Former NBA greats who are forgotten.

[Deepster]

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

Shut up, Dove.

 

[dennismenace]

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

Koufax had a short career but he was probably the most unhittable and clutch pitcher in history. When fans used to complain about guys who threw spitballs they said it was "unfair". One reporter put this in context when he said "Whats fair about a Sandy Koufax 93 mph overhand curveball?"

When he threw a 1-0 shutout with 15k's in the World Series against the '63 Yankees I never forgot him.

11 stats that show why Koufax is a legend.

 

[Samoo]

David Thompson, Maurice Lucas, Alex English, George Gervin, Bernard King

 

[ucp990411]

Koufax had a short career but he was probably the most unhittable and clutch pitcher in history. When fans used to complain about guys who threw spitballs they said it was "unfair". One reporter put this in context when he said "Whats fair about a Sandy Koufax 93 mph overhand curveball?"

When he threw a 1-0 shutout with 15k's in the World Series against the '63 Yankees I never forgot him.

11 stats that show why Koufax is a legend.

Been a baseball fanatic since the early 60's through today and the best 2 pitchers during that time are Koufax and Pedro in my opinion

 

[jibsey]

Been a baseball fanatic since the early 60's through today and the best 2 pitchers during that time are Koufax and Pedro in my opinion

I agree 100% and when I happened upon Pedro a few years back in Washington’s National airport I told him exactly that. He got a big smile on his face. I said “Pedro, you and Koufax are at the top of Hall of Fame pitchers.”

 

[Northbound]

Lloyd Free

Played in at Guilford College with ML Carr and won a NAIA title there

 

[storrsroars]

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

Did you find Hank Greenberg's grave and piss on it or something? (just saw @nomar already went there, so I'll just say... Sue Bird.)

Getting back to hoops, I followed the ABA as a teen and guys like BIll Melchionni and Louie Dampier found great ABA careers after not doing well in NBA. Also, while he was mentioned in the "player most identified with a college" thread, he wasn't mentioned here, so Larry Kenon.

I think for all-time guys people forget about, Alex English has got to be at or near top of the list.

 

[businesslawyer]

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:

Of course, Dolph Schayes’ son was an All Big East player for South Ontario.

 

[Deepster]

Is Bill Walton on the list? Is he an "all time great"?

 

[HooperScooper]

Been a baseball fanatic since the early 60's through today and the best 2 pitchers during that time are Koufax and Pedro in my opinion

Bob Gibson?

 

[Chin Diesel]

Lloyd Free

An other worldly talent

 

[Chin Diesel]

Chocolate Thunder aka Dr. Dunkenstein

Those are two different players

Chocolate Thunder was Dawkins

Dr. Dunkenstein was Darrell Griffith

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.

I had three posters on my bed room ceiling as a kid. Dr. Dunkenstein, Iceman Cometh and Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka.

That was all good until I discovered the Cheryl Tiegs and Lonnie Anderson posters.

 

[superjohn]

I had three posters on my bed room ceiling as a kid. Dr. Dunkenstein, Iceman Cometh and Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka.

That was all good until I discovered the Cheryl Tiegs and Lonnie Anderson posters.

Greatest poster ever

I had the Jordan Wings poster over my bed and a 6'7 standing Clyde Drexler cutout at the end of bed.

 

[Chin Diesel]

Greatest poster ever
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I had the Jordan Wings poster over my bed and a 6'7 standing Clyde Drexler cutout at the end of bed.

Yeah, and then I saw the red bathing suits.
My school grades coincidently took a nose dive at the same time as I started looking at pencil erasers differently.

 

[Deepster]

Greatest poster ever
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I had the Jordan Wings poster over my bed and a 6'7 standing Clyde Drexler cutout at the end of bed.

Absolutely agreed.

 

[StllH8L8ner]

The Admiral David Robinson.

 

[Fishy]

Clyde Drexler
Dominique Wilkins
Sean Kemp
Rik Smits
Mark Price
Jeff Hornacek

Says you.

Here in the Hudson Valley, every day starts with a recitation of Rik Smit’s career stats. It’s in Dutch, so no one really understands what they’re saying, but we do it anyway.

 

[ConnHuskBask]

Is Bill Walton on the list? Is he an "all time great"?

How is Bill Walton forgotten? Announces games on ESPN and had a 30 for 30 this summer.

 

[Dove]

Bobby Jones
Robert Parish
John Starks
Manu Ginobli

 

[Duncan Idaho]

Rick Barry
Lenny Wilkens

 

[bfs3]

Grant Hill before the injuries was insane. I know even younger people know the name but he was great for the pistons.

 

[ktuck911]

He had his issues but he was a straight hooper: Michael Ray Richardson

 

[ktuck911]

A CT great (who also had his issues, but I believe has landed on his feet with a nice Prep level coaching gig in state): Wes Matthews (dude got a few rings)

 

[ktuck911]

a few UConn alumn hoopers who had pretty decent careers (other than Uncle Cliffy): Kevin Ollie, Donyell Marshall, Scottie Burrell

 

[nelsonmuntz]

Kelly Tripucka

Isn't Kelly Tripucka the player who sprained his ankle rebounding in a game, and told a reporter afterward that he was never going to do that again? And then didn't.