NBA trivia

[CanadianSteve]

Kirk Penney apparently was called up from the NBDL to the Clippers for 4 games this year:

http://www.nba.com/playerfile/kirk_penney/index.html?nav=page

 

[Jae]

Yeah, and it says he was signed by Minnesota... and played for Miami last season or the season before, can't remember. Didn't exactly set the World on fire though.

 

[RHYTHM AND STEALTH]

Kirk Penney for the Clippers and possibly Minnesota.

Edit: It was Miami, knew it was an M team. He did get signed by Minnesota but apparentely didn't play.

Well done Jae

 

[CanadianSteve]

Time for a new question. Which members of the Boston Celtics 3 championship teams in the 80s also won a title with another team. I think there are 2 players.

Should be an easy one for Charlie, but maybe someone else can beat him to it.

 

[Mr Saab]

gerald henderson with the pistons in 1990..celtics 1984

bill walton with the blazers in 1977...celtics 1986

 

[CanadianSteve]

I hadn't thought of those 2, I made up my question hastily. But I did mean guys who played on all 3 Celtics champions in the 80s. And now that I think of it, I made a mistake in that. There is one player who played on all 3 Celtics champs in 81, 84 and 86, and won with another team later. There is another who played on the 84 and 86 champs, and had previously won with another team.

 

[Mr Saab]

robert parish with the celtics and then with the Bulls in their 2nd 3peat
dennis johnson with the celtics..previously with the sonics in the late 70s

i think that covers it

 

[CanadianSteve]

You got it, Charlie. I used to have a Nike poster titled Gus and DJ, when DJ and Gus Williams of the Sonics were the best backcourt in the NBA.

 

[Mr Saab]

which orlando magic player prevented rookie shaquille oneal (1993) from wearing the #33 that he wore for LSU in college?

 

[CanadianSteve]

Terry Catledge

 

[Mr Saab]

too good steve

 

[CanadianSteve]

What current NBA coach was point guard for the Magic when Shaq was a rookie?

 

[Mr Saab]

scott skiles..too easy

 

[Mr Saab]

who represented the miami heat in the 3 point comp and the slam dunk comp in the 1990 all star game weekend held in Miami.

 

[CanadianSteve]

Harold Miner? (guessing) He was a Heat who was a good dunker, not sure if he was in the 3-point though. He may be a little younger than 1990 too.

 

[Mr Saab]

looks like i have you on a question...finally!
It was no baby miner..he was still at USC playing with himself

remember there are 2 players..one for the dunk and one for the 3 point comp

name them both

 

[CanadianSteve]

I thought you meant one player did both. OK, gotta think about this one.

Miner - baby Jordan - one of several Jordan wannabes who didn't quite work out.

 

[CanadianSteve]

Billy Thompson - dunk
Jon Sundvold - 3 point

I had to look these up (and still not positive if they're right.) :?

 

[Mr Saab]

they are right...but at least i made you do some research!
Billy did a 2 ball dunk
Sunvold was in a playoff with Hodges to get into the final.

 

[CanadianSteve]

Sundvold was a good college player at Missouri, but too small and slow to be very good in the NBA. A bit like Steve Alford.

Who is the only coach to win the Coach of the Year award for 3 different teams?