Published: July 25, 2006
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New York!
Home of egos, hip hop, killa taxis, greasy pizza and the “New York” point guard. Point men that are from the area are usually flashy, entertaining, oozing machismo and turnover prone (see: Stephon Marbury, Sebastian Telfair, Kenny Anderson). The one guy to really start this era of player into the here and now of [...]
Published: July 18, 2006
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By Brian Taylor
Why You Might Remember Him: Ah yes, Nielson “Nick” Anderson, the 6’6” shooting guard out of Illinois who would have one of the most up and down careers in the history of professional sports. I guess the crazy thing about Nick was the extreme to which he flew, then crashed and burned. Coming [...]
Published: July 11, 2006
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By Brian Taylor
Owner of one of the NBA’s best nicknames ever, “Never Nervous” Pervis Ellison played well ahead of his time, winning an NCAA title as a freshman at Louisville. With Denny Crum at the helm, the Cardinals ran through the tourney and Pervis earned M.O.P. honors. After wreaking havoc on opponents at Louisville, Pervis [...]
Published: July 4, 2006
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By Brian Taylor
Why You Might Remember Him: One of the most prolific, and athletically freakish, ballers of the early 90’s, Larry Demetric Johnson got his buzz way back in his days as a member of college basketball’s SECOND best team ever, UNLV. (John Wooden’s Bruins were just too nasty for too long.) This was back [...]