Picking Nits
Clippers in L.A. in 1981; one-and-done in 1989; first-team All-American; hospital stay for an ACL; open windows; adults living at home; the Magic Johnson points boast
In the discussion (8)
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- Monica is a senior at Crenshaw in 1988 and meets Quincy in 1981, but his dad plays for the Clippers, who did not reach L.A. until 1984; San Diego Clippers items appear in his room.
- Quincy going pro after one year in 1989 is too ambitious, since one-and-done did not really arrive until the mid-90s after the Fab Five.
- Monica making first-team all-American is doubted given she seemed a three-star recruit and the era was loaded; second team would be more believable.
- Quincy staying in the hospital for days after an ACL tear is questioned; the reply is that medicine was less advanced then.
- A nit about how he fell is withdrawn after a Tony Allen Celtics precedent of tearing an ACL after hanging on the rim.
- In an upper-middle-class neighborhood everyone leaves windows open, including a trophy-filled bedroom of an NBA player's son.
- Quincy, a mid-20s NBA player about to marry, stays in his mom's house, and Monica still living at home is also odd.
- Young Quincy answering 'maybe' when asked if his dad scored more than Magic Johnson is a good catch.