Earv Opong was unbelievable once upon a time. He may have had the fastest handle in NYC and maybe still does. I remember back in like 2005 he used to come and get his workout on at West 4th with us when Future, Speedy, Bodywide and a few other big names used to come down there.
At that time, I was the young cat of West 4th and of course I had to guard the best players. I’ll never forget the day Earv almost made me fall. To this day, a good friend of mine named Steve won’t leave me alone about it.
All I remember was seeing him, and then he was gone and one of my hands was on the floor. Next thing you know it, you hear a loud, “Ohhh.” Earv was so fast you couldn’t even hack him! Of course I had to give him buckets right back and win. I never got so focused in an open rec game in my life until that happened! Worse part about it was I didn’t even know that was him. At that time, I just heard the stories but really did not know what he looked like. I found out that day!
October 26th, 2009 at 6:39 pm
kenny Patt says:
He was hot for one summer and that was it for him.
October 26th, 2009 at 7:08 pm
40 Cal says:
Your buggin!
October 26th, 2009 at 10:22 pm
True balla says:
probably the only time i will ever agree with 40 Ounce, haha. Irv had NBA speed, handle and passing abilities. Injuries, playing clown ball with And 1 and injuries derailed his career, but if Dre Barrett (who i like and respect) was in the league Irv could have been too.
October 27th, 2009 at 5:52 am
kenny Patt says:
Then it must have been the injuries cause I never seen him do any real damage after his fist summer on the scene (when he was at Albany).
October 27th, 2009 at 2:02 pm
dcardoni says:
Not saying he can’t play, but could have been in the League? Really? His averages at Albany: 35.1 minutes; 6.8 points; 34.6% FG; 30.0% 3-pt FG; 56.7% FT; 3.7 assists; 2.7 turnovers; 2.5 rebounds; 1.7 steals. Not really League numbers. Not even close.
October 27th, 2009 at 6:23 pm
kenny Patt says:
Dre vs Erv’s career is like Nash vs Earl Watson