tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196813830708036159.post7529423783528643929..comments2023-01-21T12:14:17.714-08:00Comments on Miserable Pile of Secrets: Penny WisdomHenryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10826787550676541006noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196813830708036159.post-78121770463167277712010-05-25T20:23:03.423-07:002010-05-25T20:23:03.423-07:00Mark Price, still the league's all-time leader...Mark Price, still the league's all-time leader in free throw percentage, was also a great passer and three-point shooter. He was like Stockton or Nash, minus whatever intangibles made those players great.<br /><br />Dan Majerle, one of my Phoenix Suns, was the first reserve player ever to be voted in as a starter in the All-Star game. Yet as popular as he was in his day, his Wikipedia entry is the most woefully incomplete of all the players you mentioned.<br /><br />Robert Pack, although five inches shorter than Penny, was the other dunking point guard in Live '96. (Well, Kevin Johnson barely made a third.)<br /><br />Glenn Robinson was no Glen Rice, but he did finish with 20+ points per game. He was another guy whose career was sidetracked by injuries and having to play only on crap teams.<br /><br />Vin Baker and Damon Stoudamire? Jabronies.Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10826787550676541006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196813830708036159.post-82475073962582917382010-05-25T17:39:17.606-07:002010-05-25T17:39:17.606-07:00I read that "Move over, Michael" article...I read that "Move over, Michael" article, and it's shocking to read some of the names being bandied about the league a full 15 years ago. It reads like an article that should be titled "The Forgotten," and goes to show that if a good player like Penny is mostly a footnote now, what do most players have to look forward to 15 years after their heyday? "Stars" like Vin Baker, Damon Stoudamire, Robert Pack, Mark Price, Dan Majerle, and Glenn Robinson - ashes and dust.<br /><br />My favorite line:<br /><br />"Asked what Kevin Garnett, 19, brings to the Timberwolves, Sam Cassell replies: maturity."<br /><br />It's enough to make a man want to break out his copy of NBA Live '96 for the Super NES.Czardozhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15328299312884380446noreply@blogger.com