RIP Roy Tarpley

[GeorgeCostanza]

50 years old

http://espn.go.com/dallas/nba/story/_/id/12144055/former-dallas-mavericks-big-man-roy-tarpley-dies-50

 

[JohnnyTheBone]

Cocaine is a hell of a drug.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otpgHzZfVXk
RIP Roy

 

[lars10]

I attended a basketball camp where he was one of the pros...he was a really nice guy. Always thought it a shame that he couldn't seem to control the off the court issues.  RIP Roy.

 

[Dan to Theo to Ben]

Great team they had in '88, Tarp and Detlef on the bench, Alford as the 12th man. Pushed the Lakers to 7 just like the Pistons
 
 
Tarpley was a great rebounder of the ball, but a lousy rebounder from the 8-ball.

 

[Buster Olney the Lonely]

So sad. He was one of my favorite non-Celtics players at that time. Won sixth man of the year in 1988. Seven-footer who could do it all--the sky was the limit with this guy. Another casualty from that 1986 draft.

 

[Granite Sox]

Started following Tarpley at Michigan, on the same team with The General (Gary Grant), The Judge (Antoine Joubert), and freshman Glen Rice.  That was a crazy team.  RIP

 

[bosockboy]

Always wondered if Tarpley could have been Tim Duncan-esque. Incredible talent. That '88 team I have always had a soft spot for. Aguirre, Blackman, Schrempf, Tarpley, Harper. Extremely talented.