Candy Cummings
Candy Cummings is credited for his mastery of pitch and is most commonly associated with his invention of the curveball. It was never seen before and batters had difficulty hitting a pitch they had never seen. This gave Cummings a solid advantage. In response, the pitch was actually outlawed for being “dishonest.” But this ban only lasted for a short period and was eventually lifted.
Candy Cummings
Trent Tucker
With 00:00.1 seconds left on the game clock, the Detroit Pistons and Chicago Bulls were tied at 106. Tucker wanted to surprise the Bulls with a less than obvious play. Thus he ran to the three-point line, secured the in-bound pass, and took a winning shot. The officials running the clocks were a bit suspicious of how he did this given the small time frame. Although they said the clocks were working correctly the night before, the replay showed there was a malfunction. After this, the Trent Tucker Rule” went into action, stating that if the game clock shows anything less than 00:00.3 remaining, no shot will be counted since there is clearly not enough time to carry out the play.
Trent Tucker
