OT: Iverson is not the only one trying to make a comeback

[Fez Hammersticks]

I am hearing that Javaris Crittendon and Bonzi Wells were among players #Knicks had in for free agent minicamp today. #NBA

-AlanHahn Twitter

While Bonzi was in the NBA he burned many bridges by being an egotistical knucklehead. Iverson is making his attempt, J.R. Rider went on National TV crying for a 20th chance and now Bonzi. It's becoming a trend.

 

[Charcoal Filtered]

I had talked with a friend of Bonzi's father while in Muncie earlier this year. He said that Bonzi had changed dramatically. Instead of the out of control figure that frequently got himself in trouble with the press, his claim was that Bonzi was spending alot of time mentoring youth locally and did not seek anything in return. I took it with a grain of salt. This coming Sunday, an story will be published about his growing up since his NBA days.

www.thestarpress.com

Personally, I would love for him to write a better ending NBA chapter.

 

[Mediocre Man]

The world would be a better place if they all were on the same plane and it crashed.

 

[e_blazer]

Does "mentoring" mean standing them at one end of the court and trying to see if he can nail them in the 'nads with a basketball thrown from the other end?

 

[BoBoBREWSKI]

I was a big fan of Bonzi before he started being such a knucklehead all the time. I look forward to reading the article on Sunday.

 

[Paxil]

I am disappointed. I expected the annual Shawn Kemp is down to x pounds and trying a comeback thread.

 

[crandc]

I am disappointed. I expected the annual Shawn Kemp is down to x pounds and trying a comeback thread.

Don't forget Dennis Rodman's annual comeback.

 

[julius]

JR Rider did what now?

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

JR Rider did what now?

He attempted a comeback and went on ESPN with watery eyes to say he wanted his mother to see him in the NBA again. He was immediately lambasted by John Thompson, the interviewer, and said he had his chance but blew it time and time again. He rightfully put in his place on National TV.

 

[jlprk]

When I saw the thread title, I thought it was about Ewing saying he wants to be the Knicks head coach.

http://sports.espn.go.com/new-york/nba/news/story?id=6649190

 

[Charcoal Filtered]

Pretty good piece. I cannot remember The Star Press ever having anything nice to say about Bonzi, so it is good to see he is starting to mature.

 

[HailBlazers]

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[PapaG]

For those who thought Rasheed Wallace was some sort of leader.

The entire article is refreshing because Bonzi finally realizes what a mess that team was, and how bad role models affected his entire career.

"I had a lot of bad examples from the people I did hang out with," Bonzi says. "I'm not saying they're bad people. Like Rasheed Wallace. Rasheed's a great guy. He's one of my best friends in the world, but I can't do the same thing Rasheed's doing. I can't do the same stuff J.R. Rider was doing, because they were established, max-contract guys. I came into the game and I was like, 'I'm hanging with them.' If they come in at five minutes until 12, I was walking in at 11:55 like them.

"This is a million-dollar job. Nobody's going to pay a million dollars to a butthole. I didn't embrace that whole theory. I was thinking, 'I've got talent. I'm going to stay here forever.' Then after I wasn't playing anymore, it was like, 'Wow, I'm not playing.' It really hit me.

"I'm older now, and I can see things that I wish I would've done so differently back then. I hate that I got technical fouls. I hate that I did stuff like that. I'm trying to think how I can word this. I just wish I wasn't so ..."