Sandy Dover

By Sandy Dover

Exclusively featured by ESPN Nets Are Scorching

“It’s hard for me to look or even think about Derrick Coleman now and not think about Rasheed Wallace. They weren’t that far apart in skill level or their peak athleticism. Rasheed was freakish, but Derrick had an understated freak in his own game. The jump shots, the ability to shoot from long-range, the power to bang and score with ease in the post, the knack for grabbing boards (when he felt like it, in Derrick’s case)… they were similar in style and court philosophy. But this isn’t about Rasheed. This about DC.”

By Sandy Dover

Exclusively featured by ESPN Nets Are Scorching

“What I loved most about Sam Cassell was that he was a true guard, just as effective playing the point as he was playing as an off-guard. That was his greatest strength. He could go into any situation and be both what he wanted and what the Nets needed. He didn’t back down, and that’s probably why he pretended to carry an imaginary set of dinosauric testicles after he made big shots. More power to him in my book.”

By Sandy Dover

Exclusively featured by ESPN Nets Are Scorching.

“He came from the “Next Jordan” generation, a thought-to-be-elite squadron of various basketball players whose individual and collective essence emitted a scent that seemed reminiscent of the Greatest Of All Time, but in actuality was far off. Kendall was one of those guys. He had the height and build at 6’5” & 205 pounds, but he honestly lacked the intangibles to make any team better on his own. Make no mistake — he had talent — but not otherworldly. Coupled with being in New Jersey, a team wrought with peril and disappointment, the mix was not as I wanted it to be, which would’ve been with him as an All-Star and the Nets being playoff participants.”

By Sandy Dover

For SLAM.

“Sullinger, fortunately, isn’t a malcontent or a knucklehead, and he will likely force Sacramento to upgrade the rest of the roster and trade away players who don’t serve any kind of needs within the course of the games. A frontcourt lineup of Sullinger at power forward, Evans at small forward and Cousins at center might be a winning combination.

“Sullinger may be just the man to balance the scales of Fire (Cousins) and Ice (Evans)—and bring a new hope to the capital of California.”

By Sandy Dover

Exclusively guest featured by The Starting Five.

“Do we actually realize that we, as participants in sports culture, are isolating and vexing the same people that whose talent bolsters them into the spotlight, the undeniable greatness that makes them known in the first place?”