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August 08, 2022
SportsFilter: The Monday Huddle:
A place to discuss the sports stories that aren't making news, share links that aren't quite front-page material, and diagram plays on your hand. Remember to count to five Mississippi before commenting in anger.
Durant, Kyrie and Harden are etched in as one of the all time high maintenance / headcase trios in league history.
Kudos to OKC GM Sam Presti for originally assembling the trinity of Durant, Harden and Westbrook, also high up there on the same list.
Former Pistons GM Jack McCloskey gets recognition for fielding the comic book villain trio of Laimbeer, Rodman and Mahorn.
And just for the heck of it - in a different Jeopardy! category, hats off to the Sixers for drafting Simmons, Fultz and Okafor with three dearly earned high first round picks.
Team character trends can be a curious thing.
posted by beaverboard at 01:03 AM on August 09, 2022
Former Pistons GM Jack McCloskey gets recognition for fielding the comic book villain trio of Laimbeer, Rodman and Mahorn
Hated that team but certainly admired the way they understood their roles and played for each other and not themselves. I call those guys the "Flagrant 3" and Isiah was no angel either.
Completely different than a bunch of me-first superstars who figure they choose when and how hard they want to play and have coaches fired as they please.
posted by cixelsyd at 02:37 PM on August 09, 2022
Really have to think Steve Nash is hoping the Nets trade or fire him. The Nets appear to have taken over the most dysfunctional sports franchise from the Lakers. And what team actually would want Kyrie Irving or Kevin Durant and all the baggage they bring? What a nightmare.