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Mar 9 2007, 09:17 PM
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The Stay Retired Plea!
I begin this edition with a plea.....I am petitioning Scottie Pippen, Reggie Miller, and Doug Christie, to remain retired! Scottie, you didn't do a whole lot to help Portland when you were in the league five years ago, what makes you think you can bring anything to the table now? I know you are in great shape, and I know you probably could contribute something, but either you miss the game that much, or you are the greediest human being alive. You have SIX RINGS! WALK AWAY!! Whenever you're feeling down, or want to prove something to someone.....put on all six rings, walk into a bar and say, "I'm Scottie Pippen". What happens after that is the reason I don't feel bad for you!!
Reggie, you are a Pacer! You're the guy that gave Spike Lee the choke sign....... You're the guy that scored 40 points in 9 seconds, or whatever it was, in Madison Square Garden, You're also the only human being alive that got away with shoving Michael Jordan, IN the playoffs, and hitting the game winner.........and all that was in a Pacer uniform. The only way I can accept you coming back and playing for the Dallas Mavericks, is if the Mavs move to Indiana and change their name....to the Pacers!! Then you have my blessing!
As for you Jackie Doug Christie....where do I begin? Your show "The Christies: Committed" is quite possibly the most appropriately named show in Television history and also the only program on TV today that's worse than "Dog the Bounty Hunter". I would rather watch "Slam Dunk Ernest" all weekend, than one minute of your show. Yet I would prefer you do that program, over returning to the NBA. I love the state of the league right now, there are so many young, budding superstars...let's just give the guys we have a chance to win their own titles and write their own history!!
Catch the video version of Dante's Speak as part of part of the new OrlandoMagic.com Fastbreak All that being said, there are three guys that I WOULD like to see come out of retirement and return to the NBA:
First, John Stockton! Come on back big fella. I know he's 44 years old, and no one's even seen him in three years, but I guarantee he's still in shape, and at 44 he's still more of an athlete than John Crotty was at age 19. He would have to play for the Jazz, and he'd only have to play about 3-5 minutes a game, but the insight he could give Deron Williams would be immeasurable.
Next.....Charles Barkley! I want him to return to the Phoenix Suns and have a chance to get his ring. He doesn't even have to play, in fact, we would all prefer he NOT play. Just sitting on the end of the bench, he'd already be contributing as much as Jalen Rose, Sean Marks and Eric Piatkowski. Yup, the Polish Rifle...you didn't even know he was still in the league did you? Neither did I, I just looked it up. Also, imagine the interviews! The personality he'd add to the league. It might be worth it for that alone!! Tell me TNT wouldn't have a blast with that whole scenario. Heck, mic him up, he could still do his studio stuff from the bench during the game!
Lastly, come on back Danny Ainge! Sure, he's 47 years old, but simply firing him would be letting him off the hook at this point. He should be forced to play WITH that mess he's created in Boston. Wouldn't that be an incredible incentive for General Managers? Every year the team with the worst record come the trade deadline, would have to suit up their GM!! That will make you think long and hard about acquiring Raef LaFrentz in a deal next time! Although, Danny Ainge now is still a much better shooter than Sebastian Telfair, so maybe that doesn't hurt them too much!
Lastly, pull that cursed Gatorade commercial that featured Dwyane Wade and his talking heads. We've already lost D-Wade to a separated shoulder, we saw that excruciating pain he was in. Then the next week we lose Shaun Livingston to a dislocated knee, and torn ACL, MCL, PCL. For those of us that saw that replay, we look forward to many weeks of waking up screaming uncontrollably. We still have a chance to save Paul Davis if we act now!!
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