Basketball: A Love Story

[realorange]

Take the time to watch Basketball: A Love Story on ESPN.

While it may not be epic in content, there are several conversations with Hall of Fame and soon to be Hall of Fame players.
It's interesting to hear what stars of 40 years or more ago thought of each other. How Bill Russell played Wilt Chamberlain and many other pieces including Dolph Schayes.

This will help younger members of the board better understand why some of us older guys love to talk about the talent of the early NBA and ABA days.

 

[Crusty]

Lets see, when I was a kid there was:
NY Knicks
Syracuse Nationals
Cincinnati (Rochester) Royals
Ft Wayne Pistons
Boston Celtics
Philadelphia Warriors
St Louis Hawks
Minneapolis Lakers

Geez I'm old!

 

[Crusty]

Johnny Kerr
Dave Gambee
Hal Greer
Larry Costello
Dolph Shayes
Nate Holbrook
Al Bianchi
Chet "the Jet" Walker

 

[realorange]

Try Al Cervi, Paul Seymour, Red Kerr and many others that played in the dust of the Fairgrounds.

 

[phillydad]

Lets see, when I was a kid there was:
NY Knicks
Syracuse Nationals
Cincinnati (Rochester) Royals
Ft Wayne Pistons
Boston Celtics
Philadelphia Warriors
St Louis Hawks
Minneapolis Lakers

Geez I'm old!

Yep. My Dad would take me to Friday night doubleheaders at Convention Hall. The hated Celtics were usually in the first game, Warriors in the nightcap. Saw half of the NBA in one night.

 

[realorange]

Am I the only one who wanted the Celtics opponent to win after Red Auerbach lit his cigar?

 

[Crusty]

The Nats used to hold a practice at the Utica Memorial Auditorium as well as an NBA doubleheader. Great times. Saw with Jerry West and the Big O in their rookie years. Elgin Baylor, Jack Twyman, Wayne Embry, Hot Rod Hundley. Very lucky to have seen them.

 

[Cusefan0307]

The Nats used to hold a practice at the Utica Memorial Auditorium as well as an NBA doubleheader. Great times. Saw with Jerry West and the Big O in their rookie years. Elgin Baylor, Jack Twyman, Wayne Embry, Hot Rod Hundley. Very lucky to have seen them.

The Pat Riley days?

 

[Crusty]

The Pat Riley days?

Way before then. Pat would have been a sophomore at Linton High in Schenectady.

 

[knicks07]

I am watching now and saw segment one......for the true hoops fan, good stuff!

 

[tipphill]

Johnny Kerr
Dave Gambee
Hal Greer
Larry Costello
Dolph Shayes
Nate Holbrook
Al Bianchi
Chet "the Jet" Walker

lee shafer

 

[tipphill]

The Nats used to hold a practice at the Utica Memorial Auditorium as well as an NBA doubleheader. Great times. Saw with Jerry West and the Big O in their rookie years. Elgin Baylor, Jack Twyman, Wayne Embry, Hot Rod Hundley. Very lucky to have seen them.

saw all those greats from the .50 seats on the war memorial stage

 

[tipphill]

Lets see, when I was a kid there was:
NY Knicks
Syracuse Nationals
Cincinnati (Rochester) Royals
Ft Wayne Pistons
Boston Celtics
Philadelphia Warriors
St Louis Hawks
Minneapolis Lakers

Geez I'm old!

right behind you. for me the only change was la lakers with elgin and detroit pistons i believe baltimore had a team in there somewhere later on

 

[Crusty]

right behind you. for me the only change was la lakers with elgin and detroit pistons i believe baltimore had a team in there somewhere later on

Baltimore Bullets 1963- 1973.

 

[Toga]

George Yardley. Come on.

 

[Toga]

Well this is wild.
Swede Halbrook - Wikipedia

 

[NYCorange]

Baltimore Bullets 1963- 1973.

An unfortunate name...