Rik Smits

Okay, those Pacers teams, because in the Last Dance documentary, Jordan said that that's the toughest team they ever faced.

Like Chris Mullen, Mark Jackson, Rick Smits, who else do they have? Antonio Dale Davis.

Yeah, they had a team.

It's funny, they had no top five player.

That's when they brought in Jimmy Smits, Bobby Simone's character, which was a great detective.

God, is he related to Rick Smits?

[laughs]

I think they were cousins, actually.

And after 16 years in the NBA, Charles Barkley retired, missing the majority of the season due to a quad injury, and only returning for the last game of the season to grab one final rebound.

Dennis Rodman also retired after playing 12 games for the Mavericks, and so did Kevin Johnson, Jeff Hornacek, and Rick Smits.

When the playoffs started, the Lakers justified the role of title favorites in the first two rounds, but in the conference finals, the Blazers proved to be their toughest opponent.

Despite leading the Series 3-1, Portland bounced back and forced a Game 7, where they jumped on the Lakers' throat, leading by 15 with 10 minutes left.

Yeah.

Just leave Rick Smits at home.

Right there.

I don't need Rick Smits running around.

Nobody likes Rick Smits.

I hated Rick Smits.

Nobody liked him.

Hated him.

...

the support that you get from Indiana, like, I remember back NBA days, like Reggie Miller, like Dale Davis, Antonio, Rik Smits, like Mark Jackson, like, that was, like, my Pacer team, right? And so to see this other team, who again did so well, and the heartbreaking injury of Tyrese Haliburton in the, you know, final ga- I mean, it was literally like a storybook.

Oh, it was so bad.

And then for IU football to, like, turn around and be excellent, it's, like, so exciting to see.

And the only other name that really comes to mind, uh, from my fandom perspective is Dale Davis, and I don't have the numbers in front of me in terms of what he did.

I know he was a monster on the glass back in the day, and he played alongside a guy in Rick Smits that wasn't as much of the bruiser, right? A- and so that's, that's kind of the dynamic there and, and Davis, you know, cleaned up the glass, but I love the take.

I, I don't even think it's a hot take, honestly.

Domas was a great rebounder.

The Red Foxes of Marist.

Rick Smits, the Dunking Dutchman's alma mater.

Uh, h- they're heading down to, from Poughkeepsie down to DeLand, Florida, take on the Hatters of Stetson.

This is a...

Ray Florence got paid because he could make a jumper against Shaq.

Shout to Rick Smits.

Yeah.

[laughs]

Simona's audio.

[laughs] And Ri- you seen what he was doing to Rick Smits? [laughs] And Rick Smits got paid 'cause he hit two free throws.

Dunking Dutchman.

But you ain't wrong for taking Bron, though.