http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nba-ball-dont-lie/sam-bowie-reveals-lied-portland-feeling-leg-pain-212349458--nba.html Son of a bitch!
No, they put his warmups on (and their own) just for S&G's before carrying him off the floor with his broken leg.
No! That was the era of the really short shorts. Players would have to put their warmups on before lifting a player or being lifted themselves or their nads would hang out.
I feel ya'lls pain. Hasheem Thabeet lied to my Grizz about being able to play basketball. Son of a bitch...
Roy was after the fact, for the most part. Hindsight is 20/20, but it adds to the intrigue of passing MJ.
Who's to say that if he had said "yep, when you hit me with the mallet, it hurts" that the Blazers still wouldn't have drafted him. Shit happens, and you miss out on MJ. But I became a fan during the Drexler years, hating MJ, and am fine with how things turned out. Fuck hindsight!
Totally agreed. I once told Sam (as an young, young unknowing fan), "I can't believe we passed on Jordan for you." He smirked, said, "I've heard it before," and signed my basketball. Really nice dude actually. "Nice" doesn't win championships, though. Jordan did.
That's pretty cool. These guys must hear that kind of shit from fans all the time. I remember going to Grizzlies games when they first came to Memphis, and it was the kind of environment in our podunk city where they'd pretty much let you hang around next to the court before games, and there would always be fans heckling without even meaning to. Rednecks and po folk saying stupid shit like, "Look how short Earl Watson is! I'm taller than Earl Watson! Honey, get a picture of me being taller than Earl Watson!" etc. ... I even remember my own pops having a few too many, grabbing Steve Kerr around the shoulder, post-retirement, and telling him how old he looked, like they went way back or something, and Steve didn't even get mad about it, he just made a joke and walked off like it was nothing. I'm honestly surprised we haven't had more Malice at the Palace incidents. Most of these guys have more composure under the circumstances than we give them credit for.
My meeting Bowie was at a kids' bball practice, so he wasn't going to raise a stink. But agreed on the overall point. Plus, he was still playing and injured.
I was at a supermarket about a year before Duckworth died and he was there. A kid went up to Duck with his dad, who was obviously a fan, and the kid (5 or so) said " how did you play when you're so fat" Kevin just said he was thinner back when he played. The father was beat red and apologizing and Duck said "no problem man, we were all kids once". Man I miss Duck.
I love me some Duck. Was at a friend's house when I heard of the deal with the Bullets for Grant. Was soooo sad.
The fact that Bowie had busted up his foot in college was enough of a red flag to pass on him. What the hell would they expect him to say? "Nah, my foot hurts like hell! Only an idiot would draft me this high! I want to make less money by being drafted lower."
I hope someone links to your post next time we read about how dumb and conceited NBA players are. Is there a way we can blame Paul Allen?
LOL I was at that game. I had a 12 pack season ticket package of standing room only behind the basket opposite where the team was warming up. For some reason I have that in my brain as opening night, but I could be wrong