Who were your childhood bball heroes?

[SamIamCassell]

I’ll add this one for me. As an ‘85 baby, anyone remember the VHS tape from IGA?

I watched that VHS all the time. “ a good foul shot starts with your toes and ends in your fingertips “

 

[AllHusky]

John Havlicek. Still play is number 17 when playing the lottery or roulette. Loved Hondo.

Off topic, but here is a trivia question. His Ohio State basketball team, had 3 future Hall of Famers on it. Who were they?

Jerry Lucas

 

[ucjoet]

Jerry Lucas

Yes. Havlicek, Lucas and 1 more

 

[John]

 

[Yardigan]

Childhood...Walt Frazier

Adulthood, until he retired...Larry.

Now...Luka, and rising fast up the depth chart, Tyrese Maxey

 

[Jaydumo20]

The late 60s/early 70s Knicks were the team in my formative teen years. While tall, I didn't enjoy playing hoops all that much, nor was I any good at anything other than taking up space. But I did manage a decent imitation of Dick Barnett's kick shot.

And then the ABA and Dr. J happened and it was goodbye NBA, hello tri-colored ball. The Nets were my jam until they were forced to sell Dr. J to Philly. I hated the NBA for that and didn't watch again for at least another decade.

I remember my elementary school library had a basketball fundamentals book by dick Barnett. He talked about that shot all the time and showed a diagram how to do it.
I tried it on my dad and he threw my shot into the neighbors yard.

 

[king conn]

Doug Melody

Joey Whelton

Tony Hansen

 

[Yardigan]

Yes. Havlicek, Lucas and 1 more

Bobby Knight

 

[AllHusky]

Walt Frazier
Dr J
Bobby Lloyd(Rutgers)

 

[FfldCntyFan]

Yes. Havlicek, Lucas and 1 more

Look at post #28 in this thread. Somehow Hondo was auto corrected to Honda.

 

[hookshot]

Jeff Mullin, Bill Bradley, Walli Jones

 

[Rondogg]

Corny Thompson

 

[ucjoet]

Bobby Knight

Correct!!!

 

[seeya27]

John Havlicek

Havlicek was my basketball idol. My room was filled with his posters.

Used to listen to Celtic games on WBZ from Stratford. With a transistor radio and antenna hanging out an open window.

Got to meet him and interview him during Daily Campus days.

Classiest man in sports. And as I think about it, Cam's game was a bit modeled after him. (Just perpetual movement...)

 

[huskiesNhoos]

Not a lot of millennials I guess...thought there'd be a lot more love for Penny

 

[Kenny11]

I forgot I really liked watching nick van exel and nash together

 

[swami7774]

Clyde Frazier, John Havlicek and Gar Heard—strictly for his turnaround that tied the Celts/Suns 6th game.

 

[tzznandrew]

Jordan

 

[CTBasketball]

Kirk King was the first. Him and Doron Sheffer.

 

[Hunt for 7]

Doug Melody

Joey Whelton

Tony Hansen

As a UConn fan my top three as a kid would have been Tony Hansen, Joey Whelton and John Thomas. Was already a fan but fell in love during that comeback against Hofstra. Then had my heart broken when we lost to Rutgers. If we would have beaten them only VMI would have stood between us and our first final four.

 

[MexicoHusky]

JC was my guy

 

[king conn]

As a UConn fan my top three as a kid would have been Tony Hansen, Joey Whelton and John Thomas. Was already a fan but fell in love during that comeback against Hofstra. Then had my heart broken when we lost to Rutgers. If we would have beaten them only VMI would have stood between us and our first final four.

Jeff Carr with the winning follow up if I remember correctly!

Yes big John Thomas what a rebounder averaged double digits.

Also Al Weston would have been tremendous with a 3 pt line

Didn't look ahead of Rutgers myself because they were undefeated and I knew we weren't getting by them. We also already lost to them in the regular season. They brought that game on cptv.

 

[UConnDad]

Clyde for NBA.
Chris Mullin for colleg.
Loved watching the Knicks.

 

[SamIamCassell]

Not a lot of millennials I guess...thought there'd be a lot more love for Penny

As a millennial I was all about MJ after his 1st retirement and then AI. Still a Sixer fan to this day because of him.

 

[uconndennis]

Dominique Wilkins