theflyinggerco
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Kenny Anderson and Micheal Ray Richardson, two New Jersey point guards who promised so much, yet delivered so little... Such a shame.
Talking about talented yet troubled guards, David Thompson... Perhaps the most talented guard of the 1970s, a legendary ABA player, but also one of the most troubled.
Remembered by this generation as the incredibly inept GM of the LA Clippers, but when he was a Minneapolis/LA Laker, this guy could flat out play; he was one of the first to play above the rim and averaged 27-13-4 for his career.
Another guy remembered for his recent failures as a GM, rather than being the best player on 2 Detroit title teams. And of course scoring 15,000 points.
We all have our guilty pleasures, and The Smokin' Spur, Zarko Paspalj is mine; this is a PSA 10 of the very first card I pulled as a 6 year old, which pushed me toward being a Spurs fan. He was scouted by Gregg Popovich, when Pop was a lowly assistant to Larry Brown, which is strange as he described his game as 'only offense'.
My Spurs fandom explains why when I grabbed a 'Nique auto I grabbed this one. Part of my "Icons in Other Uniforms" PC...
... which includes this bad boy; not only is it Ewing not in a Knicks uniform, but its two pieces of non-New York Ewing memorabilia.
...and this one too
Bernard King is best known as a Knick, but unlike Payton's Milwaukee days and Ewing's stints in Orlando and Seattle, he still rocked when he was a Bullet, as he averaged 28ppg as a 34 year old in 1990-1991.
Now for the Mikan's...
Just a couple this mailday;
2003-04 Upper Deck Legends Legendary Signatures
An on card, rather than cut, auto.
I've tried to get one of these for quite a long time and finally got one. Beautiful on card auto, a real gem.
and another old Mikan card
A 1951 Wheaties Box
This box is in mint condition, and a real beauty. Amazing to think a cereal box could be in such great condition after 60 years!
and now for some real old school basketball
The first card, from the very first basketball set
#1-Ernie Calverley of the Providence Steamrollers.
I didn't know much about Calverley before I picked up this card, so I jumped online and got educated: He was in the 2nd All-BAA team in 1946-1947 and in the first two years of the BAA/NBA, he led the league in assists, after being the leading scorer in the NCAA in 1944; he's the only guy to lead the NCAA in scoring and the BAA/NBA in assists.
Before we all stand amazed, he averaged 3.4apg and 2.5apg when he won the assists titles!
#34-Joe Fulks of the Philadelphia Warriors
While Calverley led the BAA in assists with a paltry 3.4apg, 'Jumping Joe' Fulks won the scoring title with a healthy 23.2ppg; the Warriors averaged just 69ppg that year, so Fulks scored over 33% of the Warriors points... On 30% shooting. He scored plenty and shot even more, yet his team won the first BAA title.
That's all folks, enjoy!
