Milk Carton All-Star of the Week

The Milk Carton All-Star of the Week had been a slight leave of absence the last couple of weeks, thanks to internet issues by both Gabe and I, as well as the drama of the end of the NFL regular season and the Gilbert Arenas/Tiger Woods sagas.

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Well, now, we're back with 2010's first "All-Star" as well as the possible son of Rocky villain Ivan Drago: Bobby Sura.

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Sura was the 17th pick of the 1995 NBA Draft, a Draft that was more notable for stars like Kevin Garnett, Rasheed Wallace, and Jerry Stackhouse as well as for abject nobodies like Shawn Respert, Ed O'Bannon and Bryant "Big Country" Reeves. Sura spent his 10-year NBA career being the token white guy on a number of teams. He started off on Cavs team that had plenty of token white guys like Dan Majerle and Danny Ferry, as well as a number fringe NBA stars that make you say "Oh, I remember him...." like Terrell Brandon, Harold Miner and Tyrone Hill(who was so damn ugly, not even gay teammate Jon Amaechi would have fucked him).

Sura was actually a combination of token white guy and "Oh, I remember him..." as his most prominent NBA impact came as a throw-in on numerous NBA trades. In June of 2000, he was part of draft-day trade that sent him to the Golden State Warriors, Jason Caffey and Billy Owens to the Bucks and J.R. Reid and draft bust Robert "Tractor" Traylor to Cleveland. A couple years later, Sura was dealt to Detroit, where he was united with taller, twin brother Darko Milicic, in exchange for Clifford Robinson and Gabe's cousin, Pepe Sanchez. The most notable trade Sura would be a part of came in a year later when Sura was sent to Atlanta along with draft picks(one of which, turned out to be Josh Smith) for Rasheed Wallace. Wallace's arrival in Detroit would start a Pistons dynasty, leading to two Finals appearances and one championship.

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As for on the court, Sura was pretty much forgettable. He was 32% shooter from behind the arc, 41% from the field and a career scoring average of just under 9 points per game. His best years came in his final season in Cleveland(where he averaged nearly 14 points a game) and his first two seasons with the Warriors(where he averaged double digits in scoring both years).

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So let's give a round of applause for the poor man's J.J. Reddick......Bobby Sura, ladies and gentlemen!