What the basketball landscape was like in 1785…
Russ sent me an email this morning noting a line in today’s NY Post story about Larry Brown moving his family from Connecticut to Philadephia.
As the Post says…
“Brown’s children, L.J., 11, and Madison, 8, attended the exclusive Philly school founded in 1785 while Brown coached the Sixers and even during Brown’s first season in Detroit.”
Now, I didn’t even know basketball had been invented in 1785, but if Larry Brown was alive, he was probably involved with the game. And since ESPN.com is randomly focused on the NBA in 2010, I thought we should look the other way.
Other things that happened in 1785, which Larry Brown may or may not have been involved with:
• Coal gas first used for illumination.
• Two men cross English Channel by air via hot air balloon, powered solely by Charles Barkley.
• The dollar is unanimously chosen as the monetary unit for the United States. By Mark Cuban.
• Isiah Thomas mismanages East Indian Trading Company funds.
• Longtime Lakers assistant Tex Winter born.
• Vince Carter strains hamstring.
• First draft of the US Constitution penned by Chad Ford.
• Shawn Kemp begins comeback attempt.
• OJ Mayo begins high school.
• Portland TrailBlazers announce plans to rebuild while making their roster more responsible to the Portland community.
• Dick Vitale proclaims George Washington first-team All-Diaper Dandy.
• Atlanta Hawks suck.
• LeBron James averages 31, 7 and 6; Cavs lose in second round of Playoffs.
• Darko Milicic begins developing low post game.
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Cliff Robinson discovers fountain of youth located inside of strange shaped plant.
He never lives up to expectations. Thomas Edison later meets the same fate.
then
Tim Legler won a 3-point contest
then
Manute Bol starting shooting 3’s for Don Nelson’s old Warriors teams
-Phil Jackson affiliates with anti-estblishment, promises to never harbor bad feeling towards “his people.”
-D. Wade gets up 8th time.
later discovered to be Tony Parkers head inflated with ego. (hate, hate hate) Dick Bavetta founds the Royal Institution for Blind Youth. Zach Randolph pens “Les 120 journées de Sodome”
• Boston Garden built by Red Auerbach.
• Dr. Jack Ramsay actually earns doctorate.
• Moses Malone parts Schuylkill River.
• Reggie Miller begins pre-game shooting for 1984 season.
• America wins Revolutionary War, loses World Championships.
he suks hes prob 99 years old cas it looks liek hes been trying to win rings fo lik 30 years and the other 60 is wen his shorts were up to his dick and his jersey was too small
wilt chamberlain started on his great conquest….
a young boy hangs the first documented poster up on his wall featuring shawn bradley, but for some reason there is another name at the top??
King Stern IV raises the luxury tax; 13 teams, led by the Clippers, declare their independence and join the ABA. Isiah stays loyal to the crown and signs Calvin Booth for 6 years and 54 million.
The Raptors draft an undersized Corsican point guard with “upside”. After getting torched by big guards on D, he returns to Europe and decides to conquer it. He is beaten in 1812, but 3 years later he presents a new jersey number and declares “I’m back”. His final season is less successful and ends in a defeat by the Waterloo Allies.
- Naismith hungs peach baskets from pole and on first possession, proceeds to ’slam’ ball through basket over outstretched arms of Shawn Bradley. Artist captures moment in sketch and becomes first Slamadamonth ever.
- League bans Michael “Oprah” Sweetney from wearing a corset.
- Antoinne Walker invents triple tier wedding cakes. asked why he loves the triple, responds,” because there are no 4’s!”
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