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Ernie D...however, my 7th grade basketball coach couldn't seem to appreciate the half court behind-the-back bounce passes!
 
Oscar and Russell. In my neck of the woods in the early 60s, being 6-3 meant you played center or power forward. I think from CYO to HS, I only made 3 or 4 shots from more than maybe 8 feet from the rim. But I blocked shots all over the court. A sublocated right shoulder gave me about 5 inches more reach with my right arm than my left, so even though i play the game left handed, I did more shot blocking with my right hand.

Oscar? Not his point guard moves, but his rebounding. I was kind of skinny, but with a big ass and good lower body strength. I picked up his positioning moves in the paint for rebounding. He got more rebounds bumping guys out of position or knocking them off balance just enough with his rump than most guys did with leaping ability. That's what I tried to emulate.
 
Paul Pierce. Never was the quickest of players growing up but was quick enough. Use my body to get my shots off and I like to consider myself a good shooter, and solid passer and rebounder. Defense was something paul always did a lot better than me though lol
 
Magic for offense & Patrick for effort.
 
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selles said:
Jerome Lane. I was short and couldn't shoot. Unfortunately, I also couldn't dunk.
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I think I remember you break the backboard on the Little Tikes basketball hoop against PC daycare back in the day....
Send it in Selles still brings back memories.
 
Calhoun's Court said:
Always loved to do the Clyde head fake up and under move.
I also loved Connie Hawkins game but that is where the comparison between me and him started and ended.

But I would have to say Spencer Haywood because anyone who saw me play the first word that would come to mind would be "hardship" :)
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After reading the story on Connie Hawkins as a youngster and having my first taste of what Bed Stuy and the surrounding areas actually were, I wanted to play like the smooth tall guard-like guy. But the finger roll from a 5'9" 12 year old wasn't pretty.........Spencer Haywood though? Good call, loved his game too!
 
BearJWS said:
I think I remember you break the backboard on the Little Tikes basketball hoop against PC daycare back in the day....
Send it in Selles still brings back memories.
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The dad is having so much fun. Little kids are like really smart dogs that can learn amazing tricks.
 
Alright here's another add on to this thread.......how many of the old guys here loved the ABA red,white and blue ball and had to have one? I loved shooting it with the colors spinning on the jump shot - always cleaned it up so the white was white!!
 
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alexd. said:
oneonone3.jpg
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Loved that movie growing up! I'm going to drunk Netflix it tomorrow when I get home from the FB game.

Well played, alexd.
 
Big shot bob. Robert horry. Tall guy that camped out on the perimeter and shot too many outside jumpers. :)
 
mauconnfan said:
After reading the story on Connie Hawkins as a youngster and having my first taste of what Bed Stuy and the surrounding areas actually were, I wanted to play like the smooth tall guard-like guy. But the finger roll from a 5'9" 12 year old wasn't pretty....Spencer Haywood though? Good call, loved his game too!
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I think between 7th and 9th grade I did 3 book reports on Foul: Connie Hawkins :) ( I think the best sports book I've ever read).
 
mauconnfan said:
Alright here's another add on to this thread..how many of the old guys here loved the ABA red,white and blue ball and had to have one? I loved shooting it with the colors spinning on the jump shot - always cleaned it up so the white was white!!
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Me too- has to be a Meriden thing.

It was a must have. Lkie your first pair of Chuck Taylor's or Dr. J's
 
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formerlurker said:
Loved that movie growing up! I'm going to drunk Netflix it tomorrow when I get home from the FB game.

Well played, alexd.
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Exactly, he nails Annette O'Toole
 
Calhoun's Court said:
Me too- has to be a Meriden thing.

It was a must have. Lkie your first pair of Chuck Taylor's or Dr. J's
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You'll like this one then CC.......first non-white pair of Chucks was with our Jr Pro Boys Club team, coached by Tom "Gator" Bukowski, when we bought red Chuck's..........we also beat New Haven and Roxbury's boys club teams and went on to Rupp Arena finishing 3rd in the nationals (like of Pat Kenny, Bob Biestek, Chris Tillman etc etc)........fun days at the Meriden Boys Club

By the way Gator was the absolute best coach in Meriden despite the numbers others put like Norb Fahey and such. By the time I got to HS Tom had already taught me more than Norb would ever teach me in HS about playing the game!! Great guy was Gator......had a nice career at Fairfield for Barakat and was captain his last year there!
 
Calhoun's Court said:
I think between 7th and 9th grade I did 3 book reports on Foul: Connie Hawkins :) ( I think the best sports book I've ever read).
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mauconnfan said:
You'll like this one then CC..first non-white pair of Chucks was with our Jr Pro Boys Club team, coached by Tom "Gator" Bukowski, when we bought red Chuck's.....we also beat New Haven and Roxbury's boys club teams and went on to Rupp Arena finishing 3rd in the nationals (like of Pat Kenny, Bob Biestek, Chris Tillman etc etc)...fun days at the Meriden Boys Club
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Thats funny stuff I did the same. Loved that book.........had no reality of NYC until that book. Actually most of my book reports were on sports books until HS when I became obsessed with the Cosa Nostra....LOL
 
Kitaman said:
Still in off season mode. . . . . . . .

I know there will be a lot of MJs but for me as a guard, it was Walt Frazier (I'm dating myself). Partly because I was a Knick fan but he had a smooth jumper and was great on D. I spent countless days and nights emulating him.

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The Poughkeepsie Popper - Wes
 
mauconnfan said:
Alright here's another add on to this thread..how many of the old guys here loved the ABA red,white and blue ball and had to have one? I loved shooting it with the colors spinning on the jump shot - always cleaned it up so the white was white!!
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I'm not an old guy (lol), but I had the same ABA ball when I was a kid. Then in the nineties I bought a blue and white UConn Huskies ball that had the same color spinning effect for one of my kids. In '99 I used to hold it during the tournament games for luck. After the last stop in the Championship game I slammed it on my living room floor. It bounced up and smashed the light fixture on the ceiling. So while there was confetti raining down in St Pete, there was glass raining down in my living room. For some reason my wife was not impressed. I just came across the ball last week while cleaning my garage.
 
In HS it was Wes B. Sweetest jump shot. Cock his head to the right and got his shot off in a flash. Later it was JoJo White. I moved to Boston the year JoJo joined the Celts and played in the Boston Park league for years. JoJo was so smooth and like Sam Jones was very adept at pulling up and hitting a 12-15 foot bank shot.
 
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Darryl Dawkins, only because I had an irresistible urge to hurl myself toward the hoop while yelling "Chocolate Thunder!!!"

I was a Knicks fan and couldn't play worth a lick; it usually resulted in laughs and/or injury to me and/or others.
 
8893 said:
Darryl Dawkins, only because I had an irresistible urge to hurl myself toward the hoop while yelling "Chocolate Thunder!!!" I was a Knicks fan and couldn't play worth a lick; it usually resulted in laughs and/or injury to me and/or others.
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"The Chocolate-Thunder-Flying, Robinzine-Crying, Teeth-Shaking, Glass-Breaking, Rump-Roasting, Bun-Toasting, Wham-Bam, Glass-Breaker-I-Am-Jam."[
 
Calhoun's Court said:
Me too- has to be a Meriden thing.

It was a must have. Lkie your first pair of Chuck Taylor's or Dr. J's
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ever play with the brothers at Washington park? I ran with the big dogs in the summer
 
B1GEast said:
ever play with the brothers at Washington park? I ran with the big dogs in the summer
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Yep sure did.........at Washington Park and in the city leagues. Sonny, Butchy, Morris - name 'em I played against them and with a few from the "Brothers" teams! Had some great times in the Washington Park summer leagues........
 
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