Sleepy Floyd
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| Full name | Eric Augustus Floyd | |
| birthday | March 6, 1960 | |
| place of birth | Gastonia , United States | |
| size | 191 cm | |
| position | Point Guard / Shooting Guard | |
| college | Georgetown University | |
| NBA draft | 1982 , 13th Pick, New Jersey Nets | |
| Clubs as active | ||
1982–1983 New Jersey Nets 1983–1987 Golden State Warriors 1988–1993 Houston Rockets 1993–1994 San Antonio Spurs 1994–1995 New Jersey Nets
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Eric Augustus "Sleepy" Floyd (born March 6, 1960 in Gastonia , North Carolina , United States) is a retired American basketball player for the New Jersey Nets , Golden State Warriors , Houston Rockets and the San Antonio Spurs in the NBA . The 1.91 meter tall Floyd, the low-lying due to its eyelids "Sleepy" (Eng .: sleepy ) was called, played the position of point guard and shooting guard .
Career
Floyd was drawn in 13th position by the Nets in the 1982 NBA Draft . There Floyd only played half a season before he was transferred to the Warriors. Floyd experienced four and a half years as a starting guard, who had both the playmaker qualities of a point guard and the throwing reliability of a shooting guard . During those years, Floyd consistently scored 18 points per game and increased his submission rate from 3.5 (1983) to 10.3 per game (1987). That year he also played for the first and only time in the All-Star game and led the then chronically unsuccessful Warriors to the playoffs for the first time in years.
Floyd was then transferred to the Rockets and stayed there for 5 years, but could not quite build on his golden state times despite decent performance. He played for the Spurs and again the Nets in the fall of his career before Floyd quit at age 34.
Special achievement
Floyd is known to NBA fans for an extraordinary game in the 1987 playoffs against the eventual title winner Los Angeles Lakers around superstar Magic Johnson . Before the 4th game, LA was already leading 3-0 and was already 98-83 ahead in the 4th quarter, and Floyd was in good hands with reigning " Best Defensive Player of the NBA " Michael Cooper until then . But then Floyd scored 29 points against Cooper in just 11 minutes, leading Golden State to a 128-121 win. This is still the NBA playoff record.
Web links
- Sleepy Floyd - player profile on basketball-reference.com
- Floyd's legendary 4th game against the Lakers in 1987
- ESPN article on Floyd's Lakers game 1987
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| SURNAME | Floyd, Sleepy |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Floyd, Eric Augustus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American basketball player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 6, 1960 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Gastonia , North Carolina , USA |