NBA STRAYA #NeverForget OFF-SEASON EDITION!
Name: Dolph Schayes
Nickname: ‘The Rainbow Kid’ / ‘Mr Nat’
NBA Straya Nickame: ‘Finn’ / ‘Lungren’
Teams:
Syracuse #Nationals (’48-’63)
Philadelphia 76ers (’63-’64)
Career Stats (per game):
18.5 pts // 12.1 rebs // 3.1 asts // 38.0 FG% // 84.9 FT%
BEST KNOWN FOR:
– Being a slow, old-timey NBA guy
– Breaking an arm and playing the rest of the season with a cast on… and shot left handed!
– Scoring a crap-ton of points with a two-handed set jumpshot that had its own nickname ‘Sputnik’
– Playing 706 consecutive games
– Winning a title… but mostly for getting beaten by the Lakers and the Celtics
– Getting fired as coach of the Braves after one game
– Being Danny Schayes’ dad
DEAD-SET LEDGE STATUS:
Assured!! Mate, Big Dolph is commonly thought of as the bridge between old timey peach-basket basketball and the modern game – to the point where his boss was the one who came up with the shot clock – plus the big fella was an absolute warrior! AND he gave us that giant berk Danny Schayes!
#ONYA Big Dolph!
