US Mens Bball as the Mighty Ducks

[CaptainAwesome]

AMAZING article from grantland comparing the rosters of 2012 USA Men's BBall Team and the 1994 USA Junior Hockey Team

http://www.grantland.com/blog/the-triangle/post/_/id/32207/what-can-team-usa-basketball-learn-from-gordon-bombays-mighty-ducks

 

[BillBrasky]

Lebron as the cake-eater? Obviously.

Also gotta love CP3 getting that Charlie Conway love.

 

[JamesSokolove]

Lester Averman's real name is Matt Doherty

 

[HailToTheDeacons]

Great article. I enjoyed the CP3-Charlie comparison.

 

[TBDeac]

Not sure I see the D-will as Dwayne, but otherwise pretty good.

 

[DeaconCav06]

And Ralph Lauren as Mr. Ducksworth.

 

[ImTheCaptain]

"Charlie Conway and Chris Paul are America. I'm proud to share a nation with them."

lol

 

[RollWave35]

Love the author's mom writing to him in the comments section and the two replies to it.


Charlyn Harper Browne
So glad I watched the Mighty Ducks trilogy with you a million times so that the depth and accuracy of the comparison was so very clear to me. Great article, son! Please tell me you had on your D3 jersey while writing it.

Rembert Browne
MOMMMMMMMMMMM

Justin Shanitkvich
This was the greatest thing that has ever happened, like every embarrassing mom moment of my childhood rolled into one moment of mortifying occupational hazard.

 

[Go]

I'm glad you posted this, CP3 is def DEF Charlie.

Although making Coach K = Gordon Bombay kinda makes me ill.

 

[BarcaDeac]

Yeah in real life he'd be The Dentist for sure, but he's working for us this time. oh well.

 

[DeacHawk]

let's go shake their hands

 

[Go]

Who is Hans, the creepy child molester Sporting Goods store guy?

 

[Go]

David Stern as the Coach of the Hawks?

 

[ImTheCaptain]

David Stern as the Coach of the Hawks?

we're talking D2, here, the international one.

 

[rjequalsmj]

Who is Hans, the creepy child molester Sporting Goods store guy?

Colangelo

 

[CHillDeac]