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Who am I?

November 12, 2008 by Paul Gotham 11 Comments

images23I earned the reputation as being calm under pressure when as I freshman I led my school to the national title. I averaged just under 16 points and 8 boards per game for my scholastic career. I did earn second team All-American before graduating. From there I never lived up to expectations. In 11 seasons I grabbed over 3100 rebounds and scored almost 4500 points. In three different seasons I finished in the top ten of blocks per game. I earned the NBA’s Most Improved Player Award. Not quite what you would expect from the first pick in the draft.

Who am I?

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  1. Chas says

    November 12, 2008 at 7:51 pm

    Pervis Ellison

  2. Smitty says

    November 12, 2008 at 8:52 pm

    Just to say someone else in hopes that Chas is wrong – Danny Manning

  3. Muels says

    November 12, 2008 at 9:00 pm

    Sorry Smitty- Danny Boy never won the NBA MIP- but Never Nervous Pervis did…

  4. Smitty says

    November 12, 2008 at 9:23 pm

    I know, I know.. But Pervis Ellison was already taken..

  5. Casey says

    November 12, 2008 at 9:33 pm

    Point to Chas.

  6. Chas says

    November 12, 2008 at 9:41 pm

    Sorry if I’m making this boring again. 😉

  7. Casey says

    November 12, 2008 at 9:44 pm

    Boring?!? No way!!! It would be boring if you didn’t set the pace. 🙂

  8. crossword pete says

    November 12, 2008 at 10:51 pm

    Chas is distancing himself from me. I don’t think I can recover unless we go to a 162 game season!

  9. Muels says

    November 13, 2008 at 12:30 pm

    Should I be happy just to be on the board?…

  10. Rey says

    November 13, 2008 at 2:03 pm

    Yes you should be Muels. I would kill to be on the board right now.

  11. Casey says

    November 13, 2008 at 2:53 pm

    Ah yes – the value of Who am I?

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