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Post by iratherlikeme on Mar 1, 2003 23:05:07 GMT -5
Heard about it. Retired his jersey, right?
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Post by Aba21 on Mar 1, 2003 23:11:50 GMT -5
Yes it was really nice and they gave him a new humV. Like he needed a new car!! But it was star filled and a lot of great formewr and current players were ther including MJ anc Chares Barkley
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Post by iratherlikeme on Mar 1, 2003 23:21:32 GMT -5
Booo! Just kidding  ... That's all right, Ewing getting his jersey retired and all. My cousin looks just like him. Back when Pat was still playing for NY, my cousin was going to take a trip to the Big Apple and I said, "Say hey to your daddy for me." ;D This reminds me of a question. For somebody like Pat Ewing, called one of the greatest players of all time, is it very disappointing when you don't have a ring to show for all your hard work? |
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Post by Aba21 on Mar 1, 2003 23:29:07 GMT -5
Yes it does hurt but he did have his chances. So he shouldn't feel bad. His problem to me was he was always putting his foot in his mouth by guaranteeing a win in a big game and then losing. If he had not done that he would be beloved in NY. As it is he is still the greatest Knick of all time based on numbers alone!
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Post by sukkafu on Mar 2, 2003 0:03:49 GMT -5
jackson to ewing-he scores! houston to ewing-he slams it home! sprewell for 3, he misses it , but ewing dunks it home! oakley rebounds, the pass to ewing -he hits it! ewing backs in on mutombo, turns ,shoots, scores! ewing pump , gets fouled by smits, basket counts, and the foul! reggie miller for 3-blocked by ewing! drexler goes up for the slam-rejected by ewing! pippen from the baseline, misses it-rebound ewing-long pass to jackson-he lays it in! PATRICK EWING-FROM GEORGETOWN TO DOWNTOWN NYC- TO SPRINGFIELD,MASS.  |
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Post by janebse on Mar 2, 2003 0:10:29 GMT -5
What in the world, sukkafu? My first thought after glancing at the first line was that you were describing a game and then I knew you were in fantasy land.
I think it was a really poignant ceremony with all the stars that played at the same time he did there, sort of a graduating class. Nice and sweet. It's difficult to think of this adjective as describing someone so big, but I always thought Patrick was a sweet person.
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Post by sukkafu on Mar 2, 2003 4:30:02 GMT -5
actually jane, i was recounting some of patrick's highlights as told by marv albert over the years.
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Post by Aba21 on Mar 2, 2003 10:39:31 GMT -5
Patrick was "sweet" jane to a fault. He had small hands and coudn't palm the basketball very well and he wasn't aggressive. That why they kept trying to find someone to play next to him that was likw the X man and the Oak man. They helped him get deep in the playoffs but no ring.
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Post by sukkafu on Mar 3, 2003 2:20:32 GMT -5
i thought it was interesting that my friend who was 5 foot 9 could palm the ball, but elden campbell who's almost 7 feet tall, can't.
i also have been blessed with small hands. i have small thin wrists and forearms, but i have big shoulders and powerful legs, could always run fast, still do, at 45, i can beat stevie in a sprint, but i have little power to propel a softball. i've always been a singles hitter but never a bomb.
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... That's all right, Ewing getting his jersey retired and all. My cousin looks just like him. Back when Pat was still playing for NY, my cousin was going to take a trip to the Big Apple and I said, "Say hey to your daddy for me." ;D