Question and musing about the Scheffler clip

[rwenger]

While reading the thread and (re) watching the clip on SS's halftime speech recently, I seem to recall brother Tom had a cup of coffee in the NBA, and Steven a little more than that. I still remember Steve matching up (not unfavorably either!) with Scottie Pippen during a snippet of an NBA finals game.

Question: I am aware of the Zellers and Plumlees having 3 sons to reach the League, and of course the Van Arsdales, but how many other brothers have played in the NBA? Didn't Gus Johnson have a playing brother from back in the day? Were the Schefflers Purdue's only 2 sets of brothers to make it?

 

[Purdue Grad in Texas]

While reading the thread and (re) watching the clip on SS's halftime speech recently, I seem to recall brother Tom had a cup of coffee in the NBA, and Steven a little more than that. I still remember Steve matching up (not unfavorably either!) with Scottie Pippen during a snippet of an NBA finals game.

Question: I am aware of the Zellers and Plumlees having 3 sons to reach the League, and of course the Van Arsdales, but how many other brothers have played in the NBA? Didn't Gus Johnson have a playing brother from back in the day? Were the Schefflers Purdue's only 2 sets of brothers to make it?

Here is an interesting list.....my staff hasn't independently verified it. Note the bolded names for Purdue's Scheffler brothers and Carl Landry (whose brother Marcus played for Wisconsin and the NBA's Knicks and Cetlics for a couple of years).

Some great old-time names on there. I saw Campy Russell play with the Cavaliers of the 70's.....big part of the team during the Miracle of Ritchfield season of '76 along with Jim Chones, Jim Brewer, Jimmy Cleamons, Dick Snyder, Austin Carr, Bingo Smith, Foots Walker, and Nate Thurmond....among others.

• Tom and Dick Van Arsdale
• Jon, Brent and Drew Barry
• Jeff and Marquis Teague
• Dominique and Gerald Wilkins
• Horace and Harvey Grant
• Taylor and Blake Griffin
• Pau and Marc Gasol
• Brook and Robin Lopez
• Jason and Jarron Collins
• Stephen and Joey Graham
• Bernard and Albert King
• Brandon and Kareem Rush
• Marcus and Markieff Morris
• Willie and Shandon Anderson
• Charles and Dudley Bradley
• Ken and Ray Corley
• John and Leon Douglas
• Derek Fisher and Duane Washington
• Bob and Dick Fitzgerald
• George and Derrick Gervin
• Glen and Grant Gondrezick
• Al and Matt Guokas Sr.
• Eric and Vinnie Johnson
• Caldwell, Charles, Major and Wil Jones
• Nick and Steve Jones
• Albert and Bernard King
• Russ and Ron Lee
• Rodney and Scooter McCray
• Al and Dick McGuire
• Bill and Gary Melchionni
• Ed and George Mikan
• Calvin and Kenny Natt
• Audie and Sylvester Norris
• Ed and Charles O’Bannon
• Bud and Ralph Ogden
• Don and Mac Otten
• Jim and John Paxson
• George and Henry Pearcy
• Brent and Mark Price
• Jim and Mike Price
• Kenny and Phil Rollins
• Campy, Frank and Walker Russell
• Steve and Tom Scheffler
  
• Gene and Purvis Short
• Chuck and Wesley Person
• Brad and Mickey Davis
• Connie and Johnny Simmons
• Mike and Willie Sojourner
• Sam and Tom Stith
• Carl and Charles Thomas
• George and John Trapp
• Jay and Sam Vincent
• Michael and Morlon Wiley
• Gus and Ray Williams
• Jannero and Jeremy Pargo
• Mychel and Klay Thompson
• Marcus and Carl Landry
• Luke and Tyler Zeller
• Ben and Tyler Hansbrough
• Zoran and Goran Dragic
• Mason and Miles Plumlee

 

[BoilerDaddy]

Here is an interesting list.....my staff hasn't independently verified it. Note the bolded names for Purdue's Scheffler brothers and Carl Landry (whose brother Marcus played for Wisconsin and the NBA's Knicks and Cetlics for a couple of years).

Some great old-time names on there. I saw Campy Russell play with the Cavaliers of the 70's.....big part of the team during the Miracle of Ritchfield season of '76 along with Jim Chones, Jim Brewer, Jimmy Cleamons, Dick Snyder, Austin Carr, Bingo Smith, Foots Walker, and Nate Thurmond....among others.

• Tom and Dick Van Arsdale
• Jon, Brent and Drew Barry
• Jeff and Marquis Teague
• Dominique and Gerald Wilkins
• Horace and Harvey Grant
• Taylor and Blake Griffin
• Pau and Marc Gasol
• Brook and Robin Lopez
• Jason and Jarron Collins
• Stephen and Joey Graham
• Bernard and Albert King
• Brandon and Kareem Rush
• Marcus and Markieff Morris
• Willie and Shandon Anderson
• Charles and Dudley Bradley
• Ken and Ray Corley
• John and Leon Douglas
• Derek Fisher and Duane Washington
• Bob and Dick Fitzgerald
• George and Derrick Gervin
• Glen and Grant Gondrezick
• Al and Matt Guokas Sr.
• Eric and Vinnie Johnson
• Caldwell, Charles, Major and Wil Jones
• Nick and Steve Jones
• Albert and Bernard King
• Russ and Ron Lee
• Rodney and Scooter McCray
• Al and Dick McGuire
• Bill and Gary Melchionni
• Ed and George Mikan
• Calvin and Kenny Natt
• Audie and Sylvester Norris
• Ed and Charles O’Bannon
• Bud and Ralph Ogden
• Don and Mac Otten
• Jim and John Paxson
• George and Henry Pearcy
• Brent and Mark Price
• Jim and Mike Price
• Kenny and Phil Rollins
• Campy, Frank and Walker Russell
• Steve and Tom Scheffler
  
• Gene and Purvis Short
• Chuck and Wesley Person
• Brad and Mickey Davis
• Connie and Johnny Simmons
• Mike and Willie Sojourner
• Sam and Tom Stith
• Carl and Charles Thomas
• George and John Trapp
• Jay and Sam Vincent
• Michael and Morlon Wiley
• Gus and Ray Williams
• Jannero and Jeremy Pargo
• Mychel and Klay Thompson
• Marcus and Carl Landry
• Luke and Tyler Zeller
• Ben and Tyler Hansbrough
• Zoran and Goran Dragic
• Mason and Miles Plumlee

If you judge each by the weaker player, is there a better pair than the Gasol brothers?

 

[77 grad]

Here is an interesting list.....my staff hasn't independently verified it. Note the bolded names for Purdue's Scheffler brothers and Carl Landry (whose brother Marcus played for Wisconsin and the NBA's Knicks and Cetlics for a couple of years).

Some great old-time names on there. I saw Campy Russell play with the Cavaliers of the 70's.....big part of the team during the Miracle of Ritchfield season of '76 along with Jim Chones, Jim Brewer, Jimmy Cleamons, Dick Snyder, Austin Carr, Bingo Smith, Foots Walker, and Nate Thurmond....among others.

• Tom and Dick Van Arsdale
• Jon, Brent and Drew Barry
• Jeff and Marquis Teague
• Dominique and Gerald Wilkins
• Horace and Harvey Grant
• Taylor and Blake Griffin
• Pau and Marc Gasol
• Brook and Robin Lopez
• Jason and Jarron Collins
• Stephen and Joey Graham
• Bernard and Albert King
• Brandon and Kareem Rush
• Marcus and Markieff Morris
• Willie and Shandon Anderson
• Charles and Dudley Bradley
• Ken and Ray Corley
• John and Leon Douglas
• Derek Fisher and Duane Washington
• Bob and Dick Fitzgerald
• George and Derrick Gervin
• Glen and Grant Gondrezick
• Al and Matt Guokas Sr.
• Eric and Vinnie Johnson
• Caldwell, Charles, Major and Wil Jones
• Nick and Steve Jones
• Albert and Bernard King
• Russ and Ron Lee
• Rodney and Scooter McCray
• Al and Dick McGuire
• Bill and Gary Melchionni
• Ed and George Mikan
• Calvin and Kenny Natt
• Audie and Sylvester Norris
• Ed and Charles O’Bannon
• Bud and Ralph Ogden
• Don and Mac Otten
• Jim and John Paxson
• George and Henry Pearcy
• Brent and Mark Price
• Jim and Mike Price
• Kenny and Phil Rollins
• Campy, Frank and Walker Russell
• Steve and Tom Scheffler
  
• Gene and Purvis Short
• Chuck and Wesley Person
• Brad and Mickey Davis
• Connie and Johnny Simmons
• Mike and Willie Sojourner
• Sam and Tom Stith
• Carl and Charles Thomas
• George and John Trapp
• Jay and Sam Vincent
• Michael and Morlon Wiley
• Gus and Ray Williams
• Jannero and Jeremy Pargo
• Mychel and Klay Thompson
• Marcus and Carl Landry
• Luke and Tyler Zeller
• Ben and Tyler Hansbrough
• Zoran and Goran Dragic
• Mason and Miles Plumlee

Thanks for a great list that brings back a lot of memories.

A question: Isn't Klay Thompson Mychel's son? Which gives rise another fun discussion of father-son combos (the Barrys, Currys, Jalen Rose and his dad, and so on ...) who both played in the league.

 

[Purdue Grad in Texas]

Thanks for a great list that brings back a lot of memories.

A question: Isn't Klay Thompson Mychel's son? Which gives rise another fun discussion of father-son combos (the Barrys, Currys, Jalen Rose and his dad, and so on ...) who both played in the league.

Another list:

During the NBA Finals era, three champion duos.....

(i) Rick and Brent Barry ('75 Warriors and '05, '07 Spurs)
(ii) Bill and Luke Walton ('77 Trailblazers, '86 Celtics and '09, '10 Lakers)
(iii) Mychal and Klay Thompson ('87, '88 Lakers and '15, '17 Warriors)

I've seen where the Goukas' are sometimes included as NBA champions....Matty Jr. with the '67 Sixers and Matt Sr. with the Philadelphia Warriors '47.

Here's the latest father/son duo list I found:

(another fun fact as you scroll through the list).....Bill Hosket Jr. was color analyst for the infamous Purdue/Indiana chair toss game in Bloomington.

• Bill and Luke Walton
• Ronald and Ronnie Brewer
• Gerald and Gerald Henderson, Jr.
• Rick and Brent, Drew and Jon Barry
• Henry and Mike Bibby
• Joe and Kobe Bryant
• Wes and Wesley Mathews
• Glenn Robinson and Glenn Robinson, III
• Mike and Mike Dunleavy, Jr.
• Stan and Kevin Love
• Melvin and Devin Booker
• Dell and Stephen and Seth Curry
• Wayne and Rex Chapman
• Rich and Richard Dumas
• Leroy and Leron Ellis
• Bob and Danny Ferry
• Matt and Matt Guokas, Jr.
• Earle and Sean Higgins
• Bill and Bill Hosket, Jr.
• Wali and Askia Jones
• Ed and Danny Manning
• Press and Pete Maravich
• Al and Allie McGuire
• George and Larry Mikan
• Pete and Rick Mount
• Jim and Jim Paxson, Jr. and John Paxson
• Walt and Eric Piatkowski
• Al and Kevin Salvadori
• Dolph and Danny Schayes
• Walt and Wally Szczerbiak
• Bill and Jan Van Breda Kolff
• Ernie and Kiki Vandeweghe
• David and David Vaughn III
• Jimmy Walker and Jalen Rose
• Sidney and Taurean Green
• Norm and Brian Cook
• Ed and Terry Davis
• Darren and Austin Daye
• Rod and Cory Higgins
• Tito and AlHorford
• George and Coby Karl
• John and John Lucas III
• Scott and Sean May
• Tony and A. J. Price
• Leo and Andy Rautins
• Doc and Austin Rivers
• Walker and Walker Russell, Jr.
• Derek and Nolan Smith
• Jeff and Jeffery Taylor
• Mychal and Klay and Mychel Thompson
• Milt and Dajuan Wagner
• Gerald and Damien Wilkins
• Brett and Jackson Vroman
• Corey and Jae Crowder
• Larry Drew and Larry Drew, II
• Patrick Ewing and Patrick Ewing, Jr.
• Dick and Diante Garrett
• Harvey and Jerami and Jerian Grant
• Tim Hardaway and Tim Hardaway, Jr.
• Roy and Devin Marble
• Jay and Erik Murphy
• Larry Nance and Larry Nance, Jr.
• Sonny and Jabari Parker
• Glen Rice and Glen Rice, Jr.
• Gary Payton and Gary Payton II
• Curtis Perry and Byron Houston
• Paul and Phil Pressy
• Arvydas and Domantas Sabonis
• James and Xavier Silas
• John and David Stockton
• Collis and Garrett Temple
• Mitchell and Andrew Wiggins
• Rickie and Justise Winslow
• Michael and Joseph Young

 

[New Pal Boiler]

Another list:

During the NBA Finals era, three champion duos.....

(i) Rick and Brent Barry ('75 Warriors and '05, '07 Spurs)
(ii) Bill and Luke Walton ('77 Trailblazers, '86 Celtics and '09, '10 Lakers)
(iii) Mychal and Klay Thompson ('87, '88 Lakers and '15, '17 Warriors)

I've seen where the Goukas' are sometimes included as NBA champions....Matty Jr. with the '67 Sixers and Matt Sr. with the Philadelphia Warriors '47.

Here's the latest father/son duo list I found:

(another fun fact as you scroll through the list).....Bill Hosket Jr. was color analyst for the infamous Purdue/Indiana chair toss game in Bloomington.

• Bill and Luke Walton
• Ronald and Ronnie Brewer
• Gerald and Gerald Henderson, Jr.
• Rick and Brent, Drew and Jon Barry
• Henry and Mike Bibby
• Joe and Kobe Bryant
• Wes and Wesley Mathews
• Mike and Mike Dunleavy, Jr.
• Stan and Kevin Love
• Dell and Stephen Curry
• Wayne and Rex Chapman
• Rich and Richard Dumas
• Leroy and Leron Ellis
• Bob and Danny Ferry
• Matt and Matt Guokas, Jr.
• Earle and Sean Higgins
• Bill and Bill Hosket, Jr.
• Wali and Askia Jones
• Ed and Danny Manning
• Press and Pete Maravich
• Al and Allie McGuire
• George and Larry Mikan
• Pete and Rick Mount
• Jim and Jim Paxson, Jr. and John Paxson
• Walt and Eric Piatkowski
• Al and Kevin Salvadori
• Dolph and Danny Schayes
• Walt and Wally Szczerbiak
• Bill and Jan Van Breda Kolff
• Ernie and Kiki Vandeweghe
• David and David Vaughn III
• Jimmy Walker and Jalen Rose
• Sidney and Taurean Green
• Norm and Brian Cook
• Ed and Terry Davis
• Darren and Austin Daye
• Rod and Cory Higgins
• Tito nad AL Horford
• George and Coby Karl
• John amd John Lucas III
• Scott and Sean May
• Tony and A. J. Price
• Leo and Andy Rautins
• Doc and Austin Rivers
• Walker nad Walker Russell, Jr.
• Derek and Nolan Smith
• Jeff and Jeffery Taylor
• Mychal and Mychel Thompson
• Milt and Dajuan Wagner
• Gerald and Damien Wilkins
• Brett and Jackson Vroman

Father-son list missing at least one pair...

 

[DG10]

Father-son list missing at least one pair...

Big Dog and his son are not on the list...and, I am pretty sure that Henry Bibby had a brother that played as well. Hardaway's appear to be missing as well from the father/son list...Nance's...probably a handful of others, but those couple came to mind pretty easily and quickly.

 

[Purdue Grad in Texas]

Father-son list missing at least one pair...

Big Dog and his son are not on the list...and, I am pretty sure that Henry Bibby had a brother that played as well. Hardaway's appear to be missing as well from the father/son list...Nance's...probably a handful of others, but those couple came to mind pretty easily and quickly.

Thanks, gents.....updated the initial list, which appeared to be from a few years ago....found a more recent one and merged. Might still be some inaccuracies or omissions.....limited warranty......

Seems like a fair number from just the last few years.

 

[rwenger]

If you judge each by the weaker player, is there a better pair than the Gasol brothers?

I cannot see any pair being better than the Vans...but then who was the weaker player there?

 

[Purdue Grad in Texas]

I cannot see any pair being better than the Vans...but then who was the weaker player there?

Legends in the State of Indiana.....very solid pro careers for both. I remember seeing more of Dick Van A (the "Original Sun")......"Remarkably" similar stats, but I think Dick Van Arsdale had the slightly better and more successful pro career.....played in the '76 Finals with Phoenix as I recall. Not surprisingly, Tom and Dick played their final seasons together for the Suns. Do they have an uncle Harry?