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Summer Project: Narrowing it down

Editor's Note: I'm going to bump this post back to the top for the weekend so people can sign up for vacancies they wish to fill.  Just put your name down in the comments section. -PM

Thanks to everyone for brainstorming names for our Summer Project.  As I should have expected, you all listed lots of different names of players who had varying degrees of success as a Bullet/Wizard.  That kind of makes it hard to define any sort of criteria, but again, I should have expected that.

So rather than cut out players that you all would be interested in writing/reading about simply because they don't fit some sort of loose criteria, I've decided to list all the players we brainstormed and let anyone do their write-ups.  This won't be a countdown like our ongoing Top 20 list, so I'm not going to rule out any player if there's someone out there who wishes to write about them.  So long as the player isn't on our Top 20 countdown, anyone who wishes can write about them. 

Below is a list of every player mentioned even once in the comments section of the brainstorming post.  Use this space to "sign up" to write a profile about as many or as few of these players as you like.  These should mirror the styles of the players on our Top 20 countdown, but there's a large degree of leeway.  They can be any length and utilize any visual tools you'd like.  The only thing I ask is that you make the posts personal in some way.  Display how said player has affected your fandom specifically, because those make for the best write-ups.

All this means, though, is that those who sign up do need to follow through.  You can do so at any point you like before the season, because unlike the Top 20 countdown, you aren't dependent on someone else finishing before you.  There's no order to these.  You can either write a FanPost that I'll promote or e-mail me your profile.

Here's the list, with a few additions.  I'm going to try to sort them by time period.  If you want anyone here, say so in the comments and I'll list your name next to the player.

Pre-70s

  • Bob Ferry
  • Bailey Howell
  • Don Ohl

70s

  • Greg Ballard
  • Thomas Henderson
  • Charles Johnson
  • Jimmy Jones
  • Mitch Kupcheck
  • Kevin Porter (the 21st-best of all-time)
  • Mike Riordan
  • Nick Weatherspoon
  • Larry Wright

80s (aka the era of mediocrity)

  • Muggsy Bogues
  • Dudley Bradley
  • Kenny Green
  • Frank Johnson
  • Charles Jones
  • Tom McMillan
  • Rick Mahorn
  • Truck Robinson
  • Mel Turpin
  • Darrell Walker - We Rite Goode
  • John "Hotplate" Williams - hotplate (duh)
  • Leon Wood

Late 80s/early 90s (aka the era of Coach Wes, or for the purposes of this project, the Golden Era)

Late 90s, aka the Webber/Howard era

2000s

  • Steve Blake
  • Calvin Booth - JakeTheSnake
  • Juan Dixon - DT711
  • Popeye Jones
  • Tyrone Nesby
  • Laron Profit
  • David Vanderpool
  • Jahidi White

If anyone wants to write about someone who isn't up there, go right ahead. 

Also, if anyone wants to do a write-up for the BF #6 Walt Bellamy, let me know and do so now.  Everyone else on that list is accounted for. 

Pick away!

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May I have LaDell and Rex?

Its always Roger Mason (Jr.) time!

by Sean Fagan on Jul 30, 2008 1:24 PM EDT reply actions  

can we also?

All come to a consensus on how to spell ledell/ladell’s name. Various sources disagree.

Its always Roger Mason (Jr.) time!

by Sean Fagan on Jul 30, 2008 1:46 PM EDT up reply actions  

In your research, don't forget about....

The good info that We Rite Goode has on LeDell (that’s how I spell it)......

http://weritegoode.blogspot.com/2007/09/player-so-ledell-icious.html

http://weritegoode.blogspot.com/2007/09/its-french-for-dell.html

I also found an interesting tid-bit about Rex Chapman and the NFL player who wanted to break his legs:
http://www.truthaboutit.net/2008/06/three-years-later-were-still-tripping.html

Representing DC with Wizards & Stuff - Truth About It Dot Net

by Kyle Weidie on Jul 30, 2008 3:33 PM EDT up reply actions  

Dibs on God on Calvin!

Bullets Forever: Where fancy numbers and YouTube come together.

by Jake Whitacre on Jul 30, 2008 1:51 PM EDT reply actions  

Unless someone else really, really wants one of them

If it will help complete your life’s to-do list, I will gladly let someone take either of the above players.

Bullets Forever: Where fancy numbers and YouTube come together.

by Jake Whitacre on Jul 30, 2008 1:53 PM EDT up reply actions  

John Williams

I’ll take John “Hotplate” Williams!

by hotplate on Jul 30, 2008 3:12 PM EDT reply actions  

I would like.....


Googs

Robert Pack

Haywoode Workman

Representing DC with Wizards & Stuff - Truth About It Dot Net

by Kyle Weidie on Jul 30, 2008 3:35 PM EDT reply actions  

Ohh

Wanted Googs. I’ll take Never Nervous Pervis and Big Ben instead.

Getting buckets since 2003.

by Icantfeelmyface on Jul 30, 2008 6:43 PM EDT up reply actions  

Sorry....

I had to claim him for a number of reasons…...

Representing DC with Wizards & Stuff - Truth About It Dot Net

by Kyle Weidie on Jul 31, 2008 10:23 AM EDT up reply actions  

No problem

I’m looking forward to your write-up.

Getting buckets since 2003.

by Icantfeelmyface on Jul 31, 2008 10:56 AM EDT up reply actions  

Another reminder for all....

As Prada has stated before, SI Vault is an awesome resource.

http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/

Not too long ago, the New York Times made their archives back to ‘81 available…..I think it’s only a matter of time until more MSM outlets do this.

Representing DC with Wizards & Stuff - Truth About It Dot Net

by Kyle Weidie on Jul 30, 2008 3:51 PM EDT reply actions  

What about Charles Jones?

Wasn’t he the quientessential center of the Wes Unseld coaching era?

by longlost jones brother on Jul 31, 2008 5:06 PM EDT reply actions  

He's on there

You want to write about him?

You know you'll get devoured by Cheaney, Wallace, and Juwan Howard.

by Mike Prada on Jul 31, 2008 5:13 PM EDT up reply actions  

Give me avowed Wizards-hater Tim Legler

Please.

"Would you like to shoot me now or wait till you get home." --- Daffy Duck

by George Templeton on Aug 1, 2008 10:41 AM EDT reply actions  

missing person

Where’s DarrellWalkerFan? He’s got a report to write.

by hotplate on Aug 1, 2008 8:42 PM EDT reply actions  

Jim McIlvane

I can’t spell it, but I’ll take Jimmy Mac also.

by hotplate on Aug 1, 2008 8:46 PM EDT reply actions  

How could ...

Jeff Ruland be omitted from this list?

by Blixa on Aug 5, 2008 4:50 PM EDT reply actions  

He's on the BF top 20 list

Bullets Forever: Where fancy numbers and YouTube come together.

by Jake Whitacre on Aug 6, 2008 4:28 PM EDT up reply actions  

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