RFP Of The Day: Dana Barros

When’s the last time you thought of Dana Barros? Most people remember him, if at all, as a role player. What a lot of people don’t know, and I didn’t either until I looked at his career stats, is that he had a phenomenal season in 1994-1995. Barros averaged 20.6 ppg, 7.5 ast, and 1.8 stl for the Philadelphia 76ers. Shoot, in most of his highlights he looks like Allen Iverson. People forget he was that good. The Celtics thought he was a little better than he was though, because after that breakout season (a contract year of course), Boston signed him to a long term deal. His play, and minutes, declined each year until he faded into obscurity. You know what else is obscure? This track he recorded in 1994…..