OT - RIP Moses Malone

[jekelish]

One of the great big men of all-time

http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/13645531/three-nba-mvp-moses-malone-dies-age-60

 

[RF2044]

No freaking way.

Fo, Fo, Fo.

 

[PeteCalvin]

Brought my Sixers the World Championship. That team is forever in my memory. It's been a bad year so far for basktball fans. RIP, Moses. The first to jump from HS to the pros.

 

[CuseLegacy]

 

[tee1222]

RIP Moses.

 

[Deano]

Wow first Daryl Dawkins a week or two ago and now Moses, that sucks.

 

[Orangefanforever]

FO, FO, FO. RIP MO. Class act.

 

[Shark58]

one of my faves

 

[Flacusian]

I remember the refrain..."Moses gonna lead us to the promised land" in Philly.

 

[Col. Bleep]

Brought my Sixers the World Championship. That team is forever in my memory. It's been a bad year so far for basktball fans. RIP, Moses. The first to jump from HS to the pros.

Moses did bring the Sixers to the promised land.

But technically he wasn't the first guy to go from high school to the NBA.
7- foot thug Reggie Harding never played in college and was drafted a year after high school in 1962 (then again the next year).
A violent, sick character who wound up getting gunned down in Detroit at the age of 30.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reggie_Harding

 

[Fireball Jr.]

Greatest Moses since 1525 BC

 

[two3zone]

Moses did bring the Sixers to the promised land.

But technically he wasn't the first guy too go from high school to the NBA.
7- foot thug Reggie Harding never played in college and was drafted a year after high school in 1962 (then again the next year).
A violent, sick character who wound up getting gunned down in Detroit at the age of 30.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reggie_Harding

Thanks for the story, for some reason I'm totally drawn to these types of stories. Javaris Crittenton is a good one too.

 

[OrangeAl]

My first reaction was, "That's old news." Then I realized that both these sensational HS to pro centers were gone within the space of a few weeks.

 

[Eric15]

Is Moses Malone the most under-appreciated great player in NBA history? JA Adande says yes.

http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/1...ne-was-nba-most-underappreciated-great-player

 

[Symphony Steve]

Moses was such a blue-collar warrior. One of the hardest-working players I've ever seen. It's why he was such a great rebounder.

Plus, Philly fans will bear me out on this one: Nobody sweated buckets like Moses Malone. I'd love to know how many pounds he lost each game. And what he did to replenish them. I loved that guy, and I loved that team.

 

[Eric15]

Moses was listed at 6'10", 215 lbs. That's shocking to me, for some reason I thought he was like 250 lbs.

 

[RF2044]

Moses was listed at 6'10", 215 lbs. That's shocking to me, for some reason I thought he was like 250 lbs.

No way he was that skinny. He was a BIG dude.

 

[JOC44]

First Darryl Dawkins and now Moses Malone. Somebody get a doc to Bill Willoughby's house stat.

 

[Fireball Jr.]

First Darryl Dawkins and now Moses Malone. Somebody get a doc to Bill Willoughby's house stat.

I was thinking more like I hope the Doc got himself to the doc first thing today.

 

[Fireball Jr.]

Moses did bring the Sixers to the promised land.

But technically he wasn't the first guy too go from high school to the NBA.
7- foot thug Reggie Harding never played in college and was drafted a year after high school in 1962 (then again the next year).
A violent, sick character who wound up getting gunned down in Detroit at the age of 30.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reggie_Harding

7-feet, he was an easy target.