Great article on David 'Skywalker' Thompson

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  1. magicfrankie

    magicfrankie JBB JustBBall Member

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    <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">
    The ending appears happy, a man in recovery.

    The beginning was glorious, a man in flight.

    The middle? That's where the David Thompson story got ugly - a man in addiction. And sadly, it was a thick middle.
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    http://www.denverpost.com/Stories/0,1413,3...1988797,00.html

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    It all ended when he started taking cocaine.It's a great article about him.
    He was a great player and he was one of the only four to score 75 points in a game.
    He was a great scorer.
     
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    You meant 70, here's a complete list:

    <div class='codetop'>CODE</div><div class='codemain'><br/>PlayerGame DatePts<br/>Wilt ChamberlainPhi vs NY 3/2/62 100<br/>Wilt ChamberlainPhi vs LA (3OT)12/8/6178<br/>Wilt ChamberlainPhi vs Chi 1/13/6273<br/>Wilt ChamberlainSF at NY11/16/6273<br/>David ThompsonDen at Det4/9/7873<br/>Wilt ChamberlainSF at LA 11/3/6272<br/>Elgin BaylorLA at NY11/15/6071<br/>David RobinsonSA at LAC4/24/9471<br/>Wilt ChamberlainSF at Syr3/10/6370<br/></div>
     
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    <div class="quote_poster">Quoting magicfrankie:</div><div class="quote_post">You meant 70, here's a complete list:

    <div class='codetop'>CODE</div><div class='codemain'><br/>PlayerGame DatePts<br/>Wilt ChamberlainPhi vs NY 3/2/62 100<br/>Wilt ChamberlainPhi vs LA (3OT)12/8/6178<br/>Wilt ChamberlainPhi vs Chi 1/13/6273<br/>Wilt ChamberlainSF at NY11/16/6273<br/>David ThompsonDen at Det4/9/7873<br/>Wilt ChamberlainSF at LA 11/3/6272<br/>Elgin BaylorLA at NY11/15/6071<br/>David RobinsonSA at LAC4/24/9471<br/>Wilt ChamberlainSF at Syr3/10/6370<br/></div></div>

    Oh,sorry I forgot and got mixed up.I meant 70.
     
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    Never knew he scored that many points. Only thing I've ever really heard about him was his 44 inch vertical and could get the top of the backboard. Don't understand how he could do that being only 6'4 unless his arms was 3ft above his head. Anyways, I seen him do that double tomahawk and was in awe. That should've been in the top 10 of dunks of alltime. Never even thought about trying something like that.
    Incredible
     

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