What If...? The NBA All-Oakland Team

Brandon Soublet by Scribe Written on July 07, 2008
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  Same story here as with Davis, minus the fighting. Gooden averaged 12 points and eight rebounds per game.

F - Cliff T. Robinson.  Cliff T., not to be confused with Cliff R. Robinson, averaged 17.2 PPG, 8.3 RPG, and also added 2.0 assists and 1.0 steals per game. Possible alternate starter to Silas.

G - Nate Williams.  Williams had 12 points, 3.8 rebounds, 1.5 assists, and 1.1 steals per game over his eight-year career. 

G - Brian Shaw.  A cagey veteran and roleplayer, Shaw's 6.9 PPG, 3.4 RPG, and 4.2 APG can give Payton or Kidd a breather.

G - Demitrius Mitchell.  Who? Hook Mitchell. The greatest player never to reach the NBA. Hook was an Oakland streetballer of epic proportions. So, if he never made it to the Association, why am I including him? Because I can't really leave a guy who's 5'9" but can dunk over a Volkswagen off my team.

Player-Coach - Paul Silas.  I was really reaching here, but I guess I'll hand the reigns to Silas. I know he's starting at forward, too, but that's the young Paul Silas. Old Paul is on the bench calling the shots.

Honorary Coaches - Clint Eastwood, Tom Hanks. I'm sure one of these guys could win an Oscar playing head coach if Silas starts to stink up the bench too bad.

So there you have it: my NBA All-Oakland Team. Would we win games? Who knows. But with Bill Russell patrolling the lane, Kidd and Payton locking down the opponents in the backcourt, and Hook and J.R. doing aerial stunts, I'm sure we'd sell some tickets.

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