NBA players are starting to learn that David Stern is not Roger Goddell. There is no good faith, "let's meet in the middle," "everybody can win," compromise coming from Stern. I imagine this is what goes on during a negotiation with Dave:
"You either sign MY agreement, or you can use finally use those 'fall-back degrees' you've been talking about all these years (maniacal laugh). You hear that Rose? Use those 4 credits of a Memphis general studies degree and get a job. Oh, that degree on the wall? That's a law degree from Columbia. They gave it to me for not conceding anything to a group of people that are two missed paychecks away from having to return their solid gold toilet and three missing paychecks away from having to sell their exotic bird collections. (wheezy Adam Silver laugh) (Stern pets Silver's head)"
As David Stern and Adam Silver continue to stone wall any attempts at NBA compromise, players are starting to get antsy. They need to figure out a way to make some cash if the NBA season is cancelled. Unfortunately, once you build a 40,000 sq. ft. koi pond in your backyard, you have to feed the koi, lots of upkeep there. Luckily, some NBA players are not without other talents. As world class athletes, quite a few NBA players actually played football in high school and college. Let's take a look at a few of these below and hope against hope Derek Fischer finally got those pictures of David Stern doing unthinkable things to Dick Bavetta (that move is just a taste of what goes on in the pictures) to use as leverage.
Glen Davis - He can move for a big guy and I can't imagine what kind of nightmare it would be for a 137 pound high school sophomore to try to tackle him.
Charlie Ward (Full Disclosure: only on this list because the Rock appears at the :18 mark)
Matt Harpring? Oh yes Matt Harpring. Announcers aren't immune from this labor crisis either.
Nate Robinson - I couldn't find any college highlight of Nate from UW, but he looks pretty deadly in high school
Jason "White Chocolate" Williams - Remember how much you liked this commercial when it came out? Yeah you do. Did you see how much better than Randy he was at a young age? By the powers of extrapolation, I think we can safely assume Jason was several times better than Randy when they both reached physical maturity.
The best Allen Iverson high school football video I've seen...
if Lebron's European plans fall through:
...and in case Michael Jordan wants to give up being a godawful executive and still refuses to ride off into the retirement sunset and actually spend time with his family:
If Terrelle Pryor's "promising" NFL career doesn't pan out...(can we just give this guy an a bottle of grey goose and several firearms and put him in a moving SUV already)
While some of these guys would have jobs, I defy you to tell me how Johan Petro could contribute to society in any other way that dunking a basketball. Let's get this done Stern.
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