EPISODE · Sep 19, 2022 · 49 MIN
Episode 125: Lafayette "Fat" Lever with Donnell Suggs
from Pod of Fame · host Jim Miloch
Jim is joined by Atlanta-based journalist Donnell Suggs to break down the hall of fame candidacy of former NBA point guard Lafayette "Fat" Lever. First, Jim and Donnell cover Fat's triple-doubles totals and how he ranks among Oscar, Kidd, Bird, and all the other great triple-double artists in NBA history (4:51). Next, they discuss just how rare his 19/16/18 performance in Game 1 of the 1985 Western Conference Semifinals was, how he compares to Magic Johnson, and why the great 1980s Nuggets seem to have been completely forgotten (10:21). Finally, they rank Fat among the best PGs of the 1980s (27:52), before making a final call on whether or not Fat deserves to be inducted into the HOF (41:37).
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Jim is joined by Atlanta-based journalist Donnell Suggs to break down the hall of fame candidacy of former NBA point guard Lafayette "Fat" Lever. First, Jim and Donnell cover Fat's triple-doubles totals and how he ranks among Oscar, Kidd, Bird, and all the other great triple-double artists in NBA history (4:51). Next, they discuss just how rare his 19/16/18 performance in Game 1 of the 1985 Western Conference Semifinals was, how he compares to Magic Johnson, and why the great 1980s Nuggets seem to have been completely forgotten (10:21). Finally, they rank Fat among the best PGs of the 1980s (27:52), before making a final call on whether or not Fat deserves to be inducted into the HOF (41:37).
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