OT The Bob Whitsitt "Trader Bob" Appreciation Thread

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  1. ABM

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    Why not?!

    Despite the ne'er-do-wells, we were constantly top-of-the-heap!

    OK, I digress. I hated the "Jail Blazers" stigma, but, I mean, hey.......
     
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    Two more:

    Ruben Patterson.
     
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    In general: I loved that the Blazers competed. But even when we were competing, we had players like Scottie Pippen, who was not really a Blazer. I mean, of people who remember the Drexler Blazers AND the Sheed/Pippen Blazers, it's no contest which one they prefer. Of that era I liked certain players (Sabonis, Sheed - except when throwing towels) but I didn't really like the team as a group. Trader Bob's era was the era of the GM as the center of the story, and that's not necessarily good.
     
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    I'd love to see a book entitled, "Jail Blazers" with a chapter on each of these characters and plenty of Paul Harvey, behind-the-scenes type of stuff included. Now THAT would be a great read!

    Oh, and a long Forward by TB himself!
     
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    To stop Kobe he had to become like Kobe!
     
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    Kerry Eggers has one and he even gave away an autographed copy on the forum.

    I bought an autographed copy from him. Great read!

     
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    Translation:

    He gave us two copies to give away and I took one of them.
    :NOTMARIS:
     
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    "NOT LIKE THAT!!!"
     
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    LOL. Well, there ya go!! I'll have to read. :)
     
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    "I'm not a chemist"
     
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    No, actually I paid for both copies out of my own pocket as bribery to get him to do an AMA in the forum.
     
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    Actually, I think he said, "I'm not a chemistry major", but who's counting. ;)
     
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    I read that as A2M
     
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    He had an open checkbook with no luxury tax
     
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    yeah, but you'd read CDC as A2M
     
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    Bob Whitsitt took charge and changed coaches. Olshey whimpered for 9 years until Jody Allen ordered him to do it.
     
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    Holy.

    Shit.
     
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    I liked Trader Bob. But I really liked Petrie.
     
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