Re: Spurs Anihilate Celts: San Antonio 121- Boston 98

["David" <dajubo@earthlink.net>]

On 25 Nov 99, at 0:32, Bill Cooper wrote:

> Hi David,
>  Hmm.... well it never would have occured to me.  I always
> thought that the Twin part just meant there were two of them, and not
> that they looked a little bit alike (though none of the other pairs
> could possibly be described as twins).  But you never know.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Bill
> 

Actually, I prefer the answer of Michael Joseph Byrnes over mine--
that Parish & McHale weren't the focal point of the team, as Bird 
was, and that they were really part of the Big 3.

-David

> P.S.  Actually aren't there a pair of 6'10" or so twins (well, of
> course they're a pair) playing for Stanford this year.  I suppose they
> would really fit the bill.
> _______________________________________________________ On Thu, 25 Nov
> 1999 00:15:42 -0500, you wrote:
> 
> >On 24 Nov 99, at 22:04, Bill Cooper wrote:
> >
> >
> >> 
> >> P.S.  A query for all you b-ball historians out there.  Several
> >> duos have been termed Twin Towers before Tim & Dave.  Chamberlain
> >> and Thurmond, Webster and Cartwright, and also Sampson and Olajuwon
> >> come to mind. How come Parish and McHale didn't make twin tower
> >> status? Aren't they almost exactly the same size as Duncan and
> >> Robinson?  And roughly as good?
> >> 
> >> 
> >
> >This may sound silly, but could the reason be that McHale and 
> >Parish weren't either both black or white?
> >
> >-David
> >
> 
>