Who were your childhood bball heroes?

[CONN78SEJ]

Haha of course. And Lanier. And others.

Louie and Bouie

 

[nelsonmuntz]

Grew up a Bucks fan. So the Moncrief/Buckner/Johnson crew were my favs growing up.

Am I the only tall, slow, uncoordinated kid who watched Sikma play when I was growing up and thought “this guy is pretty good, and I can actually do some of those things on a court”?

 

[prankster]

Marcus Haynes

 

[huskyharry]

Ernie D…half court behind the back pass on the money in a final four game

 

[Wildgopher]

Wilt Chamberlain, Hal Greer, Toby Kimball, Wes Bialosuknia

 

[Demo Square]

Hey Guys,

Been watching college & pro hoops since 1950 (NBA began in '47).

I loved ALL the players & favored teams that truly played together over individual stars. EX: 50's/60's champs Celtics over Wilt & the Warriors. I used to literally live at the old MSG at 50th & 8th. Went to every basketball game ever year - tickets were only $2.50 for students with a school ID. Ha!

Best Individuals whom really I idolized & favored as a youngster:

Junior High & High School - Lew Alcindor - Used to follow him around NYC from gym to gym. Best All-Time.

College - Bill Bradley - What every mother wanted their son to be back then - 3X Princeton All-American, Straight A's, brilliant Rhodes Scholar - All-Time NCAA tournament scoring record, 57 pts. his final game. A real boy scout, great leader & complete team player. Bradley willed under-manned Princeton to a 3rd place finish in '65. Later: US Senator & Presidential candidate.

NBA - Bob Cousy - "Houdini of the Hardwoods" - the first real NBA Entertainer, whose Celtic teams usually won. Cousy's "fancy" passing & dribbling were pure magic in the '50's. First NBA player to make a $100K salary in the '50's! Russell was the second.

Best teams ever that truly played together: '70 & '73 Knicks - "Hit the Open Man." Frazier, Reed, DeBusschere, Bradley, Barnett. Phil Jackson was 6th man. Red Holzman was the coach, an original member of the 20's Original Celtics.

Father Demo

 

[Hondo 77]

Willis Reed

 

[Monte]

Bill Bradley

Danny Ainge

 

[dennismenace]

Bailey Howell, got his autograph when I was 12 years old. Nice guy, talked with my dad, uncle, and myself for several minutes.

Detroit Pistons? Remember a great jump shot when that was not a popular shot at the time.

 

[Edward Sargent]

Calvin Murphy

 

[UofCT]

Now more than ever

DORON SHEFFER

 

[Yanksrock615]

LeGoat James.