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Earl Monroe

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Basketball Player

The Resume

    (November 21, 1944- )
    Played for Baltimore Bullets (1967-71) and New York Knicks (1972-80)
    Second pick in NBA Draft
    NBA Rookie of the Year (1968)
    Attended Winston-Salem College
    Inducted into Basketball Hall of Fame (1990)
    6'3
    Nickname is 'Earl the Pearl'

Why he might be annoying:

    He has a cheesy nickname: 'Earl the Pearl.'
    He was also called 'Black Magic.'
    His basketball style was commonly referred to as 'flamboyant.'
    Since his Bullets couldn't beat the Knicks, he joined them.
    He was neither speedy nor a leaper.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He was not only a spectacular showman, he was a winner.
    He led Winston-Salem to an NCAA Division II title. He is still that division's all-time leading scorer.
    He scored 56 points in a game as a rookie.
    Walt Frazier remarked that guarding Monroe was like 'watching a horror movie.'
    He was a member of the Knicks team that won the 1973 title.
    He was selected one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History (1996).
    He was commissioner of the United States Basketball League.
    He said: 'I hope they will remember me as a person who could play the game and excite the fans and excite himself.'

Credit: Hoxy


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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 9 Votes: 77.78% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 7 Votes: 28.57% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 16 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 19 Votes: 57.89% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 13 Votes: 30.77% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 85 Votes: 61.18% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 37 Votes: 45.95% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 35 Votes: 45.71% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 76 Votes: 56.58% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 107 Votes: 46.73% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 122 Votes: 40.98% Annoying