Eric Floyd - Mr. Sleepy Floyd

Eric Augustus "Sleepy" Floyd (born March 6, 1960 in Gastonia, North Carolina) is a retired American professional basketball player.

A 6'3" guard, Floyd played competitively at Hunter Huss High School in Gastonia, and starred at Georgetown University before being drafted by the New Jersey Nets with the 13th pick of the 1982 NBA Draft. During the middle of an unspectacular rookie season, Floyd was traded by the Nets with Mickey Johnson to the Golden State Warriors for Michael Ray Richardson. Floyd quickly blossomed while playing for the Warriors, averaging 16.5 points per game in his first full season with the franchise, and during the 1984-85 NBA season, he averaged a career high 19.5 points per game. Two seasons later, he averaged 18.8 points and 10.3 assists and earned a spot on the 1987 NBA All-Star Team.

In December 1987, Floyd was traded with Joe Barry Carroll to the Houston Rockets for Ralph Sampson and Steve Harris, and Floyd would play 5½ seasons with the Rockets before signing as a free agent with the San Antonio Spurs in 1993. After one season in San Antonio, he returned to the New Jersey Nets, and he retired in 1995 with 12,260 career points and 5,175 career assists.

He still holds the NBA playoff record for points scored in a quarter (29) and in half (39), in game 4 of the 1987 Western Conference Semifinals against the Los Angeles Lakers. Floyd scored 12 consecutive field goals in the fourth quarter, finishing the game with 51 points and - like "Game 6" of the 1986 World Series - forever immortalizing the term "Game 4".

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[lakergreat80]

Damn. He put a AND1 on Coop at 0:42.

[VeoShock]

yea he shook the socks off of coop then LOL.

[VeoShock]

Yea, Sleepy was like a ticking time bomb. He could explode on any given night. Just a very talented player. Don't let the name "Sleepy" fool u. LOL. He might just put u to sleep with his talented skills and moves. LOL.

[MMAkid6]

his wifes my spanish teacher

[TheEaglesfanindc]

i remember sleepy georgetown days

[jalanhall]

@LiquidMind24 yeah that crossover was nice. floyd may have been the first nba player to use that type of crossover. i been watching nba tv and saw the all star game from like 87 and sleepy was killing isiah thomas with that cross. back then everyone else was using the between the legs move and head and shoulder fakes but he was the only one killing people with that right to left cross. Way ahead of his time.

[LiquidMind24]

cross at 1:21 is dirty- a.i. status. anyone know the name of this song and artist?

[SPIKEJONES12211]

this video makes me tired

[TinyT1MAAH]

sameeee brooo

[cariocabassa]

@lakergreat80 crazy i can't believe that back then the players already had that type of flava crazy!!!!!!!!

[tjpw21]

I Met This Man Today At My School...Nd Just Discovered We Share The Same Birthday...Which Is Pretty Cool

[reissue]

I remember watching WC semi's game 4 in '87 when Sleepy put up 51 on LA. If was pretty crazy, dude was everywhere. One of the most dominating performances I've ever seen.

[loepower]

Isiah Thomas West!