Mitch Richmond's story about getting traded to the Kings is one of the funniest things ever

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I was disappointed when they broke up Run TMC. They were really fun to watch, they had upset the Spurs in the first round before losing to the Lakers. After stealing one in LA, they couldn’t close out the close games and got eliminated in 5.

The game they did win is a great watch. Mullin & Magic going nuts, Tim with the Utep 2-Step.



I liked Billy Owens, he had a solid rookie season and did the point forward role at times, but he never improved after that. He peaked early, while Mitch was one of the best guards of the 90s.
 

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I was disappointed when they broke up Run TMC. They were really fun to watch, they had upset the Spurs in the first round before losing to the Lakers. After stealing one in LA, they couldn’t close out the close games and got eliminated in 5.

The game they did win is a great watch. Mullin & Magic going nuts, Tim with the Utep 2-Step.



I liked Billy Owens, he had a solid rookie season and did the point forward role at times, but he never improved after that. He peaked early, while Mitch was one of the best guards of the 90s.

was this magics last season before the hiv announcement?
 

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was this magics last season before the hiv announcement?

Yeah, they lost to Chicago in the finals and then he announced he had HIV in the preseason a few months later.

Magic was still probably the second best player in the league (he was 2nd in MVP voting to MJ and led LA to the finals) when he retired the first time.
 

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They not winning until Leonsis sells the team or passes away.
If he croaks, there’s 30 something year old Zach Leonsis :francis:

Laurene Powell Jobs owns 20% of Monumental. She could buy everything straight cash…

I love watching the Mystics btw. And the Capital City Go-ago was fun. Everything besides the Wizards is better :mjcry:

Caps are old now. So in 3-4 years they’re gonna have to tank for a long time..
 

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Man some franchise just ain’t in to win or just don’t have that high of a priority in winning.

And the guys that play for these franchises see it more and closer than dumb ass fans.

That’s why I’m NEVER mad at a star player getting out of a terrible situation and terrible franchises that ain’t putting in the same effort to be good as they the players put on the court
 

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I was disappointed when they broke up Run TMC. They were really fun to watch, they had upset the Spurs in the first round before losing to the Lakers. After stealing one in LA, they couldn’t close out the close games and got eliminated in 5.

The game they did win is a great watch. Mullin & Magic going nuts, Tim with the Utep 2-Step.



I liked Billy Owens, he had a solid rookie season and did the point forward role at times, but he never improved after that. He peaked early, while Mitch was one of the best guards of the 90s.

Trading Mitch away for Owens was bad. Trading Webber away then jumping ship a year later though :francis:

Could have theoretically had TMC plus Sprewell and Webber, with Sarunas off the bench :francis: would have been one of the most entertaining squads ever
 

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Webber & @LezJepzin >>>>>Mitch
As a Sacramento King, The Rock>>>>>>>>>C-Webb

Webber was cool but it felt like he wasn't fully invested with the team. I.E. Getting recruited by :shaq: & :childplease: during the '02 season. The Maloofs having to convince him to stay and take that $125 million deal only to blow his knee out a year later . The Fab Five Scandal, Tyra Banks :heh:

I was happy when he was a King but there was always a cloud of concern following him around .

Mitch was a class act who played his heart out for us even when we were bottom dwellers . Sucks to hear his drop off after getting traded to the Wiz though.
 

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“Coincidentally, Sacramento was playing at Golden State the next day. Richmond told the Kings he wasn’t prepared to play. Instead, he drove around Oakland. When he got home, he asked his wife the score of the game.

Richmond:

She wouldn’t even say anything. And I looked at it. We had lost by 61 points. I just started crying. I just started crying. I’m like, “Man, ain’t no way.”



:deadrose::dead::russ:
 
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