That was something that was taboo for me at the time, but he said, ‘As long as we get up shots afterward, we’ll be fine. Elders and Moncrief thrived together, nowhere more so than in the classroom when Moncrief hiked his GPA from slightly above 2.0 to a 3.8 as a senior to nail down his scholarship to Arkansas. Basketball Player Born in Arkansas #13. He was always, always prepared. He and the others tended to a family garden about 20 minutes from home around school and basketball practice. “We had lost exactly $1 million with the team that year. When I watch tape of myself now, what really strikes me is how explosive I was and how many different ways I could score the basketball and play defense. Philadelphia also announced that GM Elton Brand has signed a multi-year contract extension. He already had developed an impatience with wasting time, so kept his workouts and scrimmaging on tight schedules. Over 11 NBA seasons, 10 most successfully with the Milwaukee Bucks, Moncrief channeled his fear of failure and glass-half-empty outlook into five All-Star games, 10 selections to all-NBA or all-defensive teams, 11 playoff appearances and now membership in the Class of 2019 for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. So he’d translate really well to today’s game. “He had the respect of every player on the team. “They gave me a million dollars to move,” Nelson said, chuckling anew about the maneuver. Nellie was ahead of his time defensively. It was announced in July 2013 that Moncrief would analyze and commentate Bucks games for FSN Wisconsin. Never had a problem with it.”. “But once I got there, Junior Bridgeman, Quinn Buckner started telling me just how different of a cat he was. So lean you could see veins in his temples pulse as he worked, eyes focused like lasers, Moncrief worked relentlessly on both ends of the floor. “Those early years in the NBA, if you don’t have a stable person you can be around, it can get a little rocky. Sutton spent 75 percent of Arkansas practice time drilling defense, which served his top NBA prospect – Moncrief is the first Razorbacks player inducted into the Hall of Fame and still ranks as the highest drafted – well as a pro. And he worked on his outside shooting so much, he became a better than average shooter. Like a lot of great achievers, Sidney Moncrief’s greatest motivation came from the things he didn’t want to do. It’s so natural for me to do what I’m doing. The 1979 Draft was all about Magic Johnson, with no clear order for those who would be chosen after him. In an alternate 1979 reality, though, the Bulls could have opted for Moncrief at No. “We were just not the better team during that era.”, Those early years in the NBA, if you don’t have a stable person you can be around, it can get a little rocky. As for Moncrief’s demeanor, he never broke character when the ball went up. I’ve never won a championship as a coach, but I went into the Hall of Fame as a coach. “But the Bucks started out 7-2 that year. Everybody, in their time, had chores. They weren’t helping my leverage one bit, and Sidney Moncrief was the main culprit, having a fantastic start. [2], Moncrief, Marvin Delph of Conway, Arkansas, and Ron Brewer of Fort Smith, Arkansas ("The Triplets"), along with head coach Eddie Sutton and assistant coach Gene Keady, resurrected the University of Arkansas basketball program in the 1970s from decades of modest success and disinterest, and helped lay the foundation for what became one of the country's premier college basketball programs through the mid-1990s. Moncrief grew up as the second youngest of seven siblings, a brood spread across about 15 years. Moncrief's leadership on the court and electrifying play renewed interest in the Razorback program, and ushered in the winning tradition in the Arkansas basketball program. Nellie was ahead of his time defensively. Affable and modest off the court, Moncrief was and remains analytical about his playing days and the job that got him, finally, to Springfield. If someone can say that, that’s a good thing.”. Yet teammates saw a side of Moncrief the public did not. Because I want to play with good players.’, “Fairly quiet personality, not overt in his manner, but he fit right in. At no point, then or now, was it a joke. 63 Year Olds. So I started lifting with him. Moncrief left Milwaukee as arguably the second greatest player in franchise history behind Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. That was something that was taboo for me at the time, but he said, ‘As long as we get up shots afterward, we’ll be fine. He coached for a few seasons, including with Nelson as a defensive guru in Dallas and Golden State and with the Bucks under Scott Skiles. No problem with me. Conventional wisdom says that those Milwaukee teams, as a result, are underappreciated. A common question for yesterday’s legends is, how would his game translate to today’s game? Moncrief is more relaxed and outgoing these days as a businessman and entrepreneur, his latest incarnation after a dozen different post-playing pursuits. Keep track as teams announce their new uniform designs. ], “To do the deal, they had to tell me who they were going to take. “Maximum effort,” he said of his best attributes. Then draft him. We’ll get our touch back.’’’, Defensively, Johnson is convinced there were three or four Bucks victories that were clinched when Moncrief came up with steals to thwart any opposing heroics. “And not just on the court. By the end of 1988-89, at age 31, Moncrief called it quits. And I love everything about my life right now. You can e-mail him here, find his archive here and follow him on Twitter. Even concerns about his left knee couldn’t scuttle enthusiasm for Moncrief among the league’s scouts. The Triplets led the Razorbacks to the SWC championship, and a Final Four appearance in 1978. NBA.com is part of Warner Media, LLC’s Turner Sports & Entertainment Digital Network, Like a lot of great achievers, Sidney Moncrief’s greatest motivation came from the things he. 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Moncrief is more relaxed and outgoing these days as a businessman and entrepreneur, his latest incarnation after a dozen different post-playing pursuits. [10][11] In 2011, he returned to the Milwaukee Bucks as an assistant coach. Moncrief’s position was loaded in the ‘80s with dangerous scorers and fine athletes: Dennis Johnson, Darrell Griffith, Andrew Toney, Otis Birdsong, David Thompson, Walter Davis, World B. So they cut him some slack.”. His father traveled, his mother worked cleaning houses, then hotel rooms, before assisting in class rooms by the time Sid reached high school. Two years after Johnson’s first holdout made him a late witness to Moncrief’s game, his second in the fall of 1981 opened his eyes even wider. Basketball Player. Like a lot of great achievers, Sidney Moncrief’s greatest motivation came from the things he didn’t want to do. He plays your position.’” said Winters, 67, who scouts for the Indiana Pacers. The Bucks got bounced from the conference finals three times in four years (Sixers in ’83, Celtics in ’84 and 86). “If Sidney had worked on it the way they do know, he’d have been a 36, 37, 38 percent shooter, because of how tough he was mentally,” Marques Johnson said. He attacked the basket on drives and with post-up moves, developed an outside shot on the fly, perpetually moved both himself and the ball, and dared to crash the boards when dinosaurs still ruled the NBA paint. We’d laugh. But success on the court continued, and these days they all choose to remember the good times. From 1980 to 1984, Moncrief and Marques Johnson were as potent and talented a tandem of shooting guard and small forward as the NBA had. The views on this page do not necessarily reflect the views of the NBA, its clubs or Turner Broadcasting. But he also had the opponents’ respect, the other coaches, everybody. “All the things I didn’t want to eat, we grew.”. “The basketball person is exactly like you saw. “By seventh grade, we moved again and a neighbor had a goal – the worst goal you’d ever want to see. I figured I could get Sid after that.”. “We were just not the better team during that era.”, Those early years in the NBA, if you don’t have a stable person you can be around, it can get a little rocky. The views on this page do not necessarily reflect the views of the NBA, its clubs or Turner Broadcasting. I was just glad to get back in the fold. I didn’t know that’s what I was doing, but I’d be out there thinking, ‘You need to make more layups,’ so that’s what I’d do. But the old Hall of Famer doesn’t agree that the ring not won sticks to individual players. Nicknamed Sid the Squid, Sir Sid, and El Sid, Moncrief went on to play 11 seasons in the National Basketball Association, including ten seasons with the Milwaukee Bucks. Who led us in rebounding a couple of years. “I remember my knee giving out a little bit when I planted. That changed when Nelson traded Johnson, Bridgeman and Catchings to the Clippers in September 1984, replenishing his roster with Terry Cummings, Ricky Pierce and Craig Hodges. He also made the All-Star team for five consecutive years and was named to the All-NBA first team for the 1982–83 season. Sidney Moncrief (@sidney.moncrief) • Instagram photos and videos. Although he was thought of as one of the greatest shooting guards of his time, he was never able to get to the Finals, as the Bucks frequently came up short in the Eastern Conference Finals.
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