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Former NBA star Rasheed Wallace was in the Southern Tier this past weekend. Wallace was the guest speaker Sunday night for the Astor D. Rice Foundation's 3rd Annual Fundraiser, which was held at Dick's House of Sport in Johnson City.
Bonzi Wells: We had a window but just after that game it was like so deflating. Matt Barnes: Sheed, you said you put the blame on yourself. Tell me why. Rasheed Wallace: Oh yeah cuz out of them 13 shots I missed, like six or seven of them and they was dummies too. Right there in front. Boom. Yo jump shot. Boom. Jump hook. Boom. Right there. I've missed all that sh*t. So, I put a majority of it on myself. And I also I think for me in my opinion where all that sh*t started going downhill was when Mike Dunleavy called the timeout after we was telling him not to call a timeout. He's trying to call a timeout and we trying to distract the refs like no, no, no…
For a few years beginning in the late 1990s, the Portland Trail Blazers found success against opponents while a trio of their star players consistently found trouble off the court. The new Netflix docuseries episode Untold: Jail Blazers highlights how the franchise ran afoul while achieving consecutive Western Conference finals appearances in 1999 and 2000 — thanks to the antics of Rasheed Wallace, Damon Stoudamire and Bonzi Wells.
Through interviews with the former players and sports pundits, Jail Blazers, premiering April 14, looks back on the historic chapter in the NBA — dubbed by sportswriter John Canzano as “the greatest sociology experiment in sports.” The team’s rise began when Portland acquired soon-to-be All-Star Wallace from the Washington Bullets in 1996. “It was like someone dropped the base on this franchise,” Canzano says.
StatMuse: Players with 25+ threes and over 30 blocks in a playoffs: — Draymond Green — Rasheed Wallace — Al Horford — Myles Turner (this year) — Chet Holmgren (this year) Chet is the youngest player in NBA history to do it. pic.x.com/SqiC1nHYb5
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Jorge Sierra: Al Horford tied Julius Erving in playoff blocks for No. 14 all-time. He also moved ahead of Kevin Garnett in rebounds for No. 16 and tied Rasheed Wallace in threes at No. 33.
Jorge Sierra: Kawhi Leonard passed Klay Thompson and James Worthy in playoff scoring tonight. He's No. 27 all-time now. He also moved ahead of Rasheed Wallace and Nate Thurmond in rebounds for No. 41 in NBA history.
Jorge Sierra: Jaylen Brown (age 28) has passed Paul George and Rasheed Wallace in playoff scoring and is now No. 47 in NBA history. Also: Draymond Green moved ahead of Hakeem Olajuwon in steals for No. 20 all-time.
Dumars served as the chief strategy officer of the Sacramento Kings from 2019-22 and has been the NBA league office's executive vice president of basketball operations since 2022. Dumars ran the Pistons from 2000-14, winning the executive of the year award in 2003 and building the 2004 championship team. He made a series of moves that propelled the Pistons to seven straight seasons of 50 wins or more from 2001-02 to 2007-08 -- signing Chauncey Billups, trading for Rasheed Wallace, Ben Wallace and Rip Hamilton, and drafting Tayshaun Prince.
Rasheed Wallace: I'm so pissed with the Sixers this year and then here's the thing i like I said I can't even put it on the organization or the coaches, it's two dudes, it's two dudes that set it all for us. I don't know what the hell is going on! Why? Why? And I love Tyrese Maxey, I love the way Maxey called him out. How you going to be the captain, the star player of the team but then you don't come to meetings, you show up late to practice… and we know you not practicing, so damn you got to be there for damn rehab! Because now you messing this stuff up, because the trainer's dealing with you during practice when he should be keeping his eye on the other guys out there on the floor. You got to get to practice early dog or you won't have to stay after. (…) In my opinion I think the fans, we sick of it, man. We about to run this dude out of Philly, dog. I could see it, I could see it.
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Jorge Sierra: Chris Paul tied Kobe Bryant in three-pointers last night for No. 28 all-time. Also: Devin Booker moved ahead of Derek Harper, Rasheed Wallace, Amare Stoudemire and Kiki Vandeweghe in scoring for No. 124 in NBA history.
Jorge Sierra: Giannis Antetokounmpo moved past Tony Parker and Terry Cummings to become No. 57 all-time in scoring. Klay Thompson moved ahead of Derek Harper, Rasheed Wallace and Amare Stoudemire for No. 123. Also: Devin Booker (28) is now ahead of Shawn Kemp, Jimmy Butler and Sam Perkins.
I always wondered what was your favourite “IT” moment from the 2004 title run? A moment that made you feel that it is all coming together and we might do something special. Joe Dumars: "The day of the trade for Rasheed Wallace. I felt we had a great shot to win." - Joe
Still, that 2003-04 Pistons team was one of the most motivational stories to ever grace the NBA hardwood, and recently, a key member of that team, forward Tayshaun Prince, revealed why he himself may have been a reason the team opted not to select Anthony, via The Knuckleheads Podcast. “I think how management looked at it was like they found their future small forward in me, let’s take a chance on Darko because remember (Mehmet) Okur, who we had, who was super talented, there was a chance we were going to lose him in free agency, which we did,” said Prince. “Then obviously (Rasheed Wallace), so it was like however they want to call it, we’ll take a chance on Darko.”