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Anonymous

Years ago

Leon Powe - interesting read

Old School- are you really Isiah Thomas? Just wondering if your going to offer guys like Powe and Maxiell money and starts....

only to watch them fail miserably because they are not getting the set up and privileges of playing next to champions...

4 eg;
Q-Rich
J. Jeff
J. James
M. Rose

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Anonymous

Years ago

Mutombo and the work he does comes to mind.
Depends on the what you beleive is deserving of the term "special".

Leon Powe deserves his success because he had plenty of things that could of lured him away from that goal.
But he stayed strong and made the right decisions.

Nice one Leon.

Mutombo bought a hospital.

Not "donated towards the wing of a hospital", donated an entire hospital.

Special.

Inspirational.

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Big Marty

Years ago

You love a player until they move to another team; then they polish the big one.

Yeah, that coast to coast dunk where he just "walked" through 4 defenders was hi-larious.

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Beantown

Years ago

To quote Tommy Heinsohn: "I love Leon!"

Great player to watch, one of my favourite Celtics. I was just waiting for him to take his opportunity against the Stay Puft marshmallow-men.

Watching him post up Walton and go coast to coast in game 2 had my mate and I in stitches!

I haven't been able to find it online, but he has an absolutely killer spin move he has used a few times this year - he's like a freight train hurricane with that move!

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Anonymous

Years ago

hmmm... i suppose.
Maybe not special though.
Nice. thats how i'd describe it.
He was in a bad situation, he did the right thing, lucky for him he had an avenue out in basketball, a sport he was naturally built for, now he is making millions.
A lot of people have horrible starts in life, but turn it around with hard work and strength within character, without the opportunities that being a 6'8 beast presents. They inspire me. (shout out to Isaac)
Leon Powe, a nice story, just not a special one.

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Anonymous

Years ago

Much love Isaac.

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Anonymous

Years ago

Not my job to inspire. I don't like to blur the lines between a passtime sport and real life.
Your inspired by this guy, fair enough, i'll save my inspiration for the guy that comes from nothing and builds a better future for others, not coz a dude scored some points in a game.

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Anonymous

Years ago

Tough life...
Lucky he was born 6'8 and built like a brick shithouse.
For all the other homeless with "normal" bodies....sucks to be you.

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Leon Powe - interesting read

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