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Armen Gilliam - 1964 -- 2011

Armen Gilliam, who averaged 15 points and 8 rebounds for the Nets over three seasons in the mid-1990's, died Wednesday at the age of 47 in his native Pittsburgh while playing a pick-up game at a local gym.  Gilliam collapsed of a heart attack while playing basketball at LA Fitness in Collier Township, PA. He was rushed to a nearby hospital where he was declared dead.

Gilliam, known as the "Hammer," was the second overall pick in the 1987 draft after a college career at UNLV.  He averaged 13.7 points and 6.9 rebounds in 13 NBA seasons, 14.9 and 7.9 with the Nets. His best season came in 1995-96, when at 31 he put up 18.3 and 9.1 in 78 games. He missed only four games with the Nets, first backing up Derrick Coleman, then starting after DC was traded.

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ypu said it best

Niners,Nets,Reds & USC!!!

"We'll be the first really global team in the NBA. For me, being the first foreign owner, I want to do my best to invite all the fans for the team all over the world. I think the NBA is worldwide. But other teams [possess a] more local mentality. We are going to create and to build a global franchise to sell all around the world. I think I have a competitive advantage compared to other owners." - Mikhail Prokhorov

by Kidd2Petrovic on Jul 6, 2011 2:42 PM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

haha

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sn8KYD1Vco0

Great Song!!

Niners,Nets,Reds & USC!!!

"We'll be the first really global team in the NBA. For me, being the first foreign owner, I want to do my best to invite all the fans for the team all over the world. I think the NBA is worldwide. But other teams [possess a] more local mentality. We are going to create and to build a global franchise to sell all around the world. I think I have a competitive advantage compared to other owners." - Mikhail Prokhorov

by Kidd2Petrovic on Jul 6, 2011 2:44 PM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

Like a wide-open Petro three...

It was automatic.

Oh pissing blimey there's jam coming out of the walls!

by TWilliAM on Jul 6, 2011 1:56 PM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

Far too young.

Could not imagine a situation like that.

"You can spend minutes, hours, days weeks or even months overanalyzing a situation; trying to put the pieces together, justifying what would’ve, could’ve happened – or you can just leave the pieces on the floor and move the **** on."
-Tupac Amaru Shakur

by NetsMets4Life on Jul 6, 2011 1:53 PM EDT reply actions   1 recs

Armen Hammer!

Armen was one of my favorite Nets of that era. He was a damn good player.

Very sad news. RIP.

Oh pissing blimey there's jam coming out of the walls!

by TWilliAM on Jul 6, 2011 1:54 PM EDT reply actions   1 recs

True

I would get pretty upset but Armen always surprises us with his hustle.

"The trade that usually happens is the one you never hear about" - Net Income

by imdkidd on Jul 6, 2011 2:15 PM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

Hammer was a beast

by MrDollarBills on Jul 6, 2011 2:19 PM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

Rest in peace

I’ll always remember his ambidextrous game. Could do that hook shot with both hands. I used to model that myself growing up; learned it from Mr. Gilliam. Seemed to be a good leader, too. No off the court antics. Was a nice player for us and had a career year that one year. (pours out some liquor)

2010-2011 = acquire an All-Star via cap space as Thorn himself said
2011-2012 = make the playoffs without hindering future flexibility
2012 off-season = sign the second All-Star
2012-2013 = make a run for the championship

Mission accomplished thus far.

by BigTom on Jul 6, 2011 1:59 PM EDT reply actions   1 recs

I am way to young to have ever seen him play

but RIP “Hammer” All us Nets fans support you

Brook Lopez is the MAN!
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I don't really hate Outlaw, its just fun to make fun of him

by netsareboss on Jul 6, 2011 2:11 PM EDT reply actions   1 recs

WHAAAAAAAAAT

Saddened to hear this news. RIP TO THE HAMMER

by MrDollarBills on Jul 6, 2011 2:12 PM EDT reply actions   1 recs

KMart is my favorite

I’m talkin somewhat old-school though, those rugged PF’s from the pre-2000’s were one of a kind

by smp369 on Jul 7, 2011 1:36 AM EDT up reply actions  

Does D.C. count..?

what about the A-Train..?
Jamie Feick ..?

by BubbaMcBubba on Jul 7, 2011 1:33 AM EDT up reply actions  

Most def.

we’ve had a lot of tough SOB’s play PF for us (star or reserve, these guys had guts) – Aaron Williams, Jamie Feick, Rick Mahorn, Chris Gatling, Kenyon Martin, etc.

by smp369 on Jul 7, 2011 1:47 AM EDT up reply actions  

WOW

That was a shock-RIP

by grillfire on Jul 6, 2011 2:24 PM EDT reply actions   1 recs

Damn...

this is sad news…

He was such a great scorer for the Nets and one of my favorite Nets players.

RIP Hammer….

by NetsNewark on Jul 6, 2011 2:25 PM EDT reply actions   1 recs

sorry - so young

smp369 mentions Buck Williams, Armen Gilliam, PJ Brown and Jayson Williams – Hammer does inddeed belong on that list. quality guy. I really liked him.

by PigDaddy3 on Jul 6, 2011 2:34 PM EDT reply actions   1 recs

RIP Armen!

I remember him being a quality talented player. Seems like he should have been a good coach somewhere. I am shocked but seems like he went out doing what he loved.

RIP Armen !

RE-SIGN THE HUMP!!!
The JETS/NETS are coming!

by MrBDown on Jul 6, 2011 3:12 PM EDT via mobile reply actions   1 recs

I remember him when I was warming up to become a Net Fan.

But it was horrible looking on the Sportchannel station with their horrible telecast. I remember when he and Charles Oakley used to got at each other. He was a solid player. I would remember that about him. He was so emotional when they beat the Bulls that one year when they won over 70 games. Sad to see him go so soon.

by Chuck D. on Jul 6, 2011 3:19 PM EDT reply actions   1 recs

That sucks. Armen Hammer brought it every game with both hands. Much too young to pass.

by themaker75 on Jul 6, 2011 3:22 PM EDT via mobile reply actions   1 recs

R.I.P

Armen Gilliam…

1 - D. Williams / J. Farmar / S. Gaines / B. Uzoh
2 - A. Morrow / M. West / S. Graham
3 - T. Outlaw / S.Vujacic / D.James
4 - K. Humpries / D. Gadzuric / B. Wright
5 - B. Lopez / J. Petro

by DKang on Jul 6, 2011 3:40 PM EDT reply actions   1 recs

As a UNLV Alumn and Net Fan

this is very sad. The hammer left UNLV right before my freshman year (which was the year Stacey Augmon and Greg Anthony were incoming freshman, good times). Anyway, up til that point he was widely considered the best player ever to attend UNLV and was a beast on one of our final four runs. RIP Armen.

"We all have to decide for ourself how much sin we can live with"

by NEWPORT on Jul 6, 2011 3:42 PM EDT reply actions   1 recs

So like how old are you, 60?

"You can spend minutes, hours, days weeks or even months overanalyzing a situation; trying to put the pieces together, justifying what would’ve, could’ve happened – or you can just leave the pieces on the floor and move the **** on."
-Tupac Amaru Shakur

by NetsMets4Life on Jul 6, 2011 3:58 PM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

lol i think he meant 1990s but epic fail nevertheless

2010-2011 = acquire an All-Star via cap space as Thorn himself said
2011-2012 = make the playoffs without hindering future flexibility
2012 off-season = sign the second All-Star
2012-2013 = make a run for the championship

Mission accomplished thus far.

by BigTom on Jul 6, 2011 5:51 PM EDT up reply actions  

I love that jersey

I hope we bring it back this year as a tribute to NJ

by smp369 on Jul 7, 2011 1:48 AM EDT up reply actions  

agreed

I have to say these and the jersey’s during the Kidd era were my favorite

Section 2 @ the Rock

by R-D on Jul 7, 2011 9:40 AM EDT up reply actions  

not only was i too young to have true memories of him

but i go to school in pittsburgh so its been real sour compared to the sweetness of the pirates

The realist keepin it real amongst the surrealists

R.I.P. Big Homey Nate Dogg: "Cuz Iiiiiiiiii have ne-evv-ver met a giiiiiiiiiirrrrrrllllllllllllllllllll tha-at I loved in the whole wide wooorrrlllllddddddd"

by starbury_to_s-jaxci2000 on Jul 6, 2011 5:19 PM EDT reply actions  

Rememeber

when the Nets were on the Sports Channel? Since you had to pay extra for it, they would fuzz out the screen moments before tip off

by smp369 on Jul 7, 2011 1:49 AM EDT up reply actions  

Soft touch in the post

He was a scoring machine when given the playing time. Great short jumper. RIP

And as far as past PFs, I also liked Jamie Feick’s hustle for a while, Reminds me of the Hump.

by ILikeSports on Jul 6, 2011 6:14 PM EDT reply actions   1 recs

Very sad indeed

His participation on the 1986 US national team that shocked Sabonis and the Soviets for the gold medal in the WC’s made me a UNLV fan.. Back then, great college basketball teams were almost strictly an east of the Mississippi thing so growing up in California, I had all the more reason to start following the Rebs. Gilliam was going into his senior season and he put up great numbers before finally losing to Indiana in the final four.

I remember him going #2 in the draft and I continued following his career right on up to the end. RIP Hammer.

New collective bargaining agreement is simple. Give small markets a larger share of the national tv revenue sharing pie, limit MLE's to teams under the lux tax threshold, allow owners to terminate one deal every other year provided players have played at least 3 years on it and limit raises to 5 and 10%

by Trueblood on Jul 6, 2011 8:35 PM EDT reply actions   1 recs

agreed houston had phi slamma jamma but they slipped up more than they should have

but the runnin rebels made staying west popular for guys like reggie miller, mark eaton, sean elliot, kevin johnson, mookie, ac green and the oakland guys like kidd and payton

i enjoy the tarkanian rebels with greg anthony, stacey augmon, and larry johnson but gilliam and sidney green and those guys opened the door

i remember my dad used to tell me how basketball and rap were non-existent past the central time zone and then UNLV and NWA just rose up and took over the country like they were before the world started

The realist keepin it real amongst the surrealists

R.I.P. Big Homey Nate Dogg: "Cuz Iiiiiiiiii have ne-evv-ver met a giiiiiiiiiirrrrrrllllllllllllllllllll tha-at I loved in the whole wide wooorrrlllllddddddd"

by starbury_to_s-jaxci2000 on Jul 7, 2011 1:07 AM EDT up reply actions  

Armen Hammer!! Cameo stache andn Bobby Brown hair.

Saw him play, wish we would have gotten earlier.

Comfort and some peace to his family.

by bkfire on Jul 6, 2011 11:15 PM EDT reply actions   1 recs

RIP Armen Gilliam

The Hammer was the one who made watch Nets basketball…He was the main guy battling hard against Charles Oakley…and those hook shots coming from both sides….very nice memories…rest in peace you will be missed

by OPtEeMoOSh on Jul 7, 2011 12:39 AM EDT reply actions   1 recs

RIP

He and K Mart were who I modeled my game after in High School and College. He is gone too soon. Thank you for the memories…

Lopez: "I'll stop being lazy and go after every rebound"

by cedaghost on Jul 7, 2011 7:13 PM EDT reply actions  

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