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He has a 4 year old?

Jerry and I constantly were at each other’s throats, and I always thought it was just because he needed somebody to yell at. He wasn’t going to yell at John and Karl. He used to call me The Pissing Post.
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Ostertag, at 7-2, averaged 4.6 points, 5.5 rebounds and 1.7 blocks per game in the NBA.

“I’ve been this tall since I was a sophomore in high school, so everything was easy for me – up until I got to Kansas,” he said. “I realized guys were a little bigger and a little stronger, but I still took it for granted. I never really put in the work that I should have put in to be a better player. People might not agree, but I’m fairly athletic. The sports that I pick up or try to do, I’m usually pretty good at. I just don’t put the effort in to be really good at – or didn’t put the effort in to be really good at. But I rode my career as a 7-footer just based on the abilities that I had. It is what it is. I had a good long career. I played with a really good team and was able to go to the Finals twice. But I got regrets and I look back on it and I wish I would have worked harder.”

Ostertag, 44, has a family and lives on a small farm in Texas. He loves to hunt, fish, feed his cows and chickens, and ride his tractor. But most days, he’s content sipping tea and watching television.

“It turns out I’ve got a bit of a lazy streak,” Ostertag said, laughing. “I’m not afraid to sit in my recliner and watch TV. “I’ll be First-Team All-American recliner.”
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Was that last part a revelation to anyone?

Anyone at all?

Anyone?

No?

Didn't think so.
 
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I'll always love Shaq for slapping the **** out of Greg. You'd think Greg would be motivated to play well in the game that followed, instead he posted a whopping 2 points in the box score without Shaq even playing. The name Greg Ostertag fits him so well for some reason , I couldn't think of a better name.
 
tonstermits said:
I'll always love Shaq for slapping the **** out of Greg. You'd think Greg would be motivated to play well in the game that followed, instead he posted a whopping 2 points in the box score without Shaq even playing. The name Greg Ostertag fits him so well for some reason , I couldn't think of a better name.
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He outplayed Shaq that game, out hustled, out rebounded and outscored.
 
Most people don't remember this, but that legendary John Stockton buzzer beating shot against Houston to send the Jazz to their first NBA Finals would not have been possible without Greg Ostertag's performance that night. The Jazz were down by 11 points with about 3 minutes and change left in the game. The Jazz comeback would not have happened if Tag didn't completely shut down Olajuwon in those final minutes. It's those kinds of games that gave you hope that Tag could become a special player, then he'd go back to being a lazy scrub the next game...it was so frustrating.
 
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