About this Board
On Thursday, October 29, 2 players took on NBA Deep Cut #36: “Name a player who played for the Houston Rockets in the 1980s.” The prompt had 62 valid answers, and players found 3 of them. Correct answers score more the fewer people name them, so the deepest cuts are the ones worth the most.
Answers and recap (spoilers)
The most popular answer was Hakeem Olajuwon, named by 50% of players. The rarest correct answer anyone found was Ralph Sampson (1 player, 24 points). Nobody found the day's Sleeper: Dirk Minniefield.
Named by players
- Hakeem Olajuwon (Hakeem Olajuwon (C · HOU, TOR · 1984–2002)): 1 player, 50%, 6 points
- Moses Malone (Moses Malone (C · LAC, HOU, PHI, WAS, ATL, MIL, PHI, SAN · 1976–1995)): 1 player, 50%, 15 points
- Ralph Sampson (Ralph Sampson (C · HOU, GSW, SAC, WAS · 1983–1992)): 1 player, 50%, 24 points
Nobody named
Robert Reid, Elvin Hayes, Allen Leavell, Otis Thorpe, Caldwell Jones, Rodney McCray, Calvin Murphy, Craig Ehlo, John Lucas, Sleepy Floyd, Cedric Maxwell, Tom Henderson, Billy Paultz, Jim Petersen, Purvis Short, Terry Teagle, Mike Woodson, Buck Johnson, Wally Walker, Lewis Lloyd, Vernon Maxwell, World Free, Larry Smith, Mitchell Wiggins, Mike Dunleavy, Lionel Hollins, James Bailey, Rudy Tomjanovich, Major Jones, Bill Willoughby, Frank Johnson, Joe Barry Carroll, Tim McCormick, Phil Ford, Lester Conner, Joe Bryant, Richard Anderson, Anthony Bowie, Steve Harris, Tony Brown, Calvin Garrett, Chuck Nevitt, Hank McDowell, Jawann Oldham, Dave Feitl, Granville Waiters, Dirk Minniefield, Larry Spriggs, Derrick Chievous, Walter Berry, Bernard Thompson, Adrian Caldwell, Andre Turner, Conner Henry, Larry Micheaux, Jeff Taylor, Byron Dinkins, Lee Johnson, John Stroud.
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