Rod Strickland, Mentor?

8 Responses to “Rod Strickland, Mentor?”

1. Danny Says:
   April 10th, 2008 at 12:08 pm

   You accidentally httped the hyperlink twice so it registers as a Page Not Found.

2. Mike DeBonis Says:
   April 10th, 2008 at 12:30 pm

   Fixed. Thanks.

3. jeff friedson Says:
   April 11th, 2008 at 9:51 am

   Rod Strickland is one of the most underrated point guards in history. On the court, he played the position brilliantly often flawlessly.

4. Dave McKenna Says:
   April 11th, 2008 at 11:37 am

   Jeff:
   did you ever root for a team that traded for or otherwise acquired strickland? if so, i can’t believe you’d use “flawless” on the same page. nothing explains Strickland more to me than that behind-the-back-over-the-shoulder-dipsy-doodle turnover that cost his second team, the Spurs, the title back in 1990 or so. nobody can question his talent: the guy lasted, what, 18 years, in the nba? but he let everybody who ever cheered for him down. his stay with the bullets/wizards was a travesty, in keeping with his stays anywhere…

5. jeff friedson Says:
   April 14th, 2008 at 10:15 am

   Ok - I pulled your whole comment….The guy played 17 years in the league…brinign up that play in 1990 - one play…is like defining Bill Buckner’s career on THAT one play…c’mon - let’s not be nasty about this…I know my points are arguable…but the guy ON the court was considered a warrior…he did not trash talk…he played the game right at that position… I mean, look at the respect he has/had from his peers…Iverson’s favorite point guard ever…Webber’s favorite point guard he played with…that mean’s something…no?

6. Dave McKenna Says:
   April 14th, 2008 at 12:00 pm

   Jeff:
   i would only compare strickland’s flub to buckner’s if buckner had tried to field that fateful ground ball between his legs just to show off, and then had gone out and beat up his wife and neighbors.

   again, i’m no GM, but i always assumed strickland’s talent was massive, just because he stuck around so long despite being, from what the newspapers always told me, a borderline menace to society. so, perhaps, as you say, strickland was great to play with; he was hard to cheer for.

   i do think strickland eventually will be lumped together with the players you cite as his biggest fans — iverson and webber — since they were also blatantly gifted guys who decided early in their careers that they needed to project a certain street-tough image.

   their reputations reflect those projections.

   this trio’s legacy won’t be helped by the fact that none of ‘em ever won a title, either. (i really hate when folks use the no-ring! barb against a player in any team sport, but, what the hell!)

   thanks for your thoughts.

7. jeff friedson Says:
   April 21st, 2008 at 10:27 am

   No argument….very well said…..

8. dontel show Says:
   October 16th, 2008 at 3:26 pm

   public knowledge
   how is rod strickland a mentor
   he is married and he carries long term relationships with women
   when they get pregnant he is out the door
   what a great guy

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