From February 83, Ebony profiles Terry Cummings the Million Dollar Minister: books.google.com/books?id=8dg...
Hollander POTD Terry Cummings. DePaul F was drafted 2nd by SD in 82 & won ROY. Traded in 84 to MIL, due to heart issue. Stayed healthy & was great in MIL for 5 yrs (2x All-NBA). Slowed down in 90s & was role for SA, MIL (again) SEA, PHI, NY +GS til 00. Close to HOF guy.
LA v Denver, a playoff history:
78-79 LA win 2-1 in 1st round
84-85 LA wis 4-1 in WCF
86-87 LA win 3-0 in 1st round
07-08 LA win 4-0 in 1st round
08-09 LA win 4-2 in WCF
11-12 LA win 4-3 in 1st round
19-20 LA win 4-1 in WCF
22-23 DEN win 4-0 in WCF
23-24 DEN win 4-1 in 1st round
From a 92 Esquire article about Tarkanian trying to fill the PG sport with Lloyd Daniels, a brief side story involving Othick: www.thestacksreader.com/sweepea-and-...
Random POTD Matt Othick. Scrappy Arizona PG was undrafted in 92. Signed w/SA in 92 & made the teamout of camp. Played in 4 games in November 92 (2 ppg in 10 mpg) before being waived 11/19/92, ending NBA career. Played in CBA thru 98. Worked in film production & restaurants after.
Unseld's time as a Bullet: the best of times for the Bullets/Wiz:
Bonus Hollander POTD Wes Unseld. Louisville C drafted 2nd by BAL in 68, won ROY & MVP in 68-69. Spent 15 yrs as short C making outlet passes & boarding. Had double figure boards 12 out of 13 yrs. Was the key to the best yrs in franchise. Retired in 81 at age 34. Top 75 guy. RIP.
In February 1992, Mutombo had a clear lead over LJ for ROY, then Deke got hurt + LJ went off to take the crown. Wrote about it here: hoopsanalyst.com/nba-2020-21-...
Hollander POTD Larry Johnson. LJ was a force at UNLV. Drafted 1st by CHA in 91. Won ROY + had famous Grandmama ads. Hurt back + was below rim guy after 94. Still skilled & effective. Traded to NY in 96, was beloved for effort & the 4-point play v IND. Retired in 01.
Simmons' 02 Draft Diary, where Caron was featured prominently: www.espn.com/espn/page2/s...
Hollinger POTD Caron Butler. UConn star was drafted 10th by MIA in 02. After 2 solid yrs, traded for Shaq to LA in 04 then flipped to WAS in 05, where he was a 2x All-Star peaking at 20.8 ppg in 08-09. Also played w/DAL, LAC, OKC, DET & SAC from 10-16. Now an asst coach w/MIA.
From Zac Crain's "I See You Big German: Dirk & Dallas" an fun rundown of Nimpho's career:
-Held his own in a fight w/Hakeem
-Looked Brad Davis injected w/Super Soldier Serum
-Had strong REO Speedwagon vibes
Bonus Hollander POTD Kurt Nimphius. AZ St C drafted 47th in 80. Went to Italy before expansion DAL signed him in 81. After 4.5 yrs, traded to LAC where he had peak 12 ppg. Spent few yrs as bench guy + played abroad thru early 90s. His mullet was epic.
Hollander POTD Cliff Robinson. USC F was drafted was drafted 11th in 1979 by NJ. Good athlete averaged double double 2 seasons and 18+ ppg 5x. Bounced around a lot but always consistent thru retirement in 1992. Sorta forgotten due to emergence of Uncle Cliffy.
*Correction that was Peeler not Bobby who nailed KG:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMz3...
Hollinger POTD Bobby Jackson. Minnesota PG was drafted 23rd in 97. Spent 1st 3 yrs as low end bench player before being star 6th man for SAC from 00-05, winning 6MOY in 02-03 (15 ppg). Score 1st PG was great at getting points. Lasted thru 09. Also elbowed KG in the head.
Bonus Hollander POTD Grant Long. 2nd round pick by expansion MIA in 88 started at PF for 6 yrs before trade to ATL in 94. Hustler/banger who was undersized for a 90s PF. Peaked at 15 ppg in 91-92. After MIA, bench guy for DET, MEM/VAN + BOS thru 2003.
Hollander POTD JR Rider. SG from UNLV taken 5th in 93 by MIN. Great leaper/scorer but was hard to deal w/at times. Had 19+ ppg 4x. Traded to POR in 96, he was still good but was flipped to ATL in 99. Quickly flamed out in ATL, LA + DEN before career ended in 02 at age 30.
Boxscore here: www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/19...
Was Bam's game a farce? Sort of but Wilt's 100-point game was too. Ridiculous games are fun every once in a while. Deep dive on Wilt's 100 here: hoopsanalyst.com/wilts-100-po...
Hollinger POTD Martynas Andriuskevicius. Lithuanian C was drafted 44th in 05 by ORL traded on draft day to CLE. Very thin & raw, played only 9 minutes as a rook. Was seriously injured in a practice brawl & never played in NBA after 06. Played abroad thru 2019. Now works as a coder.
Bonus Hollander POTD Greg Butler. 4 year starter at Stanford was drafted 37th by NY in 88. Was Pitino's human victory cigar, playing only 4 mpg in 33 games as a rook. Played a few more games w/NY & LAC thru 91 before dropping out of the NBA. Now coaches hoops in Connecticut.
McMillian is Columbia's best NBA player still. They were good but only made the Tourney his sophomore year (67-68) on a team with two future pros...
Hollander POTD Jim McMillian. Brooklyn kid starred at Columbia + then drafted 13th by LAL in 1970. Famously replaced an injured Elgin in 71-72, helping spur big streak. Traded to BUF in 73 + was solid still. Wore down by 76. Left NBA for Italy in 79 at age 30. Died in 2016. RIP.
Perhaps more impressive, Bam broke the 40 FTA level. Here's the 30+ club coming into tonight:
The 70+ point club entering tonight:
