Guess This Player

<div class="quote_poster">Quoting scorbutic:</div><div class="quote_post">
No idea about the UCLA guy, I'll go with <font face="Arial">Don MacLean -- didn't he have a short stint with the Suns?</font></div>

Yea, you're right. Most people don't know Maclean is UCLA's all-time leading scorer considering the rich history of the program.

 

<div class="quote_poster">Quoting notMuchgame:</div><div class="quote_post">Yea, you're right. Most people don't know Maclean is UCLA's all-time leading scorer considering the rich history of the program.</div>
Are you kidding? I wasn't even sure if he went to UCLA I thought he did, but never assumed he would have been the leading scorer... the only other UCLA guy I can think of was Toby Bailey who was already an answer. Anyway that's crazy... I also wasn't sure if he even played with the Suns, I thought he was involved in the Cliff Robinson deal, but wasn't sure.

 

Ok I'll take this to the next level... CAN YOU GUESS THESE PLAYERS PICTURES? I've numbered them to keep it organized... please don't just post to name 1 or 2 players, if you are going to try, give it a shot and name them all. I'd like to see who can name them all, not who can sort through posts and collect all the answers. All 12 were Suns players...



This one contains pictures of 4 players that can make a Suns fan cringe... can you name them and why they are infamous to Suns' fans? Remember to name them and give the reason they are part of Suns history.

 

1. Wayman Tisdale
2.
3.
4.
5. Xavier McDaniel
6.
7.
8. A.C. Green
9.
10.
11. Dolph Schayes
12. Kurt Rambis
a. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar(formerly known as Lew Alcindor, who the Suns almost drafted)
b. Robert Horry
c. JOHNNY PAX!
d. J. R. Reid

I'll post the rest in a little while. Let me think about them. I promise I'm not looking them up or anything.

 

Spellind Doesnt count right

1) Wayne Tisdale
2)Tony Dumas
3)I have Know Idea.
4)Gail Goodrich
5) "The X-man"
6) Mark West
7)Richard Dumas
8)"The Pastor" AC Green
9)Joe Klien(i know this one is mos def wrong but what the hell)
10) Pual Mcpherson
11)Doph Schayes
12)Kurt Rambis
13) Kareem was almost drafted by the suns
14)Robert Horry threw the towel at Danny Ainge & was traded for that reason along with AC Green & Sam Cassell for Jason Kidd
15)John Paxson hit the 3 that sent the suns home in the 1993 finals.
15)J.R. Ried

 

<div class="quote_poster">Quoting shapecity:</div><div class="quote_post">#3 is Mario Bennett now on the Hawks, I remember him as a star at ASU
#9 is Tim Kempton I believe</div>

I remember the Name Mario Bennett but I didnt remember the face. And #9 Tim Kempton I have never heard of him. When did he play for the Suns?

 

1. Wayman Tisdale
2. Tony Dumas
3. Mario Bennett
4. Dick VanArsdale
5. Xavier McDaniel
6.Mark West
7. Richard Dumas
8. A.C. Green
9.
10.
11. Dolph Schayes
12. Kurt Rambis
a. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar(formerly known as Lew Alcindor, who the Suns almost drafted)
b. Robert Horry
c. JOHNNY PAX!
d. J. R. Reid

This no idea on a couple, but I'm still thinking...

 

Ok these are the ones that have been guessed correctly... and of course spelling doesn't matter, I doubt I'll do a good job myself

1. Wayman Tisdale
2. Tony Dumas
3. Marion Bennett (great college player, I was begging the Suns would draft him, they did and his most memerable moment is airballing free throws)
4.
5. Xavier McDaniel
6. Mark West
7. Richard Dumas
8. AC Green
9. Tim Kempton (He is a joke between me and my friends... he has played with the Suns a few times and was ALWAYS on their preseason roster and is now in their front office, everytime they invite former players to the games and be recognized, he's always one, we laugh our asses off!)
10. Paul Mcpherson
11.
12. Kurt Rambis

A. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (although at the time of his Suns infamey he was known as Lew Alcindor, I'll let it slide... the Suns lost the coin flip that led to him in Milwaukee)
B. Robert Horry (towel at Ainge, I hate Ainge now, so it's not so bad )
C. John Paxson (hit the 3)
D. J.R. Reid (<font color="Red">yet nobody has answered why he's there</font>)

4, 11, and the reason Reid is a Suns enemy haven't been answered correctly... 4 is not Gail Goodrich or Dick Van Arsdale. 11 is not Dolph Schayes (he never played for Phoenix) -- so keep on guessing.

SCORE TALLY
Henacy = 6
starman85 = 5
shapecity = 2

It's a first-come first score system... don't bother editing posts now, the scores are in. 3 left, who can get those last points?

 

Both are correct... shapecity now has 4, but who is #4?

 

<div class="quote_poster">Quoting shapecity:</div><div class="quote_post">I'm just trying to fill in the blanks, #4 has me stumped. It's a black and white photo, so it's before my time, it sort of looks like Pat Riley. I know he finished his NBA career as a Sun.</div>

YOU GOT IT!! You guys sure know your Suns... I figured his would be the hardest, I'm not sure if I could have gotten it although as soon as I found the pic I did notice it looks like him, but you probably have to be thinking of him to see it (obviously I was, I was searching for it)

 

man,#4 was crazy hard much respect to Shapecity because I really had no idea that was pat.

 

1. Wayman Tisdale (great saxaphone player)
2.
3. Mario Bennet (saw the guy play his first NBA game, vs. Pacers, thought he'd last longer than he did.)
4. Pat Riley
5.
6. Mark West
7. Richard Dumas
8. A.C. Green
9.
10. Paul McPherson
11. Danny Schayes (son of Dolph Schayes)
12. Kurt Rambis

A. Kareem (almost a Sun)
B. Robert Horry (towel in Ainge's face)
C. Jim Paxson (3 to beat Suns in '93 Finals)
D. J.R. Reid (Knocked out A.C. Green's teeth)

 

Kinda OT but, what Paul McPherson doing these days? I was always a big fan of him.

 

<div class="quote_poster">Quoting AzBalla17:</div><div class="quote_post">Kinda OT but, what Paul McPherson doing these days? I was always a big fan of him.</div>

He's in the CBA...He was one of the league leaders in fg% when I checked the other day...

 

And he does those Nike Battleground competions too.