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@mikewichter Does that include Conan's Walker Texas Ranger lever: youtube.com/watch?v=XpIEyn…

there has never been a chuck norris joke that was actually funny

Rookie Potapenko v the MJ Bulls: youtube.com/watch?v=moQquv…

Hollinger POTD Vitaly Potapenko. The Ukraine Train was 12th pick by CLE in 96. After 2+ yrs as bench guy, dealt to BOS, wher he peaked at 9 ppg. Per bio, "a one-man wrecking ball in the paint, sending bodies flying....and generally causing mayhem." Now an assistant in DET.

Dunleavy is 21st in games coached. He had some good moments as a coach but his .461% is 2nd lowest for coaches w/1300+ games. His playoff record (.535%) is pretty good compared w/this group though.

Bonus Hollander POTD Mike Dunleavy. South Carolina G was drafted 99th in 76 by PHI but made the team as hustler. Peaked w/HOU from 79-82. Led NBA in 3% in 82-83 for SA. Also played w/MIL before retiring in 85. Coached LAL, MIL, POR & LAC thru 2010 & Tulane from 2016-19.

@TheoBrizzoun @DQuinn1575 @HoopsMavenHM @LogueTheschwab @jasonlevin18 @georgesands58 Google says 1 more: Jerry Stackhouse...totally forgot Stack was on Miami

@HoopsAnalyst @DQuinn1575 @HoopsMavenHM @LogueTheschwab @jasonlevin18 @georgesands58 @HoopsAnalyst those might be only 3 ?

#SportsTrivia Can you name a player who was a teammate of both Michael Jordan and LeBron James? #NBA @DQuinn1575 @HoopsMavenHM @LogueTheschwab @HoopsAnalyst @jasonlevin18 @georgesands58

A cool feature on rookie Williams (ht @inallairnesspod ): youtube.com/watch?v=Cmb04c…

Hollander POTD Scott Williams. UNC big was undrafted but made CHI in 90. Good hustle guy who played w/tough shoulder injury in 91 playoffs. Signed long term deal w/PHI in 94, peaked at 7.6 ppg w/MIL in 99-00. Good vet had time DEN, PHO, DAL & CLE thru 05. Now does TV work.

Non-All-Stars who played over 30,000 career minutes ranked by BPM: sports-reference.com/stathead/tiny/…

Hollinger POTD Jamal Crawford. Michigan G was drafted 8th in 00 by CHI. Struggled w/injuries & PG role early. Became good scoring combo guard but mainly SG after. Started thru 09 (peak 20.6 ppg in 07-08 w/NY). Spent the 2010s as 6th man par excellence. 3x 6th Man of the Year.

Knicks-Nets miscellany: -Playoffs 82-83, NY win 2-0 1st round 93-94, NY win 3-1 1st round 03-04, NJ win 4-0 1st round -Players who played 180+ games w/both teams Johnny Newman (227 NJ, 238 NY) Sugar Ray Richardson (208 NJ, 315 NY) Bernard King (193 NJ, 206 NY)

Phil Jackson in The Jordan Rules, talking about how Riley transformed the Knicks in 91-92:

Hollander COTD Pat Riley. Kentucky star was scrappy hustler as pro. Became Laker coach after Magic ousted Westhead & LA took off. Super intense & rode Lakers to a repeat & trademarked "Threepeat" but team wore down and tired of him. Was pretty good in NY & MIA too.

Name any random former Chicago Bulls player. I'll start with defensive specialist Randy Brown.

@FrostyBias I think he means not a great passer for a 1 and conflates that with being a 2 even tho Mookie is clearly a PG of a different style

@HoopsAnalyst A 2? Come on Zander how was he ever possibly a 2?!

Hollander POTD Mookie Blaylock. OK PG was drafted 12th by NJ in 89. Had bad FG% as rookie but developed into good player after. Traded to ATL in 92 where he became all-star. 6x all-defense, 2x steal champ, 1x all-star. Traded to GS in 99 & declined a bit before retiring in 02.

Mookie v the Westhead Nuggets: youtube.com/watch?v=WxjwcS…

Andy Katz's 2000 mock draft projected Hedo going to PHI at 20 and speculated that this was the team that gave him a promise to draft. Apparently SAC made the promise with the 16th pick (Katz had SAC taking Mo Peterson): a.espncdn.com/nba/draft00/s/…

Hollinger POTD Hedo Turkoglu. Turkish SF was drafted 16th in 00 by SAC. Was all-rookie backup but was blocked by Peja. Signed big deal w/ORL in 04 & started thru 09, peaking at 19 ppg, 5.6 rpg, 5 apg in 07-08. Bounced around as backup from 09-15 w/TOR, PHO, ORL (again) & LAC.