RIP WES UNSELD.

[Madmannsucks]

The best outlet passer ever.

Exactly. One of the shortest centers ever-MVP and ROY in same year.

 

[Waquoit]

Effortless 2 hand overhead outlet passes like bullets, best ever.

He was so good at it, it was actually fun to watch. The guards knew he was probably going to get the rebound and would beat the D to their spots on the break. Wes would grab the ball with two hands, pivot and put it on a plate. We need to get some Unseld highlights into the hands of Sanogo.

 

[BlueDolphin]

Wes Unseld, Earl Monroe and Gus Johnson on the Bullets had some great playoff series with the Knicks. Wes was a 6'6" fire hydrant. Amazing how long he stayed with one team during and after his playing days.

The reason those series were so great was the great matchups: Unseld/Reed. Gus Johnson/DeBusschere. Jack Marin/Bill Bradley. Clyde/Earl the Pearl. Man, would they go at it!

About the relative heights of the centers, there were numerous articles at the time that insisted Willis Reed's true height was 6-6, 6-7.

 

[mauconnfan]

The reason those series were so great was the great matchups: Unseld/Reed. Gus Johnson/DeBusschere. Jack Marin/Bill Bradley. Clyde/Earl the Pearl. Man, would they go at it!

About the relative heights of the centers, there were numerous articles at the time that insisted Willis Reed's true height was 6-6, 6-7.

Yes great point. How fun was Earl the Pearl to watch?

 

[husky8273]

Yes great point. How fun was Earl the Pearl to watch?

great interview - got to meet Clyde a few years ago, a childhood idol