Jordan with the Mavs? Kobe in Charlotte? No Splash Brothers in Oakland? No Mark Cuban?!
As we recently noted, Stephen A. Smith advocated for Jerry West to be removed as the the NBA logo for, among other reasons, his record as a player in the NBA Finals. What Smith and others do not realize is how different the NBA would look without West and fellow WVU alum Rod Thorn's contributions as executives. Between the two of them, they have been responsible for three of the most dominant franchise runs in modern NBA history resulting in ten, going on eleven, championships of the past 26 years.