Drive and Diss Remembers the Bullets and Legally Blind Center Doug Roth

Welcome to a new feature at Drive and Diss where we remember the Bullets. While the team really never went anywhere, when the name went away, so did a little piece of our heart. Yet the Bullets leave behind an enduring legacy of promise unfulfilled and relentless mediocrity (the 1978 title being the exception to the rule). And we here at Drive and Diss want to preserve these cherished memories.

In today's first installment, we take a look back on the thrilling 1989 draft. In the first round at pick #9, the Bullets made a stellar selection in Tom Hammonds, an undersized power forward from Georgia Tech. Sure the Bullets could have selected Tim Hardaway or Sean Kemp at that spot, but that would have made too much sense. Tom Hammonds career as a journeyman epitomized everything the Bullets were about. Kudos to then general manager Wes Unseld! (By the way, this is Wes pictured with Drive and Diss favorite Jack Sikma.)

However, it was in the second round that the Bullets truly made a splash. At pick #41, the Bullets took Doug Roth, a center out of Tennessee. He was a hard worker who could bring much needed depth to the Bullets' front court. He was also legally blind. That's right, the Bullets drafted a blind man. We could not track down a picture of Doug Roth, so we are posting one of our second-favorite Roth - David Lee.

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