Just how good was Ron Harper?

[Posterize246]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uw9X1...eature=related
http://www.basketball-reference.com/...harpero01.html

By the time I was watching him his career was already close to finished. How good was he during those late 80's/early 90's?

[john_d]

he was awesome. but skilled enough to be effective even after the injuries.

[Rake2204]

I'm in the same boat as you, Poster. By the time I was old enough ('92ish) Harper was with the Clippers and I never saw him play. If it counts for anything, my aunt was at Miami (OH) at the same time Ron was and she said he was really great. . .so there's that.

All I've ever had to go off of were his little highlight clips and I have to admit, there were a few plays I saw in the link you posted that I had not seen before and those were some legit finishes (in the first two minutes).

[JtotheIzzo]

pre-injury he was one of the best 2 guards in the NBA and one of the many 'Jordan challengers' (they all failed, but he was good enough to be considered one).

[miles berg]

He was Brandon Roy twenty years earlier.

Very, very good player.

[Kblaze8855]

I was gonna say better than Richard Jefferson ever was but not as good as Brandon Roy. He was between borderline all star and not quite superstar talented.

[redhonda76]

Back in the days of Cleveland, he was incredibly athletic. He's weakness was his shooting. He's not close to be as good as Brandon Roy. I can't believe Cleveland traded him for Danny Ferry, whom they thought he would be the next Larry Bird.

[B-Low]

when i first started watching basketball with my dad Harper was one of the first players I have any memories of. Like other people said he was crazy athletic. I like the Richard Jefferson comparison as far as athleticism goes. Before i left Cleveland I would still see him around town at gas stations and stuff, and he'd come in my job sometimes. Really down to earth guy that seems content to just blend in.

[PistolPete]

Ron Harper the stutterer

[Haymaker]

He was a good scorer and always been a great defender, not one to get many steals though.

[Reggie43]

Was he similar to iguodala? Watched him in his time with the bulls

[FCN]

he was > Kobe pre-injury.

[OldSchoolBBall]

he was > Kobe pre-injury.

No he wasn't, not even close.

[Bigsmoke]

yea he could step up when he wants to when he was rocking the Bulls jersey. I didnt see much of his greatest individual accomplishment live though.

[shaq's--lakers]

for all you young guys he was like andre iguodala.........almost an all star