Ralph Sampson III on Charlotte Bobcats summer league roster

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Good for him. I liked him as a player, and a representative of "The U". People expected too much of him because of his name, but he had a more than solid career here.
 



Unregistered User said:
Good for him. I liked him as a player, and a representative of "The U". People expected too much of him because of his name, but he had a more than solid career here.
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I'll wholeheartedly agree with the first bolded part, and completely disagree with the second.
 


is set to embark on his NBA journey

Charlotte Bobcats Summer League Roster: Minnesota's Ralph Sampson Takes First Step Toward NBA


By James Herbert - Newsdesk Contributor

The Charlotte Bobcats' 2012 NBA Summer League team will feature the Minnesota Golden Gophers' Ralph Sampson III.

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Jul 10, 2012 - Ralph Sampson III, formerly of the Minnesota Golden Gophers, is set to embark on his NBA journey. After going undrafted on June 28, he has made his way onto the Charlotte Bobcats roster for the 2012 NBA Summer League in Las Vegas.

Sampson will join 2011 lottery picks Kemba Walker and Bismack Biyombo and 2012 picks Michael Kidd-Gilchrist and Jeffery Taylor on the team. He is one of four undrafted players playing for Charlotte.

The ex-Gopher will share minutes at the center spot with Biyombo, Byron Mullens and Hamady N'Diaye. The full roster is available at Bobcats.com.

The Bobcats begin their three-day mini-camp in Las Vegas on Tuesday. Games start Friday, with their first one scheduled for 10:00 p.m. ET against the Sacramento Kings. All games will be televised live on NBA TV.

-going to be a short journey.
 

2012 Minnesota Timberwolves (current) Summer League Roster:

William Buford - SG

Jet Chang - G

Tony Easley - F/C

Robbie Hummel - F
 


Ralph will have to dial up his effort level signicantly or this will be a very brief journey. I think his biggest challenge will be the speed of the Big's in the NBA. His slow motion post moves will not work in the NBA.
 



CDH27 said:
Ralph will have to dial up his effort level signicantly or this will be a very brief journey. I think his biggest challenge will be the speed of the Big's in the NBA. His slow motion post moves will not work in the NBA.
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Um, did they work in college??
 


He can beat out Biyombo he tried a skyhook and missed the rim!
 

If Raphie plays a minute in the NBA I'll eat one of my shoes. He is probably a good guy, who had some nice moments but when push came to shove he was challenged.

Ralph was not a Big Ten player and if he had a different last name he would not have sniffed any B10 playing time at all. Ralph II at UVA was soft but larger, and III was slower footed, smaller, and even more passive.

The kid from Nebraska and the big guy from Canada will have more of an impact than RSIII did in their careers.

The upcoming season is going to be a lot of fun if the the shorter the Hollins "brothers" can turn it up a notch, with all the depth everywhere else. This could be the year that finally makes us stop thinking about Clem and the way his teams played.

One positive of RIII being injured down the strech was
 



oak_street1981 said:
Ralph was not a Big Ten player and if he had a different last name he would not have sniffed any B10 playing time at all. Ralph II at UVA was soft but larger, and III was slower footed, smaller, and even more passive.
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oak_street1981 said:
I watched Long Beach State a few times last year, and if Monson had been able to get players like LBSU had last year into school academic wise, he would have been the next John Wooden at Minnesota.
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Please, continue to enthrall us with your basketball knowledge wise sir.
 

oak_street1981 said:
If Raphie plays a minute in the NBA I'll eat one of my shoes. He is probably a good guy, who had some nice moments but when push came to shove he was challenged.

Ralph was not a Big Ten player and if he had a different last name he would not have sniffed any B10 playing time at all. Ralph II at UVA was soft but larger, and III was slower footed, smaller, and even more passive.

The kid from Nebraska and the big guy from Canada will have more of an impact than RSIII did in their careers.

The upcoming season is going to be a lot of fun if the the shorter the Hollins "brothers" can turn it up a notch, with all the depth everywhere else. This could be the year that finally makes us stop thinking about Clem and the way his teams played.

One positive of RIII being injured down the strech was
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Were we watching different players? I don't think I've ever heard anyone say he was fantastic, but man... people are WAY too hard on him. He was frustrating to watch but he was a solid player for us, never caused any trouble, etc.

Also, did you refer to his dad as "soft but larger"? The man is arguably the greatest college player ever. Ha.
 

JDGopher said:
Were we watching different players? I don't think I've ever heard anyone say he was fantastic, but man... people are WAY too hard on him. He was frustrating to watch but he was a solid player for us, never caused any trouble, etc.

Also, did you refer to his dad as "soft but larger"? The man is arguably the greatest college player ever. Ha.
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Agreed first paragraph. He didn't get in trouble with police or steal any laptops. He represented himself and the UM well off the court.

Don't agree second paragraph. Why even refer to his father? As far as I know his dad never played any games for Minnesota the last four years.
 

macgopher said:
Agreed first paragraph. He didn't get in trouble with police or steal any laptops. He represented himself and the UM well off the court.

Don't agree second paragraph. Why even refer to his father? As far as I know his dad never played any games for Minnesota the last four years.
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I agree. I only referred to his dad because the guy I was quoting mentioned RS II and referred to him as "soft"- or at least it seemed like he sure did. Just thought it was really odd for the other person to a) bring him up and b) think that about arguably the best CBB player ever.
 

mattw1067 said:
Please, continue to enthrall us with your basketball knowledge wise sir.
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Sorry you cannot handle my opinions without getting your thong in a bunch, big shooter.

I watched a great deal of Ralph Sampson at Virginia 30 plus years ago. If you are old enough to remember, ESPN changed TV back in the early 80's when College Basketball was suddenly everywhere. We take it for granted now, but in my youth, unlike my Father and those before me, my generation was able to watch ACC, Big Ten, Big East and Big Ten Basketball several nights a weeks. I watched a lot of basketball, NBA and NCAA and there is no way that in that Ralph was by any objective take the greatest CBB player ever.

In fact, Wayman Tisdale might have been the greatest College Basketball player ever if you based that judgement upon CBB games played on ESPN back in the the 79-85 era.. How many NCAA Titles did Ralph win at UVA? ???

Regarding greatness, in the post, Patrick Ewing and Hakeem had that locked up. When it gets to leadership, scoring, toughness and changing the game, I think Magic, MJ, and Larry Bird might come into discussions about "greatest college player ever" discussion as well, and that was just in the same era. It is likely that Walton, Jabbar, Russell, Jordan, Wilt, Shak and others were better than Ralph, so I think your hyperbole is questionable on RSII.

Ralph was an explosive player and he was a great player, but he was soft compared to Ewing and Hakeem. In the NBA, in particular he was very soft, but his knees went south in a hurry as well.

The distinctions above aside, Ralph II was a great player. As far as RSIII goes, he was a very soft player who did not get better over time. He seemed to get playing time over players such as Colton Iverson (who was a legit Big Ten post player) without really earning it.

RGIII turned the ball over at the worst times in predictable fashion, did not finish at the rim, loved the jump shot more than stop and pop Branden, yet seemed to possess certain impressive skills that only materialized on occasion. He probably had the physical skills to be better than he was, but I do not think he brought it mentally or really loved playing basketball. That is a sad reality, and there probably is not much he could have done differently. Being the son of legend is not easy.

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Wayman Tisdale (RIP) definitely would be in the conversation for the greatest (read: most accomplished) college basketball player I have seen since I started following college hoops in the late 70s. If I had to pick one, though, it would be Christian Laettner. He produced all 4 years, he won championships (2) and he hit clutch shot after clutch shot.

Walton & Alcindor fans, etc., just a reminder that I wasn't fortunate enough to remember them much as college players, though I do remember exactly where I was when Notre Dame snapped UCLA's 88-game winning streak.
 

Wayman Tisdale.

#24 on list of all-time men's NCAA point leaders
Seasons played: 3

Everyone above him on the list played 4 years.
 

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