Vernon Maxwell Wanted Michael Jordan

In many ways he was the Dillion Brooks of his day; but probably more violent than Brook is. (Thinking of the weight room incident)

 

Damn, is this recent? Vernon is looking good for his age (58). No Chuck-style post-NBA blow-up for him

 

Dillon is more than solid but a lot of that off court is just for show.

 

Vernon's pics have been posted on Twitter, Rockets.com, he's been on NBA podcasts, etc. Yes, he's that in-shape. lol.

 

vernon’s voice is so high pitched. wouldn’t have guessed it

 

I don’t why but title sounds very sus

 

Oh, poor youngster



There was a 3 year span before MJ retired where the Rockets and Bulls had some battles. Maxwell was in the middle of them.

The Rox went 5-1 vs Chicago in those years.

 

He looks 30.
Stephen Jackson is 45 and looks 60. Tremendous genes by Madmax.

 

a finals matchup we never got. A real shame. Probably would’ve been a barn burner.

 

Best thread is best

 

Maxwell was a dawg. I’ve never seen anyone like him, nobody on the nba today is on his level.

 

Dillon is a Canadian

To me, he seems like a young-looking mid 40s... but still amazing considering he's 58.

 

I've told this story before, but back in the late 80's-early 90's, a bunch of NBA types and hangers-on played summer pickup league at Second Baptist...where we happened to be students and also hang out and lift weights and shoot hoops and hit the batting cage and such. Naturally we would stop and watch when certain people were on the court.

Hakeem (and his brothers Taju and Afis)
Moses
Clyde
Otis (embarrassed everyone in the weight room)
Vernon
Chris Morris
Alvin Franklin (the coolest guy you'd ever meet)
Robert Reid
Reid Gettys
David Wood (also notably awesome, not that the other guys weren't)
and some UH youngsters like Craig Upchurch and Tim Moore
...
off the top of my head from 30 years ago

Only thing I remember about Vernon, other than him never shutting up while playing and being really cool with the little kids who also figured out that the gym was a place to be that day, was when a few of us walked a bit too close to his lavender/purple porche 911 in the parking lot and its alarm announced, robocop style, "Please step away from the car"

 

All time favorite Rocket!!! Quick story…..back in the early ‘90s I was getting harrassed big time while leaving a Rockets victory (near the court) at the Indiana Pacers arena for wearing Rockets attire and having a Rockets pennant with me. Max was star of the game and was being interviewed on court and noticed the situation and momentarily stopped his interview to walk over and thank me for my support of the team and shake my hand. As a kid, I thought that was the coolest thing in the world and it also helped to shut up those absolutely annoying Pacers fans.