Who were your childhood bball heroes?

[Inyatkin]

I was a huge Reggie Lewis fan even before I knew who his college coach was

 

[JayKoz]

Donyell, Ray and MJ.

 

[nycscooby]

Hondo
Jo Jo White
Cowens
Dr J (before Philly)
Gervin
Bird

 

[JellyBean]

The one and only, George "Iceman" Gervin.

 

[Zanzman]

Lyman Depriest

 

[FfldCntyFan]

Walt Frazier, Cazzie Russell and the rest of the Knicks.

Those were my first two (from late in the year before they won their first title), during the 1970 title run I added basically the remainder of the team, with Willis sharing first place with Clyde.

 

[Husky68]

George Yardley

 

[GampelGladiator]

That was how it was back in the day though. You picked out a guy and tried to mimic everything about him. It was particularly noticeable in Little League when you're seeing kids imitating the batting routines of their heroes.

For little league...i wanted to mimic mike greenwell's swing...but i was more of a...

 

[EBonz30]

NBA……

• Michael Jordan
• Gary Payton
• Ray Allen
• Larry Johnson
• Jamaal Mashburn
• Baron Davis

College…..

• Donyell Marshall
• Isaiah Rider
• Calbert Chaney
• Ray Allen
• Stephon Marbury
• Ed Cota
• Vince Carter

 

[Mr. Hand]

Jim Calhoun

 

[CTtoSanDiego]

The Big O... Oscar Robertson

 

[cordeodato]

Cazzie Russel & Walt Frazier

 

[Griffman]

Bill Russell, Walt Frazier, Mike Gminski, Ernie D. I had the Frazier poster on my wall as a child.

I had Clyde’s poster as well.

 

[UConn77]

Wes Bialosuknia and Toby Kimball.

 

[GampelGladiator]

My Jordan poster hung right next to my Jenny McCarthy poster...

 

[Glenn]

Walt Frazier, and Earl the pearl Monroe

 

[Mister P]

I was a big Laker fan growing up. Loved Wilt,Jerry, Goodrich, Hairston, Nixon, Magic, Kareem, Wilkes, etc.
Watched the Knicks religiously with Clyde and his crew and then BK.

Had a Dr. J poster from his ABA days.

 

[Hunt for 7]

Walt “Clyde” Frazier.

 

[Lynyrd]

Walt “Clyde” Frazier

 

[rman726]

The 90s Knicks. Patrick, Oak, LJ, Starks, Ward, Houston.

 

[Matrim55]

Earl Kelley (the first UConn player I was super aware of), Murray Williams (local hero who went to play at UConn) and Larry Bird (go Celtics).

 

[superjohn]

The one and only, George "Iceman" Gervin.

Greatest poster ever.

 

[HuskySmo27]

Dirk

 

[Dogdeacon]

Bob McAdoo was the first NBA player I watched a bunch of and learned a double clutch mid-air jumper as a result. As a teen it was purely a horse shot, but later actual in-game applications and ancillary benefit of practicing jumping.

 

[BlueMAB]

 

[Deepster]

Huge Dr J fan growing up.

Small, skinny white kid wearing Dr J Converse trying to mimic the 'behind the backboard layup'.

 

[Old school]

Wes Bialosuknia
also liked Wilt especially the season that he averaged over 50 pts per game!

 

[B1GEast]

The human highlight reel.
Dominique Wilkins

 

[husky8273]

Walt Frazier, Bill Bradley, Dave Debusschere

 

[jibsey]

The Big O. He’s arguably the best there ever was.