Another boring story from John Salley
"Chicago wants to give you a gig, but they've got Dennis Rodman and James Edwards. And you know Detroit wants you back, but you know I'm not negotiating with them."
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"So then I made a sandwich
and watched Uncle Buck."
by Biz Markie Moon on Oct 10, 2010 12:50 PM EDT reply actions
John Sallley's stories remind me of Charlie Murphy's True Hollywood Stories
by Biz Markie Moon on Oct 10, 2010 12:56 PM EDT reply actions
It’s a fine line between being honest and telling cool, unfiltered stories about your playing days and sounding like a dick.
I agree
John Salley comes off as a bitter asshole, especially towards Isiah
"Don’t really know shit about White other than he is a colon of Stuckey" - das SmittyJ
And here I thought I knew White like the palm of my hand
by bearded thundar on Oct 12, 2010 10:34 AM EDT up reply actions
That is kind of true.
In other news, is there any more of a sad basketball player than Isiah Thomas? A top 5 point guard whose post playing life has been a complete wreck. People almost forget he was one of the best players of all time because he’s fucked up his post playing life so much.
by Biz Markie Moon on Oct 12, 2010 10:44 PM EDT up reply actions
I don’t think it’s that hard … Isiah’s professional career has been a disaster, and he’s had some personal troubles no doubt, but plenty of former NBA players have had their personal and professional lives completely disintegrate after their playing days.
Usually the superduperstars stay in the NBA conscience, though. Isiah’s career seems like a footnote between Magic/Bird and Jordan, and he doesn’t seem to get very much respect for that. I bet the league would prefer if he just went away for a while because of all of his post-playing screw ups.
by garrettelliott on Oct 13, 2010 2:04 PM EDT up reply actions
This is what I’m saying. I’m surprised there isn’t some Stern related conspiracy theory about Isiah Thomas, because God knows I love David Stern conspiracy theories.
by Biz Markie Moon on Oct 13, 2010 3:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Gotcha.
I guess I just misunderstood the point. I agree that Zeke isn’t remembered among the other greats of his era.
Being a post-playing days train wreck will do that to you—as evidenced by two other former Pistons, Dennis Rodman and (in a few years, I predict), Allen Iverson.
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