How Grandmama Created The Big Nasty
People often forget that Larry Johnson was a bad dude, and the UNLV Running Rebels team he led to the National Title imitated his demeanor. Had it not been for injuries Larry Johnson could have been a Hall of Famer, the body of Karl Malone the Intensity of Charles Barkley, and the skills to make him an all time great. He was the consensus Wooden Award Winner and 1991 Number 1 Overall Pick in the 1991 NBA Draft. So how did he Create the Big Nasty Corliss Williamson. In 1991 the Number 1 in the Nation as Defending National Champion Running Rebels came into Fayetteville to play the Number 2 in the nation Arkansas Razorbacks. While Arkansas kept the game close on the scoreboard losing 112-105 they were really no match on the inside for Larry Johnson who shot 10-15 scoring 25 points despite being ejected early in the 2nd half for an on court confrontation with Todd Day. Before the ejection Johnson too the ball high on the block backed down the bigger Oliver Miller for a dunk an