Inside Friartown: Interview with Dickey Simpkins
Description
Host Mike DeMars speaks with Dickey Simpkins, a member of the Providence College Athletics Hall of Fame, who won three NBA Championships with the Chicago Bulls, about why he chose to play at Providence College (0:00-2:25 ), the team's goals for the 1993-1994 season (2:26-4:21 ), upsetting the #2 ranked UConn Huskies en route to winning the 1994 BIG EAST Championship (4:22-6:02 ), how he keeps in touch with his college teammates (6:03-6:42 ), what he experienced leading up to the 1994 NBA Draft (6:43-9:36 ) why he didn't think he would be picked with the Chicago Bulls in the first round and how he reacted after hearing his name announced on television (9:37-11:21 ), what it was like to play for Phil Jackson (11:22-12:40 ), his memories Michael Jordan's NBA comeback in 1995 (12:41-14:49 ), rejoining the Bulls in the second half of the 1997-1998 season for "The Last Dance" (14:50-16:58 ), if the team was confident about winning a third straight NBA title (16:59-18:06 ), what it feels like to win an NBA Championship (18:07-19:14 ), how often he speaks with his championship teammates (19:15-20:13 ), his experience of playing professional basketball overseas (20:14-21:36 ), how basketball has evolved since his playing days (21:37-23:58 ) and how he stays connected to the game he loves (23:59-25:43 ).
Featuring: Dickey Simpkins
Host: Mike DeMars



