Geno's comment on Ice

[Viet Vet]

I loved to watch Bradley. He never stopped moving. Defending him was a nightmare.

Like Rip Hamilton. Energizer Bunnies.

 

[Viet Vet]

I once was able to sneak into Madison Square by carrying Willis Reed's bag. Back then, if you were a youngster and hung around the player's entrance, some would let you carry in a bag - and you were in

I was on the free pass list for games played at Penn's Palestra, having played on their (Frosh) team in '66-'67. A portion of the roof blew off Philadelphia's Spectrum in February, 1968, necessitating the 76ers play several games at Penn. A free pass to ANY Palestra game, so I went to a Knicks-Sixers playoff game well before tipoff, just as the Knicks' bus was arriving. Bradley was my idol, having seen him many times against Yale while in secondary school in New Haven. But my most vivid memory was Cazzie Russell exiting the bus, no more than ten feet away from me. Shoulders so wide I thought they extended from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh!

 

[my2cents]

Lucas (Royals, Warriors, Knicks) never played for the Sixers. Perhaps you were thinking of Luke Jackson, who started on the 66-67 NBA championship team with Wilt, Greer, Chet (the Jet) Walker and Wally (Won

Thank you, I stand corrected.

 

[cometjo]

oldude said:
I do recall that Geno’s favorite team growing up was the great NY Knick team with Reed, DeBusschere, Bradley, Barnett and Frazier.

And Earl The Pearl Monroe.

Don't forget Phil Jackson

 

[Bigboote]

Chamberlain still averaged around 25 ppg, 21 rpg and 4 assists per game vs Reed over his career. I wouldn't say Reed had his number.

Yeah, but Wilt did that or worse to most players.

 

[MooseJaw]

I went to S.I.U, in the mid 60's when Walt Frazier played for the U. He was obviously. BMOC. leading the team while winning the NIT. Which at the time was a bigger tourney than the NCAA. What a thrill for all.

 

[Alydar]

For those who think Ice is going to mach up unfavorably to the 6-5 or 6-6 opponents' centers: Reed gave up 3-4" to Wilt Chamberlain, whom he faced in their first championship. Reed was the MVP of that series IIRC.

Exactly

For those who disagree I found this old UConn-Baylor game from 2010. 6'3" Tina Charles vs 6'8 Britney Griner. The announcers described how to play offensively against much taller players. You have to watch the video to learn the technique.

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Brady also has the ability to take an opposing post out to the perimeter.

 

[cometjo]

I first thought this topic was Geno commenting on the UConn Womens Team.

Then I read about Ice's comparison to Willis Reed.
He told her to go watch some old tapes.
I wonder if Ice will watch game 7 vs the Lakers, when Reed hobbled onto the court, took 2 shots, and that was enough.
Nothing was better than that. Of course if you were a kid growing up in NY the game wasnt on live tv. You had to wait for a replay, at I think midnight. We listened to Marv on the radio describing the action.

It was a friday night and we listened in the car on the way to a our cabin in the berkshires. An indelible memory.

 

[MilfordHusky]

Exactly

For those who disagree I found this old UConn-Baylor game from 2010. 6'3" Tina Charles vs 6'8 Britney Griner. The announcers described how to play offensively against much taller players. You have to watch the video to learn the technique.

Griner was setting records for blocked shots that season. Once I saw Tina convert on her baby hook over BG, I knew we would be all right.

 

[tchalla1]

I loved watching it but I kept wondering what was missing. Then I realized that each lay up, dunk or block wasn't followed by a group primal scream and serial chest bumps. Ah the good old days!

Yes, this was before Me-ism and individuality was driven by social media and self-adulation was rampant. The notable difference between athletes and entertainers...