Jalen Rose Twitter: jalenrose (Jinx) Position: Point Guard and Small Forward and Shooting Guard Shoots: Left 6-8, 210lb (203cm, 95kg) Born: January 30, 1973 in Detroit, Michigan us. So I decided to wait a day. "In Kansas City, much of Walker's time was devoted to programs that aided youth in that city. Rose finished with a career 14.3 points per game average to go with 3.5 rebounds and 3.8 assists. He only averaged 9.1 points per game and two assists in his first three seasons there, but he became a star in 1999-2000. Two months turned into years.It's not that Rose forgot about the letter: It was with him during his remaining years at Michigan, accompanied him in his rookie season in Denver, and sat in clear view in his desk drawer, right next to his wallet and car keys, when he was traded to Indiana. Of all the Fabulous Freshmen at Michigan, he was at once the most puzzling, disturbing, fascinating and charming.

"In Providence today, you mention you knew Jimmy Walker," Silva says, "and you'd be loved, because there he is still an icon. "Rose had long heard whispers about his biological father being a ballplayer, but was clueless until that moment about the extent of Walker's success. After a weekend of reliving memories from a great career, he was gone again.In 2005, as Ryan Gomes was on the verge of breaking Walker's school scoring record, Providence tried to contact Walker with no success. "A great connection with all except for Rose, who was born in January 1973, months after Walker's trade to Houston. Rose scored 18.2 points per game for the Pacers that season to go with 4.8 rebounds and four assists. "Whether that letter represented an overhand right by Mike Tyson, or the love of my life, I just wanted to be ready. Despite both of them being NBA stars, Jimmy Walker and Jalen Rose never met. Jalen Rose talks about his father, former NBA player Jimmy Walker - Mike & Mike 5/15/09 - Duration: 7:41. "I wanted to be a basketball player, and because of Jimmy, I always knew that I had it in me. Rose’s dad was Jimmy Walker, who had a pretty good career on three different teams and was really successful while playing for the Detroit Pistons.

"It's amazing how neither [Jimmy nor Jalen] hesitated to reach out to the youngsters. College: Michigan. "I'm 22, Jimmy's 21 and we feel like we have the NBA's best backcourt," Bing recalls. 42.Looking back, Rose calls those actions "little spiteful things." Jimmy once told me he wanted to meet Jalen. "I really can't say why it never happened for him," Bing says. Jalen Rose. With a game coming up, I wasn't ready to deal with it. The only thing I can think of is that for such a long time Jimmy was the man that it became hard for him to be second fiddle [alongside Bing and Nate Archibald]. He wasn't there, but he inspired me. He then became a star in his third season in 1969-70. "Had he chosen tennis over basketball," says longtime friend Sam Dowdy, "he would have been a star there as well. Walker scored 20.8 points per game that season and earned his first All-Star selection. "Theirs is a legacy that comes very, very seldom," he says. "I was looking for some fragments of the old Walk I knew, and instead I see a guy who maybe weighs 115 pounds. As the team disbands, Rose opens a side door, which opens to a darkened, cluttered office. Dott Wilson, who for decades has been involved with the summer league, looks on and smiles. "And everything was in motion for that to happen. "In 1997, Rose's second year in Indiana, the Pacers drafted Austin Croshere out of Providence. "We'd wake up in the morning and wash with water we heated on a hot plate. On the morning of July 2, with his daughter, Naja Walker-Thompson, and her mother, Sandra Thompson, by his side, Jimmy Walker died.Bing sighs deeply and reflects on Walker and Rose. "Jalen told me he wanted to meet Jimmy. "Rose called Walker, but got Walker's friend instead. ... You should come visit Providence, everything at the school is named after your father. "That question went through Lacey's mind many times. "We had guys from the Kings," says Lacey, who last saw Walker in 1989, "who had no idea he stayed in Kansas City. But Dowdy says Walker never discussed Rose until a ride to the tennis courts in early June. After averaging 17.6 points per game and 3.4 assists in 1970-71, Walker scored a career-high 21.3 points per game in 1971-72. And he made a point of telling me he wanted nothing from me.