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[1997] Rudy T to Abdul-Rauf: "We build our defense (to guard) you"

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by OTMax, Sep 12, 2013.

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  1. OTMax

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    [youtube]SZoYTmb76bY[/youtube]

    37:25 onwards, Rudy T's respect for Abdul-Rauf's game in 96-97 when Kings started to give him DNPs which made no sense to Tomjanovich. Real recognise real! How cool would it have been if we had him instead of Matt freaking Maloney and all those other average PGs during the Barkley-Drexler-Dream era?!
     
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  2. HR Dept

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    I remember him playing with Denver. He used to get buckets.
     
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  3. OTMax

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    Who changed the title, doesn't make any sense now...it wasn't verbatim but this is not even correct.
     
    #3 OTMax, Sep 12, 2013
  4. King1

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    Who cares?
     
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  5. OTMax

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    There's always got to be dicks on the net, now I know why I didn't post so much on this board lately.
     
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  6. ChievousFTFace

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    Guy was a scoring machine. Can't watch the vid at work, but he was a real pest on the court too. He would have been awesome in today's league with how the refs protect offensive players on the perimeter.
     
    #6 ChievousFTFace, Sep 12, 2013
  7. CometsWin

    CometsWin Breaker Breaker One Nine

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    One of the best college players I've ever seen. Shooting guard in a point guard body in the NBA though. Too bad about all the name change stuff, it seemed to distract from his career.
     
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  8. rockbox

    rockbox Around before clutchcity.com

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    I definitely think he got black-balled for being too opinionated and vocal about his religious beliefs. Religion doesn't sell tickets unless you are a Christian.
     
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  9. heypartner

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    uh, well he also refused to respect the pre-game National Anthem, and he probably shouldn't have said this, either:

    "The flag represents tyranny and oppression"

    I liked him, and I respect him, but he dug his own grave. Still don't understand how he and Shaq didn't win an NCAA title together.
     
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  10. rockbox

    rockbox Around before clutchcity.com

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    I'm not saying he didn't deserve it. Just saying his demise had nothing to do with his ability to produce on the court.
     
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  11. King1

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    Probably a good thing considering you have 1275 posts since March of this year. Might want to get outside for a change.
     
    #11 King1, Sep 12, 2013
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    Dude is still automatic from 3
     
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    "We build our (to guard) you"

    translation please lol
     
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    Rockets team docs sent a NO report to team about M A/R due to his Tourettes.
    It was not just about basketball. The man had other issues to deal with, as well.
     
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  15. heypartner

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    yep, that's absolutely true. He was damn good for a small SG.
     
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    I remember when he changed his name from Chris Jackson.... I was like, make mood a dull roof??? lol
     
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