1. Welcome! Please take a few seconds to create your free account to post threads, make some friends, remove a few ads while surfing and much more. ClutchFans has been bringing fans together to talk Houston Sports since 1996. Join us!

[YAHOO FRONT PAGE NEWS] Magic's Pat Garrity retires from NBA

Discussion in 'NBA Dish' started by Zboy, Sep 11, 2008.

Tags:
Page 1 of 3
  1. Zboy

    Zboy Member

    Joined:
    Aug 19, 2002
    Messages:
    27,234
    Likes Received:
    21,958
    Well, there you have it...

    http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080911/ap_on_sp_bk_ne/bkn_magic_garrity_retires

    They have also listed his career stats just so it isn't overlooked. http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/players/3262


    Magic's Pat Garrity retires from NBA

    ORLANDO, Fla. - Orlando Magic forward Pat Garrity is retiring from the NBA.
    ADVERTISEMENT

    Garrity played 10 pro seasons — nine with the Magic — after spending his rookie year with the Phoenix Suns. He appeared in 513 games for Orlando, second most in franchise history.

    The 32-year-old player from Notre Dame was a free agent after last season.

    Garrity averaged 7.3 points in 20 minutes a game. He led Orlando in 3-point shooting from 1999 to 2003.

    http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080911/ap_on_sp_bk_ne/bkn_magic_garrity_retires
     
    #1 Zboy, Sep 11, 2008
    Last edited: Sep 11, 2008
  2. BigBenito

    BigBenito Member

    Joined:
    Sep 5, 2002
    Messages:
    7,355
    Likes Received:
    175
    He will be missed.
     
    #2 BigBenito, Sep 11, 2008
  3. Illmatic

    Illmatic Member

    Joined:
    Mar 10, 2008
    Messages:
    523
    Likes Received:
    1
    he should have just not come to work one day, why pull attention to his mediocrity by announcing a retirement like he was aN nba big shot. And by the way, this was one of TMAC soldiers back in Orlando, even Luther Head is better than this dude
     
    #3 Illmatic, Sep 11, 2008
  4. Asian Sensation

    Asian Sensation Member

    Joined:
    Oct 29, 1999
    Messages:
    18,288
    Likes Received:
    7,445
    I don't know what's more surprising.... the fact that he lasted 10 years in the NBA or how he averaged 7ppg for his career.
     
    #4 Asian Sensation, Sep 11, 2008
  5. Illmatic

    Illmatic Member

    Joined:
    Mar 10, 2008
    Messages:
    523
    Likes Received:
    1
    actually i think the fact that he made front page news is surprising. The NBA sports page must be lacking some news, where is Josh Howard and Chalmers to raise some mar1juana news when you need then
     
    #5 Illmatic, Sep 11, 2008
  6. Apollo Creed

    Apollo Creed Contributing Member

    Joined:
    Aug 25, 2001
    Messages:
    4,449
    Likes Received:
    3
    This news is sending massive shockwaves through the league
     
    #6 Apollo Creed, Sep 11, 2008
  7. The_Yoyo

    The_Yoyo Member

    Joined:
    Dec 25, 2001
    Messages:
    16,683
    Likes Received:
    2,873
    you whats sad and terrible?

    that last season when tracy was with orlando and they did terrible i remember watching a magic game and the announcer said that they wouldnt be too bad if they hadnt lost Pat Garrity for such a long stretch. i turned to my friend and said thats when you know you have a sh** team when you are relying on pat garrity to be your difference maker.


    either way i guess its the slow news season for the nba
     
    #7 The_Yoyo, Sep 11, 2008
  8. Madmax89

    Madmax89 Member

    Joined:
    Nov 17, 2007
    Messages:
    381
    Likes Received:
    0
    Hahaha i was actually going to post this a long time ago when i saw it on yahoo, i couldn't stop laughing....i was like REALLY? Not just the front page for yahoo sports, but it was on yahoo main front page lol... :D
     
    #8 Madmax89, Sep 11, 2008
  9. FFz

    FFz Member

    Joined:
    Sep 15, 2006
    Messages:
    2,411
    Likes Received:
    69
    if he can last for 10 seasons... why not novak! I'm STILL ROOTING FOR YA STEVE!!
     
    #9 FFz, Sep 11, 2008
  10. KeepKenny

    KeepKenny Member

    Joined:
    May 31, 2000
    Messages:
    2,721
    Likes Received:
    14

    It's crazy, but a team with Tmac, Mike Miller, and Pat Garrity as the major pieces almost beat the Pistons in the playoffs a year before they won the title. They really did go downhill when he got hurt. Signing Juwan Howard and trading Miller for Drew Gooden certainly didn't help either.
     
    #10 KeepKenny, Sep 11, 2008
  11. Storm Surge

    Storm Surge Rookie

    Joined:
    Apr 1, 2006
    Messages:
    3,574
    Likes Received:
    0
    This is the end of an ERA.
     
    #11 Storm Surge, Sep 11, 2008
  12. Zboy

    Zboy Member

    Joined:
    Aug 19, 2002
    Messages:
    27,234
    Likes Received:
    21,958
    Yahoo is on a roll today.....

    Yet another groundbreaking NBA news on their front page!!!!!

    http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=afp-basketchnnbalakerssun&prov=afp&type=lgns


    Don't call me Magic, call me Monkey King - China's Sun

    BEIJING (AFP) - Los Angeles-bound guard Sun Yue has said he does not want to be known as "China's Magic Johnson" as he seeks a spot on the Laker's roster, but is happy to be known as the "Monkey King."

    Sun is expected to depart for the Laker's training camp as soon as the US Embassy here issues his visa, and he is confident that he can make a roster that is led by superstars Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol.

    "I don't want to be called the next Magic Johnson," Sun told the China Daily of the nickname given him to by the Chinese sporting press.

    "He was a great player, and he has everything you could ask for in a coach but I don't think I am going to pattern my game after him in my rookie year," he said of the legendary player and Lakers part-owner.

    The 23-year-old Sun was signed by Los Angeles to a multi-year contract after he helped China to an eighth place finish at the Beijing Olympics, averaging 6.8 points and 2.5 assists a game.

    The six-foot-eight inch (2.06 metre) guard was originally selected by the Lakers in the second round of the 2007 NBA draft, but was not given a contract or an invitation to training camp last year.

    Already Chinese fans in Los Angeles are calling him "Sun Wukong," after the mythical "Monkey King," the legendary simian hero of the Chinese Buddhist literary classic "Journey to the West."

    "If they want to name me after the fighting Buddhist master then I guess that will make me a bit more literary," Sun told journalists.

    "For the fans to already have these kinds of plans (to name me Monkey King) is really great support for me."

    --------------------------------------------------------------------------


    The bolded part is epic. If only Yinka Dare had come right out and said, "I don't want to be called the next Hakeem Olajuwon," things would have been so much easier for him.
     
    #12 Zboy, Sep 11, 2008
    Last edited: Sep 11, 2008
  13. Shroopy2

    Shroopy2 Member

    Joined:
    Feb 16, 2003
    Messages:
    16,238
    Likes Received:
    2,020
    It'd be nice if its to where he PREFERS being called Monkey, and as in Anthony Miller preferring to be called Pig.
     
    #13 Shroopy2, Sep 11, 2008
  14. magnetik

    magnetik Member

    Joined:
    Aug 2, 2005
    Messages:
    5,570
    Likes Received:
    490
    crickets chirping
     
    #14 magnetik, Sep 11, 2008
  15. aussie rocket

    aussie rocket Member

    Joined:
    Apr 3, 2006
    Messages:
    6,096
    Likes Received:
    201
    In all seriousness, Garrity (aka Steve Stifler) was a lights out 3 point shooter.

    You have to respect a guy that grafted a career for himself out of very limited natural ability and made himself stick by developing a sweet perimeter game.
     
    #15 aussie rocket, Sep 11, 2008
  16. Angkor Wat

    Angkor Wat Member

    Joined:
    Jun 14, 2007
    Messages:
    13,150
    Likes Received:
    997
    Does he speak english or speaks through a translator?
     
    #16 Angkor Wat, Sep 11, 2008
  17. Jimes

    Jimes Member

    Joined:
    Mar 28, 2006
    Messages:
    868
    Likes Received:
    27
    I just wanted to post in this epic thread so that my username will be here for posterity.
     
    #17 Jimes, Sep 11, 2008
  18. Madmax89

    Madmax89 Member

    Joined:
    Nov 17, 2007
    Messages:
    381
    Likes Received:
    0
    lol EPIC GARRITY!
     
    #18 Madmax89, Sep 11, 2008
  19. YourSecretLover

    YourSecretLover Member

    Joined:
    Sep 27, 2007
    Messages:
    2,785
    Likes Received:
    91
    i thought he retired 5 years ago
     
    #19 YourSecretLover, Sep 11, 2008
  20. Jonhty

    Jonhty Member

    Joined:
    Sep 8, 2002
    Messages:
    1,704
    Likes Received:
    4
    that's inaccurate. in the original chinese quote, magic johnson reference was qualified by "chinese". but anyway, the real monkey king >> magic johnson! :D
     
    #20 Jonhty, Sep 11, 2008
(You must log in or sign up to post here.)
Page 1 of 3

Share This Page