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hard to argue with that
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 Spurs
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...079&type=story
hard to argue with that
Elliott wtf?
Take out Sean and put in Pop. Duh.
Elliott???
Gonna have to agree with that. Big Sean fan, but this is just obvious.
Agreed, I love Sean but Popovich deserves to be there...
yeah Elliott
Eliott
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OK so there is only one way to get that luck_the_fakers lol
Terry mings, Antoine Carr, Willie Anderson, Rod Strickland
j/k........but those guys were awesome!
Cherokee Parks!!!
Frank Brickowski
Moses Malone and Dominique
Where's Beno?
I hope you're not serious.
If you are..
The Spurs have their own "Mt. Rushmore".
Jerry Tarkanian
Charles Smith
Pretty crazy not to have Pop on that list, and Tim, Dave, and Ice are automatics.
Although I think Marco Jaric deserves a spot too just for this: http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=117987Minnesota Timberwolves
Kevin Garnett
Rationale: This will be a one-faced mountain. No one else deserves to share this space.
Drossos, McCombs, Pop, Buford
Gervin, Robinson, Duncan, Manu
Mengke.
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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.
what's wrong with Beno in there?
I hope you're not serious.
If you are..
I hope they leave space for his man purse.
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