Where are They Now: Glenn "Big Dog" Robinson

 

Big Dog was from the hard streets of Indiana where drugs and crime was the way of life. His Mother did whatever she needed to do to get her young son Glenn away from trouble. In time Glenn started to rise as a basketball star and many colleges came calling.

One school that had his complete attention was Purdue University. While attending Purdue, Glenn was just a stud and a standout. Putting up great numbers throughout his college career you just knew the pros would come calling him. So that is just what happen after. In 1994 Robinson was drafted by the Milwaukee Bucks 1st overall. But this came at a price too.

Robinson wanted it all; the fame, money and power. Big Dog felt that he was a star so he should be paid as one and this is as a rookie. This is all before rookie salary cap guys!  Robinson demanded a 13 year/$100 million deal. If you can remember in the 1990‘s this club wasn’t even worth $100 million. So there was a holdout but they came to a deal that would give him 10 years/$68 million guaranteed. Robinson was worth every penny that the Bucks spent. In his rookie season alone he averaged more than 20 points per game.  This was a feat many 1st overall draft picks couldn’t do. There was so much pressure on Big Dog that he knew he had to come with it.

 

Robinson had a good career, but could of been better if it wasn’t for his injuries and being a bad locker room guy. Ray Allen and Robinson teamed up in the mid 90’s and had success together to getting the team back to the playoffs, but Big Dog thought that Allen was a bit “soft” (Hoops Addict, 2007). This where it all started and ended.

So after that he was shipped to Atlanta and things were never the same after that. He still put up numbers but he was soon to be forget after leaving Milwaukee.

Later in his career he did get a championship with the San Antonio Spurs in 2005. So I gotta give him kuddos for that. Robinson became more of a shooter later in his career when the injury bug caught up with him.

Robinson will be remembered as a player that had a lot of steam coming into the league and when he planted his feet he was almost unstoppable to guard. This man could shoot, post-up and was aggressive on the boards.

I liked his game a lot back then and just was wondering what happened to him. You can go ask many players that played against him years ago and they would be quick to tell you that he had a very bright future and could of been one of the greatest at his position.

What was your best moment that you remember of Big Dog?