I had Dream on my team once.
Dean the Dream Memminger who played on the Knicks championship team as a backup to Walt Frazier and Earl the Pearl Monroe.
He died in a cheap hotel from a cocaine overdose which was a better end then we all thought he would have in the long run. A couple of years ago he set himself on fire smoking crack in a flop house.
This was a guy was a college star. When he walked into the Garden everybody took notice. He was a star in the pros. He was a coach. He threw it all away. For crack.
What a waste.
Is this a crack about Crack?
ReplyDeleteHe died in a cheap hotel from a cocaine overdose which was a better end then we all thought he would have in the long run. A couple of years ago he set himself on fire smoking crack in a flop house.
ReplyDeleteI'm reminded of Lemmy Kilmister's advice to his son. "Son," he said, "never use cocaine. Use amphetamines instead - they're much better for you!"
I met Clyde "The Glide" Drexler once.
ReplyDeleteThat has nothing to do with this story other than the rhyming nick name.
I wonder what Nick's nick name is.
Gotta love those hoop names.
ReplyDeleteEarl the Pearl
Wilt the Stilt
Earv the Perv
How about Never Nervous Pervis Ellison.
ReplyDeleteJFK. Joe Fuckin' Kliene.
The ain't no Stopping Dave Hoppen.
Lester the Molester Conner.
Digger "No Nick Name" Phelps.
ReplyDeleteOh no I dih-int!
No Tippen Pippen.
ReplyDeleteTrooper "The Hooper" York.
ReplyDeleteSixty "Where da Shiksas" Grit.
ReplyDeleteThis is very sad. The Dream helped Marquette and Al McGuire win the NCAA tournament in the early 70's.
ReplyDeleteSixty, I was called "The Bear" in high school. When my old man was alive I was "Little Nick" even though I was much bigger than my old man. I was also known as "Nicky" to help differentiate.
"Butterbean" Bob Love. Ironically, Butterbean was a stutterer so I doubt he could say it.
ReplyDeleteNick "The Quick" Van Exel
Hawthorne Wingo
ReplyDeleteWingo the Dingo?
ReplyDeleteHey, it's still baseball season.
ReplyDeleteStan the Man
Will the Thrill
DiMag the Vaj
70s Knicks - overrated. 2 good guards, but a couple of slow, feet nailed to floor white forwards. I'll take the Celtics:
ReplyDeleteJoJo White, Hondo, Cowens, Paul Silas, Chaney.
Didn't Houston have Unseld AND Hayes at one point?
ReplyDeleteNo that's a great Frontline.
But they couldn't play together rc.
ReplyDeleteUnseld was a great rebounder and the best outlet passer I ever saw. But Elvin Hayes was just a big time scoring machine. Bob McAdoo with a better rep.
Sixty, I was called "The Bear" in high school. When my old man was alive I was "Little Nick" even though I was much bigger than my old man. I was also known as "Nicky" to help differentiate.
ReplyDeleteYou sure that's why? The way I heard the story, you were found wandering naked through the girls bathroom--cuz someone told you if you took your clothes off you'd be invisible.
Actually I wandered in there, thought it was the woods, so I took a shit.
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