I’ve had a great week. Maybe my best week in a year or so. I’m literally getting stronger every day with my new holistic approach to living. I actually spent Wednesday in Tulsa at a mini swim party with my two grandchildren Robert (3) and Aubbie (2). It was a blast.
I think people around me are starting to believe me when I say I have every intention of beating or controlling cancer despite the horrific PSA count of 1212 back in March. I’m now swimming, plus messing around on the basketball court in addition to my terrain biking, weight work, and walking. I actually plan on riding my son’s terrain bike in Colorado in nine days when we visit Denver for a week.
I also plan on being on the slopes this ski season with Robert who got on skiis last season. I was a pretty decent skier… blacks and some lesser double diamond blacks. Nothing pretty as far as form, but pretty much fearless. You know, the grinder I truly am. I call my grandson Bad Little Dude when his parents aren’t looking. But while I was down …Bad Little Dude got a little cocky. My second run down the slopes… BLD will see nothing in front of him but Mike’s ass…if you know what I mean.
So….. it’s time for me to pivot somewhat and start writing more basketball, football, hockey, political, and healthy living content.
Before I do my Thunder All-Time Top Ten List…I felt as if I should put my Top Ten Seattle Super Sonic list on here so as I can compair the two and make my summation on which list is the strongest.
It’s clearly the Thunder, who still haven’t won anything, but I wanted to do it in this manner because it’s my blog. So there.
1 Gary Payton
2 Ray Allen
3 Shawn Kemp
4 Jack Sikma
5 Detlef Schremph
6 Spencer Haywood
7 Tom Chambers
8 Dennis Johnson
9 Downtown Freddie Brown
10 Dale Ellis
To me, Gary Payton was easily No. 1 on this list. I didn’t put Kevin Durant on the list primarly because in his two seasons in Seattle he was a rail thin rookie and second year player and was no where near the player he became in 2011.
As far as Ray Allen, I know, Ray Allen was a great Buck, a great Celtic, and even a great Heat at the end, but I put Ray on my list just to illustrate how much I respect the manner in which Gary Payton played basketball.
It’s ironic isn’t it though, in relation to Kevin Durant. In all likelihood, Kevin will end up in the top fifteen players of all-time and then become part owner of the new franchise in Seattle when Adam Silver finally does the right thing.
I’d also guess Kevin buys a home on Mercer Island just like Bill Russell did because I’d guess if you really got inside of Kevin’s head it was Bill Russell who he most respected as a man and a basketball player. Just a guess on my part.
This was cool. Congrats, Tony Parker. Love the new Timmy hair look. Timmy has become the black Bill Walton…just sayin’.
Have a wonderful Sunday.
MJ