@@ginoongkamote even if it's the Villanova - UCLA game , where he takes on Wicks and Rowe and wins the MOP award. Several Bulls games should be out there . Hope you find some and THANKS
Curtis was a solid player for the Pistons - but the Celtics was a different story. I remember Howard Porter of Villanova taking care of him and Sidney Wicks in the 1971 NCAA Title game. Porter was the MOP of the tournament and had 25 points to Curtis' 6 and Wicks 8.
Funny story, Larry Bird kept the ball after the ceremony. Several years later in Indiana when the snow was melting in the spring he found it in his yard completely ruined from the weather. Turns out his son played with it and left it outside all winter.
We all know that Jerry Sloan was already in the Hall of Fame as a coach, but in my humble opinion, he should be also as a player because he’s a very hardworking player especially on defense and rebounding despite he’s in the guard position. I’m surprised that he’s in the NBA All-Defensive Team six times which is on the same total as Hall of Fame player Dave DeBusschere. I hope that someday he’s in the Hall of Fame as a player. If he’s in, he will joined other Hall of Famers on those both categories by the likes of Bill Russell, Lenny Wilkens, Tom Heinsohn, John Wooden, and Bill Sharman. Another one is if Bobby Jones was already in the Hall, Jerry Sloan should be also in the Hall as a player.
Bullets had a great Team ! Wes, Gus Jack Earl the Pearl & Mad Dog .! I practice my basketball at Mount St Marys. Back in the day I went to all the mount games. When Fred got drafted by the Bullets, we would go to the Civic Center. & watch Earl the Pearl and Freddy rock Baltimore !
I watched a You Tube video where AI tried to do Janis Joplin. As if. There was only one and there will never be another. There will certainly never be a machine that can wail like Janis could. I can't say there will never be another Larry Bird but I'll wager they will be scarce. As hens teeth.
Most white guys from this era and before looked like the average pale middle-age suburban dad from a Sears or Montgomery Ward ad, riding his gatden tractor mowing the lawn or somethin' 😂
Steve "The Mayor" Mix may not have had Hall of Fame stats but he was a damn good player and an NBA all-star. He was a dominant left hand player but he was also a really good all-around player on both sides of the ball that had a nice jump shot with excellent form. He could beat you from the perimeter or with his cafty, strong inside game. From '75 - '77, The mayor was a double digit scorer for the Sixers, was a solid rebounder, and a good defensive player on some excellent Sixer teams. The arrival of George McGinnis and Julius Irving to the Sixers from the ABA meant less playing time and shots for Mix, but the Sixers could still count on some excellent all-around play when he was in the game. The Sixers made it to the Championship series against the powerful Portland Trailblazers in '77 who were led by the late, great Bill Walton, Maurice Lucas, and Lionel Hollins. Even though the Sixers were loaded at the forward position, Mix added to their talented depth at forward and Mix played both the small forward and power forward positions, showing his flexibility. As an offensive player, Mix had a quick pull up jumper going to his left or his right, he was strong driving to the hoop although he was mainly a left handed finisher, and Mix could post up his opponents and he had an effective turnaround jumper. From '75-77 Mix added quality depth to a very good Sixers team and was the type of player any coach would love to have on their squad.
There's actually some idiot on this thread that made a comment two years ago saying that he wouldn't be able to make it in today's NBA whoever that dude is I would like to smack him very hard he needs it very bad because he's very stupid
I was 11 years old when they won. I remember that day like it was yesterday - watching this - especially the end where I suddenly remembered everything I was seeing - it was like being in a dream - a magical dream. I remember going out to ice cream with my family after we had watched the game and the energy was everywhere. People were honking their horns, giving one another the thumbs up. I remember the air was warm so I had my window down. I was smiling and yelling and giving the thumbs just like the adults were doing. Sad to hear Bill passed today. I used to ride by his house with my friends as a child hoping to catch him outside.
So sad to hear about Big Bill. Yes, there was all the other stuff, but on the court, watching him as a nine year old, it was amazing to see. We loved him, we wanted to be him, we wanted to pass, rebound, and block like him, we couldn’t do that weird thing with his shot where he crossed elbows. Bill, us fans always loved you. Thank you for all the memories!
Rick Barry is not the humblest of men. Even so, to this day, w/Curry 30, Thompson 11, Green 23, Barry 24 is still my all-time favorite Golden State Warrior. You can't take away the fact that he's a winner, he has great basketball IQ, and he's was MVP of the 1974-75 Finals.
Paul "Papa Bear" Silas was a helluva defensive player and rebounder over his 16 years in the NBA. It was no accident that Silas was on the Boston Celtics when they won two NBA championships in the '70s because Silas defended and rebounded at a high level for those Celtics teams in the mid seventies, filling a crucial role for those teams even if he wasn't a big time scorer. It wasn't that Silas couldn't score - he averaged double figures in scoring 8 times in his career - it was more that Silas was an excellent rebounder and defender for a player at 6'7". Paul Silas played much bigger than his size. Silas could certainly hit a wide open shot or finish strong at the rim if he had the opportunity but his role for the '76 Boston Celtics was to play great defense and rebound the basketball which he did extremely well for a forward. He teamed with center Dave Cowens to form a very mobile yet tough front line that could D up their opponents as well as any center/forward combo in the NBA. Besides, when Cowens was roaming out on the perimeter looking for his jump shot, Silas was inside holding down the interior. The main reason GM Red Auerbach obtained Silas was to effectively deal with the Knicks Dave Debusschere who was wearing the Celtics out and match up effectively with Debusschere he did. In '75-76, Silas grabbed over 12 boards a game which included 4.5 offensive rebounds which meant the Celtics were getting that many more shots due to the efforts of Paul Silas alone. In this prime, Silas was all-NBA on defense five times and in '75-76 he was first team all NBA on defense as well as being a strong rebounder that helped start the Celtics fast break. Paul Silas was an all-star as well as an effective role player for the Celtics and it's safe to say Silas is an all-time Celtic great.
