A look through the Brainerd Dispatch archives with Terry McCollough combing the microfilm for tidbits of history through the decades going back to 1921.
John Stuercke: I am the first to admit that I was wrong about Zach and I think Billy Donovan is a big reason he has become a better all around player. I still think a distributing point guard is our number one requirement. So do we roll the dice in the draft or wheel and deal. I m for the latter. Straight up. Ben Simmons for Zack Lavine? I would pull the trigger.
Sam Smith: It is comforting to know the world remains on its axis and some Bulls fans still want to trade Zach. Not nearly as many, I will acknowledge, but some. Though I also see some contradiction here. Wrong about Zach being a star? So trade him? Let me work on that a little. No, I’m sticking with Zach. I’ve long admired Simmons and with the 76ers having the best record in the East and playing better with Simmons, an All-Star again, it’s not clear why they would be trading him. Oh yeah, they’re not. Though since we only are dealing in hypotheticals with this one, I would not trade Zach for him because if