With the NBA Finals underway and inching closer to conclusion, I got to thinking about pro athletes and the concept of winning a championship. The goal of every pro athlete is to be the champion and there inevitably have to be some rookies that get drafted to a team that takes off. There's probably some rookie that got drafted to the New Orleans Saints last season and barely saw any playing time - yet they're on the team, so he's got a Super Bowl ring.
Also consider Adam Morrison - a standout college basketball player who hasn't quite hit his mark in the NBA. He got traded to the Lakers last year, got a championship ring with them last year and is headed towards another.
Some players go their whole lives without ever making it past Round 1 of the playoffs and some players end up on a championship team but don't contribute much of anything. I wonder if a player is more excited or frustrated by an experience like this.
Friday, June 11, 2010
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A subplot to the NBA Finals that I mentioned on Twitter after the Lakers beat the Suns is, who will get their SECOND ring while riding the bench: Adam Morrison or Brian Scalabrine?
Neither deserve one ring, let alone a second. But one of them will be able to call themselves a two-time champion. Unbelievable.
The only silver lining is that both of their contracts run out after this year, so their ride on the gravy train with biscuit wheels is about to end. Unless they re-up with their respective teams for the minimum (which is one million dollars - I really wish I was a seven footer with an average jumpshot sometimes).
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