I often have trouble sleeping as my head hits the pillow and the television turns black. And while I hope to dream of beaches, supermodels, and margaritas, I often struggle to get there. So I play mental games in my head in order to rack my brain and tire from it all.
My favorite is the alphabetical NBA all star team. I start with the letter "A" and search my memory for the best team I could put on the court using just the letter "A." You can use players of any era, but I go for players currently in the NBA. Carmelo Anthony, Gilbert Arenas, Ray Allen....sometimes I have too many point guards, sometimes I can't think of five players, sometimes I make it to the letter "G" before falling asleep. But every team is pretty solid.
The letter "B" includes Kobe Bryant, Chris Bosh, and Chauncy Billups. The "W" has Dwayne Wade, Deron Williams, and Johnathon Walls of the Wizards. Garnett, Blake Griffin, and Manu Ginobli isn't bad. Chris Paul, Paul Pierce, and Tony Parker is solid. Nowitski and Nash back together again.
How about all-time? Jordan, LeBron James, Magic Johnson....Bird, Bryant, Barkley...I'm getting sleepy just thinking about the possibilities.
What about just a team of Johnsons? Magic, Kevin, Dennis, Joe, and Vinnie the Microwave. Or Williams, with Deron, Marvin, Mo, and Gus.
Then I finish it off with the alumni game. Putting a team together from North Carolina isn't too hard with names like Jordan, Worthy, Stackhouse, and others. But how about the other schools? How about a team like LSU? Shaquille O'Neal, Pete Marovich, Chris Jackson, Big Baby Davis, and Tyrus Thomas?
Now turn off SportsCenter, have your head hit the pillow, and start the clock.
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