ON AUG. 30, 1982, when the Sixers traded Darryl Dawkins to New Jersey, Daily News columnist Mark Whicker remembered Darryl in a column. With news of Dawkins' death yesterday, here is an excerpt:
The 76ers say they did it because they couldn't count on Darryl Dawkins; didn't know, on any given night, whether he'd make all the plays or fail to remember them.
Understood.
They say they did it because it gave them another No. 1 draft choice, of which you can never have enough.
Fine . . . .
But I'll remember Darryl Dawkins in ways that have very little to do with basketball .