Classic Card - Craig Ehlo
December 3, 2008 by Evil E
Are you ready to play the Craig Ehlo Arbitrary Stat Game?
by Mike Kenny
There are several ways one can choose to remember Craig Ehlo. One way involves the words: “Shot on Ehlo, GOOD! GOOD! BULLS WIN! BULLS WIN!”
Another way to remember Craig Ehlo is this: super intense dribbler. I choose the latter.
Craig Ehlo, 1993-94 Stadium Club
Let’s go to the back of the card. But before we do, I ask all of you to graciously ignore the words “Spring shot” which randomly appear in red and blue lettering, and which – after hours of exhausting research – have no bearing on the overall content of this card. In fact, let’s jump right to “the buzz” surrounding Craig Ehlo. There is a lot of it, as I’m sure you can imagine.
Per minute, Ehlo ranked in the TOP 11% of the NBA in 3PM
Top 11%? That’s almost top 10! Percent! This is a great stat to throw out if you are lucky enough to be invited to a Craig Ehlo-themed party. Or, you could also play the Craig Ehlo Arbitrary Statistic Game Where You Make Up A Craig Ehlo Stat That Nobody In Their Right Mind Would Ever Bother Looking Up (Milton-Bradley). Here, I’ll try one: Per possession, Ehlo ranked in the TOP 18% of the Eastern Conference in dribbling intensely. See? I just earned 14 Ehlo Points! Fun!
Back of the card, your turn!:
Hit 20/35 3PT FG’S (.571) in one early-March stretch.
Awesome! Except for “FG’S” being possessive (minus 20,000 Ehlo Points). Actually, I can build on that by mentioning that Craig Ehlo is seventh ALL TIME in the NBA in fruitful early March stretches. In contrast to that is Mugsy Bogues, whose career was ultimately defined by his mid-April lulls.
I hope you have all enjoyed playing statistical games with and/or about Craig Ehlo. Don’t forget to cash in your Ehlo Points at the nearest Shop Rite!
Did you know?
In 2003, the Craig Ehlo Camp For Intense Dribbling was shut down because the buzz on the street revealed that Ehlo was paying counselors under the table.
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Mike Kenny was born and raised in NJ, but recently moved to Arizona where he is now a contributing sports columnist to a weekly newspaper in Glendale. His blog — MikeKenny.blogspot.com — contains his weekly columns, other “stuff,” plus a wide array of more classic cards. Tell him what you think, or submit your own classic NBA card at: mkenny59@hotmail.com.
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Another way to remember Ehlo is as the worst color commentator of all time. He covered the Sonics for a couple of years, and I have never heard anyone more dumb in my entire life.
That's quite the statement. He was that bad?
"Spring Shot" is his special go-to move. How can anyone not know the Craig Ehlo Spring Shot?!…up there with the George Gervin Finger Roll or the Kareem Sky Hook.