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InnervisionsUMASS
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| tdmass wrote: | Nope Mal, Erving and Skinner played together with the Sixers in the late 70's or early 80's. Al's last year in the NBA. Maybe someone has the right
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78-79 and 79-80. http://www.nba.com/sixers/history/index.html just click on the "season stats" links on the right for the 70's and 80's.
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| tdmass wrote: | | Nope Mal, Erving and Skinner played together with the Sixers in the late 70's or early 80's. Al's last year in the NBA. Maybe someone has the right year. |
This is what I know of Skinner's pro ball career:
Joventut (Barcelona, Spain), 1980-81
Philadelphia 76ers, 1979-80
New Jersey Nets/Philadelphia 76ers, 1978-79
New Jersey Nets/Detroit Pistons, 1977-78
New York Nets (NBA), 1976-77
New York Nets (ABA), 1974-76
Erving was with the ABA Nets from 73-76, so he and Al were together for 2 seasons. Erving went to the 76ers for the 76-77 season, so he and Al were together for that 79-80 season, and part of the 78-79 season, whenever Al was moved.
3+ seasons together in total. |
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Of course I have to again point out my favorite Al Skinner trivia fact. He is the only player in NBA history to score for both teams in the same game.
The Nets were playing the Sixers, when a leaking roof suspended the game at halfime, to be completed the next time the Nets were in town. In the meantime, Skinner was part of a multi player trade between the two teams, so he played the second half as a Sixer. The others involved in the trade also played, but Al was the only one to score for both teams. |
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uz2b-len
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That IS a really cool factoid and anecdote.
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Floyd
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| harbo wrote: | Of course I have to again point out my favorite Al Skinner trivia fact. He is the only player in NBA history to score for both teams in the same game.
The Nets were playing the Sixers, when a leaking roof suspended the game at halfime, to be completed the next time the Nets were in town. In the meantime, Skinner was part of a multi player trade between the two teams, so he played the second half as a Sixer. The others involved in the trade also played, but Al was the only one to score for both teams. |
Could that even happen today?
What would happen if a player was traded during a game to the team he was playing against? Could he go into the locker room at halftime and switch teams and play? I know it's crazy, but is it possible?
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MikeUMA
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Call me a homer, but this article sounds like it's written by a guy who posts here, or at least lurks.
UMass alumni still rooting for Gary Forbes as Nuggets extend contract offer
http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=ycn-8684025
Are you here, author? |
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Old Cage
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Berkman
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Chemical Ali
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Wow. BB politics. Who knew? Tremendous. Love Gary Forbes. Along with Stephane and Mike Lasme he was the most talented dude to pass through our program in the post-Calipari era.
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Add Gary to my list of all time favorite Panamanian athletes. 
Mariano Rivera
Rod Carew
Roberto Duran
Hector Lopez
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uz2b-len
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That is really a must-read blog post from Gary.
Stephane Lasme, Gary, and...Mike Lasme??????? You really do post things just to start an argument.
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| uz2b-len wrote: | | Stephane Lasme, Gary, and...Mike Lasme??????? |
Yes.
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InnervisionsUMASS
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I'd add Pugh to that list as well.
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Jenkins was an all american for Tenn. Tech.
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| harbo wrote: | Of course I have to again point out my favorite Al Skinner trivia fact. He is the only player in NBA history to score for both teams in the same game.
The Nets were playing the Sixers, when a leaking roof suspended the game at halfime, to be completed the next time the Nets were in town. In the meantime, Skinner was part of a multi player trade between the two teams, so he played the second half as a Sixer. The others involved in the trade also played, but Al was the only one to score for both teams. |
Just a correction (maybe) before I cost someone a lost bar room bet. I can't find anything that backs up my assertion that Skinner scored for both teams and that the leaky roof caused the suspension of the game. What I find on the Internet is that the game was protested and picked up in the fourth quarter and that Skinner did not play in the game. Until I find an actual box score, I stand by my memory (hence the warning about any bar room bets) and assert that the other accounts are wrong. Anyone have Al's phone number? |
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