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Mo Cheeks forced Soglin's hand

Mo Cheeks forced Soglin’s hand

The candidate for local government who makes public safety an issue wins next April

What did we tell you? The Stately Manor wayback machine reported over a week agothat Paul Soglin likely would seek re-election as mayor. Only we said he’d wait until after the November 6 general election on the off-chance that Tony Evers wins for governor, in which case Paul might expect a cabinet position. Which…

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Teen crime? Quick, more 'services'!

Teen crime? Quick, more ‘services’!

Blaska will talk smack with Our Ms. Vicky McKenna on these issues 5 to 6 p.m. today (Thursday 10-18-18) at 1310 on your AM dial. THIS JUST IN: After police chase into rural Dane County, 6 juveniles arrested this morning in two vehicles stolen in Madison

Quoting the warden in Cool Hand Luke, what we have here is failure to communicate.

Madison’s chief of police sounds the sirenover “juveniles…

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“mo cheeks, less problems.”

Most casual NBA fans are probably at least a little familiar with Mo Cheeks’ ability as a defender. He retired as the league’s all-time steals leader and was named to four of the league’s All-Defensive first teams (and once to the second team). He was also a four-time All-Star and helped his team to the 1983 NBA title.

Although he never demanded the same amount of attention and spotlight that some of his teammates did, he was still an irreplaceably important piece to a franchise that routinely contended and made deep playoff runs throughout the 1980′s. Here are a few of his major statistical achievements:

His eight seasons with a FG% over 50% and 150+ steals are tied with John Stockton’s for the most all time.

He is currently 5th all time in total steals, with 2310.

At 3.18, his career steal percentage is 12th in league history.

His career playoff SPG (2.22) is 3rd all time, and his 295 total playoff steals is 9th.

He is 73rd all-time in career defensive win shares.

The 1980′s Sixers teams that Cheeks helped orchestrate were loaded with offensive talent: Dr. J, Moses Malone, Charles Barkley, Andrew Toney, Bobby Jones, and Darryl Dawkins all were all-star (if not HOF) caliber talent, and they all benefited from Cheeks’ ability to run an offense and distribute the ball. Cheeks’ exceptional court vision and passing ability allowed all his teammates to get their touches exactly when and where needed.

Unfortunately there isn’t currently any reference material on the internet that would allow us to compare (with sufficient depth) his team’s stats (and his teammates’) with him on the court vs with him off it, but plenty of video highlights like these show how disruptive he was on defensive and how intelligent he was on offense. He was consistently able to force turnovers, put his team back on offense, and either put the ball in the basket himself or get his teammates great looks.

On one hand, spending most of his career on these star-studded Philly rosters caused Cheeks offensive abilities to get lost in the fold and not get the amount of attention it arguably deserved. But on the other hand, although Mo’s offensive numbers were admittedly never anything to really write home about, he could facilitate, shoot from outside at an above-average clip, and effectively take it inside when necessary - all contributed to the symbiotic relationship he had with his legendary teammates. His offensive dependability, presence as a legitimate secondary or tertiary scoring threat, and penchant for shrewd off-ball movement were all invaluable to set up openings for the teams’ primary scorers.

Happy birthday Mo!

(all stats from basketball-reference.com)

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