Yardbarker: David Robinson

Another Blow to Amateur Basketball in the US

Sun, 12 Apr 2009 20:16:27 -0500

Just this past week as this year's inductees were announced for the Basketball Hall of Fame, most of us coaches eagerly waited for Bobby Hurley Sr.'s name to come up only to be disappointed yet again. To be sure, Michael Jordan, David Robinson, Jerry Sloan, John Stockton, and C. Vivian Stringer are each deserving of the honor. But one has to wonder if Coach Hurley will ever get his shot, and what kind of message this sends about amateur basketball.

Most coaches know who Coach Hurley is -- the long-time head coach of the St. Anthony Friars of Jersey City with 950-plus wins, 24 state championships and a career 90% winning percentage, the subject of a New York Times Bestselling book "Miracle of St. Anthony," and father of famous Duke player Bobby Hurley Jr. Steve Politi of the New Jersey Star-Ledger has the story. His argument is that the Hall of Fame is biased against high school. Of the 81 coaches inducted, only two high school coaches have ever made it, Morgan Wooten and Bertha Teague.

At a time when the game of basketball is facing a crisis of legitimacy at the grassroots level in the United States, it seems extremely short-sighted to have once again overlooked what Coach Hurley, and the thousands of high school coaches and teachers have contributed and continue to contribute to the game.

In his Final Four press conference Roy Williams said, "Bob Hurley is a Hall of Famer -- period. It's going to happen. It's just a matter of when." I certainly hope so. Enjoy the Easter Weekend y'all...

PICTURE OF THE DAY 2

Thu, 09 Apr 2009 16:23:45 -0500

WHAT TOOK SO LONG? Coach C. Vivian Stringer, John Stocken, David Robinson and Michael Jordan pose with jerseys after the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame announced their induction to the class of 2009 at a press conference at the Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center on April 6, 2009 in Detroit, Michigan.We donâ€™t know when Jordan was eligible, but shouldnâ€™t he have been inducted in about five

Give and Go: Pick up the pace

Wed, 08 Apr 2009 12:08:58 -0500

From: zegers@rotowire.com Subject: Re: Give and Go Date: April 6, 2009 11:51 AM PDT To: liss@rotowire.com First off – the Basketball Hall of Fame class of 2009 was announced today. Headliners are Michael Jordan, John Stockton and David Robinson. And I’m thinking – why did they even bother to vote on those three? C’mon ...

Sports Halls of Fame

Tue, 07 Apr 2009 11:14:43 -0500

The Basketball Hall of Fame inducted some new members this past week. Where does Basketball's Hall rank with other professional sports Halls?

Dropping Links: Tuesday, April 7th

Mon, 06 Apr 2009 23:44:04 -0500

How MJ, Stock and The Admiral changed my life | WILDCARD SESSION

Mon, 06 Apr 2009 17:27:40 -0500

As the three NBA icons Michael Jordan, John Stockton and David Robinson prepare to be inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame, I couldn't be happier. I'm not exaggerating when I say that these three living legends changed my life. It really hits home to see all three make Springfield together, and here I share my experience :1. Michael Jordan : When I first started playing basketball in 1993, Michael Jordan was already the greatest of all time. I'm aware of Jordan's shortcom...

Michael Jordan Leads Hall of Fame Class

Mon, 06 Apr 2009 13:42:19 -0500

Michael Jordan leads the 2009 class of inductees into the Naismith Hall of Fame. David Robinson, John Stockton, Jerry Sloan and Vivian Stringer were also selected to the Hall earlier today. It was inevitable that MJ would enter into the Hall on the first ballot. His career was unparalleled by any others. Besides averaging the highest ppg in league history 30.12, Jordan was a 14-time All Star, 5-time MVP, 6-time Final MVP, 3-time All Star MVP, 1988 Defensive Player of the year along with coun...

redsarmy

Mon, 06 Apr 2009 13:12:52 -0500

This is how the press release I got begins DETROIT,

Jordan, Stockton and Admiral in Hall of Fame??? Man, I Feel Old!!!

Mon, 06 Apr 2009 11:44:28 -0500

Michael Jordan, David Robinson and John Stockton were elected into the Basketball Hall of Fame. I think I'm ready to go through my mid-life crisis. Sports help measure your life. When you are a kid, athletes are gods and heroes. When you are in high school, lot of these guys are just a few years older than you. As a young adult, these guys are your age. Around 30, most of the guys you remember their rookie seasons are now retiring. Now in my mid-30s, those guys are getting into Halls of F...

Shaq Posterizes David Robinson, 1996 NBA All Star Game, Video

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 01:34:18 -0500

Shaq Posterizes David Robinson, 1996 NBA All Star Game, Video. This is the Shaq that all the Suns fans want to see walk into the arena. Unfortunately this Shaq is from 1996. That was 12 long years ago. I know people that do not like Shaq at all. They think that because he can not [...]

The sad case of Rodney Rogers...

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 04:04:29 -0500

Anyone who was a Nuggets fan in the 1990s is also a Rodney Rogers fan. We all remember Rogers' three three-pointers in nine seconds against the Utah Jazz in 1994. Or his ridiculous dunk over Dennis Rodman and David Robinson at the same time on his way to 31 points against the San Antonio Spurs ...

The Charles Barkley Show, Nike Commercials

Fri, 24 Oct 2008 09:27:14 -0500

This is from circa 92-94.Charles Barkley, David Robinson, The San Diego Chicken, and the Humpty Hump were in a few ads. Did I say the Humpty Hump? Oh snap! It was the early 90's and for some reason we liked him :-) . What was up with the gold schnoz?

The Rise of the New Era or The Fall of a Degeneration?

Fri, 22 Jun 2007 03:34:13 -0500

For over 15 years, the 'big man' has dominated the NBA Championships and is regarded to as the one and only catalyst that any elite team lacks for that final push in the NBA Finals. For the past 15 years, four dominant big men from four different teams have led their team to the NBA's most coveted prize, namely: Shaquille O'Neal, Tim Duncan, David Robinson, and Hakeem Olajuwon; and if not for a generation overload named 'Michael Jordan', we would also have names such as: Charles Barkley, Shawn Kemp, and Karl Malone. It truly is a spectacle, and a blatant post to the forehead that dominant big men spell championships; which may play as the largest factor when deciding over the top pick in this year's up-coming NBA Draft. But little by little, slowly but surely, is the game evolving? Can the 'big man' still be considered as the priceless asset for any championship team? History says yes, but tiny speckles of history also whisper that it may not be the case sooner than everyone may expect.

Legends

Thu, 14 Jun 2007 21:34:19 -0500

Bill Russell, Bill Walton, David Robinson, Patrick Ewing, Bob Lanier, Ive seen tapes of all these guys before my freshman year of high school. The tapes were to help me see how these guys played mostly offensively. It was crazy watching how good they were and that they did it against the best in the world. Instead of tapes, how about I get schooled by all of them. They sit us all in the same room and let me ask questions and they let me in on anything they think I should know. Well that happened Wednesday morning, it was one of the greatest things to happen to me. I learned so much. It's amazing to even think about what things they let me into as a big man going into my rookie year. I didn't think I was even suppose to be in the same room with those guys. I'm not even drafted yet and someone decided to put me in a room with them. I am really blessed. They video taped it so it was just for a show but I learned so much. It was like a class that I was very much interested in. I was quiet most of the time, and when I did talk they told me to speak up. They said that when all of them came into the league there were soft spoken but as you get older, your mouth gets bigger. They even joke around with each other a lot. So it was fun and informative. I heard some Bill Russell stories that made me go dang, I didn't know you did all that. The one point he really got across to me is no matter what I do have fun. As much as I love my fans, what I learned from them was you have to draw lines. Bill Russell said to me that someone once told him that's the price you pay for being an athlete and what he said to me was "who decided that". He also said that they are looking at me to be grown-up and professional because I'm so tall. No one really looks at me as a 19 year old kid, and no one has for a while now. He gave me so much knowledge. All of those guys are really great teachers and I learned so much. I'm so thankful to everyone involved and for making it happen. I'm not going to give out the secret to being a big man in the NBA, but I'm just letting anyone who reads this know that there is one and I know it ;-}.