Great Michigan Retro Afro
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December 19th, 2011 at 10:50 PM ^
if you rearrange the letters in "Rickey Green" you can spell "Braylon Edwards with a time machine"
December 19th, 2011 at 10:21 PM ^
"Not much of an offensive threat?" "Not much off the dribble???" Whoever wrote that obviously never played with or against Dave Baxter. He was enough of an offensive threat to average over 30 points a game in high school at Lutheran West in Detroit. He was enough of an offensive threat to go for 33 against Louisville his senior year. He was enough of an offensive threat and good enough off the dribble to set the U-M assist record his senior year which stood for a number of years until Gary Grant broke it. And he was enough of an offensive threat to get drafted by Seattle the year after they won the NBA championship and make it to the last cut when they had Gus Williams, Freddie Brown, and Dennis Johnson as the guards.
As a former U-M player myself who was lucky enough to play with Tomjanovich, I also had the privilege of playing rec ball with Dave for over 20 years. We won countless championships over the years in all kinds of leagues. He was without a doubt one of the greatest competitors I've ever played with as well as being a guy who just hated to lose. And he ranks among the greatest jump shooters in U-M history.
So when you guys are talking about Dave Baxter, he wasn't just the guy with the biggest Afro sitting on the bench next to Orr. He was a great player then and for many years after.
December 19th, 2011 at 10:55 PM ^
Dr. J. had a pretty impressive fro back in the day, too.
From that 1976 Michigan team, I also remember a skinny Freshman Phil Hubbard who held his own and sometimes outplayed IU's Kent Benson.