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[Bill Orange]

4 part doc on the history of the ABA.

Really well done and informative, especially those of a certain age.

Some familiar faces appear.

 

[Newhouser]

Terry Pluto's "Loose Balls" is still the ultimate ABA history for me.

 

[tbonezone]

mid 70's schoolyard i was a huge fan of julius erving and larry kenon.

clyde and the knicks were cool but this was the ball we all hooped.

 

[cayugacuse]

Just watched the 1st episode. Brings back great memories. One of players that I loved watching when I was kid was Connie Hawkins. Only got to see him play a few times. He had huge hands and the ball looked like a softball in his hands. Like Dr J, he handled and played with style and flash.
The story about Warren Armstrong (Jabali) was crazy! Also, a tidbit mentioned that one of the early stars was Donnie Freeman.

 

[cliftonparksufan]

4 part doc on the history of the ABA.

Really well done and informative, especially those of a certain age.

Some familiar faces appear.

That was a great time in basketball history. Not only did so many great players play in the ABA, but they were so innovative. They were everything that the NBA wasn't. The old time NBA owners must have hated it. It was such a flashy league. The three point shot, the dunk contest, the basketball. It was right when TV was converting from B&W to color.

The players had so much pizzazz and the best hair. The NBA couldn't match it, and ABA did such a great job that the NBA were forced to absorb four franchises. That stuff generally doesn't happen. And the players developed such great reputations because they were hardly on TV, but everyone still k

new about them.

 

[phillydad]

That was a great time in basketball history. Not only did so many great players play in the ABA, but they were so innovative. They were everything that the NBA wasn't. The old time NBA owners must have hated it. It was such a flashy league. The three point shot, the dunk contest, the basketball. It was right when TV was converting from B&W to color.

The players had so much pizzazz and the best hair. The NBA couldn't match it, and ABA did such a great job that the NBA were forced to absorb four franchises. That stuff generally doesn't happen. And the players developed such great reputations because they were hardly on TV, but everyone still kView attachment 260132new about them.

Much of what you described could be said about the upstart AFL and the NFL in the early 60s pre-merger.

 

[phillydad]

Just watched the 1st episode. Brings back great memories. One of players that I loved watching when I was kid was Connie Hawkins. Only got to see him play a few times. He had huge hands and the ball looked like a softball in his hands. Like Dr J, he handled and played with style and flash.
The story about Warren Armstrong (Jabali) was crazy! Also, a tidbit mentioned that one of the early stars was Donnie Freeman.

I just watched the 1st part as well.
Excellent!
Great book on Hawkins, Foul! By David Wolf, written in 1971.
And I just saw that Doug Moe passed away, a big part of the ABA.
RIP Doug.

 

[Forza Azzurri]

4 part doc on the history of the ABA.

Really well done and informative, especially those of a certain age.

Some familiar faces appear.

Just finished the first episode.

Awesome.

Thanks for posting about it.

 

[Forza Azzurri]

4 part doc on the history of the ABA.

Really well done and informative, especially those of a certain age.

Some familiar faces appear.

I also watched the documentary on the 1980 Olympic hockey team (I think it is called Miracle) on Netflix.

Definitely worth watching.

Same format as the Valvano 30 for 30 where the players reunite at Lake Placid.