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It's a great interview with some good sound bytes from Kermit, particularly surrounding his choice to stay at AU despite a big offer from the Nets after his junior season. I wish that Teitel avoided the inevitable question about "the punch", although I'm glad it focused on public misconception and appeared close to the end. I'm sure our readers have varying opinions about Kermit due to this incident, but the handful of times that I've met him, he was truly an incredible, humble guy, so I'm prone to see him for what he should be remembered for (on this blog at least): being the best AU basketball player of all time. 20 ppg and 20 rpg, 'nuff said.
I do want to briefly point out that CHN's list of "best pro players in Patriot League history" is slightly in error, as every player it mentions played for their respective alma mater years, or even decades, before the Patriot League was founded. It also fails to mention the myriad of great players that played or still compete professionally outside of the NBA/ABA. Still, that minor detail doesn't detract from the interview or the recognition that many of the Patriot League schools have produced truly great professional athletes in their histories.
Check out the CHN article here. Then watch the 7-part series The Kermit Washington Story: Redemption, narrated by Forrest Whitaker. It's a great piece that brings together Kermit, Rudy Tomjanovich, and even former AU Head Coach Tom Young and talks about the infamous "the punch" incident in the context of Kermit's entire life and career.
Once an Eagle, Always an Eagle,
Josh
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