Sometimes I make bad graphics using PowerPoint. @dgriff13 and @cre8ive_juice eat your hearts out.
I am a huge fan of the Ron and Fez show on Sirius XM Satellite radio. They do a bit on the radio called life boat, and I’m borrowing it for Cleveland sports. Here’s how it works. There are four people and only three seats remaining on the life boat. You must work your way through the list of candidates and, unfortunately, someone is designated to try their hand at long-distance swimming.
A couple rules.
1. You MUST pick three people to ride in the boat. “Let them all drown!” isn’t an interesting answer and frankly, you’re not funny. It’s been done, so skip it.
2. Don’t use an overly silly premise for your answer. Life boat is a silly enough premise where you aren’t going to “wow” anyone with your take that you should “keep the fatter guy because at least when we turn to cannibalism, we’ll have someone tasty to eat!”
So, the first Cleveland sports life boat is Cavaliers point guards. Th
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Mark Price,
Andre Miller,
Kyrie Irving,
Ricky Davis,
Lamond Murray,
Brevin Knight,
Darius Miles,
LeBron James
TEAMS: Denver Nuggets, Cleveland Cavaliers, Miami Heat
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