Watching Penny Hardaway begs the question

[Capt. Tuttle]

Connie Hawkins

Good call. His autobiography “Foul” was a great book.

 

[Capt. Tuttle]

52 if you count 4 shots that were not counted because they were ruled dunks. I should have noted that.

Plus, he knocked in a missed shot for 2 points for Memphis. One of my first basketball memories with my dad. He was such a huge Walton fan.

 

[CardiacCuse]

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What basketball player’s career was most derailed by injury ( not drug use or criminal activities).
Penny has to be up there
Our own Billy Owens
Shaun Livingston comes to mind
Jay Williams and Bobby Hurley

grant hill

 

[tbonezone]

And if you never saw David Thompson play, go find some old video. In college he was on a unreal level.

david and stevie thompson . both two truly all time great wing finishers if you like dunks .
(and i'll throw in stacey augmon too) . kinda exactly what this current program is missing. KAPOW!

 

[50YRsofCuse]

RIP, Hank Gaithers

 

[TampaLaker]

david and stevie thompson . both two truly all time great wing finishers if you like dunks .
(and i'll throw in stacey augmon too) . kinda exactly what this current program is missing. KAPOW!

“Stevie” was great but sorry he just was not in the same class as the original Skywalker. He could fly. He was the first player I ever saw jump over another player. He was really amazing.

 

[sufandu]

“Stevie” was great but sorry he just was not in the same class as the original Skywalker. He could fly. He was the first player I ever saw jump over another player. He was really amazing.

I looked up some videos of him and didn't see any with him getting up like that. I'll have to go find some more. High flyers are my favorite thing to watch.

An aside, there was a highlight of Lebron dunking during a Cleveland game recently and he looked like he still got eye level with the rim... at 37.

 

[tbonezone]

“Stevie” was great but sorry he just was not in the same class as the original Skywalker. He could fly. He was the first player I ever saw jump over another player. He was really amazing.

fun fact. david thompson had just 1 dunk in college.

"Thompson played basketball while the slam dunk was outlawed from 1967 to 1977 by the "Lew Alcindor" rule.[4] In 1975, playing his final home game at NC State against UNC-Charlotte, late in the second half Thompson on a breakaway received a long pass from a teammate, resulting in the first and only dunk of his collegiate career,[5] a goal that was promptly disallowed by a technical foul."

 

[CapitalO]

I will throw in Ron Harper his injuries took a lot out him so he had to become more of a role player.

 

[Briancuse]

Vinsanity for sure.

 

[CardiacCuse]

i thought this thread was gonna be about how badly outcoached penny was by coach k...

those fouls were impossible to overcome...his whole team was in foul trouble in the 2nd half vs duke, unfortunately...maybe not his fault...but wasn;t impressed by his team's ability to max winning chances...

 

[sufandu]

Vinsanity for sure.

Vinsanity? Was he hampered by injuries? I just thought he played for forever and gradually lost his athleticism like all mere mortals.

 

[Briancuse]

Vinsanity? Was he hampered by injuries? I just thought he played for forever and gradually lost his athleticism like all mere mortals.

He was hurt a lot.

 

[richard levy]

Wasn’t that Karl Malone that said that or did they both?

03/21/1994, NYT was Barkley quote. In a different article, Malone said that Coleman, Webber, and Barkley had more talent than Malone, but they never outworked him

 

[richard levy]

I thought I heard it was Karl Malone that said that. Maybe they both did, or maybe I'm mixing it.

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