Baker’s Dozen III

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Words that rhyme with pride

  1. Fried
  2. Guide
  3. Lied
  4. Cried
  5. Aminoglutethimide
  6. Died
  7. Collide
  8. Elide
  9. Formaldehyde
  10. Ride
  11. Hollow-eyed
  12. Snide
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Words that rhyme with pride

  1. Fried
  2. Guide
  3. Lied
  4. Cried
  5. Aminoglutethimide
  6. Died
  7. Collide
  8. Elide
  9. Formaldehyde
  10. Ride
  11. Hollow-eyed
  12. Snide
  13. Semaglutide

pass

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Appropriate for tonight:

All-Time NBA Draft blunders

  1. The Blazers taking Sam Bowie #2 over Michael Jordan in 1984

They already had Clyde Drexler and drafted Bowie because they needed a center. But Christ on a stick!

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never mind

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All-Time NBA Draft blunders

  1. The Blazers taking Sam Bowie #2 over Michael Jordan in 1984
  2. The Blazers taking Greg Oden #1 over Kevin Durant in 2007.

Oden played a total of 105 games over a 7-year period. He was injured and did not play in 4 of those 7 seasons.

Durant was the 2007 ROY, was an all-star 15 times, won the scoring title four times, and played on two championship teams. Oh, and he’s still playing.

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All-Time NBA Draft blunders

  1. The Blazers taking Sam Bowie #2 over Michael Jordan in 1984
  2. The Blazers taking Greg Oden #1 over Kevin Durant in 2007
  3. The Blazers taking LaRue Martin #1 over Julius Erving and Bob McAdoo in 1972

Man, those Blazers can’t catch a break!

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All-Time NBA Draft blunders

  1. The Blazers taking Sam Bowie #2 over Michael Jordan in 1984
  2. The Blazers taking Greg Oden #1 over Kevin Durant in 2007
  3. The Blazers taking LaRue Martin #1 over Julius Erving and Bob McAdoo in 1972
  4. The Pacers taking Wayman Tisdale #2 over Karl Malone in 1985

Patrick Ewing was picked first and that’s not a bad choice by the Knicks. The Pacers picked Tisdale over fellow power forward Malone, the eventual all-time scoring leader (since passed by LeBron James). Malone fell to the Jazz at #13.

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All-Time NBA Draft blunders

  1. The Blazers taking Sam Bowie #2 over Michael Jordan in 1984
  2. The Blazers taking Greg Oden #1 over Kevin Durant in 2007
  3. The Blazers taking LaRue Martin #1 over Julius Erving and Bob McAdoo in 1972
  4. The Pacers taking Wayman Tisdale #2 over Karl Malone in 1985
  5. The 76’ers taking Shawn Bradley #2 over Penny Hardaway in 1993
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All-Time NBA Draft blunders

  1. The Blazers taking Sam Bowie #2 over Michael Jordan in 1984
  2. The Blazers taking Greg Oden #1 over Kevin Durant in 2007
  3. The Blazers taking LaRue Martin #1 over Julius Erving and Bob McAdoo in 1972
  4. The Pacers taking Wayman Tisdale #2 over Karl Malone in 1985
  5. The 76ers taking Shawn Bradley #2 over Penny Hardaway in 1993
  6. The Clippers taking Michael Olowakandi #1 over Dirk Nowitzki, Vince Carter, and Paul Pierce in 1998
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All-Time NBA Draft blunders

  1. The Blazers taking Sam Bowie #2 over Michael Jordan in 1984
  2. The Blazers taking Greg Oden #1 over Kevin Durant in 2007
  3. The Blazers taking LaRue Martin #1 over Julius Erving and Bob McAdoo in 1972
  4. The Pacers taking Wayman Tisdale #2 over Karl Malone in 1985
  5. The 76ers taking Shawn Bradley #2 over Penny Hardaway in 1993
  6. The Clippers taking Michael Olowakandi #1 over Dirk Nowitzki, Vince Carter, and Paul Pierce in 1998
  7. The Warriors taking Joe Barry Carroll at #1 over Kevin McHale in 1980

The Warriors traded veteran Robert Parrish and their first round pick to the Celtics for the #1 pick. Sportswriters called him “Joe Barely Cares” for his lackluster play.

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All-Time NBA Draft blunders

  1. The Blazers taking Sam Bowie #2 over Michael Jordan in 1984
  2. The Blazers taking Greg Oden #1 over Kevin Durant in 2007
  3. The Blazers taking LaRue Martin #1 over Julius Erving and Bob McAdoo in 1972
  4. The Pacers taking Wayman Tisdale #2 over Karl Malone in 1985
  5. The 76ers taking Shawn Bradley #2 over Penny Hardaway in 1993
  6. The Clippers taking Michael Olowakandi #1 over Dirk Nowitzki, Vince Carter, and Paul Pierce in 1998
  7. The Warriors taking Joe Barry Carroll at #1 over Kevin McHale in 1980
  8. The Kings taking Pervis Ellison #1 over Tim Hardaway, Shawn Kemp, Vlade Divac, and several others in 1989
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All-Time NBA Draft blunders

  1. The Blazers taking Sam Bowie #2 over Michael Jordan in 1984
  2. The Blazers taking Greg Oden #1 over Kevin Durant in 2007
  3. The Blazers taking LaRue Martin #1 over Julius Erving and Bob McAdoo in 1972
  4. The Pacers taking Wayman Tisdale #2 over Karl Malone in 1985
  5. The 76ers taking Shawn Bradley #2 over Penny Hardaway in 1993
  6. The Clippers taking Michael Olowakandi #1 over Dirk Nowitzki, Vince Carter, and Paul Pierce in 1998
  7. The Warriors taking Joe Barry Carroll at #1 over Kevin McHale in 1980
  8. The Kings taking Pervis Ellison #1 over Tim Hardaway, Shawn Kemp, Vlade Divac, and several others in 1989
  9. The Hawks taking Marvin Williams #2 over Chris Paul in 2005
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All-Time NBA Draft blunders

  1. The Blazers taking Sam Bowie #2 over Michael Jordan in 1984
  2. The Blazers taking Greg Oden #1 over Kevin Durant in 2007
  3. The Blazers taking LaRue Martin #1 over Julius Erving and Bob McAdoo in 1972
  4. The Pacers taking Wayman Tisdale #2 over Karl Malone in 1985
  5. The 76ers taking Shawn Bradley #2 over Penny Hardaway in 1993
  6. The Clippers taking Michael Olowakandi #1 over Dirk Nowitzki, Vince Carter, and Paul Pierce in 1998
  7. The Warriors taking Joe Barry Carroll at #1 over Kevin McHale in 1980
  8. The Kings taking Pervis Ellison #1 over Tim Hardaway, Shawn Kemp, Vlade Divac, and several others in 1989
  9. The Hawks taking Marvin Williams #2 over Chris Paul in 2005
  10. The Cavaliers taking Andrew Wiggins #1 in 2014, ahead of Nikola Jokić

Although to be fair, several teams passed on Jokić before Denver selected him at #41, after trading for center Jusuf Nurkić at #16.

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All-Time NBA Draft blunders

  1. The Blazers taking Sam Bowie #2 over Michael Jordan in 1984
  2. The Blazers taking Greg Oden #1 over Kevin Durant in 2007
  3. The Blazers taking LaRue Martin #1 over Julius Erving and Bob McAdoo in 1972
  4. The Pacers taking Wayman Tisdale #2 over Karl Malone in 1985
  5. The 76ers taking Shawn Bradley #2 over Penny Hardaway in 1993
  6. The Clippers taking Michael Olowakandi #1 over Dirk Nowitzki, Vince Carter, and Paul Pierce in 1998
  7. The Warriors taking Joe Barry Carroll at #1 over Kevin McHale in 1980
  8. The Kings taking Pervis Ellison #1 over Tim Hardaway, Shawn Kemp, Vlade Divac, and several others in 1989
  9. The Hawks taking Marvin Williams #2 over Chris Paul in 2005
  10. The Cavaliers taking Andrew Wiggins #1 in 2014, ahead of Nikola Jokić
  11. The Portland Trail blazers picked Sam Bowie #3 in 1984 and passing on Michael Jordan
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All-Time NBA Draft blunders

  1. The Blazers taking Sam Bowie #2 over Michael Jordan in 1984
  2. The Blazers taking Greg Oden #1 over Kevin Durant in 2007
  3. The Blazers taking LaRue Martin #1 over Julius Erving and Bob McAdoo in 1972
  4. The Pacers taking Wayman Tisdale #2 over Karl Malone in 1985
  5. The 76ers taking Shawn Bradley #2 over Penny Hardaway in 1993
  6. The Clippers taking Michael Olowakandi #1 over Dirk Nowitzki, Vince Carter, and Paul Pierce in 1998
  7. The Warriors taking Joe Barry Carroll at #1 over Kevin McHale in 1980
  8. The Kings taking Pervis Ellison #1 over Tim Hardaway, Shawn Kemp, Vlade Divac, and several others in 1989
  9. The Hawks taking Marvin Williams #2 over Chris Paul in 2005
  10. The Cavaliers taking Andrew Wiggins #1 in 2014, ahead of Nikola Jokić
  11. The Suns taking Deandre Ayton #1 over Luka Dončić (#3) and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (#11) in 2018; both have appeared in subsquent NBA Finals, with Shai winning in 2025

Housekeeping

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All-Time NBA Draft blunders

  1. The Blazers taking Sam Bowie #2 over Michael Jordan in 1984
  2. The Blazers taking Greg Oden #1 over Kevin Durant in 2007
  3. The Blazers taking LaRue Martin #1 over Julius Erving and Bob McAdoo in 1972
  4. The Pacers taking Wayman Tisdale #2 over Karl Malone in 1985
  5. The 76ers taking Shawn Bradley #2 over Penny Hardaway in 1993
  6. The Clippers taking Michael Olowakandi #1 over Dirk Nowitzki, Vince Carter, and Paul Pierce in 1998
  7. The Warriors taking Joe Barry Carroll at #1 over Kevin McHale in 1980
  8. The Kings taking Pervis Ellison #1 over Tim Hardaway, Shawn Kemp, Vlade Divac, and several others in 1989
  9. The Hawks taking Marvin Williams #2 over Chris Paul in 2005
  10. The Cavaliers taking Andrew Wiggins #1 in 2014, ahead of Nikola Jokić
  11. The Suns taking Deandre Ayton #1 over Luka Dončić (#3) and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (#11) in 2018; both have appeared in subsquent NBA Finals, with Shai winning in 2025
  12. The 76ers taking Markelle Fultz #1 over Jayson Tatum (#3) in 2017

To make it worse, the 76ers traded with the Celtics to take Fultz, while the Celtics then took Tatum.

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All-Time NBA Draft blunders

  1. The Blazers taking Sam Bowie #2 over Michael Jordan in 1984
  2. The Blazers taking Greg Oden #1 over Kevin Durant in 2007
  3. The Blazers taking LaRue Martin #1 over Julius Erving and Bob McAdoo in 1972
  4. The Pacers taking Wayman Tisdale #2 over Karl Malone in 1985
  5. The 76ers taking Shawn Bradley #2 over Penny Hardaway in 1993
  6. The Clippers taking Michael Olowakandi #1 over Dirk Nowitzki, Vince Carter, and Paul Pierce in 1998
  7. The Warriors taking Joe Barry Carroll at #1 over Kevin McHale in 1980
  8. The Kings taking Pervis Ellison #1 over Tim Hardaway, Shawn Kemp, Vlade Divac, and several others in 1989
  9. The Hawks taking Marvin Williams #2 over Chris Paul in 2005
  10. The Cavaliers taking Andrew Wiggins #1 in 2014, ahead of Nikola Jokić
  11. The Suns taking Deandre Ayton #1 over Luka Dončić (#3) and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (#11) in 2018; both have appeared in subsquent NBA Finals, with Shai winning in 2025
  12. The 76ers taking Markelle Fultz #1 over Jayson Tatum (#3) in 2017
  13. The 76ers taking Keith Van Horn #2 over Chauncey Billups and Tracy McGrady in 1997

Blazers and 76ers appeared on this list thrice each.

Pass. (It was my category.)

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Songs which refer to other specific works of art

  1. “We Built This City” by Starship (Ship of Fools, Katherine Anne Porter novel and later film)
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Songs which refer to other specific works of art

  1. “We Built This City” by Starship (Ship of Fools, Katherine Anne Porter novel and later film)
  2. “Mona Lisa” by Nat King Cole (A painting of the same name by Leonardo da Vinci)
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Songs which refer to other specific works of art

  1. “We Built This City” by Starship (Ship of Fools, Katherine Anne Porter novel and later film)
  2. “Mona Lisa” by Nat King Cole (A painting of the same name by Leonardo da Vinci)
  3. “Then She Appeared” by XTC (Birth of Venus by Botticelli)

Apple Venus on a half-open shell…