The Morning Bark Newsletter

Have you seen this week’s cover of the Sporting News? The headline reads, “The Dynasty That Wasn’t” and features Tim Duncan standing tall in a Boston Celtics uniform. The 1997 NBA Draft Lottery wasn’t the first time a team lost out on a franchise big man, and it certainly won’t be the last. If you’re a fan of an organization other than the Portland Trail Blazers, you know exactly what I’m talking about.

- Jeff

Anger & Bitterness: The NBA Draft Lottery submitted by SimonOnSports  on May 23, 2007 (simononsports.blogspot.com) If you tried to measure just how bad the draft lottery went for both the Celtics and the NBA in general, it would register the lowest amount on every scale imaginable. Let's count the ways the NBA draft sucked...

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MMA: Hong Man Choi off Dynamite, will not fight Lesnar
Tennis: Andy Roddick is not jacked
Golf: Michelle Wie frolics with a female while wearing see-through skirt
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