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Decarceration's avatar

I presume the Sonics were sunk because management was too distracted during repeat viewing of Air Bud that they accidentally decided to pay Jim McIlvaine more than Shawn Kemp. I might have made the same mistake, but not without that delightful dog.

~pedro's avatar

Funfax: Buddy's .....offering... gave birth to 3 litters after he was dead.

David Perlmutter's avatar

Some points:

-Basketball was originally played indoors and continues to be played that way. It's only outdoor hoops that's affected by the weather.

-Did Chaney play with Willis Reed and Walt "Clyde" Frazier in the Knicks' 70s glory days, or with Patrick Ewing in the '80s?

-My hometown, Winnipeg, lost its NHL franchise in the 1990s, only to regain it in the early 20th century through expansion. If the NBA wises up, Seattle could get the Sonics back, too.

-The whole thing about "nothing in the rules says he can't play" implies that female mammals would be allowed to play in the WNBA...

-The rules thing also reminds me of L. Sprague De Camp's story "Nothing In The Rules", which is about a mermaid competing in a swimming meet, despite vociferous arguments from the opposing coaches with the referee about whether she is allowed to participate or not. I don't know if there is an equivalent scene like that in the movie, but there could be...