wow, theres a name I hadnt heard in a while... complete BADASS in college, and the player that EVERYONE wanted to be in the driveway playing pickup games growing up. I couldnt even tell you where he went in the NBA ahha

[Edited on February 28, 2008 at 12:18 AM. Reason : d]

2/28/2008 12:17:29 AM

I remember him from his Hornets days. He gave them a few good seasons. I used to have a shirt with him, mugsy, and kendall gill on it. ahhh the memories!

2/28/2008 12:19:44 AM

i grew up a bullets fan and he was one of the few bright spots

i remember listening to tony kornheiser's radio show when he was just a columnist with a local radio show, WTEM 570 AM. he was always calling him "the incandescent rex chapman"

[Edited on February 28, 2008 at 12:25 AM. Reason : -]

2/28/2008 12:24:04 AM

I remembered he was drafted but didnt really pay attention in the NBA... but in college he was everywhere

2/28/2008 12:25:39 AM

i remember him in a suns jersey. i may be remembering incorrectly though.

2/28/2008 12:30:08 AM

^yea, he did play for the suns.

2/28/2008 12:31:57 AM

I remember he played for the hornets, and I had a bunch of his basketball cards (because they were worthless so most packs were full of them), and I remember calling him T-Rex Chapstick when I was young.

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"and the player that EVERYONE wanted to be in the driveway playing pickup games growing up. "

haha

Yeah, I was always him, Dan Marleje, or Larry Bird; as a white kid they were among the only players I could identify with.

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too bad http://www.brentroad.com/message_topic.aspx?topic=389076 failed

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2/28/2008 12:58:19 AM

i was a big mark price guy myself

2/28/2008 1:19:06 AM

Chapman was a throwback JJ Redick...Great shooter but not much else for the NBA game.

[Edited on February 28, 2008 at 1:48 AM. Reason : ^Greatest free throw shooter of all time]

2/28/2008 1:48:28 AM

^Not really. He was probably the best white dunker of all time. I'm pretty sure JJ didn't throw one down until his senior year. He also averaged 14.6 PPG in the NBA. Redick is averaging 3.6 PPG in the NBA.

2/28/2008 8:21:57 AM

i was about to say ^
i remember him being in a dunk contest during all star weekend

2/28/2008 9:45:31 AM

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"He was probably the best white dunker of all time."

Brent mother-fucking Barry. Actually won a dunk contest.

And who can forget Henry Bekkering:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qY_T7ITZEtI

2/28/2008 9:54:37 AM

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"Chapman is remembered by many as one of the greatest Caucasian dunkers of all time."

haha from Wikipedia.... He is with the Nuggets now, I saw him vs. the Celts last week sitting with Kiki Vandewege.

2/28/2008 10:04:15 AM

The one Hornets game I went to was right after he got traded and I got hooked up with all kinds of his signed shit. I was like who?

2/28/2008 10:11:08 AM

He was no Kelly Trapuka, though (And I know I spelled that wrong)


Kellllyyyyy Trapuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuka.

2/28/2008 10:23:28 AM

I always use to replicate that fadeaway buzzer beater he hit with the Suns in my driveway

2/28/2008 10:26:37 AM

Mike Gminski wins the award for worst starter in Hornets franchise history.

Who can forget Johnny Neeeeeeeeeeewwwwwman?

2/28/2008 10:31:25 AM

please

George Zidek FTMFW


or should I say FTMFL?

2/28/2008 10:35:19 AM

Chapman had a sick dunk one year in a Slam Dunk contest. Tom Chambers is the sweetest white dunker ever.

2/28/2008 11:49:19 AM

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"Brent mother-fucking Barry. Actually won a dunk contest."

I knew someone would bring him up. He had some good throw downs back in the day, but I don't think he was as good as a game dunker as Chapman. He just never had the explosion Chapman had. He was extremely long and able to take off from a long way away. More of a Clyde the Glide type of dunk than a power dunk. I guess it comes down to which type you prefer.

2/28/2008 1:49:22 PM

um, excuse me, Rex Chapman could do everything. He was Reddick before Reddick, he was Barry before Barry, and he did all of this standing 5'6" (it seemed like)

2/28/2008 1:57:48 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GszNJ1NCWo&feature=related

2/28/2008 6:38:40 PM

http://www.cbssports.com/nba/eye-on-basketball/24716781/rex-chapman-arrested-for-alleged-shoplifting-at-apple-store

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