Jayson Tatum, meet John Starks

[jimmythegreek]

At least last night's 2 for 18 wasn't during an NBA finals game.

 

[MrTop]

starks was not a championship #2 guard... an NBA player for sure.. Cannot count on him when it counted. Celtics will regroup

 

[Heim]

Still one of the best 'poster' dunks in history.

 

[Heim]

I talked to Starks before the Hollyfield/Holmes fight in the lobby of Caesars briefly....hell of a nice guy.

Raise your hand if you knew Starks played for the Bulls a handful of games.

 

[ComptrBob]

Almost as bad as when Dennis Johnson went 0 for 14 in Game 7 of the 1978 NBA Finals for the Sonics.

 

[TobyTyler]

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Still one of the best 'poster' dunks in history.

Love John Starks! Still have my jersey as well as my Steiner Sports certified autographed poster. This thread made me dig it out of basement.

 

[jimmythegreek]

I talked to Starks before the Hollyfield/Holmes fight in the lobby of Caesars briefly....hell of a nice guy.

Raise your hand if you knew Starks played for the Bulls a handful of games.

That might have been posted in the "I forgot he played for that team " thread.

 

[FairWarning]

I talked to Starks before the Hollyfield/Holmes fight in the lobby of Caesars briefly....hell of a nice guy.

Raise your hand if you knew Starks played for the Bulls a handful of games.

As a Bulls fan, that was a gut punch seeing him in Chicago.

 

[skinny]

Almost as bad as when Dennis Johnson went 0 for 14 in Game 7 of the 1978 NBA Finals for the Sonics.

I remember watching that game.
DJ one of the best defensive guards of all time.
Died at age 52 of a heart attack.

 

[kane]

Larry Bird once said DJ was the best teammate he ever played with

 

[ComptrBob]

I remember watching that game.
DJ one of the best defensive guards of all time.
Died at age 52 of a heart attack.

I was in attendance.

For the next 25 years, I think this game stood as the last Finals game 7 in a major sport that was lost by the home team. Seattle started the 1977-78 season 5-17, fired Coach Bob Hopkins, installed Lenny Wilkens and finished 47-35. Interesting that the Bullets also won Game 4 in the Kingdome because the Seattle Center Coliseum was hosting a mobile home show (DJ was the leading scorer in Game 4 with 33 pts). Later, DJ clashed with Wilkens and was traded to Phoenix for Paul Westphal.

 

[jimmythegreek]

Talk about a 360. It's the haircut.

 

[boston massacre]

I remember watching that game.
DJ one of the best defensive guards of all time.
Died at age 52 of a heart attack.

Played With Lots of Composure.

 

[kane]

Tatum is a future superstar, just think if the Lakers had taken him instead of Ball

 

[MrTop]

..i forgot that dennis johnson died. Good player for sure.

 

[John Kelly]

John Starks was a late bloomer.

He went undrafted in the 1988 NBA Draft.

Served time (pun intended) in both the CBA and World Basketball League.

"The Dunk" was one of his career highlights.

I needed him to perform well in Game 7 of the 1994 NBA Finals.

I bet the Knicks +4.5.

Starks went 2-for-18 from the field including 1-for-10 in the fourth quarter.

Final score: Rockets 90 Knicks 84.

Starks scored over 10,000 points in his NBA career.