Reborn in the 1997 draft, Combs ushered in an era of great terror in the NBA. Jordan: "He ruined my second dynasty. He is a more ferocious villain than Chuck Daly." Malone: "Have you ever seen someone who rolls up his sleeves and goes out to fight? Coach? I've seen it, and more than once." O'Neal: "I have never seen such a shameless person. He even used shark-cutting tactics against me in the preseason." Kobe: "Kombu is the embodiment of terror. Torturing his opponents may be his only joy in life." Kongbu readily accepted the compliments from these little black men.