Leandro Barbosa 13 Points Full Highlights (6/14/2015)

Now is a good time to remember that Leandro Barbosa was once actually one of the NBA’s premier three-point shooters. It was almost a decade ago, but just because something happened a long time ago doesn’t mean we shouldn’t remember it. That’s what my history teacher told me. He was talking about the Native American genocide, but I think it applies to the Brazilian Blur as well.

Remembering this hurts. Everybody from that 2006-07 Suns team is out of the league or close to it. Steve Nash = dead. Raja Bell = dead. Kurt Thomas = died a long time ago. Shawn Marion = near death. Boris Diaw = fat. Amar’e Stoudemire = no knees. James Jones = immortal.

Okay, that last one isn’t so sad. And Barbosa is still going strong. But remembering these sick teams from the past just gets sadder and sadder as the players that composed them start to crumble away. When will I feel happiness again? Probably never.

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