Published: November 25, 2009
Back when I was a 4′10″ vertically challenged point guard entering high school I dreamed about dunking.
Now that I’m an adult – and still vertically challenged for a basketball player at 5′10″ – I have to admit not a lot has changed as I still dream of throwing it down during games.
However, the cold reality is I’m stuck living out those dreams on a Nerf net instead of a regulation 10-foot rim.
Rashard Lewis has always been gifted with height and peaked at 6′10″ which is the ideal height for a post player in the NBA. So he gets to live out the dream by throwing down nasty dunks, right? Wrong. Turns out Lewis loves the thrill of hitting a three-pointer and would much rather lurk on the perimeter rather than throw down crowd pleasing dunks.
When he was in town this weekend I talked with Lewis about where his fascination with shooting three’s came from, what he learned while playing with Ray Allen in Seattle and he talked about the kinds of shooting battles he has in practices with Vince Carter and J.J. Redick.
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2 Comments on "Catching Up With Rashard Lewis"
Orlando Magic News & Notes: Magic Travel to Milwaukee | Howard the Dunk | An Orlando Magic Blog on Sat, 28th Nov 2009 2:27 pm
[...] Hoops Addict had a recent chat with Rashard Lewis. You can find that here. [...]
Robert Schroeder on Mon, 18th Jan 2010 9:19 pm
Trying to get a message to Rashard Lewis.. My brother coached at alief elsik High school and I was wondering if he new him..
Dale Schroeder