The Mission: To go back in time to 1980 be the GM of the Denver Nuggets and create a dynasty to dominant that the human race won’t be bothered by the arrival of mutants due to the entertainment that I will be providing with my team.
The Goal: To win 10 NPBSL Championships before we return to the year 2060, or else it will all have been in vain, and Mutants will be eradicated.
Kitty Pryde is ready to use her ability to send me back, I ready myself, take a deep breath and we proceed with the plan.
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I tell the DJ to play that funky music white boy, he catches my drift and begins to play the new hit song “Funkytown” by Lipps Inc. Not exactly what I wanted by I roll with it, literally because I am wearing my brand new roller skates and need to break them in. I do a sick 360 spin jump onto the stage and stop right at the podium.
“Good morning, everybody! Said Good Morning Everyone! And Welcome to the FIRST of many press conferences for the Denver Nuggets. My name is Jedihero and it is so rad to be here and speak with all of you.”
“First order of business, I want to thank the BRAND SPANKING NEW COMMISSIONER of this league. He may not be doing it correctly, but he’s doing his best and that’s all we care about! Another big shoutout to his new little minions they did a fantastic job getting the league setup and running the draft as efficiently as possible.”
“Second item: The Draft. We were selected to pick at the 19 spot, and to be honest with you I was happy with it. After my initial calculations I wanted to either be at the very front or the very back of the draft, so 19 only 4 off the end was a solid spot to be. I am a numbers guy through and through and let me tell you we got VALUE at almost every pick in this the draft. My #1 pick, Alex English was my #5 overall rated player, and he dropped to be at 19. That by itself was a huge win. You can see by how the preseason went for us to know how correct I was. Alex is averaging 40.0 PPG. 40!! That is an insane number and to go along with our 5-1 record to be looking like the early favorite in the West division.”
“Now I can sit here all day and tell you how hyped up I am for this team but there are a few concerns and depending how this first season plays out maybe we can address one or two of them. Firstly, we do not have the strongest front court. I know the 3PT is relatively new and players aren’t accustomed to it yet, so everything needs to be played through the inside, so maybe we could have done better there, but I am telling you the VALUE we got in this draft at the pick we were is insane and I wouldn’t trade this drafted team for anything or anyone. (Except Larry Bird, that would be dope.). I am also concerned about depth. Starting a new league is weird in the fact that every team should be about equal, meaning all the good players already have homes and we don’t have the depth a normal team should when they are starting a new season. So hopefully some of the lower teams try to find homes for bigger names when we get closer to the deadline because let me tell you, the Nuggets are BUYING!”
“I think you’ve heard enough from me, I’m going to answer a few questions and skate on outta here to the roller rink and get my groove on….”
