remember that Lakers vs Celtics video game? Tom Chambers could dunk from the 3 point line. http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/070215 1:49 -- You know what's stunning about this game? Well, other than the fact that Chambers won the MVP and outscored MJ, 'Nique, Barkley and Hakeem combined? Down the stretch in OT, the West kept running a pick-and-roll play with Magic and Chambers (34 points) that was completely unstoppable. Now I'm wondering what would have happened if Chambers and Worthy switched teams in 1982 and Chambers spent the next decade playing with Magic. Would he have won the '88 Finals MVP and made the Hall of Fame and the NBA's Top 50 instead of Worthy? It's not inconceivable, right? Instead, we'll remember Chambers for the MVP award, the one famous dunk when he kneed Mark Jackson in the face, his unstoppable dunk move in the "Lakers vs. Celtics" video game and his defining '80s hairdo (blondish-brown hair parted in the middle with some girth in the back) that made him look like a cross between Paul "Mr. Wonderful" Orndorff and every women's softball player from 1985 to 1989.
Not a horrible comparison but Chambers was a beast and I remember him having a bit of a nasty streak. Dude could flat out ball. Would love to see CB hit that ceiling
i will never forget this dunk. i cant remember the exact game, but there was a basketball game on nintendo around the same time he made this dunk. chambers in the game could literally dunk from the 3 point line LOL because of this dunk.
Tinman,that was even more classic than your other post,lol. Chambers had the little double pump dunk, zeke had the spinning,twirling dribble move, and barkley would just take off and put the ball on the back of his numbers,lol. Tinman, you remind me of Napaleon Dynamites uncle that kept talking about 80's,lol.
I found Charles Barkley's assessment of Tom Chambers rather funny. (Yes, it was in jest.): "Charles Barkley, in a voice loud enough for the entire Phoenix Suns locker room to hear, starts out his commentary by calling teammate Tom Chambers a bum, a bleeping bleep and anything but a friend. " http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=1993_1113514
Clutch's Draft Night Assessment of Air Langhi 31. Dan Langhi, Vanderbilt 6'11", 220 pounds Langhi averaged over 22 points per game for Vanderbilt last season Langhi tore it up for the Rockets in workouts, absolutely shooting the lights out. At 6'11" and 220 pounds with marksman's eye, most would compare Langhi to current Rocket Matt Bullard, and they wouldn't be far off. Langhi was the SEC Player of the Year last season, averaging over 22 points per game for Vandy, also connecting on over 40% of his trifectas and nearly 48% from the field. He also hit 87% from the charity stripe. He can score. In bunches. Said South Carolina coach Eddie Fogler, "The best way to stop Langhi is to pray." Well, OK, lets not go that far as to call on the Big Man here in that regard. Langhi is no power forward, and like Bullard is considered more of a very tall small forward who can tickle the twine from long range. He has decent handles and is considered by many to be a smart player. However, he's no big time rebounder, passer or for that matter, a stellar defender. He's going to have to work on those facets unless he wants to come in for nothing more than shooting situations.
No, Chase does nto remind of Chambers. Chambers was more of a banging power player, he could sky, but he would jump THROUGH people, and his leaps were more for distance than height. Dude was a freak and had that weird Johnny Damon kind of face, with the tiny little squinty eyes and the Kelso haircut. Budinger is more of a classical jump-shooter, extremely good leaper for HEIGHT, we haven't really seen his distance yet. But his elevation on his jumper, combined with his height is going to make his shot almost as difficult to defend as TMac's. And he is not in love with the 3-pointer, instead just opting to take whatever shot is open, wherever it comes. And his ability to come off a pick, elevate and accurately shoot, well that reminds me more of Ro Blackman. But Blackman was not a slasher or a dunker, he was very good at what he did, which was face around 15 screens and come off that last pick and nail the jumper. But getting inside, around the basket, who are we talking about? Hard to pin it down, but since people want to compare him to another white guy - Majerle? Ginobili? Barry? Hopefully we will have a long time to figure it out, it was fun watching the guy in his first NBA game action.
