Cliff in hospital for treatment

[Danzz]

No real details.
"Former Portland Trail Blazer Clifford Robinson is in a hospital in Portland being treated for an undisclosed medical issue."
Get well Cliff.

 

[HooperScooper]

Yes, so we've been told.

OT: - Uncle Cliffy

 

[uconngb]

I will update the board tomorrow

 

[huskymedic]

Former UConn star Cliff Robinson hospitalized with undisclosed illness

 

[Doheny]

Jim Calhoun Spoke with Cliff Robinson ... 'He's Resting & Recovering' (AUDIO)

"He's resting and recovering ... what he had was very unusual for a young guy."

 

[BugsyCT]

Can't believe he's 50. Wishing him well.

 

[Danzz]

Can't believe he's 50. Wishing him well.

My daughter was a sophmore when he was a senior. Somewhere along the line I got old and lost 30 yds. off my drive.

 

[huskymedic]

 

[Husky pride]

All the best to a great Husky!! He is prominently among those that sent us on the right path toward greatness!! Get well soon, Cliff!!!

 

[UCweCONN]

I wonder if it's emphysema? That's usually something only life long smokers get.

 

[huskymedic]

Former UConn star Clifford Robinson remains in hospital after ‘minor brain hemorrhage’

 

[mauconnfan]

Wishing Cliffy a speedy and healthy recovery.

19.5/7.5 in the NBA over 17 seasons is pretty damn impressive dammit (and he played excellent defense to boot). Every time I see that I'm amazed with his achievements. It took Dom almost 2 years to realize what he had LOL

 

[Dogdeacon]

Wishing Cliffy a speedy and healthy recovery.

19.5/7.5 in the NBA over 17 seasons is pretty damn impressive dammit (and he played excellent defense to boot). Every time I see that I'm amazed with his achievements. It took Dom almost 2 years to realize what he had LOL

Perno's last straws were mostly Earl Kelley debacle but losing & not using Cliff played a small part. So in the 2nd year when Dom realized what he'd had it was watching on his TV.

Of all the guys whose lives Calhoun changed I think Cliffy is #1 cuz we saw both with and without JC.

Speedy recovery Cliffy!

 

[superjohn]

Wishing Cliffy a speedy and healthy recovery.

19.5/7.5 in the NBA over 17 seasons is pretty damn impressive dammit (and he played excellent defense to boot). Every time I see that I'm amazed with his achievements. It took Dom almost 2 years to realize what he had LOL

He was highly underrated but those weren't his averages.

 

[Husky1964]

Buffalo native. Howie beat out Marq and Oklahoma to get him.

 

[tentoes4rings]

He was highly underrated but those weren't his averages.

Ha, I thought that looked a little off. Maybe Mau has had a few sessions with Cliffy over the years. True average was 14.2/4.6. He averaged over 20 PPG over a 4 year period though, impressive, I used to love watching those late 80s Blazers team. He was our first prominent player on a bigtime championship contender team. Get well Cliff!

 

[Husky1]

As a freshman, Cliff and Phil played an appropriate amount of minutes I believe. They both played a lot their soph seasons until they were ruled academically ineligible for the second half of the year. I will never forget going out and getting the paper and reading the headline that they were done for the year. Both clearly benefited from JC, but they were playing under Dom. Also, I remember reading a story that Cliff really like Oklahoma and it was down to us and them and that he could not decide and he said that whichever Letter of Intent arrived first was where he was going.......

 

[mauconnfan]

He was highly underrated but those weren't his averages.

He played 17 seasons in the NBA with the Portland Trail Blazers, Phoenix Suns, Detroit Pistons, and New Jersey Nets, averaging 19.7 points and 7.5 rebounds per game.

Robinson won the 1992 Sixth Man of the Year award, and was an All-Star with the Blazers in 1994.

That's what the article said sorry.

 

[The Funster]

Get well Cliffy!

 

[Huskybass]

Fond memories of Cliff playing pickup, running the point at 6-10, baseball hat completely sideways, dribble up to his chest. But when it was time to play hard, he was awesome.

 

[FASTEDDY]

Cliffy was a Great Husky who had an even better NBA career.

He made us all very proud.

 

[Jaker]

I wonder how many kids he ended up with?? Maybe he is just wore out?

 

[Dogdeacon]

As a freshman, Cliff and Phil played an appropriate amount of minutes I believe. They both played a lot their soph seasons until they were ruled academically ineligible for the second half of the year. I will never forget going out and getting the paper and reading the headline that they were done for the year. Both clearly benefited from JC, but they were playing under Dom.

Great story on Okl, don't remember ever hearing that. I agree that Phil played appropriately his frosh year but not Cliff. Cliff averaged 15 minutes and I'd bet it went down in BEast play. He was behind Besselink and Tim Coles both solid defenders but not offensive players. Jeff King probably played more than Cliff. Cliff wasn't allowed to shoot from outside and only gave a few brief glimpses of his potential. He was a completely different player a year later scoring 100+ more points in 16 games pre-suspension then in 28 as a frosh.

The signature moment was when a frustrated Cliff got a technical foul in a late season Big East game amidst finally getting some burn and showing promise. Perno took Cliff out and wouldn't put him back in and a frustrated Cliff stood the entire rest of the game as the fans behind him complained.

 

[Vancat]

The signature moment was when a frustrated Cliff got a technical foul in a late season Big East game amidst finally getting some burn and showing promise. Perno took Cliff out and wouldn't put him back in and a frustrated Cliff stood the entire rest of the game as the fans behind him complained.[/QUOTE]

I recall Cliff flipping the crowd the bird at this point, does anyone else remember that?

 

[Mr. French]

He was highly underrated but those weren't his averages.

Haha I was thinking whooaaa he was a HOFer almost. Those numbers had to be wrong.