Let’s start off by addressing the bracket. Roy Tarpley was a 7-seed in the Dallas Mavericks Fan Favorite Bracket that we have been working through over the past week. He was upset in the first round by 10-seed, Marquis Daniels. Part of the reason why is undoubtedly voters not knowing who Roy Tarpley was.
And the other reason why is because of the voters who know exactly who he was.
In Dallas Mavericks history, there are very few players who were more athletically gifted than Tarpley. Roy was drafted by the Mavs 7th overall in the 1986 NBA Draft.