Today we salute you, Kornel David.
In the lockout shortened 1998-1999 season, David put up an impressive 6 points and 3.5 rebounds per game on the worst Bulls team ever.
He was known as the Hungarian Jordan, and had the irrational confidence of Monta Ellis and Marcus Fizer. He did end up exploding for 20 points once or twice that season, but he was not really one of Tim Floyd's favorite players.
He played in just 26 games for the Bulls the following season, and then managed to hang on a bit with the Cavs, Raptors, and Pistons.
It seems like the best highlight I can find is of him getting posterized by T-Mac. Enjoy!
You forgot the most lasting memory ever. Bulls down 1 with 12 seconds left. Bulls come out of a timeout and ball is inbounded to Kornell. He thinks there is 1.2 seconds left instead of 12 despite the fact that they just went over a play in a timeout. He catches and shoots a half court shot and it falls pathetically short into opponents hands. Bulls lose. Kornell is cut the next week
ReplyDeletehahaha, that's true. I need to find the play-by-play recap of that event.
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