I attended a college that currently has 14 former players in the National Basketball Association. Not many schools have that many in the Association. Some of those guys were my teammates. I am not one of them to play in the NBA. All time my alma mater has graduated 75 guys to NBA.
Capitol Hill via Victoria Parkway. I have made a few stops along the way – one of which is in Cooperstown. I have spent my time in the Ways and Means Committee and the Senate Finance Committe. Lately, I have been a fly in the ointment (that is putting it lightly)…
“A good pass was as good as a shot.” That is one of the lessons I taught my boys. Most hoops fans know my sons. Not many know me. But I started it all. I had three sons that played college ball. Two went on to the NBA. Combined we scored over 17,000 points in the Association…
It is hard to imagine that anyone could have one up on my college roommate, but I do. It might be even harder to imagine that with my resume. I didn’t even get drafted in the NBA. Instead I have spent my post-playing career on the sidelines. I have had jobs as a…
The National Basketball Association by way of St. Lawrence County, New York – that is a short list. I am on that list. I do not know if anyone else is on that list, but I am on it. Here is an even shorter (if it can get any shorter) list – guys from St. Lawrence County, New York who have played…
I was taken in the seventh round of the N.B.A. draft. You read that right. The draft used to be more than two rounds. My rookie year I had teammates who played in the Pac-8 and Big Ten. Some might have suggested I did not belong because I spent my college days…
I was the center piece of the trade referred to as the Louisiana Purchase. I went in one direction and two players and four draft picks went in the other direction. Two of those eventual draft picks were…
Sam Bowie and I have something in common. We were both taken in the NBA draft in front of legends. The guy who followed Bowie went on to win six NBA titles…
Many thanks to our participants. Yes, this time around the Challenge was not for the faint of heart.
Drum roll please:
Gold Medal – Chas
Silver Medal – Crossword Pete
Bronze Medal – Doug Potter
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