[video]Ralph Sampson's injury THE TRUTH

AMEN.

Thanks for bringing some more history to this board. I am one that remembers all of this as well.

 

I don't think that was the reason he had knee injuries that ended his career. It might have been longer with modern training - but still, at that height, having injuries....goes with the territory.

It's dumb to say he was detested - but I do remember some people hating on him and being happy when he was traded. But mostly it was Bill Fitch.

Sampson was never a strong inside player and that did irk some people. But yeah, I don't think he was ever ever detested, not after the Laker shot.

It's a sad story - Sampson and Yao.

 

i enjoy reading your threads.

your like a timemachine of Rockets related content

 

I would think he'd have still gone down for good, but probably closer to 7 or 8 years into his career

 

The difference with Yao was that he got bulked up to a point where there was incredible stress on his lower limbs, Yao had relatively small feet for someone his height, 18 from memory.

Sampson seemed to be a better size/weight, more conducive to a longer career, but even the smallest of injuries can set an athlete off an a terrible stretch, let alone the fall that Sampson suffered.

 

I thought these 2 lines were hilarious and worth posting again:

(referring to the twin towers lineup)

 

Keep this in mind when we are playing the Warriors this season and Curry, Thompson, and Barnes are trying to get off the 3-balls. This is a HUGE reason I believe that Howard and Asik could be very, very, very dynamic together on the defensive end. Simply because it allows all our perimeter guys to faceguard the 3-point line against the vast majority of spot-up shooters that really don't want to put the ball on the floor and dribble-drive anyways. In turn somebody has to step in and either go to the hole or shoot the long 2 and their defender is already over half court ready to catch the long outlet pass for the very easy layup.

(And yes, this post is off-topic, so feel free to assign me a demerit. I don't mind.)

 

A timemachine that only goes to certain period of time, but still a timemachine nonetheless

 

I imagine the people who wiped liquids off the floor did it back then too. In the times I have watched the replay of Sampsons fall. It just appears to me he doesn't look like he extended himself enough laterally to fall like that without maybe some wetness on the floor.

Obviously we will never know and I am not accusing anyone of wrongdoing because it could have happened to a Celtic player too. I just know I really enjoyed watching him play and am sorry his career was cut short. Even with all the other problems that made the Rockets fall apart in the 80s. If Sampson could have stayed healthy with the Dream we would have still had a dynasty.

 

Undercut by "best post moves ever " dirty-ass McFail.

 

This was on those "do you remember where you were when it happened" moments. I was eating at a restaraunt called "Thai Orchid" on Bellaire, and they were playing the game over the radio. The moment this all happened I looked at over at this other guy there and he had this "uh-oh" look on his face. Turns out his concern was more than warranted.

 

Oh, and Scottie Quittin is by far the most despised Rocket ever, no contest.

 

Damn basketball was fast paced.

 

Well, I guess technically he did get carted off in a stretcher (I remember that game against the Nuggets, I was in attendance and the whole crowd was silent).

But I agree with everything else you're saying though.