At least the museum trip was a success...

TB#1 · Post #1 » by **TB#1** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 2:29 pm

http://www.suntimes.com/sports/basketba ... 22.article

Museum visit stirs players

January 22, 2008
BY BRIAN HANLEY bhanley@suntimes.com
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- The Bulls were moved by their visit Sunday to the National Civil Rights Museum at the site of the former Lorraine Motel, where the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated April 4, 1968.

''It was life-changing for me,'' forward Adrian Griffin said. ''Very enlightening. I would like to go again. The biggest thing was the message. You see everything they endured all the way up to the shooting.''

Rookie Joakim Noah said the team's two-hour visit was coach Jim Boylan's idea and was time well-spent.

''I wish we'd had more time,'' Noah said. ''It was deep and intense. It shows a lot about Coach, too, for him to want to bring us there and want the team to pay their respects to somebody who was one of the greatest leaders and difference-makers in our country.

''That's what I enjoy about Coach -- it's not all about basketball. It shows that there are things bigger than basketball. Martin Luther King is somebody who made a big difference in this country. Maybe some of us wouldn't be in this situation today if it wasn't for people like him.''

Forward Joe Smith said he was most moved when he stood on the spot where King was shot.

''It's emotional to stand on the balcony and see where the shot came from,'' Smith said. ''It's a lot different than just reading about it. He did so much for everyone, it's tough to imagine what really could have happened if he could have continued to do his work for the people.''

The Grizzlies celebrated the King holiday throughout Monday's game, including a touching video montage at halftime of the slain civil-rights leader and his speeches.

tyrissius · Post #2 » by **tyrissius** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 2:33 pm

TB#1 wrote:''I wish we'd had more time,'' Noah said. ''It was deep and intense. It shows a lot about Coach, too, for him to want to bring us there and want the team to pay their respects to somebody who was one of the greatest leaders and difference-makers in our country.

''That's what I enjoy about Coach -- it's not all about basketball. It shows that there are things bigger than basketball. Martin Luther King is somebody who made a big difference in this country. Maybe some of us wouldn't be in this situation today if it wasn't for people like him.''

suspend him!

TB#1 · Post #3 » by **TB#1** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 2:40 pm

http://www.suntimes.com/sports/basketba ... 22.article

Maybe next time

The Bulls might have visited the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall during their recent visit to Philadelphia had Noah not gone off on assistant Ron Adams during the team's morning shootaround.

''I had some ideas for some other things we wanted to try and get done on the road, but we have had a couple of other distractions recently,'' Boylan said with a laugh. ''So we decided it probably wasn't going to be a good idea to do that.''

TB#1 · Post #4 » by **TB#1** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 2:44 pm

''That's what I enjoy about Coach -- it's not all about basketball. It shows that there are things bigger than basketball. Martin Luther King is somebody who made a big difference in this country. Maybe some of us wouldn't be in this situation today if it wasn't for people like him.''

Not to downplay the touching display of respect to a fallen leader on his day, but maybe just a teensy bit more of the trip to Memphis SHOULD HAVE BEEN about basketball.

Mr. Tibbs · Post #5 » by **Mr. Tibbs** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 7:16 pm

TB#1 wrote:
''That's what I enjoy about Coach -- it's not all about basketball. It shows that there are things bigger than basketball. Martin Luther King is somebody who made a big difference in this country. Maybe some of us wouldn't be in this situation today if it wasn't for people like him.''

Not to downplay the touching display of respect to a fallen leader on his day, but maybe just a teensy bit more of the trip to Memphis SHOULD HAVE BEEN about basketball.

ya i was gonna say..judging the way they're playing i'd say basketball has probably been the least of their focus.

kyrv · Post #6 » by **kyrv** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 7:34 pm

Of course Bulls coaches would have told Martin Luther King to keep quiet until he was older. :banghead:

The Big Dog · Post #7 » by **The Big Dog** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 7:37 pm

Not everyone was so enamored with the experience, however. At least one Bull left the National Civil Rights Museum early to head down to the Natural History Museum where an animatronic dinosaurs exhibit was in town.

''I've never seen dinosaurs for me, but it was ok to see robot dinosaurs instead," forward Andres Nocioni said.

http://www.suntimes.com/sports/basketba...22.article

TB#1 · Post #8 » by **TB#1** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 7:38 pm

kyrv wrote:Of course Bulls coaches would have told Martin Luther King to keep quiet until he was older.

[E.T. voice]Oouuchh!!![/E.T. voice]

TB#1 · Post #9 » by **TB#1** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 7:41 pm

The Big Dog wrote:Not everyone was so enamored with the experience, however. At least one Bull left the National Civil Rights Museum early to head down to the Natural History Museum where an animatronic dinosaurs exhibit was in town.

''I've never seen dinosaurs for me, but it was ok to see robot dinosaurs instead," forward Andres Nocioni said.

http://www.suntimes.com/sports/basketba...22.article

Next time he is in Orlando, he can hop on down I-4 for some cheesy good fun at Dinosaur World.

Not animitronic, but that is part of the charm.

http://www.dinoworld.net/

fudgie · Post #10 » by **fudgie** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 7:44 pm

I certainly hope Mr Boylan got all the kid's parents to sign permission slips for all these field trips.

antemiogordon · Post #11 » by **antemiogordon** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 9:38 pm

TB#1 wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

Next time he is in Orlando, he can hop on down I-4 for some cheesy good fun at Dinosaur World.

Not animitronic, but that is part of the charm.

http://www.dinoworld.net/