Living in the Shadows – A Patrick Ewing Jr. Story

**RMJH4** · 12-04-2011, 06:06 PM

Re: Living in the Shadows – A Patrick Ewing Jr. Story

Game 10 Philadelphia 76ers 81 - 85 Detroit Pistons

Ewing Jr's only basket of the night.

Philadelphia 76ers at Detroit Pistons
Feb 26,	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Philadelphia (25-30)	23	24	14	20	81
Detroit (22-35)	24	20	13	28	85

Philadelphia 76ers

Detroit Pistons
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Patrick Ewing jr.	9	1-2	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	1	2

76ers Starters
L. Williams
E. Turner
A. Iguodola
E. Brand
S. Hawes

Pistons Starters
B. Knight
R. Hamilton
J. Dudley
K. Martin
G. Monroe

Game Leaders
Pts - 21 - A. Iguodola (76ers)
Rebs - 11 - G. Monroe (Pistons)
Asts - 11 - B. Knight (Pistons)
Stls - 4 - J. Holiday (Pistons)
Blks - 2 - G. Monroe (Pistons)

Ewing’s Epilogue

“Well talk about not feeling needed. I rode the pine for most of the game. Jared Dudley and Mickael Pietrus got most of the minutes at the 3. Even Terrico White got some burn at the 2. Terrico White, are you kidding me?! With Grant going down and the way I had been solid so far I really expected better. I really don’t know what has changed in the last day or two, but this does not look good. Time to go talk to Mr. Frank and Mr. Dumars.

Oh and by the way we won. Not that I got to contribute much to that. Feeling majorly leftout right now. Well done to the guys on their performance against a very strong 76ers squad. I’m actually too upset to give a review right now. But needless to say the new guys were very impressive Pietrus and Dudley did a great job slowing down Turner and Iguodola. Rip was solid again and his resurgence in form continues. K-Mart and Monroe were strong on the boards again grabbing over 10 rebounds each. Brandon Knight ran the show with 13 pts and 10 assists. Its nice to win but some more burn would have been better."

**RMJH4** · 03-31-2015, 06:16 PM

Fast Forward!!

Ewings Epilogue: Episode 10.

To all the loyal followers of my blog. I have not updated my blog in quite some time. But all is not lost. All is not forgotten. I have put pen to paper, or rather finger to key pad once more. My blog will fast forward to the 2012-13 NBA Offseason. I have just opted out of my player option for next season with the Pistons.

Things really didn't go down as well as I thought they would this season with the Pistons. I had been getting pretty close to starting at the 3 spot over Grant Hill. I was matching everything statistically that he was producing and we were sharing the minutes. Then boom. The trade for Pietrus and Dudley came. Yes on paper it seemed like it had balanced our roster for a playoff run, but it actually killed off our team chemistry.

We finished 10th in the East, 2 games out of the playoffs, behind Philadelphia in 8th and Milwaukee in 9th. A disaster of epic proportions for the Pistons organisation, and one which will certainly cost coach Lawrence Frank his job. There is too much strife and turmoil in the Pistons for me, and I was left high and dry playing timewise for the remainder of the season. I had contibuted well in my first dozen games there and I was suddenly forgotten about. Grant too. Its a shame his career had to end like this.

But hey, onwards and upwards. The lord works in mysterious ways, everything is meant to happen for a reason. Now, I better check in with my agent to see if I have any contract offers from teams. the NBA landscape has been shaken up in recent months. Here is a brief summary of the season and major transactions to date:

NBA Champions: Miami Heat
Western Conference Champions: Oklahoma City Thunder
Most Valuable Player: LeBron James, Miami Heat
Defensive Player of the Year: Tyson Chandler, New York Knicks
Rookie of the Year: Kyrie Irving, Cleveland Cavaliers
Sixth Man of the Year: James Harden, Oklahoma City Thunder
Most Improved Player: Ryan Anderson, Orlando Magic
Coach of the Year: Gregg Popovich, San Antonio Spurs

NBA Major Transactions 2012.

February - Monta Ellis traded to Milwaukee Bucks, Andrew Bogut traded to Golden State Warriors
February - Howard Schultz buys New Orleans Hornets
March - Gerald Wallace traded to New Jersey Nets, Mehmet Okur, Shawne Williams and 2012 1st Rd pick traded to Portland.
March- Chris Paul traded to LA Clippers from Hornets in exchange for Eric Gordon and 2012 1st Rd Pick
April - New Jersey Nets play final game before moving to Brooklyn next season.

**RMJH4** · 12-04-2021, 08:13 AM

It's Back! After 10 Years!

Ewing's Epilogue: Episode 11.

Over 10 years ago, I started this story. It was one of my best. It even garnered the attention of Patrick Ewing Jr himself! He set up an account on here to comment and thank me for the story!

After recently bringing my Xbox 360 out of the attic, I picked this save file up again and had a blast.

So ten years later, I am going to continue this one again.

This time I will be using NBA2K13 and starting from the offseason in which Ewing Jr has just become a free agent after a disappointing end to the 2011-12 season with the Detroit Pistons.

Hope you can follow. I have updated a few posts and linked all post on the first page for your easy browsing.

Stay tuned.

**RMJH4** · 12-04-2021, 08:18 AM

Living in the Shadows – 2012-13 Offseason.

This story is not about how good or bad Patrick Ewing Jr. is now. It is about how he has not had a fair shot at being his own player. Since growing up he was expected to become a great basketball player.

The media has not given this player a fair shot. Ewing Jr. can contribute great things to NBA teams, but before he does that, he needs to be given one more chance to become his own player, not just Patrick Ewing’s son.

This story has followed Ewing Jr's path back into the NBA. A final shot. Last season led him from the Maine Red Claws in the D- League to the New Orleans Hornets and a guaranteed contract. From there he was traded to the Detroit Pistons where his playing time fluctuated. While there he had an opportunity to learn from one of the great pro's Grant Hill.

We join this story now at the offseason right before the 2012-13 NBA Season. Ewing Jr has opted out of his 2nd guaranteed season with the Detroit Pistons in search of a better playing role on another roster. The rollercoaster ride continues for Ewing Jr, surely, this is his last chance to make a name for himself.

Ewing Jr throwing it down for the Maine Red Claws

Rocking the rim for New Orleans

Hammer Time in Detroit

**RolePlayer** · 12-04-2021, 09:07 AM

Re: Living in the Shadows – A Patrick Ewing Jr. Story

He’s back!

**RMJH4** · 12-05-2021, 04:31 PM

NBA Draft 2012.

New Orleans select Anthony Davis.

NEWARK, N.J. -- Best in the country and Nos. 1 and 2 in the NBA draft. The celebration goes on for Kentucky's kids.

The Wildcats became the first school to have the top two picks and tied a record with six players taken Thursday night.

After the New Orleans Hornets made the long-expected selection of forward Anthony Davis with the first pick, Charlotte followed by taking fellow freshman Michael Kidd-Gilchrist.

"It's crazy," Davis said. "Michael is a great player. We have two down and four more to go. Hopefully, all of them will go in the first round."

They didn't, the only disappointment for the Wildcats. They settled for four in the first round and a tie with North Carolina, which won the race to four picks -- all in the top 17 selections.

Harrison Barnes (No. 7, Golden State), Kendall Marshall (No. 13, Phoenix), John Henson (No. 14, Milwaukee) and Tyler Zeller (No. 17, Dallas) all went between Kidd-Gilchrist and the next Kentucky player, Terrence Jones at No. 18 to Houston.

Zeller's rights were later traded to Cleveland for a package that included No. 24 pick Jared Cunningham of Oregon State.

Otherwise, it was the Wildcats' night, starting with a hug between Davis and Kidd-Gilchrist after the first selection.

"My arm was shaking and my hands were sweaty. Got up and hugged Michael, my best friend, wanted to hug him for a minute," Davis said. "When my name got called, wanted to make sure he stayed close."

He did -- following Davis as the next player to climb onto the stage and shake commissioner David Stern's hand.

Kentucky got its fourth first-round pick at No. 29 with Marquis Teague, another freshman, who is headed to Chicago as a possible replacement for the injured Derrick Rose. Doron Lamb went 42nd to Milwaukee and Darius Miller was 46th to New Orleans.

Only UNLV in 1977 had six players drafted -- but none in the first round.

John Calipari has been criticized for recruiting "one-and-done" players -- they stay the required one year and leave -- but he looked thrilled hugging his two stars at the start of the night.

It's been a long time since a school made such an impact at the top of the draft.

UCLA had the Nos. 1 and 3 picks in 1969, when Milwaukee took Kareem Abdul-Jabbar -- then Lew Alcindor -- and Lucius Allen went third to the Seattle SuperSonics.

Davis will begin his pro career in the same city where he ended it with a national title. College basketball's player of the year as a freshman was the Most Outstanding Player of the Final Four despite shooting just 1 of 10 from the field in the championship game, grabbing 16 rebounds and blocking six shots in the victory over Kansas.

Davis slipped on a blue and gold Hornets hat above a conservative gray suit that took no attention away from basketball's most famous eyebrow. Davis even attempted to capitalize on the attention his unibrow gets, trademarking "Fear The Brow" and "Raise The Brow" earlier this month.

On the floor, Davis has the agility of a guard -- and he was one only a few years ago.

The 6-foot-10 Davis averaged 14.2 points, 10.4 rebounds and 4.7 blocks, becoming a dominant defender after growing 7 inches from the start of his junior year of high school.

A few months after the Hornets traded longtime star Chris Paul, Davis is ready to be their centerpiece, since playing for the Wildcats means he's already accustomed to plenty of attention.

"Like I said, at Kentucky we had it all the time, especially the six who played, we had the spotlight all the time," Davis said. "I think it really prepared me."

The Hornets drafted Duke guard Austin Rivers with the 10th overall pick, giving New Orleans a young inside-outside duo to pair with guard Eric Gordon.

Rivers hugged his father, Boston coach Doc Rivers, who came to be with his family instead of with the Celtics, who owned two later first-round picks.

Charlotte, coming off a 7-59 season and the worst winning percentage in NBA history, had been open to moving the No. 2 pick if it found the right deal. Instead, Michael Jordan's team went with Kidd-Gilchrist, whose selection by the Bobcats was loudly cheered, a sharp contrast from the boos Stern received when coming out to announce the picks.

The new Charlotte swingman played in high school at nearby St. Patrick High School in Elizabeth, N.J., and fans chanted "MKG! MKG!" as he walked off the stage. Though he and Davis talked before the draft, they didn't discuss the history the Wildcats were about to make.

"No. I was shocked at first," Kidd-Gilchrist said. "I was shocked. But no, we didn't. We didn't at all."

Florida's Bradley Beal went third to Washington, making it three SEC freshman in the first three picks. Cleveland followed with the surprisingly early pick of Syracuse sixth man Dion Waiters at No. 4.

Thomas Robinson of Kansas, who hoped to go second, fell to Sacramento at No. 5. Portland took Weber State's Damian Lillard at No. 6 with its first of two lottery picks, and Barnes was taken seventh by Golden State.

After Washington's Terrence Ross went to Toronto and Connecticut's Andre Drummond to Detroit.

Davis was the only clear-cut pick entering the draft, and there were some early surprises. Players such as Waiters and Ross went higher than expected, while Robinson dropped to the Kings.

"I really didn't know where I was going to end up at, but it is a bit of a surprise," he said, tearing up when talking about his difficult journey that included the deaths of multiple family members in college. "I didn't work out for Sacramento at all, I probably talked to them about once. But I'm here, so I'm meant to be here."

Houston took Jeremy Lamb of Connecticut at No. 12 with its first of three top-20 picks. But the Rockets, who also had the Nos. 16 and 18 picks, were hoping not to use all of them, instead packaging them for an established player after their pursuit of the Lakers' Pau Gasol fell through last year.

The Rockets tabbed Iowa State's Royce White at No. 16 and Terrence Jones two picks later.

Jared Sullinger, once considered a top-10 pick, ended up in a draft free-fall over concerns with his back but was finally taken at No. 21 by Boston. The Celtics followed with Fab Melo of Syracuse, giving them two potential replacements if Kevin Garnett doesn't return.

The NBA champion Miami Heat took forward Arnett Moultrie of Mississippi State at No. 27 with their first-round pick, but traded his rights to Philadelphia for the rights to LSU center Justin Hamilton and a future first-round pick.

First Round Draft Results:

Spoiler

**studbucket** · 12-10-2021, 09:57 AM

Re: NBA Draft 2012.

Just caught up. I didn't know you had made this dynasty - fun to see an older one (since I started reading these around 2015).

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