A lot happened in my two seasons in Dusseldorf. The thing I will never forget is having a meeting with Coach Didin in a coffee shop at the airport. He traveled back and forth to Istanbul a lot. I still laugh today when I think about the asking me to meet him there like it was completely normal.

The game has really changed. How do you think would your career have gone now? The game is dominated by three's and the bigs are all so versatile now?

NO way of knowing what kind of career I would have in today's game, but I do know that I would have played with the same passion that I did in my time.

You helped the Telekom Baskets Bonn reach the final in 2009. Bonn is back in the final for the first team as they had an incredible season. Do you still follow your ex-team?

Of course, and I am so happy & proud of the success the club is having now.

The 2008-2009 Bonn was a special team that finished the regular season in fourth place. What do you remember being this team's biggest strength?

That we had guys that wanted to battle and do it together every time we stepped on the court.

The team had 2 ex NBA players with Ken Johnson and Vincent Yarbrough and a third player by the name of Brandon Bowman who I felt should always have made it. How important was his play for the success of the team?

Bowman was one of the players that was ahead of his time. He was a forward with guard skills much like many bigs today. The variability he showed on both ends of the floor made him a big part of our success that season.

How will you remember John Bowler most? He was an unorthodox player that also had a original character and humor.

JB had a lot of character and was one of the funniest guys I played with in my career. But I remember his competitive spirit most.

What memories will you always have of EJ Rowland? The guy just completed his 18th season at age 40. I guess his wheels never fell off.

EJ's playing that long didn't surprise me one bit. He had a clear vision and goal for his career and worked on his game daily.

Bonn began the playoffs by sweeping Ulm. Could the series have changed for the worse had Bonn not won game 2 71-69?

That was a big win for us, and anything is possible in the playoffs. Ulm had some really good players and played good basketball then.

Is Jeff Gibbs one of those guys that you will never forget playing against? How does a 22-centimeter advantage that Ken Johnson still give a big man problems? Was he one of the greatest undersized bigs you ever saw?

I've known Jeff since we played AAU ball together for All Ohio Red back in Columbus, Ohio. His football background, and the fact that he had a 7+ foot wingspan with a 40inch vertical, made him a tough matchup for anyone.

The Alba Berlin series was crazy. Bonn won the first 2 games combined by 5 points and looked like the final was an easy bet, but then they strapped up the defense and allowed Bonn to average 40 points in the next 2 games. What did they change up?

Much like today Berlin was one of the tops teams in the BBL and were the favorites in that series. They simply turned up their defensive pressure and broke up our rhythm on offense.

Then came the crazy final against Oldenburg. Bonn was always up a game, but Oldenburg always fought back. Was the 71-70 loss in game 5 your toughest loss in your career? Talk a little about the last seconds. How do you remember witnessing them?

By far. After beating Alba in the semis, we had a lot of confidence in the finals. That last game was tough because until the last 43 seconds of the game I was confident in our win and becoming German champions.

What was the difference in the series? Could Bonn had won the series keeping Ricky Paulding better in check? When you think back on that season, what will you always remember as being your fondest moment on the court?

Ricky was a great player and his game 4 performance in Bonn was something special. Slowing him down surely would have helped but you can never truly be certain of victory in this game. One of the fondest memories of that season was beating Alba because we did something together that very few thought was possible.

What made it so special to play for Michael Koch? He was a player's coach. You did show in Ludwigsburg that you could function under other coaches?

Playing for Mike was special because he did understand and could relate with what we experienced as players. It also helped because anything he asked us to do we knew he did himself.

Please name your starting 5 of favorite Bonn teammates?

I could never name just 5. I care about and respect all the guys I battled with in Bonn.

Who won a 1-1 you or Moussa Diagne?

The competitor in me would like to say I would win but Moussa was a special player and probably had the advantage.

Who do you remember being the toughest forward that you battled in Germany?

So many to name, but I will say that Derrick Allen was always a tough matchup

The Telekom Baskets Bonn are down 2-1 in the best of 5 series against Ulm. What is your prediction?

The Baskets have shown many times this season that they possess the ability to find ways to win. I predict an interesting game 4.

Thanks Pat for the chat.