Alex Confer
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Post by Alex Confer on Oct 15, 2005 10:18:55 GMT -5
The Atlanta Hawks announced this morning that 28-year old center Jason Collier has passed away after going into cardiac arrest. Really, really sad news.
RIP
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Post by texans255isback on Oct 15, 2005 10:20:23 GMT -5
Man that sucks, he was a decent player to
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Post by Cerrano39 on Oct 15, 2005 10:32:42 GMT -5
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Post by detroitbasketball on Oct 15, 2005 11:10:00 GMT -5
That's sad...he was young, he was decent, he could have started for them.
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Alex Confer
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Post by Alex Confer on Oct 15, 2005 11:13:23 GMT -5
Eddy Curry is screwed.
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Post by Cubbyfan99 on Oct 15, 2005 11:24:49 GMT -5
For all who are lazy to look at the link.
"ATLANTA -- Atlanta Hawks center Jason Collier died Saturday morning, possibly of cardiac arrest, the team said. He was 28.
Hawks spokesman Arthur Triche said no other details immediately were available and did not say where Collier was when he died.
Collier experienced chest pains at his home Friday and his wife performed CPR and called 911, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported.
Hawks players were notified of Collier's death at 9:30 a.m. Saturday morning before a scheduled workout was canceled, according to the paper.
The 7-foot, 260-pound Collier, a five-year NBA player, spent his first three seasons with Houston before joining Atlanta in 2003. He averaged 5.6 points and 2.9 rebounds in his career.
Collier played for Georgia Tech and was drafted by Milwaukee in the first round, with the 15th pick overall, in the 2000 NBA draft.
Information from The Associated Press was used in this report."
It sucks I liked him moderatly when I played with the Hawks or watched him play.R.I.P. Jason Collier.
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Post by Keeper on Oct 15, 2005 12:36:50 GMT -5
28 year old men don't drop dead from cardiac arrest, regardless of their size. Something else will come out. Thoughts are with the Collier family.
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Post by Alex Confer on Oct 15, 2005 12:39:00 GMT -5
28 year old men don't drop dead from cardiac arrest, regardless of their size. Something else will come out. Thoughts are with the Collier family. Coronary heart disease ran in his family. |
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Post by Keeper on Oct 15, 2005 12:57:34 GMT -5
That would explain it
If ESPN 2's ticker gave information like that, I'd feel like less of an idiot
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Post by Ircknewskool on Oct 15, 2005 13:23:25 GMT -5
Yea I just read that on ESPN this morning. That's sad
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Post by allstarmike2k5 on Oct 15, 2005 17:06:59 GMT -5
wow this is sad, i thought it said Jason Collins from Stanford...but now i see different.
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Post by Just Blaze on Oct 15, 2005 18:55:58 GMT -5
I am stunned. I don't see why these athletes are dying this year and now a b-ball player in the NBA who is actually decent. Wow. God bless his wife and the Collier family.
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Post by McGahee on Oct 15, 2005 21:49:05 GMT -5
Really sad... he was a god to me in my Atlanta Hawks dynasty last year when he hit me a game-winning shot, but more importantly, he could have started there. He wasn't a great player or anything, but it truly is sad to see someone get to live their dream as an NBA player, and then only getting this glory for a few years before it all goes away.
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Post by Bibby10 on Oct 15, 2005 23:17:54 GMT -5
Hey Alex, just a question about contracts... (since compared to your NBA knowledge I know nothing.)
Does Colliers contract just like disappear from the Hawks payroll? If so, that'd be anoth 2 million or so stacked up on the cap salary. Dang they need to have a shopping spree, soon.
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Post by claytonscrew80 on Oct 15, 2005 23:25:55 GMT -5
Man, thats sad.
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Post by Alex Confer on Oct 15, 2005 23:31:24 GMT -5
Does Colliers contract just like disappear from the Hawks payroll? If so, that'd be anoth 2 million or so stacked up on the cap salary. Dang they need to have a shopping spree, soon. The Hawks still have to pay it out to Collier's beneficiaries. Something similar happened a few years ago with the Timberwolves, and the deceased player's contract still counted against the salary cap. I don't know what the rules are in the new CBA, but I imagine this is still the case. |
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