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  1. #1
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    Elton Brand... the new Sixers GM

    More later...

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    Thanks. Here’s the ESPN.com story: http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/2...vacant-gm-role

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    Not bad for a college dropout.
    Q "Why do you like Duke, you didn't even go there." A "Because my art school didn't have a basketball team."

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    Congrats to Elton. It looks like his move back to Philly as a vet at the end of his career was part of a larger strategy.

    I’m proud to see Elton continue to represent Duke so well.
    Carolina delenda est

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    Trajan Langdon, who is the assistant GM with the Nets, must be so jealous! Ha!
    Why are you wasting time here when you could be wasting it by listening to the latest episode of the DBR Podcast?

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    WOW

    Congrats to Elton, but I'm a bit nervous, considering his lack of experience. Fingers crossed, hoping for the best.

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    Wasn't Billy King (AKA Sky King in the vernacular of Al McGuire) also a Sixers GM for a while?

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    I am thrilled for Elton, another NBA front office big shot for #theBrotherhood! Let’s see how the late 90s/early aughts contigent (Elton, Trajan, Shane) compare to the late 80s crew (Ferry, King). Listening to JJ’s recent pod with Zach Lowe, they hinted that Dunleavy Jr. is destined for an NBA job in the near term, too.

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    Wow!

    Quote Originally Posted by Billy Dat View Post
    I am thrilled for Elton, another NBA front office big shot for #theBrotherhood! Let’s see how the late 90s/early aughts contigent (Elton, Trajan, Shane) compare to the late 80s crew (Ferry, King). Listening to JJ’s recent pod with Zach Lowe, they hinted that Dunleavy Jr. is destined for an NBA job in the near term, too.
    Elton is a Renaissance man! Basketball star, movie producer, and general manager. One of my all time favorites.

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    Quote Originally Posted by HereBeforeCoachK View Post
    Wasn't Billy King (AKA Sky King in the vernacular of Al McGuire) also a Sixers GM for a while?
    Yes indeed. Billy King is an absolute legend in Celtics circles.
    Criticism may not be agreeable, but it is necessary. It fulfils the same function as pain in the human body. It calls attention to an unhealthy state of things. - Winston Churchill

    President of the "Nolan Smith Should Have His Jersey in The Rafters" Club

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    Quote Originally Posted by CameronBornAndBred View Post
    Not bad for a college dropout.
    Did he ever finish his degree? Wouldnt you think an NBA franchise would make that a requirement to be considered?

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    Quote Originally Posted by superdave View Post
    Did he ever finish his degree? Wouldnt you think an NBA franchise would make that a requirement to be considered?
    Maybe experience and job knowledge trump a piece of paper.

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    Quote Originally Posted by CameronBornAndBred View Post
    Not bad for a college dropout.
    Quote Originally Posted by superdave View Post
    Did he ever finish his degree? Wouldnt you think an NBA franchise would make that a requirement to be considered?
    Quote Originally Posted by Indoor66 View Post
    Maybe experience and job knowledge trump a piece of paper.
    Anunikeville, one of the tents in Devil's Alley a few years ago, was offering shoe-nc AFAM degrees when folks stopped by for a visit. We never saw Elton, nor can we confirm whether that program still exists.

    I have a photo dated 9/1/12 to prove it but have never figured out how to post a photo from my phone on DBR.
    [redacted] them and the horses they rode in on.

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    Quote Originally Posted by superdave View Post
    Did he ever finish his degree? Wouldnt you think an NBA franchise would make that a requirement to be considered?
    Not as far as I know of. One of the reasons that he is not in the rafters.
    Edit - to avoid turning this into a rafter debate, note I said one of the reasons.
    Q "Why do you like Duke, you didn't even go there." A "Because my art school didn't have a basketball team."

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    Quote Originally Posted by CameronBornAndBred View Post
    Not as far as I know of. One of the reasons that he is not in the rafters.
    Edit - to avoid turning this into a rafter debate, note I said one of the reasons.
    Aha! Given Elton's possible accomplishments in the future, perhaps one day Duke will give him an honorary degree and then the debate can begin again.
    Sage Grouse

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    Quote Originally Posted by devildeac View Post
    ... I have a photo dated 9/1/12 to prove it but have never figured out how to post a photo from my phone on DBR ...
    Just take advantage of the easy-to-use search function to find a thread discussing how to ...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Reilly View Post
    Just take advantage of the easy-to-use search function to find a thread discussing how to ...
    Lolol that almost made me spit my drink out.
    "The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge" -Stephen Hawking

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    Quote Originally Posted by superdave View Post
    Did he ever finish his degree? Wouldnt you think an NBA franchise would make that a requirement to be considered?
    Probably, unless you played in the league for 15 years or whatever it was....

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    Quote Originally Posted by HereBeforeCoachK View Post
    Probably, unless you played in the league for 15 years or whatever it was...
    I am really happy for Elton. Early in his career a writer quoted an NBA exec: "As good a player as Elton is, he is an even better person." I met him only once, but he seemed like a heckuva guy.
    Sage Grouse

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    'When I got on the bus for my first road game at Duke, I saw that every player was carrying textbooks or laptops. I coached in the SEC for 25 years, and I had never seen that before, not even once.' - David Cutcliffe to Duke alumni in Washington, DC, June 2013

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    Quote Originally Posted by sagegrouse View Post
    I am really happy for Elton. Early in his career a writer quoted an NBA exec: "As good a player as Elton is, he is an even better person." I met him only once, but he seemed like a heckuva guy.
    Samesies to this. Back when the USA men's team was practicing in Vegas for the Olympics, scrimmaging the Puerto Rican team, I went to see them play. I knew K's favorite hotel in Vegas was the Wynn, which was where the team was staying. After the game, I waited around the casino floor for the players and had a chance to speak with Elton and his wife, also a Duke grad. Initially they were hesitant and offered a 'hey, thanks for coming out,' but when I let them know I was a Duke guy, they legit stopped and chatted for fifteen-twenty minutes. He's very well-spoken, as is his wife, and he was all smiles about his time at Duke. Later that night, Elton saw me in the line to get into the club in the Wynn at which the players were partying, and he got and my buddies in sans cover and back to his table. It was a great memory, and he'll always be a favorite of mine.

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