makes the "zero finals appearances" thing a little trickier imo.
only guys out west to make it post 98 lockout: tim, shaq/kobe, dirk, durant.
a whole lot of great players didn't (nash, melo, KG, t mac) and prolly won't (curry, CP/blake, LMA, alpha-dog harden)
giving guys like dwight and kidd extra credit just for playing in the JV and losing to the eventual champs 1 or 2 rounds later is intellectual dishonesty.
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