05-11-2011, 12:01 PM
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Former Mavs great Robert Traylor dies at the age of 34
Sad news... just catching it on TheTicket..
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05-11-2011, 12:05 PM
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Thanks for starting the thread, Murph.
Definitely sad stuff.
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Robert “Tractor” Traylor Has Died
Robert “Tractor” Traylor, former Michigan Wolverine and the 6th overall pick in the 1998 NBA Draft, has died, according to the basketball team he plays for in Puerto Rico. According to the Facebook page of the Bayamon Cowboys, Traylor was found dead in his apartment in Isla Verde. Their game tonight was suspended.
Traylor, nicknamed the “Tractor” because of his considerable size (his playing weight was close to 300 pounds), was a McDonald’s High School All-American alongside Kevin Garnett, Vince Carter and Paul Pierce, and led Michigan to a 1997 NIT title.
In 1998, he was drafted by the Mavericks, but then traded to Milwaukee for the rights to Pat Garrity and little-known German prospect Dirk Nowitzki. He struggled to live up to his first-round status in the NBA, and began playing overseas in 2006.
A cause of death has not been confirmed. Traylor battled weight issues throughout his career, and reportedly had a heart condition.
RIP Tractor.
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He played fairly well in blue, and technically the Mavs would not be where we are without him.
Hats off to the Tractor.
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05-11-2011, 12:20 PM
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RIP.
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05-11-2011, 12:22 PM
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My condolences to his family.
In a related (and I know, awful, terrible) note, does this make the Dirk/Traylor trade that much better, and make that reporter who did winners/losers of the draft look that much dumber? Someone's gonna say it, might as well....
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05-11-2011, 12:23 PM
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RIP Robert "Tractor" Traylor
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05-11-2011, 12:25 PM
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05-11-2011, 12:26 PM
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RIP
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05-11-2011, 12:26 PM
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Definitely RIP first
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05-11-2011, 12:27 PM
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Originally Posted by bernardos70
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crap, sorry. Mods can merge or delete. I just figured it should be posted in the main forum, which is why I didn't look to see if there was a thread outside of this forum.
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05-11-2011, 12:28 PM
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WOW....RIP Tractor
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05-11-2011, 12:30 PM
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Damn
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05-11-2011, 12:54 PM
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Sad news - no one should ever pass away at such a young age
I should maybe edit my sig and add a cross or something like that...
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05-11-2011, 01:10 PM
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I enjoyed watching that guy in college. He's one of my all time favorite college basketball players.
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05-11-2011, 01:10 PM
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RIP
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05-11-2011, 01:24 PM
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Well, this is some lousy news during a slow Mavs-news week... R.I.P.
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05-11-2011, 01:37 PM
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I believe he had issues with his aorta or somesuch in the past. I don't know for sure..but seems to ring a bell.
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05-11-2011, 02:48 PM
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Can't possibly bode well for Drew Bynum.
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05-11-2011, 03:13 PM
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So you're saying that heavy/tall/african Americans are doomed to die early of aorta issues?
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05-11-2011, 03:16 PM
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Quote:
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So you're saying that heavy/tall/african Americans are doomed to die early of aorta issues?
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I suppose they do have a similar body type, now that you mention it.
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05-11-2011, 04:21 PM
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I think you mean curry. Curry was overwieght and had heart issues. Turiaf to an extent had the same issue except he wasnt technically obese.
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05-11-2011, 04:56 PM
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Que descanse en paz.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDMA3K-IAHA
Sabian que el Tractor Taylor fue Drafteado por los Mav's y luego fue canjeado por nuestro numero 41 Dirk Nowizki.
Que clase de negocio.
Seguimos ...
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05-11-2011, 05:12 PM
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Si...?
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05-11-2011, 06:00 PM
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El gato está en mis pantalones. Y me gusta montar a caballo.
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05-11-2011, 06:20 PM
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Soy una cuchara.
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05-11-2011, 06:52 PM
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¡No hay cuchara!
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05-11-2011, 07:03 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by bernardos70
¡No hay cuchara!
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(sorry Tractor...)
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These days being a fan is a competition to see who can be the most upset when
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05-11-2011, 07:50 PM
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i'm glad we cashed in the tractor chip
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05-11-2011, 07:55 PM
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RIP Tractor.
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05-11-2011, 09:22 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by bernardos70
El gato está en mis pantalones. Y me gusta montar a caballo.
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Diache no entiendo el punto. lol
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05-11-2011, 09:23 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Underdog
Soy una cuchara.
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Estoy perdido que quieren decir con lo de cuchara. jajajaja
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05-11-2011, 11:54 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Raphiel
Que descanse en paz.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDMA3K-IAHA
Sabian que el Tractor Taylor fue Drafteado por los Mav's y luego fue canjeado por nuestro numero 41 Dirk Nowizki.
Que clase de negocio.
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Utilizar el traductor de google para que el resto de nosotros no tiene que hacerlo.
O aprender Inglés.
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05-12-2011, 08:09 AM
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34 is really young to bite the big one. Perhaps he shouldn't have been playing BB at all with his heart condition as it was. But I suppose he made that choice for a reason.
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