Gary Payton
CENTURY CITY, CA - MAY 19: Pro basketball player Chris Paul (L) and former pro basketball player Gary Payton attend the 28th Anniversary Sports Spectacular Gala at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza on May 19, 2013 in Century City, California.
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He thinks he can sit out for 3½ weeks, have one day of practice and play 35 minutes ... I haven't seen that happen, except for Superman a few times, and fortunately I had a few guys that could do it. Gary Payton could do it. Ray Allen probably could do it. As the game goes on, I've got to evaluate a lot of players, who's doing it, who's feeling good.
I would say, 'I just can't stand Gary Payton.' And Grg would just sit there and say, 'Yeah, he was awful tonight.' The last thing he would say to me was, 'Coach, just remember. Tomorrow morning he's ours. He's ours, and we've got to coach him.'
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Gary ‘The Glove’ Payton named as Seafair Torchlight Parade Grand Marshal
Beloved Seattle sports figure Gary Payton has been named as the 2013 Seafair Torchlight Parade Grand Marshal. “I’m very honored,” Payton told KIRO 7. “Seattle has always been a great city to me.” Payton said it was a big deal for him when he was named th from KIRO Read more »
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Damian Lillard To Learn Defense From The Best: Gary Payton
Damian Lillard accomplish almost everything as a rookie. Outside of nearly leading Portland to the playoffs — just having them in the conversation was impressive enough — Lillard led the NBA in total minutes, averaged 19 points a game, unanimously won Ro from Dime Read more »
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Candace Buckner: Trash talking class is now in session
The great Gary Payton once schooled an interviewer on the lessons of trash talk. Besides constructing a Hall of Fame career, Payton also dominated in the game of gab. So in 1999, when Dan Patrick posed the question which NBA player had "no business talki from The Columbian Read more »
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Avery Bradley has been focused on defense every step of the way
The mid-1990s, the Pacific Northwest, and a sinewy trash-talker with swift hands, feet, and a sixth sense of how to pry a ball loose from its owner. A tale of two dominant defensive guards begins, and with Gary Payton. The Seattle Supersonics star was th from Boston.com Read more »
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Gary Payton's outstanding double humblebrag
Gary Payton was one of the best point guards of his generation, a lockdown defender who led the Seattle SuperSonics to the NBA Finals in 1996. Nobody was surprised when he was named to the 2013 class of inductees for the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, from USA Today Read more »
