All these guys were high draft picks of the old Charlotte Hornets. I think I read somewhere that Bennet was on his dad's staff at Wisconsin (?) or wherever he is. I read last year that Haston was waived by some NBA team in camp and, as I recall, it was not the Hornets.
giddy up, yeah the mid 90's hornets are pretty nostalgic. wayman tisdale- i saw him on best damn sports show as a "where are they now".
I wanna say that Scott Burrell injured his shoulder badly and ended up retiring. Not totally sure though. I always liked him as player. Similar to Richard Jefferson IMO.
Great responses guys! Lil pun, thanks for the info. Speaking of Harold Miner, look what I found in today's google search comparing Steve Francis to Harold Miner [ouch]: READER FEEDBACK From Alan Poon (Hong Kong): “The NBA should force players to play four years in college before they can enter the draft. That’s really the only way to make sure guys are ’NBA-ready’ when they enter the league, as well as improve the quality of entertainment. And if a foreign player wants to enter the league, he should have to been a member of a professional team (overseas) for four years. This way, the most skilled NBA players won’t be taking a backseat to ’potential.’” Dear Alan, you make a very valid point -- although again, I do NOT support an age limit. All I want is for GMs and owners to wise up and start drafting the best players. -- From Tomasz Jakubek (Nysa, Poland): “As for high schoolers like Sebastian Telfair, I know he wanted to help his family and went for the money. But the NBA is not a charity organization -- it needs proven, mature, and mostly, GOOD players. It shouldn’t have to worry about developing guys.” Dear Tomasz, the sad thing is, the NBA IS becoming a charity organization. Why else would GMs continue to draft people on what they might become -- and not on what they are? -- From Hugh Austin: “Last week you wrote ‘Darius Miles has been in the league for four years and all he knows how to do is dunk.’ Well, I'm sorry, but I guess you didn't watch Darius Miles last year. I suppose averaging 12.6 points a game and shooting 53 percent isn't enough for you? He also displayed the ball-handling abilities you want in a point-forward (such as Lamar Odom), AND increased his increased his scoring average -- what more do you want from the kid?” Dear Hugh, don’t get me wrong, Miles is indeed a solid player in today’s NBA. But that’s just my point -- when people like Miles are having success in the league, it’s clearly gone downhill from the years when I started loving it. He never would have posted his current numbers, say, 12 years ago. But today, he’s a solid pro. And that’s a little sad. [/b]It reminds me of a question from Phil Miller (Sacramento), who wrote, “If Steve Francis played in the late 1980s/early ’90s, who do you think he’d be most similar to?” My answer, without hesitation, is Harold Miner. If you’ve never heard of Miner, well, then you understand what I mean.[/b] OK, enough. If you’ve read this newsletter for the past three years, you know the preps-to-pros topic has been a major point of discussion. I PROMISE to lay off for a while, if for no other reason than to appease my pal Ryan Jones at SLAM. Ryan once wrote, “Hey, Sam … Kobe Bryant, Tracy McGrady, Kevin Garnett. What’s there to discuss?” He makes a valid point, and that’s just one reason why Ryan is paid to write about the NBA, and why I do it for free. On that note, keeping e-mailing your thoughts, and I’ll talk to you next time. http://www.chicagosportsreview.com/chicago/chicagoview.asp?c=117117
WOW. Hijacked from the Cracksmokers thread! I remember Derrick Cheivous! CRACKSMOKERS OF THE NBA CHIEVOUS, DERRICK Former Missouri basketball star Derrick Chievous has been charged with felony stealing for allegedly taking items from the United Parcel Service terminal where he had worked for nine months. Columbia police arrested Chievous on Friday after he allegedly fled from UPS managers. He was released Saturday afternoon from the Boone County Jail on $5,000 bond. He was named an All-American in 1987 and was the No. 1 draft choice of the Houston Rockets of the NBA in 1988. Columbia police Sgt. Steve Monticelli said Chievous had been under investigation in recent months for possible theft from UPS involving shipments carried by the delivery service. A manager confronted Chievous on Friday morning and he fled, Monticelli said. Police later captured Chievous without incident and recovered missing property.
What about: Miles Simon (played with Bibby in the Az wildcats championship run) The O'Bannon bros (Charles and Ed) Toby Bailey Jaron Rush Here's a really good story on Ousmane Cisse: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2004/writers/marty_burns/07/27/cisse/ Posted: Tuesday July 27, 2004 3:29PM; Updated: Tuesday July 27, 2004 4:39PM Ousmane Cisse Ousmane Cisse tasted a bit of NBA life with Orlando last year, but needs to display more consistency to make the jump from playing in the summer to playing in the fall. Gary Bassing/Getty Images It's NBA summer league time, which means lots of stories about players trying to keep their NBA dreams alive. In other words, lots of stories about guys like Ousmane Cisse. If that melodic name rings a bell, it should. At one time Cisse (pronounced see-say) was a hot prospect in NBA circles, a Parade All-American. Now, he's more well-known for being a poster child -- along with Korleone Young and Leon Smith -- for the NBA's stay-in-school program. Cisse is trying to shed that latter label. He recently played with the Golden State Warriors in this year's L.A. Summer League, and while he didn't land a spot on the team's training camp roster, he is hopeful he opened enough eyes to get a chance somewhere next fall. "I'm just looking for an opportunity," says Cisse. For those who don't remember the details, Cisse's story is borderline tragic. As a senior at St. Jude High in Montgomery, Ala., the 6-foot-9, 250-pound man-child averaged 29 points, 16 rebounds and 12 blocked shots per game. He was considered one of the best big men in the country -- along with the likes of Kwame Brown, Tyson Chandler and Eddy Curry -- and was recruited by Duke, Louisville, North Carolina and Cincinnati, among others. But in a game midway through his senior year he went up for an alley-oop and landed awkwardly on his left knee. The diagnosis: torn ACL. Cisse tried to come back that season, but it was clear he wasn't the same player. At this point, Cisse's tale took the tragic turn from which he is still trying to recover. Instead of putting his NBA dreams on hold and going to college, where he could rehabilitate his knee and further his education, he listened to the advice of his (now former) agent and declared for the 2001 draft. With raw skills and a bum knee, he was quickly exposed in NBA workouts. His stock plummeted. The Nuggets took a flier on him in the second round (No. 47 overall), but released him in training camp. The son of educated parents from Mali, Africa, he didn't need the money an NBA roster spot promised. Now 21, Cisse says he should have known that he wasn't going to make it with a bad knee and that the NBA wasn't going to wait around for him. "It was not a good choice," he says. "If I'd gone to college, they would have had time to work with me, make my leg strong and after one or two years I'd have been ready to go to next level." Now Cisse must chase his NBA dreams the hard way. Since washing out in Denver, he has slowly worked his knee back into playing shape while earning paychecks in Russia and the USBL. Last year he landed a spot on the Magic's summer league team. "He's as close as they get physically, and does a great job," former Magic GM John Gabriel says. "He just has to learn to put it together on a consistent basis." Cisse's sculpted NBA body, his 7-4 wingspan and his work ethic were enough to convince the Warriors to give him another shot this year. Cisse demonstrated he still has ability, averaging 7.2 points and 5.0 rebounds, but showed he still needs work. "He's a physical specimen, but he's still raw in terms of knowing how to play the game," Warriors assistant GM Rod Higgins said. "He needs coaching." Former NBA star Kermit Washington -- who has been working out with Cisse in the D.C. area this summer -- thinks Cisse still has a chance to catch on with the NBA. Washington compares him to Ben Wallace, in terms of his body and work ethic. "This kid is a phenomenal athlete, he's the hardest-working kid I've ever seen and he's a sponge when it comes to learning," Washington says. ""He blocks shots like he's got a racket in his hands. All he needs is a chance." Cisse says he just wants to prove to NBA observers and personnel people that he's healthy -- and capable. The knee is now 100 percent, he says, adding that he's improved his offensive game around the basket. But physical ability isn't enough, and Cisse knows it. He longs for the day when he won't hear Dick Vitale and others mention his name in the same sentence with preps-to-pros busts Young and Smith. "I was one of top players coming out of high school," Cisse says. "I was up there with Kwame Brown, Tyson Chandler, all those guys. What happened was I got hurt. I wasn't healthy. I couldn't compete like I used to. Now, I'm 100 percent. My knee is strong. I'm a different player. I know I can make it. All I need is an opportunity." The NBA summer league might be full of similar stories, but few more filled with pathos than Cisse's. Only time will tell if he can write a happy ending. Marty Burns covers pro basketball for SI.com.
Trajan Langdon i last saw him in a euro basketbal leauge championship about 2 years ago he was like there team mvp .
terrence morris-i saw him on one of the summer league games. brent price-player/coach for one of the minor leagues, like wba or cba. i saw that in slam recently robert pack- was on hornets 2 seasons ago. glen rice-played for clippers couple months ago tyus edney-making big bucks overseas. saw it in Dime rafael addison-coach for an inner city hs in nj, i think some hs in newark. todd fuller-was on bobcats summer roster whatever happened to: shawn respert carlos rogers victor alexander hot rod williams tim perry
He was playing on a summer league team this year in Vegas I believe. Keith Closs?? 7'3, so skinny that he reached the minimum weight clause in his contract? LOL!
