My father-in-law
has some peculiar notions about basketball, in particular that #1 draft picks
should always excel because they were so good in college. To me, a bust at number one means bad
scouting. To him, it’s one of life’s
great mysteries.
But I get why he
likes the Bulls’ Jimmy Butler, who scored 52 points yesterday in a win against
Charlotte. Yes, Butler was a #1
selection, but that’s not it. Butler
attended Marquette, and so did my father-in-law’s grandson Nate. Whenever we happen to be watching the Bulls,
my father-in-law sees Butler and mentions Nate, who also attended
Marquette. Nate never graduated because
he died of cancer. But as long as Jimmy
Butler can play in the NBA, a boy taken too soon still lives. And what kind of son-in-law would I be to
have a problem with that?
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