Manute Bol died

BaseballMan · 06-19-2010, 05:09 PM

Was once the NBA's tallest player. Never really seem to live up to his hype as a player but from what ive read and seen his accomplishments off the court seemed taller than the ones on the court.

stevebydac · 06-19-2010, 06:29 PM

Wow. Poor guy. He did some great work for his people. RIP Manute.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...T2010061902436

Green & Gold Heart · 06-19-2010, 06:55 PM

He was always fun in those early 90s video games.

RIP.

bear · 06-19-2010, 07:56 PM

Rip

Slackker · 06-19-2010, 09:03 PM

My reaction was "Awww!". He was always an easy guy to root for, possibly because he didn't live up to the hype, as mentioned earlier - and because he could knock down the three. Rare for someone his height, especially 20 years ago.

I did get to see him play once. =) That was the main draw for attending the Celtics/Sixers game for me.

RIP Manute!

Left-handed Badger · 06-19-2010, 10:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Green & Gold Heart

He was always fun in those early 90s video games.

RIP.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Slackker

My reaction was "Awww!". He was always an easy guy to root for, possibly because he didn't live up to the hype, as mentioned earlier - and because he could knock down the three. Rare for someone his height, especially 20 years ago.

I did get to see him play once. =) That was the main draw for attending the Celtics/Sixers game for me.

RIP Manute!

Ha, that reminds me one time I created him in an NBA Live game. Gave him a little ability to shoot the 3. I was a crappy 3 point shooter in that game but for some reason I could always time it good with Nute. I made like 8 out of 11 one game, including the buzzer beater game winner. I could just imagine Bol's reaction after something like that.

Jordan · 06-19-2010, 11:35 PM

I remember reading that he got into a taxi accident, and while being checked out they discovered his kidney problem, so I thought he might have been on the upswing. Guess not. Sad day. I still think he did a lot with what he had. Being tall doesnt necessarily mean being good at basketball, but I think he was good with what he did.

yankeesrule · 06-20-2010, 01:40 AM

RIP. He always seemed like a nice guy. Him and Olajuwan always seemed to be two of the nicer guys that really tried to take their success and use it to help where they came from.

rudel.dietrich · 06-20-2010, 03:26 AM

Wonderful humanitarian in an area of the world that needs heroes. Africa experienced a great loss.

mrskippy · 06-20-2010, 06:01 AM

Sad to hear this. I knew he had been having some health problems. RIP.

BaseballMan · 06-20-2010, 04:40 PM

He kind of reminded me of Mutumbo. Or maybe its the other way around.

06-19-2010, 05:09 PM	#1
BaseballMan Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 6,542	Manute Bol died Was once the NBA's tallest player. Never really seem to live up to his hype as a player but from what ive read and seen his accomplishments off the court seemed taller than the ones on the court.

06-19-2010, 06:29 PM	#2
stevebydac All Star Reserve Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: In a fictional baseball world Posts: 843	Wow. Poor guy. He did some great work for his people. RIP Manute. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...T2010061902436 __________________ Last edited by stevebydac; 06-19-2010 at 06:30 PM.

06-19-2010, 07:56 PM	#4
bear Global Moderator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Chicago Posts: 18,797	Rip __________________ Bear's Unstable UTBA Season Four Gold Conference Central Division Champion First UTBA expansion franchise to win a conference divisional title

06-19-2010, 06:55 PM	#3
Green & Gold Heart Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 5,242	He was always fun in those early 90s video games. RIP.

06-19-2010, 09:03 PM	#5
Slackker All Star Reserve Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Connecticut Posts: 777	My reaction was "Awww!". He was always an easy guy to root for, possibly because he didn't live up to the hype, as mentioned earlier - and because he could knock down the three. Rare for someone his height, especially 20 years ago. I did get to see him play once. =) That was the main draw for attending the Celtics/Sixers game for me. RIP Manute!

06-19-2010, 11:35 PM	#7
Jordan All Star Starter Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Chi Suburbs now... Posts: 1,993	I remember reading that he got into a taxi accident, and while being checked out they discovered his kidney problem, so I thought he might have been on the upswing. Guess not. Sad day. I still think he did a lot with what he had. Being tall doesnt necessarily mean being good at basketball, but I think he was good with what he did.

06-20-2010, 01:40 AM	#8
yankeesrule All Star Starter Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 1,367	RIP. He always seemed like a nice guy. Him and Olajuwan always seemed to be two of the nicer guys that really tried to take their success and use it to help where they came from.

06-20-2010, 03:26 AM	#9
rudel.dietrich Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Zürich, Switzerland Posts: 8,608	Wonderful humanitarian in an area of the world that needs heroes. Africa experienced a great loss.

06-20-2010, 06:01 AM	#10
mrskippy All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Northern California Posts: 1,011	Sad to hear this. I knew he had been having some health problems. RIP.

06-20-2010, 04:40 PM	#11
BaseballMan Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 6,542	He kind of reminded me of Mutumbo. Or maybe its the other way around.