top 10 best nba players never mentioned anymore
Oh, Kevin Johnson is a good one too cookie logic...Mayor of Sacramento...one of only 3 players to average 20.0 points and 10.0 assists in at least 3 consecutive seasons (Isiah Thomas and Oscar Robertson). He would be in the hall of fame with the new rules.
I kept reading these posts and was like where is Bernard King and Earl Monroe. If Bernard King did not have that knee injury he would've played at least 5-6 more years maybe even more. The guy scored at will. Earl Monroe and Walt Clyde Frazier= Unstoppable. I think if they played today no back court could match up with them.
As for someone never mentioned anymore. I have to go with Mitch Richmond, prolific scorer. Michael Jordan had said before that Richmond was one of his toughest matchups.
Hardly get mentioned but were great players:
Sidney Moncrief
Alex English
Andrew Toney (Who Charles Barkley called his best NBA team mate he had ever played with)
Maurice Lucas
Adrian Dantley
Bill Sharman
Ed Macauley
George McGinnis
Spencer Haywood
Calvin Murphy
Mark Aguirre
Gail Goodrich
Bob McAdoo
Mitch Richmond as far as modern players go, Glen Rice as well (except for recent spousal abuse allegations and his son playing for G-Tech)
The Knicks with the pearl and clyde in the backcourt were unstoppable. I forgot about JoJo White. He was a great scorer. Seems like James Worthey was overshadowed his entire college and pro basketball career, which is probably why people always forget about him.
I could list 20 players.
The reality is, once their playing days are over, many fade from the spotlight. A few will be offered television jobs because T.V. executives think they are charismatic and articulate (though this isn't always the case). Jalen Rose and Chris Webber are two of my favorite players, but they rarely insightful and sound intelligent.
The majority of players will have played their respective careers and move forward. It's sad because the NBA isn't always the dream life that many believe. Not every player get all of the groupies of fame; or make a sinificant fortune. Well, making $900,000 isn't that bad, but you get the point.
Conversely, some players don't want the limelight. Some players even like being away from cameras and paparrazzi and living simple lives such as Todd McCullogh, who travels the world to play arcade games. LOL!
Anyway, I miss hearing about Thompson, Robinson, Parrish, Olajuwon, etc. And for me, they don't even have to be stars.
Where's Manute Bol and Gheorghe Muresan!!!!!!
Dhamp...you know the name
David Thompson
Michael Ray Richardsn
George Gervin
Wes UNseld
Julius Erving
Dominique Wilkins
Bob Cousy
Pete Maravich
Elgin BAylor
any others?