Twardzik was a whirling dervish around the basket with an uncanny ability to get the ball up and spin it in off the glass. He went all out all the time. He was very exciting and a joy to watch.
"Ol' Pinball" was one of my favorite players from that era. I also thought he was great as a color guy next to Schonz after he retired from playing.
If you don't care, why respond every single time? And lol that I'm obsessed. Your stuff just consistently stands out as ridiculous as if you're begging a response. Are all the others who are pointing out the stupidity of your Twardzic take obsessed? It seems you like to chum the waters and then cry about people taking the bait. STOMP
Dave Twardzik had the highest A/M of any PG to have played for Portland. He averaged 1.30 for his NBA career. While this is the best of any Portland PG, his Championship season was even better with an A/M of 1.48. Rod Strickland is next with an A/M of 1.23 during his Portland career and a top season of 1.31 Terry Porter is next in this list. While this computed stat does not make any claim for Twardzik being the best PG, it does indicate just how effective Dave T. was and how difficult it would have been to play Portland while he was on the court, running the show. He wasn't starting most of that Championship year, but he sure wasn't a backup player, he was the change up leader, on an excellent team.
They were great together... it was very apparent that they were close friends too. Iirc back when they were working together in the early 80s, it was Pinball Dave who largely saved Schonely's life after he suffered a heart attack while playing golf. Twardzik sprinted off the course returning lickety brindle up the middle driving his Chevy Luv pickup to rush him to the hospital. STOMP
Who said Andre Miller isn't super athletic?? Who are all those guys on our bench? I recognize Jerryd, Rudy, and Patty but who are the others?
I said his game isn't predicated on athleticism, he plays, and has always played an old man's, below the rim game. A dunk once or twice does not change his overall style. He's been in the league 17 years and I doubt if he's dunked more than a handful of times. This video does change who Deandre Jordan is. It doesn't make him a legitimate 3-point threat and you don't change your game plan because there is a video of him hitting a swish3. He's still Deandre Jordan, not Steph Curry.
