The best NBA players from Boston College have all been little guys. Michael Adams, Dana Barros, Reggie Jackson and John Bagley are among the guards from BC who have flourished in the NBA. The only bigger player from BC with real success in the NBA is Jared Dudley, who won a ring with the 2020 […]
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Chuck Person’s nickname was the Rifleman after the western tv series of the same name starring Chuck Connors. His full name is Chuck Connors Person. Person held onto the name the Rifleman throughout his career because of his great outside shooting in both in college at Auburn and in his 13 year NBA career. What
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The most well-known Steve Francis nickname is clearly Stevie Franchise. He got the name in his early days in the NBA when he was doing absolutely everything for his Houston Rockets teams. Francis was also called Wink as a child and put that name on his Sneakers: the Reebok Wink DMX. Why was Steve Francis
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The best player in the 1980 NBA Draft class was clearly Kevin McHale. McHale was the only Hall of Famer from the class and one of only five players from the class to ever make an NBA All Star team. The other four All Stars from the class were Andrew Toney, Joe Barry Carroll, Kiki
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Horace Grant was the third best player for the Chicago Bulls first three-peat title teams. Grant was good on both ends of the floor but was better on defense. He made four NBA All Defense 2nd teams but only one All Star game. Grant was a solid, winning NBA starter who slots a tier below
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Dennis Rodman and Eddie Robinson are the only two U.S. NBA players who didn’t play high school basketball. Rodman had a growth spurt after high school that led him to the NBA. Robinson was good in high school but had too much trouble to play. Others like Steve Francis and Mark Eaton barely played in
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The 1988 NBA Draft class included some great players like Hersey Hawkins, Dan Majerle, Anthony Mason, Rod Strickland and Mitch Richmond. Richmond was the only Hall of Famer and the best player in the class. Danny Manning and Rik Smits, the 1st and 2nd overall picks, had decent but slightly disappointing NBA careers. Who Were
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Moses Malone’s nickname was Big Mo for teammates and coaches to keep him straight from Little Mo, his teammate Maurice Cheeks. Writers often called Malone the Chairman of the Boards because he was one of the most dominant rebounders in NBA history. One writer called him Octobull but it never stuck. Why was Moses Malone’s
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Cedric Maxwell’s nickname Cornbread came from his college teammate who thought he looked like Jamaal Wilkes’ character Cornbread in the 1975 film Cornbread, Earl and Me. Maxwell did not like the nickname at first but his success in college led reporters to use the name in articles and it stuck. Why Was Cedric Maxwell Called
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Robert Horry was nicknamed Big Shot Bob (or Big Shot Rob) because he was known for hitting some of the biggest shots in NBA history. Horry hit game-winning shots to help his Rockets, Lakers and Spurs teams win 7 NBA titles. Horry is not a Hall of Fame player but he is viewed as one
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