Upon Issel's graduation in 1970, he was drafted by the Detroit Pistons (8th round) of the National Basketball Association and the Kentucky Colonels (1st round) of the American Basketball Association. It was clear mid-way through game 2 that Pack was bothering Payton. Hes had everything and rarely asked for a night off., Said Issel: Ive always been able to play through pain and little bumps and bruises. I was given a wine and navy blue colored Nuggets t-shirt shortly after the team changed their colors from the rainbow skyline in 1993. Cheri was a cheerleader at Kentucky. He spent a year doing color commentary for Kentucky basketball games then became a Nuggets broadcaster from 1988 to 1992. [5][6], In February 2018, Issel became president of the Louisville Basketball Investment and Support Group, a Kentucky-based company founded in 2016 to pursue an NBA franchise.[37]. In the bankruptcy filing, Issel's 2008 income from his NBA pension is listed at $160,827. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. l'issue de sa carrire de joueur, Issel prend sa retraite dans une ferme dans le comt de Woodford, Kentucky. He really wants to retire. But when we won the championship, I realized how true it was. We have estimated Dan Issel's net worth , money, salary, income, and assets. Washington was afflicted with dental troubles all his adult life. She is from USA. ! October 25 Basketball Player #7. It was a dazzling duel of individual performers. Think about that. * 21+ (19+ CA-ONT) (18+ NH/WY). In this conversation. [36], In 2017, Issel served as speaker at Batavia High School's gymnasium to honor a family friend, fellow Batavia classmate and national sportscaster Craig Sager, after Sager's death. He was Forrest's platoon leader during the Vietnam War in 1967 and later becomes Forrest's shrimp boat partner in the Bubba-Gump Shrimp Company. The Nuggets finished with the worst record in the league in 1991 (20-62) and that allowed them to draft Mutombo with the 4th pick in the draft. He was part of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 1993. He comes out all bulky and says--on the air, remember--How do you like my upper-body strength, Irv? It busted everybody up.. Just before the start of the 1999-2000 season, he told reporters that there were several decisions he simply couldn't make due to the unstable ownership . It was this trust from his front court (as well as from reserve big man Brian Williams, who was a major factor for the Nuggets in the playoffs) was the major catalyst for the Nuggets success in 1993-94. The Nuggets were classic underdogs who used guts, determination and youthful confidence to pull off one of the most remarkable playoff runs in NBA history. Early years and college career. These two moves essentially eliminated Gary Payton's ability to drive the lane and create, and neutralized Kemp to the point where he was virtually a non-factor for the remaining games, relegated to mid-range jumpers and blocked layups. It would be a shame if we let that happen. As Bernie Bickerstaff, who was the Nuggets general manager from 1990-97, later found out it was far easier to destroy what both he and Issel left than it was to build upon it. [14], The following season, Issel played in 83 of 84 games and raised his scoring average to 30.6 points per game. "The dumbest thing I've ever heard," said Dan Issel, UK basketball's career . The person tries to obtain relief by making successive adjustments of his jaw, and that is bruxing. You gave this to me Dan Issel. Yet Jim Andrews did it so well that he will be going into the University of Kentucky Athletics Hall of Fame, an honor many considered long overdue for him. Dan Issel was born Daniel Paul Issel on October 25, 1948, in Missouri to Eleanor (Meyer) Issel and Robert Issel and grew up with sister Kathi and brother Greg in Batavia. Issel was the first to go out. Not that Issel couldnt hang around and play another season or two if he wanted. However, during that magical time in the month of May it seems that whatever he did worked. Hey, go drink another beer. Clapping and paying tribute. Dan doesnt know what work is yet, Gentry said, laughing. A combination of a disagreeable working relationship between Issel and Bickerstaff, a controversial signing of sharpshooter Dale Ellis (with poor attitude on the court and domestic violence issues off the court), coupled with the offseason injury of LaPhonso Ellis while playing a pick up basketball game with Bryant Stith led to the sudden and abrupt departure of Dan Issel in January of 1995. This proved to be invaluable, however, likely deepened the gap between Rauf and Issel heading in to the next season. He missed only 24 games in 15 seasons, earning him the moniker, "the Horse". He cant do all the same things he used to do, Moe said. In addition to his new role in insurance, Issel is also currently serving as President of NBA2LOU, the organization working to bring professional basketball back to Kentucky. Brown traded Issel to a team called the Baltimore Claws, which folded before it even played a game. Im as proud of that record (games played) as I am the scoring. In Game 2 of the Laker series, when Moe was searching for a different lineup, he replaced starting center Wayne Cooper with Issel. Subscribe and to the BBC https://bit.ly/BBCYouTubeSubWatch the BBC first on iPlayer https://bbc.in/iPlayer-HomeBob Mortimer is a legend #WouldILi. So, since Issel happened to be in town with the Nuggets for the National Basketball Assn. Naturally, both the sportscommunity and the Hispaniccommunity were shocked by his outburst, and Issel was suspended for four days without pay (which amounted to just over $112,000). He used to drive Kareem (who didn't play much defense anyway) crazy with a slight head fake and drive to the rim. He apologisedpublicly and privately to both the Hispanic community as well as the Nuggets organisation. These are all moves that George Karl never was able to adjust to. Roughly 80 percent of Buran's patients have manifested the problem to some degree, but children who learn to suppress or restrain natural aggressive emotions tend to become severe clenchers or grinders, he says. Privacy Policy. To put it another way, Bernie couldn't coach/motivate that particular team the way Dan could. Hell be out of retirement next year, I guarantee you, and well do this again next year.. It was a promising 2-year-old colt, sired by Alydar, that trainer D. Wayne Lukas had bought for $1.6 million last summer from a Kentucky breeding farm partly owned and operated by Issel. A prolific scorer, Issel remains the all-time leading scorer at the University of Kentucky, the second-leading scorer of all time for the NBA's Denver Nuggets, and the second-leading scorer of all time for the American Basketball Association itself. This was a hard task. "To this day, I believe that had Denver somehow been able to win either the third game of that conference semifinal with Utah, or the seventh game in Salt Lake City, we might have seen the city's first major professional sports championship parade in 1994, instead of 1996. Daniel Paul Issel (born October 25, 1948) is an American former professional basketball player and coach. He was most likely born in 1942 or 1943. 'The tooth grinder doesn't need to see a psychiatrist, but a dentist who recognizes the problem of overstress.'. The momentum was so severely on the Nuggets side that I don't believe a longer series would have mattered. '' Issel was quoted as saying at the time that he didn't like the person he had become. There has to be a chink in the armor if you just look hard enough, right? That horse was sold once for $1,100, because people hadnt found a way to take a look at his heart.. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast . By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. It was May 7th, 1994, on Saturday afternoon Dan Issel helped give me, and my dad, one of the greatest moments of our lives. Dans game is move and run and work twice as hard as any other center. We will go over the Utah series in greater length later this season. Typically for Issel, who became pro basketballs fourth-highest scorer by working hard and getting the most from his talent, he wont be easing into retirement. An upset so massive, it forever stayed with George Karl. Lieutenant Dan Taylor is a character in the Forrest Gump novel and ensuing film. You say it because you are expected to say it. Ill miss the competitiveness of the games.. His statistics underscore the consistency of his performance. Me, 16 year old kid who loved the Nuggets fell to his back on the living room floor and wildly kicked his legs in the air while saying "Yeeeeahhhhhhhhhh!!! Draft: Detroit Pistons, 8th round (3rd pick, 122nd overall), 1970 NBA Draft And it's a lot more fun to win. Each lived and worked there during his respective off-seasons. PUBLISHED: October 30, 2009 at 5:07 p.m. | UPDATED: May 6, 2016 at 7:47 p.m. Gable decided to become an actor when he was just 16 years old, but he soon had to postpone his dream after his stepmother died. Issel got his start in basketball as a player at the University of Kentucky in 1966. Hes just a class guy, Moe said. Los Angeles Lakers center Kareem Abdul-Jabbar dribbles the ball with his back toward defender Dan Issel during an NBA game against the Denver Nuggets. And now, weve started to come back. Discussion in 'UFC Discussion' started by superpunch, Oct 12, 2016. superpunch Banned Banned. Multiple NBA sources have spoken to me about this, and they have said this was the most integral moment of Dikembe's time in the NBA. I think the franchise is stronger now than at any time since Ive been there., Unfortunately for Issel, now that the Nuggets are successful again, he is past his prime. Even more so in our case because my father (Robert) worked 40 hours a week as a painter and ran the farm. How did Dan Henderson lost he's teef? Issel will leave with something more than 27,482 points, 11,135 rebounds and almost as many memories of people, places and games from his outstanding career in the NBA and the old American Basketball Assn. Hours before he was due to return, Issel took a leave of absence to decide whether he wanted to return. His career points total remains the highest among UK men's players. Out of a possible 1,230 regular-season games, Issel played 1,218. Issel's task was to play this young talent, no matter the outcome, and develop these players as best he could. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information, Sherman Oaks Notre Dame overcomes deficit to win Mission League opener, Still in UCLAs corner, Ben Howland stressed importance of getting No. The Wildcats lost their top seven scorers, accounting for 64.6 of the 74.0 points per game the team averaged. Just before the start of the 19992000 season, he told reporters that there were several decisions he simply couldn't make due to the unstable ownership situation. LaPhonso Ellis spoke glowingly about Issel the coach when I asked him, "Dan Issel was the consummate player's coach." In August, I told you that former basketball star and Denver Nuggets coach Dan Issel filed personal bankruptcy,. Issel got interested in thoroughbred racing when he was being recruited by the late Adolph Rupp at the University of Kentucky. [3] Issel led Batavia to Regional titles his last two years. I take (basketball) for what it is--a game youre trying to entertain people with. Hair-trigger temper in full, cynical, view. After 15 seasons as a professional basketball player--the last 10 in Denver--Issel will be heading out to pasture with his horses once the playoffs are over for the Nuggets, who will play the Lakers here today in Game 4. Just do what you do best, play defense and maximize your percentages by staying close to the basket. He remained productive, topping 20 points per game five of his remaining eight years. But he still is as good as ever--for a limited time. Dan Issel Popularity. After the team was embarrassed in a loss in Miami on Dec. 6, 2000, Issel complained that several of his players had been club-hopping the previous night and treating the trip "like a vacation." Some critics went as far as saying Davis had the "worst teeth" ever in the NBA. [24], Issel's Nuggets tenure ended in December 2001. Issel resigned, wasn't fired. But its what I want to do.. A forum community dedicated to Competitive Basketball players and enthusiasts. Joined . The crowd descended upon him in and the camera panned to his face. Westhead's "system" of shoot as soon as possible and play no defense was ridiculous on it's face. [26] The Hispanic Chamber of Commerce responded by stating that its members would boycott the team unless Issel was fired. Clenching and grinding of teeth, acknowledged by dentists as a major problem in our high-stress society, results in large part from 'hidden anger,' according to Dr. Bill Buran. Ive had to work harder because Im not a true center, and that means shooting outside and running up and down the court.. [23] In 2000, Issel faced a team mutiny after he criticized them following a winless four-game Eastern road trip. Earlier this season, when Issels brother, Greg, needed a kidney transplant, Dan volunteered to be the donor. As Sandy Clough said, if the Nuggets pulled of a victory in game three at home (a game they were leading through most of, and then lost on a Jeff Hornacek shot with no time remaining) you very well could have seen the Nuggets take on the Houston Rockets in the Western Conference Finals. If that (Kentucky) team had gone into the NBA intact, it wouldve been one of the better teams, Issel said. The day after the playoffs end for the Nuggets, the Issel family--Dan, wife Cheri, and children Sheridan and Scott--will move from Denver to a 160-acre horse farm near Lexington that Issel bought last year. His father was of Austrian descent and owned and operated Issel Painting and Decorating in Batavia for many years. Born in Batavia, IL #3. He is famous for being a Basketball Player. He met Gentry during that time, and after one trip to the track, Issel was hooked. Maybe I should hand out farewell tour jackets, Issel said with an embarrassed laugh. He went from Team President/General Manager to General Manager/Coach. For more information, please see our The upstart Nuggets, by simply adding more big man playing time, and relying on spark plug Robert Pack had so set the Sonics off kilter that they never recovered from the body blow. Issel shared ABA Rookie of the Year honors with Charlie Scott of the Virginia Squires. On January 31, 1980, Issel scored an NBA career high 47 points, including making 19 of 23 free throw attempts, in a 127-126 win over the New Jersey Nets. It took Keith having 7 teeth knocked out during the playoffs but the steady, gifted, and smooth defenseman didn't miss a shift. They won $65 that day, but they were so excited you wouldve thought it was $65,000.. His quickness is gone. issei. 74 Year Old Scorpio #23. Issel decided to dramatically slow the pace from the Westhead era, and focus on half court sets with an inside out game centered on Phonz and Deke. Phonz said "Open to game and practice-impacting suggestions while holding us accountable for our on/off court actions. He always thought a great way to make a living would be to breed horses and watch them go from wobbly foals to strong runners. As a senior at Kentucky, Issel averaged 33.9 points per game (36.0 in the NCAA Tournament) to help Kentucky reach the Elite Eight. One key to Issel's development was the trust he developed with both players, in particular Ellis. DENVER -- Denver Nuggets coach Dan Issel was suspended for four games by the team Wednesday for shouting a profanity and insensitive ethnic remark at a fan. It would prove to be a brave, and correct, move by Issel. His second tenure was far less successful than his first; the Nuggets did not post a winning season during this time. Maybe Issel's biggest move was focusing on fire cracker Robert Pack, back up point guard and all around athletic freak. The Issels have two children, Sheridan and Scott. Louis Dampier (born November 20, 1944) is an American retired professional basketball player.. A 6-foot-tall guard, Dampier is one of only a handful of men to play all nine seasons in the American Basketball Association (ABA) (1967-1976), all with the Kentucky Colonels.He also was one of just two players to play all nine ABA seasons with the same team; the other was Byron Beck of the Denver . Dan Issel (Dan; Horse) Position: Center 6-9 , 235lb (206cm, 106kg) School: Kentucky Draft: Detroit Pistons, 8th round (3rd pick, 122nd overall), 1970 NBA draft 3x NCAA All-Region HS Parade AA 2x Consensus AA 3x All-SEC SUMMARY Career G 83 PTS 25.8 TRB 12.9 AST 1.2 FG% 51.9 FT% 73.8 Issel Overview Game Logs NCAA Tournament Game Logs 1967-68 1968-69 In his first season, Issel led the ABA in scoring with an average of 29.9 points per game, and pulled down 13.2 rebounds per game. Power forward who starred in the ABA and with the NBA's Denver Nuggets. However, instead of a certain devil showing up, a specific someone that Issei knew but the worl. He had to go against guys like Kareem. Issel set about molding young players into a team that would play hard every night while still allowing for the mistakes that come with such a young team. The team saw some improvement later in the season, but missed the playoffs with a 4042 record. Not brushing his teeth and having a sugar filled processed food diet. Issel did not start for Batavia High's basketball team until he was a junior and considered himself fortunate that he had VanDersnick as his coach, saying, "If he'd told us that if we dove off a water tower it would make us better basketball players, there would have been a line waiting to do it."[4]. "There was so much going on. ", - Sandy Clough, long-time Denver talk show host. Daniel Paul Issel (born October 25, 1948) is an American former professional basketball player and coach. You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times. You could tell from the moment he took over they were more competitive, and with the addition of Ellis and Bryant Stith the roster was beginning to become quite talented. Gilmore's pre. Working people can relate to Issel, even though he made $614,000 this season. Closeup of Denver Nuggets Dan Issel smiling without front teeth before taking foul shot during game vs Utah Jazz, Denver, CO Get premium, high resolution news photos at Getty Images CREATIVE Collections Project #ShowUs Creative Insights EDITORIAL VIDEO BBC Motion Gallery NBC News Archives MUSIC BLOG PRICING ENTERPRISE Premium Access Custom Content SAN FRANCISCO -- Anger and stress pose at least as great a danger to teeth as sweets or poor brushing, says a California dentist. His contract with NBA2LOU has expired and the Kentucky Legends golf tournament that helped fund. Monroe, said that Ellis and Issel formed almost a father/son relationship. It is a life of early mornings and occasionally late nights, nursing ill foals, a life that Issel cant wait to begin. All-American Dan Issel, Mike Pratt, Larry Steele and Terry Mills were whistled to the sideline, but UK stayed in the game until the final nine seconds when Jacksonville scored on a layup. Gambling problem? In doing extensive research of this story, I found it hard to pin-point the obvious large influence and effect that Dan Issel had on this particular Nuggets team. As Mike Monroe, former long time Denver Post Nuggets beat writer and current Spurs beat writer for the San Antionio Express News told me. Later, Anderson and Issel would co-own a 782 farm in Kentucky. [15] In six seasons, Issel led the league in total points three times (including a record 2,538 in 197172) and was an All-Star each year. When several Detroit Pistons players boycotted the team's shootaround a week ago in defiance . Daniel P. "Dan" Issel One of the hardest working players in basketball history, Dan Issel played in more than 1,200 games in his professional career and in fact missed only 24 games in his pro career. Oct 26, 2003. Visited the Mexican community and apologized to them profusely and publicly. Clenching and grinding of teeth, acknowledged by dentists as a. I thought you might like to meet him. Id like to see something done because nobody works harder than the farmer.. Ive always enjoyed just playing the game. $1 Million - $5 Million. Issel said he plans to visit Hollywood Park again when the Nuggets head back to Los Angeles Monday. All summer long, you walked around with your head up and didnt have to answer questions about what went wrong.. Penny Parker's column appears Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday. By any measure, this is a colossal sum to spend on one's teeth, and Thorne agrees. Issel is certainly not among the NBAs flashy players. Mistakes were made. SAN FRANCISCO -- Anger and stress pose at least as great a danger to teeth as sweets or poor brushing, says a California dentist. [17], Issel remained with the Nuggets following the ABANBA merger in June 1976, and represented Denver in the 1977 NBA All-Star Game. To be truely effective, dentists must discover the 'social dynamics' of dentistry and learn to read the 'body language' that betrays underlying stress, he says. He says just cant wait to roll up his sleeves, take out his false teeth and get to work. Ask Issel about his horses and he takes out his wallet, not to show off snapshots of his kids, but to look at a list of mares and foals that he and his partner, Tom Gentry, own under the name of Blue Grass Breeders, Inc. He was self-conscious about his teeth at this time. Dan Issels farewell tour, which began in January when he announced that he would retire at the end of the season, is about to close after getting enthusiastic receptions in almost every NBA city. On his radio show with Mike Pratt on Monday, the topic of Kansas came up, which led to Issel talking about trying to get a ticket to Kentucky's game at The Phog on Jan. 29. It wasnt just any horse. The average farmer today is batting his head against the wall because now, everything has to be perfect to survive. That comes as no surprise to Issel, who lived on a farm in Missouri until he was 12. The next morning, Issel will be out pitching hay, caring for his valuable broodmares and haggling over prices with high-rolling buyers. He resigned 34 games into the 199495 season after facing criticism for his coaching style, saying he didn't like the person he'd become. 8. madelyniscool 23 days ago. Issel's career at Kentucky coincided with that of Pete Maravich at SEC rival LSU, who scored an NCAA-record 3,667 points (44.2 per game). If everything goes right and you happen to get a good harvest, everybody else has a good harvest, too, so the prices go way down. [16], For his ABA career, Issel was a 6-Time ABA All-Star, 5-Time Member of ABA All-Pro Team, the ABA's 2nd All-Time Scorer (behind Louie Dampier, was the 1972 ABA All-Star Game MVP, 1971 ABA Co-Rookie of the Year, Led ABA in scoring in 70-71 with 29.4 ppg and holds the ABA Record for most points in a season with 2,538 in 71-72. In high school basically tripped and landed mouth first. But he is regarded with the greatest respect.. My dad's favorite player in the history of the Nuggets was Dan Issel. I just watched a live interview with Anderson this morning and he was talking about how Issel lost two front teeth. Where is Dan Issel now? No matter how much the Nuggets have paid Issel all these years, he has always given them their moneys worth in effort. An outstanding collegian at the University of Kentucky, Issel was twice named an All-American en route to a school-record 25.7 points per game for his career. There were so many distractions . The team, in 1990-91 gave up record amounts of points (including a record 106 in the first half to the Phoenix Suns) and were considered to be a bit of an embarrassment around the NBA. The Nuggets were by far the youngest team in the League. Call 1-800-GAMBLER. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission, which supports our community. The thing is, he doesnt want to play, anymore. This thread is archived . He accumulated over 27,000 points in his combined ABA and NBA career, trailing only Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Wilt Chamberlain and Julius Erving upon his retirement. [7], Issel was at UK 19661970 and scored 2,138 points (an average of 25.7 per game) and had 1,078 rebounds, while being named an All American for two of the three seasons he was eligible for the award. His determination and style is what got him through the years, Moe said. Odds & lines subject to change. In San Antonio, it was a pair of cowboy boots, in Houston a briefcase and in Philadelphia a commemorative plaque. Traditional dentistry considers bruxism the result of purely physical stress resulting from 'malocclusion,' or a bad bite. Issel hopes to have his own John Henry some day, but he realizes that some breeders toil for years without great success. Issel, because he ranks No. What is left out of history is, Issel did quite a bit to repair his reputation in the weeks following that incident at the Pepsi Center. After getting annihilated in their first game of the series, Issel was visibly down in his post-game interviews. I wore it proudly. [citation needed] During his first season on the Nuggets, Issel and his new team finished with an ABA best 60-24 record and advanced to the ABA Finals, where he averaged 22.8 points and 12.8 rebounds during a contested six game series loss. There are those who argue that if it was a seven game series the Nuggets would have lost to the talent-superior Sonics. Issels father, Robert, was the eventual donor. Dan Issel is a retired basketball player and coach who last coached with the NBA's Denver Nuggets in 2001. AZ, CO, CT, IL, IN, IA, KS, LA, (select parishes), MD, MI, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, TN, VA, WV, WY, CA-ONT only.Eligibility restrictions apply. I was watching an old all-star game (early 80's) on NBA TV and Dan Issel was playing in the game. There were many, many extraneous factors surrounding Issel's life that contributed to his decision making in the 90's. If Julius Erving, his compatriot from the old ABA days, is the Doctor, Issel is the Orderly. Hiring Issel proved to be one of the best moves Bickerstaff made during his tenure as general manager. The Nuggets were expected to be blown out in every game. The Nuggets' team captains called a boycott of their next practice, prompting interest from CNN and other news outlets. The Nuggets managed to out tough, out play and out execute the Seattle Supersonics for three games it was at the time the most stunning upset in NBA history. A combination of poor hygiene, nutrition, and drug use had left his teeth in poor condition. But after that championship season, Kentucky owner John Y. Playing jokes on teammates and friends is just one thing Issel will miss when he walks away from basketball. Divisive musician Marilyn Manson, 46, was spotted . In 1994, Issel led his team to the playoffs with their first winning record in four years, after only winning 44 games in the previous two years. Danger Waffles Gambling Money Has No Home. How Dan Henderson Lost His Teeth, for the Historical Record. There were six Finn and Martin are separated as a The American Basketball Association Rookie of the Year in 1971, he was a six-time ABA All-Star and a one-time NBA All-Star. [8], According to Sports Illustrated Magazine, in a game early in Issel's Kentucky career, teammates were neglecting to give him the ball. I don't buy this. This made him a member of the basketball Hall of Fame, which he was elected to during his first season as Nuggets head coach. Buran agrees the problem should be handled by dentists but says, 'Basically, we have two kinds of stress -- physiological and psychological. Fans familiar with Mark Briscoe and his brother Jay in Ring Of Honor are very aware of the redneck roughhousing and bloody brawling that made them famous. The team has gone the full circle now, Issel said. Soreness of the jaws, neckaches, headaches and backaches are frequent complaints from sufferers of this common but largely untreated area of emotional and stress-related illness, he says. Even said Ellis on the back. Salary in 2022. Most Popular #130430. You work until youre done, whenever that may be.. His place in history is safe with me, and others who cherish that memory forever. It just didn't work. 8-seed over 1-seed upsets have happened since (The New York Knicks in the lockout shortened 1999 season. Upon Issel's retirement from the NBA in 1985, Wilt Chamberlain, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and Julius Erving were the only professional basketball players to have scored more career points. 'Phonz, you'll be playing around 35 minutes a game, whether you're real good or real bad. Im not kidding.. ''He didn't say hello. I loved playing for him, especially when he was wearing his "lucky" brown suit!". 51.6K 1.6K 16. Strong enough to muscle down low, and athletic enough to both drive the lane and shoot from outside. But first, theres one last stretch run he has to make. 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