It's because he's been injured so much, he feels lucky to be still standing. Here's how to decide who should have been the first pick in 2005. At this link, click on the "MP" heading at the top of the MP column. http://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_2005.html
He's better than Christian Laettner was when he who was on the Dream Team. Speaking of Christian Laettner... But later next week [Laettner and Davis] have a court appearance in Washington, D.C. It's about a loan their real-estate company failed to repay to former Duke captain Johnny Dawkins. The judge in the case, having last year ordered Laettner, Davis and a company of theirs to pay Dawkins $671,309, will decide whether to hold them in contempt of court in regard to their failure to do so. In court documents and in interviews, Laettner, Davis and their attorney say any failure to make court-ordered payments is attributable to a lack of resources. Court documents show that Laettner and Davis individually and their real-estate businesses are defendants in several civil lawsuits seeking repayment of loans worth about $30 million. The plaintiffs include sports celebrities like ex-Chicago Bull Scottie Pippen, who played with Laettner on the 1992 Olympic team. In August 2010, a state court judge in Lake County, Ill., ordered Laettner and Davis to repay Pippen $2.5 million. Through his attorney, Pippen said he had been paid half that amount and that litigation between the parties continues. "What they have done isn't honest—I feel cheated," said Shawne Merriman, the three-time All-Pro Buffalo Bills linebacker who had lent money to the real-estate ventures of Laettner and Davis, which operated under a multitude of names. In January 2011, a federal court judge in Maryland ordered Laettner and Davis to pay Merriman $3.7 million. Laettner declined to be interviewed. Speaking on behalf of their real-estate companies, Davis said, "Me and Christian took a lot of risk." Davis said he regretted alienating friends, particularly Dawkins, whom he has known for 25 years. There's a lot more information in the piece itself, including that Laettner personally guaranteed payments to Merriman and others. As a news story, it's shocking for the grab-bag nature of the parties involved. It's hard to imagine Laettner getting drinks with Pippen, Dawkins, and Merriman all at once, let alone getting involved with them in various business deals. Then again, he and Davis also owe money to Chevron and Fannie Mae, so it's not as if this was merely a case of one sports star failing to pay a few others. http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nba-b...30-million-unpaid-loans-sports-215427065.html
Back in the day, people were more liberal and giving. This country has gone to the dogs. And what did HCP have to do to get 6?
Your formula works in this thread, up to a maximum of 10, if you round the years up. Thanks. This is why I'm here, to learn useful skills.
Because not everyone thinks they should tear their ligaments or waste energy on a country that does immoral things. Some individuals think they are not servants to old people that lived hundreds of years ago. And at the very least, some people believe they deserve privacy instead of conscription into a basketball tournament. I don't feel like rooting for "our" team either, and I think NBA players should put NBA titles over Olympic accolades.
Bynum is not the type of guy that should be playing more than necessary anyway, he's got a reason to be cautious.
