ESPN's Mt. Rushmore for every team.

[spursncowboys]

Presenting the Mount Rushmore for each NBA team


Trying to find four people to represent an NBA franchise's history is tough. Probably harder than finding four decent presidents that represent what a country stands for. Being carved in stone doesn't come easy. Stats are often secondary to impact and influence. Remember, Mount Rushmores are forever. There is no do-over. Once Jeffersonized, you are there for life. If Joe Johnson happens to win a championship in Atlanta or Kevin Durant gets more love in Oklahoma City than Jack Sikma got in Seattle, too bad. This is the granite version of a one-and-done.
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San Antonio Spurshttp://assets.espn.go.com/i/teamlogos/nba/sml/sas.gif

Tim Duncan, Sean Elliott, George Gervin, David Robinson
Rationale: Gregg Popovich has probably done more for the Spurs franchise than any one player who will be carved into this mountain. But he wouldn't want to be honored like that. He'd want someone like Avery Johnson or Mario Elie in his place. For the record, not having Larry Kenon on the Spurs' mountain is like not having Scottie Pippen on the Bulls', but he never hit a Memorial Day Miracle like the one Elliott dropped in Game 2 of the '99 Western Conference finals -- a Spurs legend for life was made with that one shot.

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Scoop Jackson is a columnist for ESPN.com.

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/print?id=3929079&type=story

[VI_Massive]

hard to argue with that

[LockBeard]

Elliott wtf?

[CubanMustGo]

Take out Sean and put in Pop. Duh.

[xtremesteven33]

Elliott???

[West Coast Spur]

Take out Sean and put in Pop. Duh.

Gonna have to agree with that. Big Sean fan, but this is just obvious.

[mexicanjunior]

Take out Sean and put in Pop. Duh.

Agreed, I love Sean but Popovich deserves to be there...

[I. Hustle]

Hell yeah Elliott

Eliott
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Elloitt

[I. Hustle]

OK so there is only one way to get that luck_the_fakers lol

[EJK5032]

Terry Cummings, Antoine Carr, Willie Anderson, Rod Strickland

j/k........but those guys were awesome!

[xtremesteven33]

Cherokee Parks!!!

[I. Hustle]

Frank Brickowski

[I. Hustle]

Moses Malone and Dominique

[Stump]

Where's Beno?

[completely deck]

Where's Beno?

:lmao

I hope you're not serious.

If you are..

:lmao

[Solid D]

Elliott???

The Spurs have their own "Mt. Rushmore".

http://www.nba.com/media/spurs/elliott_jersey_050307.jpg

[I. Hustle]

Jerry Tarkanian

[nadroj117]

Charles Smith

[baseline bum]

Pretty crazy not to have Pop on that list, and Tim, Dave, and Ice are automatics.

[baseline bum]

:lmao BEST ONE


Minnesota Timberwolves

Kevin Garnett
Rationale: This will be a one-faced mountain. No one else deserves to share this space.

Although I think Marco Jaric deserves a spot too just for this: http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=117987

[Biggems]

Drossos, McCombs, Pop, Buford

Gervin, Robinson, Duncan, Manu

[thiste]

Mengke.


/thread

[Samr]

Let's not forget that Sean also made the Memorial Day Miracle shot on essentially one kidney, without his team or the city of San Antonio knowing.

That's a pretty tough thing to keep to yourself, and that was a physically difficult task of playing through four playoff series when part of your body is failing you.

Oh and by the way, he actually returned to pro basketball (though he was never the same), showing through his own effort that it is possible to come back from something like that.

I continually thought of his story while I was trying to return from brain surgery, and I am without question one of many that were inspired similarly.

He deserves a spot just for that alone, never mind the shot. Noel, his brother who donated the kidney, deserves an honorable mention as well.

[Blake]

:lmao

I hope you're not serious.

If you are..

:lmao

what's wrong with Beno in there?

[Doug Collins]

what's wrong with Beno in there?

I hope they leave space for his man purse.

[jman3000]

I know Pop has been more important... but fuck I do love me some Sean... it's a tough call but I'll go with Sean because the writer is right... Pop wouldn't want it.

He was our best perimeter defender our best slasher and our best 3 point shooter rolled into one for a few years there. Like Bowen/Manu/Mason rolled into one... albeit at slightly lower levels.

[spursncowboys]

I think the lil General should get it over
Pop would manage the monument building

[spursncowboys]

The triple threat -Anderson, Strickland, and Dwayne Schnitzes

[kjhip1]

Uwe Blab, Sleepy Floyd, David GreenWood, Brad Lohaus

[SenorSpur]

San Antonio Spurshttp://assets.espn.go.com/i/teamlogos/nba/sml/sas.gif

Tim Duncan, Sean Elliott, George Gervin, David Robinson
For the record, not having Larry Kenon on the Spurs' mountain is like not having Scottie Pippen on the Bulls', but he never hit a Memorial Day Miracle like the one Elliott dropped in Game 2 of the '99 Western Conference finals -- a Spurs legend for life was made with that one shot.


Exactly what I was thinking.

[mardigan]

Dwayne Kenneth Schintzius

We have a winner

[Biggems]

The All Hype - No Substance Mt. Rushmore

Alfredrick Hughes
Beno Udrih
Lloyd Daniels
Johnny Dawkins