Some guys just have to keep proving themselves. Take Dan Issel. The University of Kentucky’s all-time leading scorer, the 6-9 Issel averaged 33.9 ppg and 13.2 rpg his senior year to lead the Wildcats to a 27-2 record and the top of the regular-season polls. Still, NBA scouts considered his future shaky, dubbing him too short to be a center and too slow to be a forward. So when the ABA’s Kentucky Colonels offered him mad dollars to stay in the bluegrass state, Issel was more than happy to take the money.
