Ron Harper Mixtape

bullzman23 · Post #1 » by **bullzman23** » Mon May 5, 2008 5:58 am

Hey guys,

I decided to make a Ron Harper mix on youtube. He was a great player in the 80's and early 90's and then transformed his game to be a great role player on the greatest team ever. He was always one of my favorite guys and I always felt that he went far too unnoticed. He deserved a mix on youtube so I made one. It's my first attempt at something like this, but I hope you guys enjoy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uw9X1HX35qQ

P.S. - For those who only remember Harper from the Bulls and Lakers, you'll be pleasantly surprised by how athletic he used to be before he blew out his knee.

GreenWithEnvy · Post #2 » by **GreenWithEnvy** » Mon May 5, 2008 6:21 am

im not gonna watch it but id imagine its a mixtape of layups, jump shots and passes to michael jordan who then would do something spectacular. am i right?

streetp0et · Post #3 » by **streetp0et** » Mon May 5, 2008 6:30 am

guess you weren't around for his clippers day.

bullzman23 · Post #4 » by **bullzman23** » Mon May 5, 2008 6:34 am

GreenWithEnvy wrote:im not gonna watch it but id imagine its a mixtape of layups, jump shots and passes to michael jordan who then would do something spectacular. am i right?

You're actually wrong. I mean obviously there's jump shots, passes, and layups in there as well, but there's lots of other good stuff. You really should check it out, I've included clips from his younger days.

That Nicka · Post #5 » by **That Nicka** » Mon May 5, 2008 7:44 am

GreenWithEnvy wrote:im not gonna watch it but id imagine its a mixtape of layups, jump shots and passes to michael jordan who then would do something spectacular. am i right?

failure

FlashFlood · Post #6 » by **FlashFlood** » Mon May 5, 2008 8:06 am

It's a decent mix, but it's Ron Harper

shawngoat23 · Post #7 » by **shawngoat23** » Mon May 5, 2008 8:14 am

GreenWithEnvy wrote:im not gonna watch it but id imagine its a mixtape of layups, jump shots and passes to michael jordan who then would do something spectacular. am i right?

You realize that this guy was a 23/5/5 player his rookie year, right? With 2.5 steals and 1 block. His injuries robbed him of a lot.

bullzman23 · Post #8 » by **bullzman23** » Mon May 5, 2008 8:16 am

FlashFlood wrote:It's a decent mix, but it's Ron Harper

Thanks. I know what you're saying, but Harp deserves his dues. He was like the shooting guard version of McDyess. A star who's best days were cut short by knee injuries, but a guy who was able to convert into a top role player.

tanat-0s · Post #9 » by **tanat-0s** » Mon May 5, 2008 8:16 am

yeah, those chicago bulls role players we really underrated.

rumdiary · Post #10 » by **rumdiary** » Mon May 5, 2008 8:30 am

Great stuff dude! I always remembered Ron Harper as the strangest choice for a role player cos he did so well with the Cavs and was hardly a role player. He was always on nba action's Top 10 plays of the week when I was a kid.

How'd you get all those retro videos?

shawngoat23 · Post #11 » by **shawngoat23** » Mon May 5, 2008 8:38 am

tanat-0s wrote:yeah, those chicago bulls role players we really underrated.

Who underrated them? You don't win 72 games with just a two-man team.

GreenWithEnvy · Post #12 » by **GreenWithEnvy** » Mon May 5, 2008 3:03 pm

you guys don't speak sarcasm do you?

bullzman23 · Post #13 » by **bullzman23** » Mon May 5, 2008 6:54 pm

rumdiary wrote:Great stuff dude! I always remembered Ron Harper as the strangest choice for a role player cos he did so well with the Cavs and was hardly a role player. He was always on nba action's Top 10 plays of the week when I was a kid.

How'd you get all those retro videos?

Thanks, man! I was lucky that some of the old stuff was featured in other videos (one was a draft video and the other was with him and Drexler). I just compiled all the clips and made it into a mix.

GreenWithEnvy wrote:you guys don't speak sarcasm do you?

Haha, damn...

BubbaTee · Post #14 » by **BubbaTee** » Mon May 5, 2008 8:20 pm

shawngoat23 wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

You realize that this guy was a 23/5/5 player his rookie year, right? With 2.5 steals and 1 block. His injuries robbed him of a lot.

Nah, the only correct memory of a player is the last one. What have you done for me lately?

Jordan = bricklaying jumpshooter in DC.
Nique = slow jumpshooter in Disney World.
Walton = some bench-warming towel-waver in Boston.
Sabonis = Sheed's gimpy towel boy.

shawngoat23 · Post #15 » by **shawngoat23** » Mon May 5, 2008 8:24 pm

BubbaTee wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

Nah, the only correct memory of a player is the last one. What have you done for me lately?

Jordan = bricklaying jumpshooter in DC.
Nique = slow jumpshooter in Disney World.
Walton = some bench-warming towel-waver in Boston.
Sabonis = Sheed's gimpy towel boy.

You forgot Scottie Pippen = Swedish basketball player
Rodman = Mexican/Euro/ABA journeyman

circushots · Post #16 » by **circushots** » Mon May 5, 2008 9:00 pm

out of curiosity, does anybody have any quotes of Jordan commenting on Harper's game?

VinnyTheMick · Post #17 » by **VinnyTheMick** » Mon May 5, 2008 9:31 pm

circushots wrote:out of curiosity, does anybody have any quotes of Jordan commenting on Harper's game?

"Should have passed it to me more, damnit."- Michael Jordan

carrottop12 · Post #18 » by **carrottop12** » Mon May 5, 2008 11:46 pm

Ron Harper was really underrated, his rookie season was one of the best ever by an NBA player.

22/5/5/2.5/1

Those are LeBron like rookie numbers, then he got hurt and was never the same.

G35 · Post #19 » by **G35** » Tue May 6, 2008 12:41 am

Bulls had one of the best set of role players of all time.

Ron Harper turned himself into a great defender that could score if left one on one. He is the reason why Phil Jax prefers taller guards at the PG position.

PG Harper
SG MJ
SF Pippen
PF Rodman
C Longley

That was one athletic/defensive team......

Post #20 » by **BBallFreak** » Tue May 6, 2008 1:35 am

You guys do realize that, through the first 9 years of Harper's career, he was a 19.8 point per game scorer, right? He was one of the better shooting guards in the league. Hated watching that guy play my team, because I knew he was going to hurt us on both ends...