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Bonus Hollander POTD Andrea Bargnani. Italian F was top pick by TOR in 2006. Could score a bit but was not great on boards or defense. Peaked at 21.4 ppg in 2010-11. Slowed down with injuries by 13 & finished up w/NY & BRK in 2017. Now a hoops exec in Europe.
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Bonus Hollander POTD Joe C. Merriweather. S Illinois C was drafted 11th in 75 by HOU. Solid rookie but was traded several times before spending 5 yrs in KC as defensive guy. Peaked at 11 ppg 8 rpg in 77-78. Also played in Italy before retiring. Later coached. Died in 2013. RIP.
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From "Players and Pretenders," Charley Rosen wrote about the 79-80 Knicks. Here's a blurb on Meriweather, who was not chatty w/the media:
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Hollander POTD Walter Palmer. Dartmouth C was drafted 33rd in 1990 by UTA. Had 1.4 ppg in 28 games as a rook before leaving for Europe where he played thru 02 (but also had cameo back in NBA w/DAL in 92-93). Has worked for NBPA & now for the World Players Association.
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Dartmouth NBA players...
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Bonus Hollander POTD Patrick McCaw. UNLV F was drafted 38th in 2016. Made GS & had role as hustler (4 ppg in 16 mpg) & won rings in 16-17 & 17-18. Signed w/CLE in 18 but cut shortly after. Hooked up w/TOR & won 3rd ring in 18-19. Cut in 2021 & currently in the G-League.
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Marcus Thompson II's 1/11/19 deep dive on how McCaw developed and left GS and how he signed w/TOR (this was before McCaw met GS in the Finals): nytimes.com/athletic/761773/…
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NY is now 0-3. Here are defending champs since 56-57 who started the next year w/a losing streak... 69-70 BOS: 0-4, 34-48 missed playoffs 78-79 WAS: 0-2, 54-28 lost in Finals 79-80 SEA: 0-2, 56-26 lost in ECF 02-03 LAL: 0-2, 50-32 lost in 2d 11-12 DAL: 0-3, 36-30 lost in 1st
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More snarky 1991 fantasy hoops bios: -Kiki was long in the tooth in 1990 -ATL players were fighting over shots back then (Nique v Willis!) -Kenny Walker: worst flattop ever? -Randy White: good Dallas Cowboy, not good Dallas Maverick -Everyone loves Buck and Herb
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Bonus Hollander POTD John Williams. LSU SF was drafted 12th in 86 by WAS. Good scorer (18 ppg in 89-90) but had weight issues that stunted career In his early days, he played some SG but got heavy & later played C. Also played w/LAC & IND.
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Future NBA players who played at Creshaw in HS:
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*Crenshaw HS
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Hollander POTD Dan Issel. Kentucky star went straight to the ABA. Paired w/Gilmore to make Colonels a tough team. Led ABA in scoring as rook w/30 ppg. Was all-star every ABA season+ 1st NBA yr. Played 10 yrs w/DEN+ had 20.7 ppg. Retired in 85. Made HOF + later coached DEN too.
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Issel v the Nets in 74: youtube.com/watch?v=SZQ835uR…

Dan Issel (22pts) vs. Nets (1974 ABA Playoffs)

Unlike his team-mate (both on the Kentucky Wildcats and Kentucky Co...

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Bonus Hollander POTD Chandler Parsons. Florida F was drafted 38th in 2012 by HOU via MIN. Good value pick improved each year w/peak 16.6 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 4 apg in 13-14. Signed big deal w/MEM in 2016 but was hampered w/injuries & barely played til retirement in 2019.
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Parsons' two free agencies were both quite shocking. In 2014, he signed w/DAL to the dismay of HOU. Here is reporting on how Morey admitted he couldn't match the contract due to the funky structure: espn.com/dallas/nba/story/_/…
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Bonus Hollander POTD Zelmo Beaty. Prairie View A&M C was drafted 3rd by STL in 62. Put up 17 ppg 11 rpg thru 69 & then jumped to UTA of ABA where he was 3x all-star. Played 74-75 back in NBA w/LAL before retiring. HOFer died in 2013. RIP.
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Zelmo feature from 73: from-way-downtown.com/2023/0…

Zelmo Beaty: The Butler Did It, 1973

Writer Jim O’Brien described Beaty as a “player who moves about the court like a snobbish butler, but works like a laborer under the boards.”  

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Acuff has the most FGAs to in the first 2 games of career (since 82-83). He has struggled to make shots but most of the players on the list did too and ended, at worst, pretty good: sports-reference.com/stathea…
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Hollander POTD Dave Cowens. FSU C was drafted 4th by BOS in 70. Won ROY & was key to 70s title run. Peaked at 20.5 ppg + 16.2 rpg in 72-73 & was MVP but then burnt out and retired in 80 at age 31. Came back for MIL in 82-83 briefly. HOFer/Top 75.
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