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NBA sixth man of the year
The Benji Wilson Story (Derrick Rose Connection)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xmH9RTuGZk
Don't know how many of you have heard of Ben Wilson. Was tragically shot during an argument on the street but the true story did not come out for years later. The guy who shot him is in this documentary and he served 30 years for Ben's death because a friend of Ben's testified that the guy and his friend robbed Ben when really, they got into it because Ben bumped into the guy on the street really hard and when he was asked to apologize, Ben talked down to the guy basically like he wasn't shi*t...Much more to the story. He's from Chicago and he wore #25 so players like Rose and others wore #25 in high school in his honor since he goes to the same school. Great documentary if you have never seen it. People say he could have been one of the greatest players ever. The guy who scouted Ben is also the same guy who told people that Jordan would be great way back when...
Apparently Ben was a great guy who was just having a bad couple of days and it got to him on that one day and cost him his life.
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Big Booty Hoes!!
Re: The Benji Wilson Story (Derrick Rose Connection)
Chicago fans look up to this guy? What did he do? Murder a bunch of people and sell drugs?
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Coach
Re: The Benji Wilson Story (Derrick Rose Connection)
He's a Chicago Legend, unfulfilled. Same way in a much larger sense that Derrick Rose is basically on his path to becoming with all his crippling injuries, as opposed to death.
Benji Wilson, Len Bias, Petrovic, and Reggie Lewis are tremendous "what if" stories. Cut down as young men in their prime, tragic. Beyond just being great athletes.
Probably would've ended up being an all-time great player. He was 6'8, had handle, could pass, play defense, they called him Magic but with a better jump shot. LeBron lite, without the body or athleticism basically.
He was the #1 ranked HS prospect. Totally outplayed all his contemporaries in various camps. Sonny Vaccaro, the man who saw the potential in Jordan before anyone else ... and the guy who was the first to spot: KG, Kobe, and LeBron gave him his stamp of approval.
He came up in a time of the greatest talent cluster from the Chicago era. Joining a long lineage of great players.
His girlfriend is a bitch, and basically the reason he was having such stress the days before on the eve of the start of his senior season. She was the source of anger for him lashing out on those youths on the street, his anger with her even made him hit a teacher a time before that. She declined to even be interviewed for a touching piece on her babys father's legacy. She's got mental issues. The power of puzzy is a powerful thing though to certain men.
Touching story, but it's sad that not much has changed since that faithful day. Chicago is still rampant with guns, weapons, senseless killings. Benji is the reason that every great player who goes through Simeon wears #25. His best friend and fellow local product Nick Anderson wore it for that reason as well.
Great 30 for 30 story. As many of them usually are ... highly reccomend everyone watch.
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Big Booty Hoes!!
Re: The Benji Wilson Story (Derrick Rose Connection)
Originally Posted by SamuraiSWISH
He's a Chicago Legend, unfulfilled. Same way in a much larger sense that Derrick Rose is basically on his path to becoming with all his crippling injuries, as opposed to death.
Benji Wilson, Len Bias, Petrovic, and Reggie Lewis are tremendous "what if" stories. Cut down as young men in their prime, tragic. Beyond just being great athletes.
Probably would've ended up being an all-time great player. He was 6'8, had handle, could pass, play defense, they called him Magic but with a better jump shot. LeBron lite, without the body or athleticism basically.
He was the #1 ranked HS prospect. Totally outplayed all his contemporaries in various camps. Sonny Vaccaro, the man who saw the potential in Jordan before anyone else ... and the guy who was the first to spot: KG, Kobe, and LeBron gave him his stamp of approval.
He came up in a time of the greatest talent cluster from the Chicago era. Joining a long lineage of great players.
His girlfriend is a bitch, and basically the reason he was having such stress the days before on the eve of the start of his senior season. She was the source of anger for him lashing out on those youths on the street, his anger with her even made him hit a teacher a time before that. She declined to even be interviewed for a touching piece on her babys father's legacy. She's got mental issues. The power of puzzy is a powerful thing though to certain men.
Touching story, but it's sad that not much has changed since that faithful day. Chicago is still rampant with guns, weapons, senseless killings. Benji is the reason that every great player who goes through Simeon wears #25. His best friend and fellow local product Nick Anderson wore it for that reason as well.
Great 30 for 30 story. As many of them usually are ... highly reccomend everyone watch.
Why do you keep deleting your posts and reposting them to make sure they're the last post?
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Coach
Re: The Benji Wilson Story (Derrick Rose Connection)
Originally Posted by NumberSix
Why do you keep deleting your posts and reposting them to make sure they're the last post?
I edited spelling errors. Is it a problem?
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2nd Greatest Player
Re: The Benji Wilson Story (Derrick Rose Connection)
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Re: The Benji Wilson Story (Derrick Rose Connection)
Originally Posted by NumberSix
Why do you keep deleting your posts and reposting them to make sure they're the last post?
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NBA sixth man of the year
Re: The Benji Wilson Story (Derrick Rose Connection)
Originally Posted by Lebron23
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Re: The Benji Wilson Story (Derrick Rose Connection)
Its a sad story, I watched the documentary last year, good tradition that they have for the star player to wear his number.
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NBA sixth man of the year
Re: The Benji Wilson Story (Derrick Rose Connection)
Originally Posted by SamuraiSWISH
He's a Chicago Legend, unfulfilled. Same way in a much larger sense that Derrick Rose is basically on his path to becoming with all his crippling injuries, as opposed to death.
Benji Wilson, Len Bias, Petrovic, and Reggie Lewis are tremendous "what if" stories. Cut down as young men in their prime, tragic. Beyond just being great athletes.
Probably would've ended up being an all-time great player. He was 6'8, had handle, could pass, play defense, they called him Magic but with a better jump shot. LeBron lite, without the body or athleticism basically.
He was the #1 ranked HS prospect. Totally outplayed all his contemporaries in various camps. Sonny Vaccaro, the man who saw the potential in Jordan before anyone else ... and the guy who was the first to spot: KG, Kobe, and LeBron gave him his stamp of approval.
He came up in a time of the greatest talent cluster from the Chicago era. Joining a long lineage of great players.
His girlfriend is a bitch, and basically the reason he was having such stress the days before on the eve of the start of his senior season. She was the source of anger for him lashing out on those youths on the street, his anger with her even made him hit a teacher a time before that. She declined to even be interviewed for a touching piece on her babys father's legacy. She's got mental issues. The power of puzzy is a powerful thing though to certain men.
Touching story, but it's sad that not much has changed since that faithful day. Chicago is still rampant with guns, weapons, senseless killings. Benji is the reason that every great player who goes through Simeon wears #25. His best friend and fellow local product Nick Anderson wore it for that reason as well.
Great 30 for 30 story. As many of them usually are ... highly reccomend everyone watch.
Yup, she knew that she blatantly lied on the stand....
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Championship or bust
Re: The Benji Wilson Story (Derrick Rose Connection)
Originally Posted by NumberSix
Chicago fans look up to this guy? What did he do? Murder a bunch of people and sell drugs?
You never heard of benji Wilson?
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Bear Chested Da Brawn
Re: The Benji Wilson Story (Derrick Rose Connection)
there's never a feel good ending to a chicago story
it ain't hollywood
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NBA sixth man of the year
Re: The Benji Wilson Story (Derrick Rose Connection)
Originally Posted by Cali Syndicate
You never heard of benji Wilson?
Number 6 is like 12 years old...don't mind him...
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Re: The Benji Wilson Story (Derrick Rose Connection)
6. Benji Wilson — The 20 Greatest Basketball Players to Never Play in the NBA
http://www.complex.com/sports/2012/1...d-in-the-nba-8
Accolades: 1984 No. 1 HS Basketball Player, 1984 IHSA State Champion, 1984 Chicago Public League City Champion
Benji Wilson never had a chance to show the world what he was fully capable of. He dominated the Chicago Public League and is heralded as the greatest player the Windy City has ever produced.
Last edited by JohnMax; 03-30-2014 at 06:07 PM.
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The Fresh Prince
Re: The Benji Wilson Story (Derrick Rose Connection)
Originally Posted by SamuraiSWISH
He's a Chicago Legend, unfulfilled. Same way in a much larger sense that Derrick Rose is basically on his path to becoming with all his crippling injuries, as opposed to death.
Benji Wilson, Len Bias, Petrovic, and Reggie Lewis are tremendous "what if" stories. Cut down as young men in their prime, tragic. Beyond just being great athletes.
Probably would've ended up being an all-time great player. He was 6'8, had handle, could pass, play defense, they called him Magic but with a better jump shot. LeBron lite, without the body or athleticism basically.
He was the #1 ranked HS prospect. Totally outplayed all his contemporaries in various camps. Sonny Vaccaro, the man who saw the potential in Jordan before anyone else ... and the guy who was the first to spot: KG, Kobe, and LeBron gave him his stamp of approval.
He came up in a time of the greatest talent cluster from the Chicago era. Joining a long lineage of great players.
His girlfriend is a bitch, and basically the reason he was having such stress the days before on the eve of the start of his senior season. She was the source of anger for him lashing out on those youths on the street, his anger with her even made him hit a teacher a time before that. She declined to even be interviewed for a touching piece on her babys father's legacy. She's got mental issues. The power of puzzy is a powerful thing though to certain men.
Touching story, but it's sad that not much has changed since that faithful day. Chicago is still rampant with guns, weapons, senseless killings. Benji is the reason that every great player who goes through Simeon wears #25. His best friend and fellow local product Nick Anderson wore it for that reason as well.
Great 30 for 30 story. As many of them usually are ... highly reccomend everyone watch.
you have to throw in Ray Lou! (Raymond Lewis)
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