Post by bowtothebill23 on Aug 16, 2014 10:46:24 GMT -6
Account from "The Golden Take" lead writer: Jack Markson.
Glen Rice beats his chest and high steps to the free throw line. The clock reads 0 seconds and all that's left before the Warriors are officially crowned champions. The crowd is going absolutely crazy. It's one of the loudest I've ever heard. We're gonna be NBA Champions!! As Rice walks to the line,5 the rest of the team goes to the bench and start hugging and congratulating each other. Rice hits both free throws, the crowd erupts, and the players charge onto the court in celebration.
It was a team that many thought could never do it. It was a coach who people said wasn't good enough to make it through the gauntlet of the playoffs. It was Tom Garrick and Sean Rooks, under the radar targets who turned into the depth the team always desperately lacked. It was Sam Cassell who had maybe the roughest year in league history, who became the 6th man that could score efficiently. It was Rik Smits, who filled the void of center that had been lacking for the last 2 years. Then there was Glen Rice, a guy who had been labeled a chucker, deemed unworthy of a max contract, a guy who then came in and scored 21 points per game with a 61% true shooting % and closed out the Finals with his best game of the series. Then look at Cedric Ceballos, who we acquired in a controversial trade that sent out what most deemed to be a better player in Dennis Scott. Well Ceballos came in and not only provided the scoring Scott always had, but turned the team that couldn't rebound into the best rebounding team in 4 years. And finally, there's Shawn Kemp. As the celebration goes on, Shawn runs to mid court, drops to his knees and falls back. No one has taken more criticism than him. Many thought he could never take his team to the promised land. And finally, he had done it.
As commissioner Darth Vegito walks up to the stage, the team gathers around. He hands the trophy over to GM Bow Bill whose eyes light up as if he's just been given a new born. He takes the mic, saying "Thank you so much for your support Oakland. There's no fans who deserve it more than you. This team has persevered through a lot, and we deserved to win it this year. With that being said, there's no one I'd rather hand this trophy off to more than league MVP Shawn Kemp."
As the trophy got passed around, I can't help but smile. We did deserve this. This team takes crap from everyone for all sorts of different reasons. But we not only beat the team many considered the best in league history, we thrashed them in 5 games.
After what seems like forever, the team finally walks in all together to the press conference room. Everyone takes their seats with Bow Bill in the middle with the Larry O'Brien and Shawn Kemp right next to him with the Playoffs MVP award.
GM Bow Bill: Thank you everyone. We have a lot to say, but not to bore you with that. We would like to open the floor to questions for both myself and the whole team.
