Former NBA greats who are forgotten.

[CardiacAndre7]

Most of you never heard of him.

#1 - Bob Pettit Averaged 26.4 points and 16.2 rebounds over a 792 game career.

From 1957 to 1966, the Boston Celtic won every NBA Championship except one, 1958. They lost to the St. Louis Hawks. In the deciding game Pettit scored 50 points to eliminate the Celts.

Hall of Fame (1970). Two time NBA MVP. #31 on the NBA Top 75 players of all time. Eleven time All Star. Four time All Star MVP. It goes on and on.....

If you’re a basketball fan you’ve heard of Bob Pettit, unless you’re 18 an under.

 

[Waquoit]

If you’re a basketball fan you’ve heard of Bob Pettit, unless you’re 18 an under.

I never got that line of thinking. I mean, I had heard of Ty Cobb when I was a kid.

 

[CardiacAndre7]

I never got that line of thinking. I mean, I had heard of Ty Cobb when I was a kid.

It’s a different age. Baseball is much more rooted in its history as well

 

[Jaydumo20]

I never got that line of thinking. I mean, I had heard of Ty Cobb when I was a kid.

This 1,000xs!

 

[Jaydumo20]

Joe Dumars and Larry Johnson. Dumars was Jordan's nightmare and Larry Johnson was the most media-present nba player, for a few years. (I'm not calling Johnson a legend by any means, but his visibility was huge!)

 

[August_West]

I guess I don't know what "forgotten" means. These guys were all big stars and immediately come to mind when considering the 80s (Ice Man going back a little earlier).

Now Dolph Schayes, there's a forgotten star!

Also features prominently in this:

Chapter 1: Sandy Koufax
Afterword: See: Koufax, Sandy

 

[Viet Vet]

If you really want to travel down memory lane, do what I did yesterday. A former college teammate (whom I had seen only once since we played 56 years ago) and I visited the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield. It was a journey to basketball heaven.

 

[ktuck911]

Mo Cheeks, Andrew Toney, Bernard King, James Worthy, Sam Perkins, CLIFFORD RAY ROBINSON

 

[Chin Diesel]

Mark Price and Tom Chambers

Price was the best point guard in the NBA for a couple of seasons. Could pull up and shoot from anywhere, split the double team, find everyone. Injuries slowed him down and ended his career way too soon but he should still be a Hall of Famer IMO. 50/40/90 guy over 40% threes and over 90% ft's for his career.

Chambers was a 6"10 athletic freak. Most points scored in NBA history who isn't in the Hall of Fame.

And Chambers still has one of the all-time greatest in-game dunks. Dropped nuts.

 

[Chin Diesel]

Mo Cheeks, Andrew Toney, Bernard King, James Worthy, Sam Perkins, CLIFFORD RAY ROBINSON

Always played as Boston Strangler in games as a kid.

 

[Northbound]

Chocolate Thunder aka Dr. Dunkenstein

Those are two different players

Chocolate Thunder was Dawkins

Dr. Dunkenstein was Darrell Griffith

 

[Shamon30]

AC Green
Bob McAdoo

 

[ktuck911]

Sidney Moncrief

 

[c29328]

Funny I saw George Gervin. I remember telling my father that Kevin Durant was an improved George Gervin. And Portland should take him no matter what. I was wicked smaht.

 

[BuffaloHusky]

And Chambers still has one of the all-time greatest in-game dunks. Dropped nuts.

Chambers was an amazing talent but I’m not sure he was ever great because he didn’t make enough winning plays. He should have been a first or second team player every year but there was no question he wasn’t really that type of player even back then. An All-Star definitely but not great.

I saw Bob McAdoo listed as well who wasn’t as athletic as Chambers but similar. McAdoo was indeed great early in his career until playing briefly for the Knicks and Celtics almost derailed his legacy. Fortunately, the Lakers picked him up and he was the six man for the Showtime Lakers and won some rings.

 

[nomar]

Chapter 1: Sandy Koufax
Afterword: See: Koufax, Sandy

Hank Greenberg erasure

 

[QDOG5]

Billy Paultz
Paul Mokeski

 

[Dove]

Dammit, there's a guy I liked seeing play a lot. He was awesome and I keep forgetting his name.

 

[ucp990411]

People don’t realize how good Dennis Rodman was. I used to tell my players he may be my favorite player of all time. On the court that is, not off the court.
Another one - Dennis Johnson

 

[husky8273]

Spencer Haywood, Mel Daniels, Billy Cunningham, Dan Issel

all ABA vets

 

[August_West]

Lloyd Free

 

[Kitaman]

Earl 'The Pearl' Monroe

 

[cordeodato]

Oscar

 

[Letsgohuskies11]

Tracy McGrady

 

[Deepster]

I guess I don't know what "forgotten" means. These guys were all big stars and immediately come to mind when considering the 80s (Ice Man going back a little earlier).

Now Dolph Schayes, there's a forgotten star!

Also features prominently in this:

I mean forgotten in that the 20-something’s who are NBA fans right now have no idea who they are or really how good they were. It’s a squishy term. But take a Bernard king. No kid today has a clue who he was.