with Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen. The astonishing documentary 'The ultimate Dance' does a brilliant job of telling Kukoc's story up to the dissolution of the dynastic Bulls team. however Kukoc went on to play for 3 more NBA teams. As a part of the complete rebuild, Kukoc become traded from the Bulls to the Philadelphia 76ers, the place he played from 2000-2001. despite a dip in productivity, Kukoc changed into nevertheless an exceptional function participant within the league. it truly is why the Atlanta Hawks traded Dikembe Mutumbo and Roshown McLeod to the 76ers in return for Kukoc, Nazr Mohammed, Pepe Sanchez, and Theo Ratliff. Kukoc performed 17 games in the returned half of an awful 2000-2001 season for the Hawks. however the crew didn't fare a great deal enhanced right here season, Kukoc averaged 9.9 features, three.7 rebounds, and 3.6 assists per video game in 59 appearances. At 33-years-ancient, Kukoc put up three 20+ factor appearances in March of 2001, which made him an considerable asset as soon as once more. the following August, the Hawks traded Kukoc and Leon Smith to the Milwaukee Bucks for Glenn Robinson. Kukoc went on to play 4 greater seasons with the Bucks, where he came off the bench as a role participant for three diverse coaches (George Karl, Terry Porter, and Terry Stotts). youngsters Kukoc's profession generally won't be remembered for his time in Europe or bouncing across the NBA within the 2000s, his longevity deserves respect. The 'Croatian Sensation' was instrumental in making basketball a world video game, and or not it's long past due that Toni Kukoc takes his place in the Naismith Memorial Basketball corridor of reputation. advised For You Trae younger Makes Epic Return to Madison rectangular backyard for WWE SmackDown NBA on account that taking part in out of doors video games NBA2K22 launched and Hawks fanatics are Upset Like SI Hawks on facebook, and observe us on Twitter to stay up up to now on all the newest Hawks information! 먹튀검증

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ncdweller · 4 years

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"I’ve worked wood long enough to know it flows right up out of the ground like the flow of a stream. If there is an adversity there, if someone’s tacked bob wire to it, if there is a big rock there close to it, it will swallow it, surround it and make it part of it. In ways it makes that tree stronger. I feel the same way about adversity, about negative stuff that comes into your life… It’s hard to do. Your first instinct is to get the hell away from it but if you can, embrace it, deal with it. It can become part of you and make you stronger. If you allow yourself, you will grow over it and you will be stronger when you are done with it. You won't be weaker the next time it comes around. It won’t hurt near as bad."

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alvincommunitycollege · 5 years

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ACC Announces Fall 2018 Vice President’s List and Dean's List

Alvin Community College recognized students for making the Fall 2018 Vice President’s and Dean’s Lists during a reception on February 19.

To be eligible for the Dean’s List, students must earn at least a 3.75 grade point average for 8 to 11 or more credit hours in a semester. To be eligible for the Vice President’s List, students must earn a 3.6 grade point average in 12 or more credit hours in a semester.

The full Vice President’s List recipients are: Angel Flores Morales, Melissa Aguirre, Muyiwa Adeyemi, Sophia Aguirre, Cole Anderson, Salvador Apud-Martinez, Rosalinda Arredondo, Lilian Avila, Mikhaila Bachynsky, Crystal Bailey, Noah Baker, Anthony Baltodano, Natalie Bardaweel, Samantha Bergman, Michael Blancas, Augustina Boako, Faith Boortz, Sarah Bowman, William Branum, Katharine Bulpitt, Zamar Burgos, Jenise Burns, John Campbell, Gladis Carrizales, Chelsea Catching, Olivia Cates, Sydney Charbula, Camille Chaves, Isabel Chavez, Dalton Christiansen, Esther Christodoss, Karalyn Clark, Katelyn Clark, Brandon Claunch, Maria Colorado-Martin, Kevin Cortes, Magan Cotham, Waylon Coufal, Lorna Craft, Claudia D'Agostino, Sophia Daily, Brooke Darden, Nishan Dasgupta, Justin Davis, Seth Davis, Hanna Angelica De Castro, Alejandro Delapaz, Edgar Delgado, Egla Delrioaguillon, Krystal Deochoa, Raul Diaz, William Duncan, Alyssa Esma, Kegan Fast, Victoria Fernandez, Nedrick Flemister, Monica Flores, Katelyn Flowers, Tiffany Forgy, Jacqueline Foster, Jordan Fowler, Kaitlyn Frazier, Shane Gaddis, Victoria Garza, Danielle Garza, Yenifer Gil, Kellie Glasgow, Crystal Golden, Ashley Gonzales, Bethany Gonzalez, Christopher Gonzalez, Collin Grebel, Allieann Greenwood, Marissa Grimes, Maricia Guevara Tigera, Emily Gutierrez, Caroline Hall, Taylor Hall, Holly Heath, Garrett Heidrich, Jacob Henry, Andrew Higginson, Thomas Hildebrand, Duyen Ho, Haden Holtje, Chase Horsfall, Rebekah Houck, Lauren Huchton, Natalie Hutchison, Katia Ibarra Gonzalez, Humphrey Ihejirikah, Alex Imber, Ardyce Jackson, Grace Jackson, Claytyn Jamison, Samuel Jasek, Zhigang Ji, Mikaela Jasm Joaquin, Dieumaitre Jules, Min Joo Kang, Nanushka Kellogg-Garcia, Denali Klein, Merlin Kuruvilla, Chiara Lang, Miranda Lebouef, Kurtis Lecompte, Nicholas Lewin, Brittney Logan, Hannah Longoria, Justin Lovell, Clifton Lyles, Hunter Lytle, Wendy Manriquez, Linda Manyida, Aiysha Mariano, Nathaniel Marin-Esteves, Traci Martin, John Martinez, Larissa Martinez, Rachel McCall, Ashley McCool-Myers, Christopher McGlothlin, Mackenna Mcintyre, Joann McLaughlin, Matthew McQueen, Zackary Meade, Serena Mejstedt, Yolanda Mena, Julia Miles, Orlando Miller, Maximo Mireles, Preston Mitcham, Shelby Mitchell, Erica Moeller, Alvaro Monroy, Chandler Montgomery, Kimberley Mooney, Jorge Moreno Pacheco, Erica Moses, Detrick Mosley, Alex Muniz, Melissa Murphy, Jake Nelson, Phuong Nguyen, Luis Nino, Jennifer Nolasco, Gwyneth Obediente, Kennedy Obert, Brandon Oelfke, Ocean Oneil, Chiamaka Onumajuru, Garret Page, Hannah Pepin, Elena Perez, Sara Persons, Chinyere Peter-Inyang, Tamia Peters, Kessiya Philip, Joaquin Phillips, Ciara Pirtle, Paige Platt, Garrett Poston, Haylee Potts, Brandon Presley, Conner Radler, Sreyas Raju, Jose Ramirez, Mariana Razo, Stephen Reese, Kristin Rejack, Marie Resendez, Thuyvan Retzlaff, August Reyes, Hunter Roberts, Hayley Rogers, Caroline Rosario, Rebecca Rubio, Gustavo Ruiz, Ruben Ruiz, Kari Ruiz, Abigail Russell, Alicia Salazar, Gabriela Saldivar, Jena Saucier, Yelonde Saunders, Justin Schissel, Bethany Schlemmer, Jessica Scott, John Sebok, Kaylyn Sellers, Trent Serrato, Kenneth Shook, Sandra Simmons, Alexandria Simons, Cheyenne Slaughter, Paige Smith, Thomas Soliz, Oluwaseun Sonola, Hailey Stoughton, Fnu Suja Thomas, Keerthi Suresh, Celene Sweeney, Isabella Swicegood, Wilaine Tampo, Adam Taylor, Tony Thankachan, Daeja Thomas, Katelyn Thomas, Sabra Thompson, Scottie Thornley, Rebecca Thumann, Elijah Trimm, Frederick Van Zijll, Delores Vanhoose, Jacob Varghese, Tarren Vielma, Mark Villa, Atilano Villanueva, Dante Villarreal, Miranda Voss, Leah Vu, Cambrea Walker, Tierra Walker, Annaka Wiggins, Briana Williams, Daniel Williams, Buddy Wilson, Riley Wohlschlaeger, Caitlin Wollney and Michael Zamora.

The full Dean’s List recipients are: Jennifer Alfaro, Sergio Andrade, Kingsley Agbontaen, Osasere Aigbovbiosa Ogieva, Anahi Altamirano, Jael Anorga, Brittany Armstrong, Gilberto Arredondo, Thalia Nicole Rose Aruj, Amber Ashcraft, Cristina Ayres, Brandon Balfour, Yuanyuan Bao, Guadalupe Barba, Najat Bardaweel, Everardo Barrera, Jasmin Benitez, Christopher Bertram, Savon Blanchard, Rennyn Bradford, Elizabeth Bransom, Angela Brown, Rebecca Buckalew, Stephanie Burge, Kayla Caballa, Justin Cameron, Cristal Cano, Girel Castellon, Brittany Cephus, Patricia Champagne, Noah Chicoria, Spencer Cho, Karli Clements, Madalyn Click, Jade Collins, Jordyn Cooper, Elizabeth Cornwell, Hannah Crochet, Ramil Dalida, Gina Daugherty, Brenda Davis, Roel Delgado, Eric Dinwiddie, Thao Do, Kristan Drummond, Devin Elliott, Leslie Elsberry, Kristin Ensmann, Sean Espinola, Jennifer Fakharizadeh, Andrew Ferguson, Olivia Finney, Lauryn Fly, Robyne Foster, Abigail Freeland, Nicolas Garcia, Elijah Garcia, Olivia Garrett, John Garzon-Vasquez, Morgan Gilbert, Vanessa Godinez, Taylor Goebel, Tracy Gonzales, Mikelcey Green, Anitra Green, Crystal Guerra, Blanca Guerrero, Robert Guest, Ayat Haija, Brianna Hanley, Shelbie Hannah, Justin Harris, Kristen Harris, Alexandria Hedge, Alison Henderson, Kristina Heng, Megan Hinks, Becky Ho, Chelsea Hobbs, Kathryn Hoelter, Danielle Holguin, Hannah Horn, Adam Hundley, Jessica Hurley, James Hutson, Talon Idoux, Andrae Jackson, Kathleen James, Mejesh John, Tasheda Johnson, Mark Jones, Catherine Juliano, Kshiti Kadakia, Akunnaya Kalunta, David Kanada, Jane Kasinga, Nareemon Kasmai, Michaela Kaspar, Meredith Kaspar, Nicole Kelinske, Tyler Keller, Jacklyn Kendall, Dylan Kennemer, Kelly Kite, Rachel Kocurek, Sharon Labauve, Sharline Law, Andrea Laws, Ariana Leatherby, Emily Leon Mendez, Pilar Leyva, Amanda Lindsey, John Loise Linogao, Caleb Lira, Rudy Lopez, Rachel Lovell, Timothy Lundin, Tricia Lute, Edwin Maldonado Barron, Charles Manuel, Kennedy Martin, Julia Martinez, Gregorio Martinez, Erika Martinez, Brooke Massey, Elizabeth Maudlin, Michael McCasland, Carline McReynolds, Shannon McReynolds, Noah Meah, Julia Meah, Taryn Mensch, Helanna Mitchell, Ashley Molina, Romarico Monteagudo, Bianca Montemayor, Emily Morbach, Ashley Morrison, Lillian Nguyen, Khanh Nguyen, Anh Nguyen, Reagan Norwood, Adeline Nzeribe, Timmie Olison, Kip Olson, Mary Olubuogu, Dustin Page, Joshua Palin, Erika Penn, Christopher Perez, Stephen Perez, Kaysie Perkins, Monte Perkins, Haley Perkins, Jeremy Porter, Michael Priddy, Elizabeth Pucci, Tiffany Purl, Tonia Quackenbush, Karolyn Raj, Erica Ramirez, Ashley Ramos, Kelly Ramsey, Brenda Ratliff, Doran Reyes, Erika Riggs, Genesis Rios, Kenton Ritter, Nicholas Robertson, Christina Rodriguez, Rebecca Rodriguez, Valerie Rogers, James Ronk, Emily Rosa, Madelyne Rowe, Yashua Justine Saguin, Braxton Saldana, Roberto Saldana, Citlalli Santos, Clint Saturos, Amanda Schepp, Hannah Scott, Savannah Serrato, Elena Smolina, Stephani Solis, Raven Solomon, Hayley Spicer-Kendall, Analiese Staner, Shelbi Stephens, Leah Stiles, Justin Sunga, Jennifer Tamayo, Placid Tankie, Adeline Terry, Andrenic Tevanian, Jolisha Titus, Samantha Torres, Emily Trammel, Kaitlyn Trant, Madison Troxlar, Emmaculator Ugochukwu, Ashley Vaughn, Kayla Vero, Julie Watson, Samuel Werner, Tessa Williams, Kaysie Wilson, Timothy Wood and Sara Yan.

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TITLELESS: 16 NBA teams who were robbed of a championship

Peja Stojakovic, Chris Webber, and Mike Bibby were an iconic trio for the Kings.

Enjoy this eclectic mix of NBA What Might Have Beens.

The cover art for our final Titleless division is meant to be taken figuratively, not literally. Some of these 16 teams were unjustly “robbed” of their chance to win a championship. Others were thwarted by unforeseen circumstances: injuries mostly, but also their own incompetence and other bizarre factors. They were “robbed” in the sense that cosmic forces conspired to destroy their title dreams or cut short potential dynasties.

Enjoy this eclectic mix of NBA What Might Have Beens.

16. 1996-97 Detroit Pistons

ERA: Young Grant Hill

RECORD: 54-28

POINT DIFFERENTIAL: +5.3

PLAYOFF RESULT: Lost in first round to Atlanta Hawks (3-2)

KEY STAR(S): Grant Hill

COACH: Doug Collins

OTHER KEY PLAYERS: Joe Dumars, Lindsey Hunter, Otis Thorpe, Terry Mills, Theo Ratliff, Aaron McKie, Grant Long, Michael Curry

OTHER SEASONS CONSIDERED FROM THIS ERA: None

With the Bulls struggling late in what proved to be his final season in Chicago, Doug Collins moved Michael Jordan to point guard and refashioned the Bulls’ offense. (Dan Devine of the Ringer has a wonderful summary of how that happened, why it didn’t continue, and how it was the precursor to the point forward movement of today.)

Years later, Collins found a new young star more willing to play along in Detroit, at least initially. He put the ball in Grant Hill’s hands and asked him to run the team as he saw fit. Hill, an often reluctant attacker in the past, thrived in his new role. Collins surrounded Hill with shooters and role-players, opened the floor for Hill to attack, and watched him emerge as a potential new face of the NBA. Detroit got off to a fast start and won 54 games before losing in a tight five-game series to a terrific Hawks team.

Alas, the run was short-lived because Collins’ grating got on Hill’s nerves the same way it got on Jordan’s. The Pistons fell apart the next season, and depending on who you believe, Hill either asked Collins to be fired or declined to endorse him. Two years later, Hill suffered the ankle injury that would forever change his NBA destiny.

15. 1990-91 Golden State Warriors

ERA: Run T-M-C

RECORD: 44-38

POINT DIFFERENTIAL: +1.6

PLAYOFF RESULT: Lost in second round to Los Angeles Lakers (4-1)

KEY STAR(S): Tim Hardaway, Chris Mullin

COACH: Don Nelson

OTHER KEY PLAYERS: Mitch Richmond, Sarunas Marciulionis, Mario Elie, Rod Higgins, Alton Lister, Tom Tolbert, Tyrone Hill, Jim Petersen

OTHER SEASONS CONSIDERED FROM THIS ERA: 1991-92

Meet Run TMC, one of the NBA’s all-time cult favorites. With Tim Hardaway, Mitch Richmond, and Chris Mullin forming a high-scoring trio, the Warriors upset the second-seeded Spurs in four games, using a funky strategy that involved stationing their center as far away as possible so David Robinson couldn’t provide help on their scoring studs. (Remember, this was the illegal defense era.)

They fell to the mighty Lakers in five, but not before stunning them in Game 2 behind a torrid Mullin and nearly winning Game 4 at home.

Unfortunately, Run TMC was short-lived. The Warriors inexplicably traded Richmond to Sacramento for rookie forward Billy Owens, the No. 3 pick in the 1991 draft. Golden State actually won 55 games the next year, but were smashed by the underdog Sonics in the first round. The next few years were kinda bizarre, but let’s just say they did not go as planned.

14. 2000-01 Milwaukee Bucks

ERA: “Big 3” Bucks

RECORD: 52-30

POINT DIFFERENTIAL: +3.8

PLAYOFF RESULT: Lost in East Finals to Philadelphia 76ers (4-3)

KEY STAR(S): Ray Allen

COACH: George Karl

OTHER KEY PLAYERS: Glenn Robinson, Sam Cassell, Lindsey Hunter, Ervin Johnson, Tim Thomas, Jason Caffey, Scott Williams, Darvin Ham

OTHER SEASONS CONSIDERED FROM THIS ERA: None

The “Big 3” Bucks of Ray Allen, Sam Cassell, and Glenn Robinson were an annual tease except for one memorable 2001 playoff run. The Bucks finished with the second seed in the dilapidated East and nearly knocked off Allen Iverson’s 76ers in the conference finals. That series featured some, ahem, curious refereeing decisions, including a potential missed goaltend on Allen’s game-winning tip attempt in Game 5 and a surprising league call to upgrade a common Scott Williams Game 6 foul to a flagrant, thereby forcing him to miss Game 7. Allen essentially said the series was fixed without officially saying it.

Soon, the Bucks went back to being perennial teases. Milwaukee swung a big sign-and-trade for Anthony Mason that summer, thinking an upgrade up front was the missing piece. Instead, Mason threw off their chemistry and they missed the playoffs entirely in 2002 after a late-season collapse.

13. 2017-18 Boston Celtics

ERA: Brad Stevens’ Celtics

RECORD: 55-27

POINT DIFFERENTIAL: +3.6

PLAYOFF RESULT: Lost in East Finals to Cleveland Cavaliers (4-3)

KEY STAR(S): Kyrie Irving (injured in playoffs)

COACH: Brad Stevens

OTHER KEY PLAYERS: Al Horford, Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, Gordon Hayward (injured all season), Marcus Smart, Aron Baynes, Terry Rozier, Marcus Morris

OTHER SEASONS CONSIDERED FROM THIS ERA: None

Classifying these Celtics was challenging because of all the dominoes involved. Gordon Hayward shattering his leg on opening night undoubtedly set the Celtics back, but Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown may not emerge so quickly otherwise. Kyrie Irving’s late-season knee injury killed their championship upside … or did it, based on the evidence of 2019’s dysfunctional season and 2020’s good vibes with Kemba Walker in Irving’s place? What’s the point of comparing 2020’s Celtics with the 2018 version, since Al Horford’s not walking through that door? And how can we possibly quantify the degree to which Tatum’s 2020 superstar emergence relates to the flashes he showed in the 2018 playoffs?

I dunno, man. Let’s just put them here.

12. 2008-09 Portland Trail Blazers

ERA: Roy-Oden

RECORD: 54-28

POINT DIFFERENTIAL: +5.3

PLAYOFF RESULT: Lost in first round to Houston Rockets (4-2)

KEY STAR(S): Brandon Roy

COACH: Nate McMillan

OTHER KEY PLAYERS: LaMarcus Aldridge, Greg Oden, Nicolas Batum, Travis Outlaw, Steve Blake, Rudy Fernandez, Joel Przybilla, Sergio Rodriguez, Jerryd Bayless, Channing Frye

OTHER SEASONS CONSIDERED FROM THIS ERA: None

What might have been if Greg Oden only stayed healthy? Would the trio of Oden, Brandon Roy, and LaMarcus Aldridge really have dominated the league for years to come?

We’ll never know, but the 2008-09 Blazers are the closest we’ll ever get to an answer. After missing his entire rookie season, Oden stayed relatively healthy and showed dominating flashes in 21 minutes per game behind reliable Joel Przybilla. With Roy emerging as a superstar in his third season and Aldridge becoming a burgeoning sidekick in his second, Portland won 54 regular-season games and looked to be ahead of schedule.

Portland’s run ended that year with a disappointing first-round loss to the Yao Ming-led, Tracy McGrady-less Rockets, who stole Game 1 on the Blazers’ home court and beat them in six. Oden reinjured his knee in December of the following season and played just 23 pro games thereafter.

11. 2018-19 Philadelphia 76ers

ERA: Post-Process

RECORD: 51-31

POINT DIFFERENTIAL: +6

PLAYOFF RESULT: Lost in second round to Toronto Raptors (4-3)

KEY STAR(S): Joel Embiid, Ben Simmons, Jimmy Butler

COACH: Brett Brown

OTHER KEY PLAYERS: Tobias Harris, J.J. Redick, Wilson Chandler, Mike Scott, T.J. McConnell, Greg Monroe, James Ennis

OTHER SEASONS CONSIDERED FROM THIS ERA: 2017-18

The post-Process 76ers era is far from over, but maybe 2019 will end up being their best shot to advance deep in the playoffs. What happens if one of the 700 bounces on Kawhi Leonard’s buzzer-beating, series-ending game-winner goes in a different direction?

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Do they beat Milwaukee, a team with whom they matched up well? Does Jimmy Butler stay instead of leaving for Miami and throwing thinly veiled shots at Brett Brown’s coaching? Does that mean the 76ers don’t make the mistake of signing Al Horford in the ensuing offseason? We have nothing but time to play the what-if game.

10. 1988-89 Cleveland Cavaliers

ERA: The team Jordan always beat

RECORD: 57-25

POINT DIFFERENTIAL: +7.6

PLAYOFF RESULT: Lost in first round to Chicago Bulls (3-2)

KEY STAR(S): Brad Daugherty, Mark Price

COACH: Lenny Wilkins

OTHER KEY PLAYERS: Ron Harper, Larry Nance, Craig Ehlo, Hot Rod Williams, Mike Sanders, Darnell Valentine

OTHER SEASONS CONSIDERED FROM THIS ERA: 1991-92, 1992-93

Before the Cavaliers became the franchise Michael Jordan tormented, they were a burgeoning young powerhouse propped up by the league itself. Ever heard of the Ted Stepien rule? It’s named after the despicable former Cavaliers owner who, among many other worse things, kept trading first-round picks for nobodies in the early 80s. The NBA eventually blocked him from trading first-rounders, but when that didn’t help, they forced Stepien out, even awarding Cleveland compensatory first-rounders to prop up the franchise’s value to potential buyers. They eventually found one in Gordon Gund, who restored normalcy to the franchise.

With the first rounders Stepien surely wanted to give up, Cleveland drafted key pieces like Brad Daugherty, Mark Price, Ron Harper, and (via a draft-day trade) Mark Price. A fifth future stud, Kevin Johnson, was traded for veteran Larry Nance. That young core stunned the league in 1989, finishing with the NBA’s second-best record behind Detroit. Because they were in the same division as the Pistons, though, they got the East No. 3 seed and a matchup with Michael Jordan’s Bulls. The rest is history.

Cleveland traded Harper just seven games into the next season for the rights to Danny Ferry, the No. 2 overall pick in the 1989 draft that refused to show for the Clippers. Ferry never lived up to the hype, and Cleveland was never quite the same.

9. 1987-88 Dallas Mavericks

ERA: Post-expansion Mavs

RECORD: 53-29

POINT DIFFERENTIAL: +4.4

PLAYOFF RESULT: Lost in West Finals to Los Angeles Lakers (4-3)

KEY STAR(S): Mark Aguirre

COACH: John MacLeod

OTHER KEY PLAYERS: Rolando Blackman, Derek Harper, Sam Perkins, Roy Tarpley, James Donaldson, Brad Davis, Detlef Schrempf

OTHER SEASONS CONSIDERED FROM THIS ERA: 1986-87

Even by this section’s standards, the rise and fall of the 1980s Dallas Mavericks was bizarre. The diverse cast of characters included outspoken owner Donald Carter, general manager Norm Sanju (who endorsed a Process-like rebuild before it was fashionable), talented but drug-troubled center Roy Tarpley, and the nice-but-not-superstar young core that included Rolando Blackman, Derek Harper, and Sam Perkins. But the two most notable ones were superstar Mark Aguirre and longtime coach Dick Motta.

Take the criticism Carmelo Anthony received during his career, amp it up a few exponents, and you get Aguirre. An undersized forward with remarkable scoring skills and an equally remarkable ability to leave you wanting more, Aguirre eventually wore out his welcome the year after Dallas finished one game short of the Finals. “Today should be an all-day party because he’s gone,” said Perkins on the day Dallas traded Aguirre to Detroit. Ouch!

(Related tangent: Aguirre has not had his jersey retired by the team. He was supposed to speak at Derek Harper’s ceremony in 2018, but no-showed. Fast-forward to this year, when now-owner Mark Cuban honored the late Kobe Bryant by declaring that no Maverick would ever wear No. 8 or No. 24 again. Aguirre’s number? Twenty-four.)

Calling the Aguirre-Motta relationship “combustible” is kind. For some reason, Motta decided the best way to reach Aguirre was to ride him constantly. “I’ve said things to him that I wouldn’t say to my dog,” Motta said during the 1982-83 season. (Motta later said the quote was taken out of context, supplying this odd defense: “I did cuss my dog out last night. I’d like to go on record saying that. He wet the floor … I’ve never kicked my dog once, and I’ve never had a player die on the floor from overwork or abuse. And my dog still likes me.” OK!)

Somehow, the two co-existed until 1987, when the 55-win Mavs were upset in the first round by the Sonics. Driven by his volcanic relationship with Aguirre, Motta abruptly quit after that season.

Aguirre initially welcomed veteran replacement coach John MacLeod and turned in his best season in leading Dallas to the West Finals, but after a few postseason benchings and a strange summer, he asked to be traded early in the following season.

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Dallas fell apart thereafter and slowly turned into a joke of a franchise before Cuban purchased the team in 1999.

8. 2007-08 Houston Rockets

ERA: Yao and T-Mac

RECORD: 55-27

POINT DIFFERENTIAL: +4.7

PLAYOFF RESULT: Lost in first round to Utah Jazz (4-2)

KEY STAR(S): Yao Ming (injured for playoffs), Tracy McGrady

COACH: Rick Adelman

OTHER KEY PLAYERS: Shane Battier, Rafer Alston, Luis Scola, Bonzi Wells, Chuck Hayes, Luther Head, Carl Landry, Dikembe Mutombo

OTHER SEASONS CONSIDERED FROM THIS ERA: 2006-07, 2008-09

Talk about duos destined for star-crossed careers: Meet Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady! This remarkable guard-big star tandem missed a combined 179 games from 2004-2009, which is more than two full seasons! Their best shot to go deep in the playoffs together was in 2007, when they lost Game 7 on their home floor to the Jazz.

The 2007-08 team, fueled by a remarkable 22-game winning streak, was the best of the bunch. Twelve of those wins came before Yao suffered yet another stress fracture in his foot, which kept him out for the rest of the season. Houston won 10 more in a row with aging Dikembe Mutombo in Yao’s place, but were running on fumes. In the end, McGrady alone didn’t have enough to avenge the team’s 2007 playoff defeat to the Jazz.

7. 1985-86 Houston Rockets

ERA: Twin Towers

RECORD: 51-31

POINT DIFFERENTIAL: +2.6

PLAYOFF RESULT: Lost in NBA Finals to Boston Celtics (4-2)

KEY STAR(S): (H)akeem Olajuwon

COACH: Bill Fitch

OTHER KEY PLAYERS: Ralph Sampson, Rodney McCray, John Lucas, Lewis Lloyd, Robert Reid, Jim Petersen, Allen Leavell, Mitchell Wiggins

OTHER SEASONS CONSIDERED FROM THIS ERA: None

But for a fleeting moment in the 1986 playoffs, the Twin Towers Rockets were more a theoretical dream than a coherent basketball team. Whoever picked “The Greatest Team That Never Was” for Grantland’s giant oral history of the 80s Rockets deserves a raise, because that was always their destiny.

Ralph Sampson and Hakeem Olajuwon were never going to be a seamless on-court fit. The laid-back Sampson and drill sergeant coach Bill Fitch were never going to see eye to eye. Fitch’s hope that point guard John Lucas would stay sober was never going to pay off. Lewis Lloyd and Mitchell Wiggins were always threats to be the ones that’d get the book thrown at them to crack down on its players’ drug use. Sampson was never going to be the same physically after his scary fall late in the 1987 season.

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But it’s fun to dream, isn’t it?

6. 2003-04 Indiana Pacers

ERA: Pre-Malice at the Palace

RECORD: 61-21

POINT DIFFERENTIAL: +5.8

PLAYOFF RESULT: Lost in East Finals to Detroit Pistons (4-2)

KEY STAR(S): Jermaine O’Neal

COACH: Rick Carlisle

OTHER KEY PLAYERS: Ron Artest, Reggie Miller, Al Harrington, Jamaal Tinsley, Jeff Foster, Anthony Johnson, Austin Croshere, Fred Jones

OTHER SEASONS CONSIDERED FROM THIS ERA: None

5. 2010-11 Chicago Bulls

ERA: Rose and Thibs

RECORD: 62-20

POINT DIFFERENTIAL: +7.3

PLAYOFF RESULT: Lost in East Finals to Miami Heat (4-1)

KEY STAR(S): Derrick Rose

COACH: Tom Thibodeau

OTHER KEY PLAYERS: Joakim Noah, Luol Deng, Carlos Boozer, Taj Gibson, Ronnie Brewer, Kyle Korver, Keith Bogans, C.J. Watson, Omer Asik, Kurt Thomas

OTHER SEASONS CONSIDERED FROM THIS ERA: 2011-12

Had I known Derrick Rose’s career would be forever altered by one knee injury, I’d have spent much more time appreciating his 2011 MVP season instead of grumbling that the award should’ve gone to Dwight Howard or LeBron James. Rose might have been a tad overrated statistically, but he was an incredible thrill to watch and an inspiring foil to the hated Heatles. Looking back on it, I should have appreciated how Rose’s production and the Bulls’ combination of defense and depth complemented each other, rather than use those forces to argue against Rose’s MVP case. Live and learn.

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These Bulls fell short because a pissed-off James put Rose in a straight-jacket in crunch time of Miami’s five-game East Finals victory. With nobody else there to help him score, Rose was powerless to stop the Heat.

4. 2004-05 Phoenix Suns

ERA: 7 Seconds Or Less

RECORD: 62-20

POINT DIFFERENTIAL: +7.1

PLAYOFF RESULT: Lost in West Finals to San Antonio Spurs (4-1)

KEY STAR(S): Steve Nash, Amar’e Stoudemire

COACH: Brian Hill

OTHER KEY PLAYERS: Shawn Marion, Joe Johnson (injured in WCF), Quentin Richardson, Jim Jackson, Leandro Barbosa

OTHER SEASONS CONSIDERED FROM THIS ERA: 2005-06, 2006-07, 2009-10

Picking the best Suns team of the Steve Nash era was difficult. The 2010 team was a delightful surprise, the 2006 team inspired one of the best basketball books of the millennium, and the 2007 team got hosed most obviously. But the original 2004-05 version is still — Hot take alert! — the most thrilling and revolutionary basketball experience the league has seen since … ever? Let’s go with ever.

It’s easy to forget how many skeptics the Suns had while zipping through the league that season. They ran, ran, and ran some more instead of positioning themselves into set plays the coach diagrams. (I loved this Mike D’Antoni quote from a 2005 SI story: “I don’t know how you script against something when the offensive team isn’t even sure what it’s doing.”) They took threes in transition when nobody else did. They played “small” by moving Shawn Marion to power forward and Amar’e Stoudemire to center. They built their entire team around the spread pick-and-roll. They were the first to do so many things we take for granted today. But despite winning more games than anyone in the league, they were never seen as favorites and were often derided for promoting a style that wouldn’t hold up in the playoffs.

Those skeptics got the last laugh, but with mitigating circumstances. Everything changed when Joe Johnson fell face first on the floor after Jerry Stackhouse fouled him on a fast break in Game 2 of the Suns’ second-round series with Dallas.

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Johnson missed the rest of the series and the beginning of the conference finals against the Spurs with a fractured orbital, only returning as a shell of himself after San Antonio took a 2-0 lead in the series. By then, it was far too late.

Why was this a bigger what-if than the controversial suspensions that doomed the Suns’ 2008 season? Well, Suns players say so:

”We should’ve won it all that year,” Marion said. “If it wasn’t for that (Johnson’s injury), I think we would have.”

The controversial suspensions to Stoudemire and Boris Diaw during the 2007 conference semifinals are the most cited bad breaks of that Suns era, but the Suns think Johnson’s bad break was worse, especially to lose his defensive option on Tony Parker.

”There’s no way you can tell me we wouldn’t have been NBA champions if I hadn’t got hurt,” Johnson said.

And I believe them. Before Johnson became known as ISO-Joe in Atlanta, he was the glue that held the Suns’ fragile ecosystem together. He shot 48 percent from three that season on four-and-a-half attempts per game. His non-stop running kept Phoenix’s transition attack going. He defended the toughest guards that Nash couldn’t. If the Suns’ main attack broke down, he provided the supplementary playmaking. We all love Boris Diaw’s game, but he was never as important as Johnson was to the Suns.

About that. Annoyed by Johnson’s salary demands, the Suns dealt him to Atlanta that summer and got Diaw back in the sign-and-trade. It wasn’t quite the James Harden trade, but it had a similar effect. Phoenix stayed in the mix for the rest of the decade, but in hindsight, the summer departure of Johnson, combined with Stoudemire’s microfracture surgery, doomed their title hopes forever.

3. 1994-95 Orlando Magic

ERA: Penny and Shaq

RECORD: 57-25

POINT DIFFERENTIAL: +7.1

PLAYOFF RESULT: Lost in NBA Finals to Houston Rockets (4-0)

KEY STAR(S): Shaquille O’Neal, Penny Hardaway

COACH: Brian Hill

OTHER KEY PLAYERS: Horace Grant, Nick Anderson, Dennis Scott, Donald Royal, Brian Shaw, Anthony Bowie

OTHER SEASONS CONSIDERED FROM THIS ERA: 1995-96

You already know about Shaquille O’Neal, Penny Hardaway, the 1995 win over the Bulls, the four missed Nick Anderson free throws, and the unceremonious end to the Shaq era the next summer. If not, watch the 30 for 30.

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So let’s talk about the move that turned the young Magic into serious title contenders: the 1994 free-agent signing of Horace Grant. Cue Michael Buffer, because … let’s get ready to lawsuuuuiiiiitttttt!

In the summer of 1994, Grant, the critical third piece of the first Chicago Bulls three-peat, was a free agent. Tired of doing the dirty work without receiving enough credit, Grant wanted to leave and yearned to join up with Hardaway and O’Neal in Orlando. There was just one problem: Orlando didn’t have any salary-cap space to sign him. Kinda an issue.

But Grant and the Magic designed a clever, mutually beneficial way around this dilemma. First, Orlando traded point guard Scott Skiles and a first-round pick to Washington to open up Skiles’ $2.1 million salary slot. Then, they signed Grant to a six-year, $22 million deal that included a first-year salary of just over $2 million (fancy that!) and an opt-out provision after the first year. Left unspoken: Orlando would invite Grant to exercise that option and give him a much bigger contract thereafter. Convenient and successful. Everyone got what they wanted and nobody got hurt.

Unfortunately for the Magic, salary-cap circumvention was a growing concern for the NBA. The league tried to prevent the Blazers from doing a similar move with Chris Dudley the previous summer, but lost in court. Buoyed by the ruling, other contenders, most notably the Phoenix Suns, inked quality veterans for below-market contracts that were either for one year or contained opt-out clauses like Grant’s. (This is how Phoenix got perennial all-star Danny Manning to sign a one-year, $1 million deal.) Using evidence of a reported five-year, $20 million offer from the Bulls as proof that Grant signed below his market value in Orlando, the NBA voided Grant’s deal, along with two other giant new contracts for Toni Kukoc and A.C. Green signed one summer after agreeing to miniscule short-term deals from the Bulls and Suns the previous summer.

The Magic sued the league, and the case went before the same judge that ruled in the Blazers’ favor for Dudley. This time, the judge sided in favor of the NBA, making Grant a free agent again just weeks before training camp. (He did not do the same for Kukoc and Green because it would violate the precedent set in the Dudley case. Oddly, the Manning deal was allowed to slip through, as was a similar Magic one-year deal to bring veteran point guard Brian Shaw in to spell Hardaway.) The league said they’d allow Grant to sign with Orlando if the opt-out clause was after the second year instead. Two weeks later, the Magic and Grant agreed. That’s how close Orlando’s “missing piece” signing came to falling apart.

The epilogue to this story shouldn’t surprise you. Though O’Neal left Orlando after the 1996 season, the Magic still gave the 31-year-old Grant a new five-year, $50 million deal, even though he was coming off a devastating elbow injury. After all of that, they still successfully circumvented the salary cap. Glad the lawyers got paid, though. (Shaw, by the way, got a one-year, $9 million deal after the 1995 season, while Manning inked a six-year, $40 million deal with Phoenix despite tearing his ACL. These teams were not subtle!)

2. 2011-12 Oklahoma City Thunder

ERA: Pre-Harden trade

RECORD: 47-19 (58-win pace)

POINT DIFFERENTIAL: +6.2

PLAYOFF RESULT: Lost in NBA Finals to Miami Heat (4-1)

KEY STAR(S): Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook, James Harden

COACH: Scott Brooks

OTHER KEY PLAYERS: Serge Ibaka, Kendrick Perkins, Thabo Sefolosha, Nick Collison, Derek Fisher, Eric Maynor, Daequan Cook, Reggie Jackson

OTHER SEASONS CONSIDERED FROM THIS ERA: 2010-11

We’re still waiting for the tell-all book or documentary that explains once and for all why the Thunder traded James Harden to the Rockets. We have many theories and circumstantial explanations, but no absolute truth. All I know is that these words from Andrew Sharp, published on our website on Oct. 28, 2012, were prophetic.

“So if you want to say the Thunder chose long-term flexibility over a short term shot at a title, that’s fine. Just don’t overlook the second part of that sentence. If basketball is a business, there’s a good chance this was a bad business decision. Because what happens if KD and co. aren’t good enough to win it all in the next few years? Doesn’t OKC end up spending to compete with the best, and eventually paying the luxury tax because of somebody else? And it may not work. There are no guarantees at finding a core that clicks on the court the way last year’s did.”

Every word of that paragraph came true, including the prediction that OKC would end up going over the luxury tax for a worse player than Harden. What might have been, indeed.

1. 2001-02 Sacramento Kings

ERA: The beautiful game Kings

RECORD: 61-21

POINT DIFFERENTIAL: +7.6

PLAYOFF RESULT: “Lost” in West Finals to Los Angeles Lakers (4-3)

KEY STAR(S): Chris Webber

COACH: Rick Adelman

OTHER KEY PLAYERS: Peja Stojakovic, Mike Bibby, Vlade Divac, Doug Christie, Bobby Jackson, Hedo Turkoglu, Scott Pollard

OTHER SEASONS CONSIDERED FROM THIS ERA: 2000-01, 2002-03, 2003-04

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Connor Ratliff (CGP Minisode 16)

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You’ve seen him run for president. You’ve seen him go for gold. On CGP episode 208, you'll see Connor Ratliff make television history as he presents the first talk show hosted by a rooster. To help you prepare for Talk-A-Doodle-Doo, Emily Pineapple and Forrest the Keeper of the Canon celebrate 15 of Connor’s past works.

NOTE: We say that you can download Your Face, My Tomato vol 2 on Bandcamp. We’re wrong. It was a limited release window.

Links From the Minisode:

1.) 35 Ratliff 2012: Connor Debates Jimmy McMillan: http://bit.ly/TCGS19 2.) 35 Ratliff 2012: Old Enough to Be President: http://bit.ly/ConnorIsOldEnoughToBePresident 3.) Ratliff 2016 Gold: The Numbers: http://bit.ly/Ratliff2016GoldTheNumbers 4.) Ratliff 2016 Gold: Connor in The Little Olympics: http://bit.ly/ConnorInTheLittleOlympics 5.) Dead Eyes: http://bit.ly/deadEyes 6.) 12 Hour Day: https://twelvehourday.podbean.com/ 7.) George Lucas Talk Show at NYCC 2018: http://bit.ly/GLTSatNYCC2018 8.) George Lucas on Syfy Wire Con After Dark: http://bit.ly/GLonConAfterDark2019 9.) Mickey Mouse Mega Thread: http://bit.ly/MickeyMouseMegaThread 10.) Donald Duck Mega Thread: http://bit.ly/DonaldDuckMegaThread 11.) Road Runner Mega Thread: http://bit.ly/RoadRunnerMegaThread 12.) The Spirit of Ratliff Album: http://bit.ly/SpiritOfRatliffAlbum 13.) The Spirit of Ratliff Video: http://bit.ly/SpiritOfRatliffVideo 14.) Dollar Store Therapist: http://bit.ly/DollarStoreTherapist 15.) I’m Too Fragile For This: http://bit.ly/ImTooFragileForThis 16.) Lone Cornmeal Machine on TCGS 01: http://bit.ly/LoneCornmealTCGS01 17.) Final Lone Cornmeal Machine: http://bit.ly/FinalLoneCornmeal 18.) The Terry Withers Mysteries Series Finale: http://bit.ly/TerryWithersMysteriesFinale 19.) Connor’s Fake Beard: http://bit.ly/ConnorsFakeBeard 20.) Connor’s Dong Song: http://bit.ly/ConnorsDongSong 21.) A Vegetable a Day Keeps the Doctor Away: http://bit.ly/AVegetableADay 22.) Connor Interviews Tony Hale: http://bit.ly/ConnorInterviewsTonyHale 23.) Connor as Colonel Sanders: http://bit.ly/ConnorAsColonelSanders 24.) Elysium Watch: http://bit.ly/ElysiumWatch 25.) Connor on Fetch: http://bit.ly/ConnorOnFetch 26.) Episode 3 of the CGP Podcast: http://bit.ly/CGPPod3 27.) Connor’s dad’s show: http://bit.ly/ShowtimeKRCG

#Chris Gethard #chris gethard presents #cgpmnn #cgp #connor ratliff

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THE FEAR OF ANOTHER IRMA

Irma marked us for life. Such is obvious from my words since and the comments of other Key Westers. Once was enough, hopefully not again.

The problem is every developing storm immediately becomes one for concern. Will it happen again?

There is a storm developing. It has been on some news shows the past 2 days. A “tropical disturbance.” Not even worthy of being labeled a tropical storm.

Presently over the lower Antilles. Big time showers. Described as “drenching.” The area it covers is massive. Which is the main reason I am concerned.

Its path is over Cuba and Puerto Rico. Then up through Florida. Through the Keys. If it deviates, it could hit first at Miami.

Should the present path continues, we would be more aware of where it is and what it is by the late weekend.

The odds are the rain and winds will run out before the disturbance even hits Cuba. Then concern will have been for naught. Or, it may increase in power but turn northwesterly which would take it away from the lower Keys.

Bad things stick in a person’s mind forever.

Anna is back from her one month Poland trip. Which means my house is clean clean once again. Anna was over yesterday morning and did the necessary. She returned none too soon. The house’s condition was getting to me.

Yesterday, a typical warm heavy humidity day. I say such with humor. The humidity is only beginning. August and September the worst months are yet ahead.

Picked up Mary at 3 and we headed for a breakfast/lunch at Harpoon Harry’s. Good food!

Tonight Dueling Bartenders at Aqua. A special reason for going tonight. Terri White is singing!

The new Farmers Market is open. At the Truman Waterfront. Thursdays from 10-2.

“Men are crowding nail salons this summer.” So reported Ray A. Smith in a recent Wall Street Journal article.

Attributed to men’s footwear companies pushing sandals. Companies like Gucci, Valentino, and Rich Owens.

It is reported even LeBron James is getting pedicures.

I view what has come with a singular thought. The world has finally caught up with me. I have been getting pedicures and manicures for 40 years. In fact, I am scheduled for both at noon with Tammy.

Another lesson to be learned from history. Hitler became head of the Nazi Party this day in 1921. It thereafter took him roughly 15 years to gain real power.

Trump has accomplished it in 2 1/2 years.

Beware!

Trump announced his appointment of Republican Texas Congressman Jim Ratcliffe to be his new Director of National Intelligence. He will be replacing Dan Coats. Coats a respected and knowledgeable public official. Ratcliffe not in the same league.

Coats and Trump have not been getting along for many months. Trump either does not take Coats advice or totally ignores Coates when making an intelligence decision.

Ratcliffe’s primary support his questioning of Mueller this past week at one of the Congressional hearings. Trump saw him. Thought he was terrific. I thought he was an ass. Interesting.

Ratliffe will be blindly loyal to Trump. A yes man. He will not speak truth to power as Coats did.

One thing that can be said for Trump is he is consistent. He attacks everyone. Even those who have stood with him. He shows no partiality.

Trump knocks others by spewing filth. No other way to describe what comes out of his mouth. His most recent victim Congressman Elijah Cummings. Cummings is African American. Has been a U.S. Congressman for more than 30 years. He has the distinction of being one of the blacks during the Civil Rights movement in the 1960’s who walked across a bridge to be clubbed by police on horseback.

Cummings is like John McCain. What can be said bad about him?

Trump has found a way. He attacked Baltimore. Part of Baltimore is represented by Cummings.

Trump described Baltimore as a “disgusting, rat and rodent infested mess.”

I read somewhere this morning an apt observation about Trump’s comments: “Better to have a few rats than be one!”

New York’s Jonathan Chait finds it difficult to understand how a President can disparage parts of his own country. He says it is “…..unique in American history.”

Which brings me to Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner.

Kushner’s companies are landlords of several Baltimore area housing projects. Housing violations and mismanagement activities numerous. Kushner has been described as a “slum landlord.” In the year 2017 alone, Baltimore County fined the Kushner companies for more than 200 code violations.

Word has it Trump picked up the rodent infested, etc. purported situation from a FOX commentator this past week. I am willing to bet he did not know of his son-in-law’s problems in Baltimore County.

Enjoy your day!

THE FEAR OF ANOTHER IRMA was originally published on Key West Lou

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NBA Trades Podcast Episode #52 Featuring Michael Lee

Back in 2004, the Atlanta Hawks were a pretty bad team. With a heavy payroll and a team fading out of any playoff chances, the Hawks made the move to deal Shareef Abdur-Rahim and Theo Ratliff to the Portland Trail Blazers for Rasheed Wallace. The move freed up cap space for the Hawks in the future, but the Hawks had bigger plans, dealing Wallace 10 days later to the Detroit Pistons.

I had Michael Lee on the podcast to talk this remarkable moment. Mike covered the Hawks as a beat writer for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He was there when the Hawks made the two trades and saw Wallace’s only game in a Hawks uniform against the New Jersey Nets.

For this podcast, Mike and I discussed the two Wallace trades, those 2003-04 Hawks that committed to tanking, his start in journalism, his passion for art, and some of the interesting cast of characters from that Hawks team. This included Terry Stotts, Jason Terry, Stephen Jackson, Boris Diaw and more.

Download Episode 52

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