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Where does Sean Elliott get his cakes again? I need to know in case I ever move back to Texas
First of all, I love Sean Elliott. He was a damn good player and good guy.
Was just wondering...had he not hit the Memorial Day Miracle, how would he be thought of in the Spurs' pantheon?
How important was that one shot to his legacy and career?
Obviously, he was an All-Star talent but I think the first associate with his name is the mystique of that huge shot on the way to the Spurs' first le.
Where does Sean Elliott get his cakes again? I need to know in case I ever move back to Texas
What? Is that what caused his kidney thing?Where does Sean Elliott get his cakes again? I need to know in case I ever move back to Texas
Sean was a hugely popular player well before that shot. He would still be remembered fondly without the MDM.
Third best SF in franchise history only behind Gervin and Bowen
I know Dingle Barry. I'm not saying he wouldn't be still well respected. He was one of my favorite players. But every time I hear his name, the MDM is right there with it.
Kobe raped him in 2001 tbh
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Might not have had his number retired, leading to them holding off on Avery and Bowen.
This.
The guy is loved by San Antonio; not to the extent of DRob, but same idea.
Sean was a really good player before he had his kidney operated. I'd rank Sean higher than Bruce.
Sean had more offensive responsibility than Bruce ever did and performed at an All-Star level. He did that while defending the best perimeter player night in and night out.
T-a-c-o C-a-b-a-n-a
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Sean Elliott was college player of the year in 1989. 1989 Wooden Award winner, 1989 AP Player of the Year
The only other Spurs to do that are David Robinson and Tim Duncan. (Okay, Walter "The Truth" Berry, also).
He didn't need to hit any particular shot to be remembered as a great player.
2 time all star. Fantastic defender. Pretty good all around player.
One of the more underrated Spurs of all time. Was their greatest until Leonard came along.
Love him. Such an amicable person, at least seemingly from his broadcasts and days as a player. Would be something to know him on a personal level I would imagine. His grin is just amusing.
I'm not sure anyone gets the point. He was a great player. But I doubt that many outside of Spurs fans would remember it. And many Spurs fans that weren't around then surely wouldn't. They'd just know him as some good player that used to be on the Spurs. No matter how great he was, you can't diminish the impact of him hitting the biggest shot in Spurs history at the time. Maybe ever.
These speculation threads that require revisionist history are pointless. Without Allen's last second 3 Lebron would be remembered differently. It's all different if you change the events leading up to it.
Shut the up. What if's are one of the most common themes in sports discussion. And it's not like I'm asking about pairing Tony with George Mikan. Or Pistol Pete with Dennis Rodman.
And for that matter, it's not even revisionist. Here...I'll ask a different way since you're re ed.
How important to Sean Elliott's legacy was the MDM shot?
How's that peckerhead.
Cept I'm serious. Homemade cake made by a pro; can't beat that.
Exactly. That shot doesn't define his career. He also had one of the top 10 best in game dunks in Spurs history. It's as if his elbow was up to the rim and he wasn't gonna come down. I'm sure it's on youtube. This was pre-kidney loss
I had to look that up as I thought I remembered '99/'00 as his last season. I don't remember him playing in 2001. Was he injured throughout the 2000/2001 season? I saw that he didn't start any games in 2001 playoffs? Who started at SF?
And obviously Sean wasn't in great shape to guard Kobe in 2001, but he did a pretty good job on him in the 1999 playoffs. He guarded some monster players in that 1999 Championship run when he was in decent shape, and did a great job on all of them. I believe he guarded players such as KG, Kobe, Rasheed, Sprewell, Allan Houston to name a few.
It's a real shame his career was cut short because of his kidney problems. It would have been awesome to have had him on the team for the 2003 le, and who knows maybe he could have played until 2007? It's really nice to see him day in and day out at Spurs games, but damn when I see him I feel like such an unfinished business...
Without the MDM the Spurs still easily win the 1999 le and Sean is still remembered as the Spurs legend who went out and busted his ass guarding Kobe, Rasheed, and Sprewell when he should have been getting dialysis.
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