NBA Life at Sloat Blvd. & 19th Avenue: Seventh Grade

Fred Jacob as Rasheed Wallace

By Justin Cheng

Fred Jacob and Rasheed Wallace always had an agenda on their respective platforms. Whether it was on the hardwood or in German class, cries of the incompetency of George W. Bush or that the basketball, in fact, does not lie were rampant. If they didn't strike some fear or political sense into you, neither would be doing his job. 

Wallace's early playing days as a member of the famed Jail Blazers led Portland to five 49+ win seasons. Despite regular season successes, Sheed could not hold his temper, racking up a record 41 technical fouls in the 2000-01 season and earning multiple suspensions. One memorable incident involved Wallace threatening referee Tim Donaghy -- who is a disgraced referee, mind you -- by "kicking his ass." 

Although Mr. Jacob never used that type of force, learning politics from our German teacher felt like decoding the teacher from Peanuts. His fiery political tangents instilled a type of venue that could only be understood by himself. My directionless mind couldn't capture why the Iraqi war was unjustified when I was more worried about being surrounded by girls in plaid skirts and my junk popping out of my corduroys. With such pubescent thoughts running my mind, I would certainly never give any thought of advocating for Republican beliefs in fears of Herr Jacob wird stoßen mein hintern. 



Check out the rest of the NBA Life at Sloat Blvd. & 19th Avenue series.
Myself: Justin Cheng as The Birdman
Kindergarten: Melissa Faust as Kwame Brown
First Grade: Ruth Stressow as Jerry Sloan
Second Grade: Irene Jew as Cliff Paul
Third Grade: Edith Kvale as Gregg Popovich
Fourth Grade: Pamela Keiser as Don Nelson
Fifth Grade: Elaine Mills as Scott Skiles
Sixth Grade: Kari O'Connor as Mike D'Antoni
Coming soon: Les Morris as Craig Sager


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