Adrian Dantley -- doing his best to make me feel guilty for hating all things ND.

[RichZ]

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[formerlurker]

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I liked the Dantley story too when I first read it.

This should help you get back to a healthy hatred for all thing's ND:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/...leared-in-seeberg-case-cover-up-or-witch-hunt

 

[BearJWS]

Ah, Dantley never caused any one any harm. He was a good player in his day & a good egg. An undersized PF, he played hard & was successful. Hard to say anything bad about him in college or in the NBA. I don't hate on any player unless they deserve it... but then, look out! LOL

 

[formerlurker]

Ah, Dantley never caused any one any harm. He was a good player in his day & a good egg. An undersized PF, he played hard & was successful. Hard to say anything bad about him in college or in the NBA. I don't hate on any player unless they deserve it... but then, look out! LOL

I tend to agree with you but I was fairly young when Dantley was in the league. I remember enough to know he was a great player who went to work everyday and did his job at a HOF level. I was too young to care about or read about the "behind the scenes" stuff. This DeadSpin article is the first to mention his new job as a crossing guard. It's an amazing story in the fact that he doesn't actually NEED the job, he's just frugal and doesn't want to pay for health insurance. Not only is that extremely smart but also a knock on the NBA that their veterans don't get lifetime health coverage.

Dantley is a Hall of Famer whose game and heart have never been questioned. He was also smart enough to invest and save his money. It makes me wonder what happened to make him such a polarizing figure at many of his multiple stops in the NBA. This dude seems to have done everything right, on and off the court, but seems to be hated from within the league. Here's an example:

"Just before trading Dantley to the Pistons for Kelly Tripucka, Jazz head coach and general manager Frank Layden pulled one of the all-time management dick moves in pro sports history by fining Dantley $3 and making him pay it off in dimes--a figurative "30 pieces of silver" for an alleged betrayal, like Judas before the Last Supper".

http://deadspin.com/why-is-one-of-the-nbas-all-time-greatest-scorers-worki-453840265

 

[BearJWS]

I tend to agree with you but I was fairly young when Dantley was in the league. I remember enough to know he was a great player who went to work everyday and did his job at a HOF level. I was too young to care about or read about the "behind the scenes" stuff. This DeadSpin article is the first to mention his new job as a crossing guard. It's an amazing story in the fact that he doesn't actually NEED the job, he's just frugle and doesn't want to pay for health insurance. Not only is that extremely smart but also a knock on the NBA that their veterans don't get lifetime health coverage.

Dantley is a Hall of Famer whose game and heart have never been questioned. He was also smart enough to invest and save his money. It makes me wonder what happened to make him such a polarizing figure at many of his multiple stops in the NBA. This dude seems to have done everything right, on and off the court, but seems to be hated from within the league. Here's an example:

"Just before trading Dantley to the Pistons for Kelly Tripucka, Jazz head coach and general manager Frank Layden pulled one of the all-time management moves in pro sports history by fining Dantley $3 and making him pay it off in dimes--a figurative "30 pieces of silver" for an alleged betrayal, like Judas before the Last Supper".

http://deadspin.com/why-is-one-of-the-nbas-all-time-greatest-scorers-worki-453840265[/quote]

Bingo... Good guys never get the credit these days. He gets slack from the NBA for playing well on not so great NBA teams early in his career. So he should have dogged it since his teams weren't great??? I don't get that theory. Sometimes you have to deal with the cards dealt to you. Kemba is doing well in Charlotte, but their team is no so great. It's not his fault but he's still a gamer & needs credit for that. Similar to Dantley.

The NBA has improved on taking care of their former players, but some of those former players need to look out for themselves too, not spending every dime they have. That my friend, is an entirely other subject!

 

[formerlurker]

"Just before trading Dantley to the Pistons for Kelly Tripucka, Jazz head coach and general manager Frank Layden pulled one of the all-time management moves in pro sports history by fining Dantley $3 and making him pay it off in dimes--a figurative "30 pieces of silver" for an alleged betrayal, like Judas before the Last Supper".

http://deadspin.com/why-is-one-of-the-nbas-all-time-greatest-scorers-worki-453840265[/quote]

The BY censors seem to have the power to change literal quotes. That being said, replace management with di*ck if you're interested in actual facts .

I am now going to type George Carlin's seven dirty words. Please enjoy them....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/, piss, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/, cunt, cocksucker, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother er, and tits.

 

[formerlurker]

"Just before trading Dantley to the Pistons for Kelly Tripucka, Jazz head coach and general manager Frank Layden pulled one of the all-time management moves in pro sports history by fining Dantley $3 and making him pay it off in dimes--a figurative "30 pieces of silver" for an alleged betrayal, like Judas before the Last Supper".

http://deadspin.com/why-is-one-of-the-nbas-all-time-greatest-scorers-worki-453840265[/quote]

The BY censors seem to have the power to change literal quotes. That being said, replace "management" with di*ck if you're interested in actual facts .

I am now going to type George Carlin's seven dirty words. Please enjoy them....

, piss, , , , mother er, and tits.

HEY, we can say Tits!

"How was your day?"

TITS!