For some reason, the NHL has decided that there won't be any hockey games until Saturday. Even though the Blackhawks have been off for a week and the matchup has been set since Monday, the Western Conference Final will start after the East. So, the Blackhawks get eight days off between games, while the Rangers will have two (and the "rested" Lightning will have three). Although, after looking at the schedule for both series, it looks like they wanted to make sure they'd have that Saturday night Ducks-Blackhawks game on NBC, so they made it Game 4 instead of Game 5.
But I've found the silver lining in this lack of hockey. It gives me a chance to continue my Franchise Four project before doing my conference finals previews (by the way, I went 4-for-4 in the second round, and I got three of the game numbers right, missing only on the Blackhawks).
Anyway, more about the NHL tomorrow. Today it's back to the Franchise Four. So do I do NBA or NFL? Well, I read that Sports Illustrated article about the 1985 lottery and whether or not it was fixed for the Knicks to get Patrick Ewing, and that made my decision for me. The Knicks' franchise center, he's obviously one of their four. And since there's NBA playoff games today and the extent of what's going on in the NFL is Tom Brady declaring war against the league over his suspension, the NBA it is.
Same rules apply that MLB used for their Franchise Four and I then extended to the NHL. The Charlotte Hornets, if I understand everything right, include both incarnations of the franchise, while the New Orleans Hornets count for the Pelicans. Since NBA teams move around a lot, I'm not sure I'll have them all necessarily in the right places, but I'll try my best.
Atlanta Hawks: Dominique Wilkins, Bob Pettit, Kevin Willis, Al Horford
Boston Celtics: Bill Russell, Larry Bird, Bob Cousy, John Havlicek
Brooklyn Nets: Jason Kidd, Julius Erving, Buck Williams, Richard Jefferson
Charlotte Hornets: Larry Johnson, Alonzo Mourning, Glen Rice, Gerald Wallace
Chicago Bulls: Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, Jerry Sloan, Derrick Rose
Cleveland Cavaliers: LeBron James, Mark Price, Brad Daugherty, Larry Nance
Dallas Mavericks: Dirk Nowitzki, Rolando Blackman, Jason Terry, Mark Aguirre
Denver Nuggets: Dan Issel, Alex English, Dikembe Mutombo, Carmelo Anthony
Detroit Pistons: Dave Bing, Isiah Thomas, Joe Dumars, Grant Hill
Golden State Warriors: Chris Mullin, Rick Barry, Wilt Chamberlain, Nate Thurmond
Houston Rockets: Hakeem Olajuwon, Ralph Sampson, Calvin Murphy, Yao Ming
Indiana Pacers: Reggie Miller, Paul George, Jermaine O'Neal, Detlef Schrempf
Los Angeles Clippers: Blake Griffin, Bob McAdoo, Chris Paul, Randy Smith
Los Angeles Lakers: Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Wilt Chamberlain, Kobe Bryant
Memphis Grizzlies: Mike Bibby, Pau Gasol, Rudy Gay, Mike Conley
Miami Heat: Dwyane Wade, LeBron James, Alonzo Mourning, Tim Hardaway
Milwaukee Bucks: Oscar Robertson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Sidney Moncrief, Bob Lanier
Minnesota Timberwolves: Kevin Garnett, Kevin Love, Stephon Marbury, Wally Szczerbiak
New Orleans Pelicans: Chris Paul, Anthony Davis, David West, Baron Davis
New York Knicks: Patrick Ewing, Willis Reed, Walt Frazier, Earl Monroe
Oklahoma City Thunder: Gary Payton, Shawn Kemp, Kevin Durant, Nate McMillan
Orlando Magic: Shaquille O'Neal, Dwight Howard, Anfernee Hardaway, Nick Anderson
Philadelphia 76ers: Julius Erving, Moses Malone, Allen Iverson, Charles Barkley
Phoenix Suns: Steve Nash, Charles Barkley, Kevin Johnson, Walter Davis
Portland Trail Blazers: Clyde Drexler, Bill Walton, Terry Porter, LaMarcus Aldridge
Sacramento Kings: Mitch Richmond, Oscar Robertson, Vlade Divac, Chris Webber
San Antonio Spurs: David Robertson, Tim Duncan, George Gervin, Tony Parker
Toronto Raptors: Vince Carter, Chris Bosh, Damon Stoudemire, DeMar DeRozan
Utah Jazz: Karl Malone, John Stockton, Pete Maravich, Adrian Dantley
Washington Wizards: Wes Unseld, Elvin Hayes, Walt Bellamy, Gilbert Arenas
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