The basketball Hall of Fame finalists were announced today and while there were some surprise omissions one of the names made all of us at PTU happy. Brooklyn's own Chris Mullin. Born in the Flatlands, Mullin eventually played for Xaverian high school and St. Johns. A true New York guy, every time I hear him speak as an analyst for ESPN it reminds me of how rare it is to hear an athlete with an authentic Brooklyn accent. Despite a terrible case of white man's disease (at 6'7'' I'm not sure I ever saw him dunk) Mullin played 15 very productive years in the league and was a part of the mythical orginal Dream Team. He is also the only former NBA player who looks like he should be bartending at Kettle Black.
Chris Mullin, PTU salutes you. Here's hoping you represent Brooklyn in the Hall of Fame soon.
Check out Mullin's stats, he had a couple awesome years.
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88'-89'
26.5 points
5.9 rebs
5.1 assists
2.1 steals
51% shooting
89% free throw
He had a couple of years like that. Those are really, really impressive numbers. Comparable to Nowitski maybe?
BROOKLYN
yeah, and more assists than Dirk.
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