Allen "Skip" Wise - The greatest who never made it
https://web.archive.org/web/20080506204250/http://hoopshype.com/articles/greatest_ferranti.htm by Seth "Soul Man" Ferranti / September 3, 2005 When dudes talk of the best ballers out of Baltimore, cats like Carmelo Anthony , Sam Cassell , Juan Dixon and Muggsy Bogues are brought up. These B-More natives all made it to the NBA and enjoyed success . From Carmelo's superstardom to Cassell's rings to Dixon's solid play and NCAA chip to Muggsy's stature and playing in the land of giants, each of these players are unique to the league and unique to the city. And just like Dunbar's famed high school basketball program, the playgrounds and streets of East Baltimore are famous for breeding awesome basketball players. Some say the greatest ever to come out of B-More was Allen Harper Wise Jr. aka Skip Wise . "He was one of the best dudes to come out of East Lafayette projects," says Choke, Skip Wise's homeboy. "I was like 13 when I met him. He