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Only it was four.THE UPSTAGING OF PISTOL PETE
At the end of his nine-day stay in New York City, Pistol Pete Maravich was ready to go home. He had come to town eager to justify his title as basketball's
Came across this great article about how 3 all time basketball greats live's converged in the 1970 NIT. It also marked the end of Pistol Pete's illustrious college basketball career, and the end of Louie's first tenure as SJU head coach.
This was my first time seeing Dr. J in person. ABA double header at MSG in 1970. I'll never forget that day and the ABA ball they gave away to all the fans. Not sure what that ball was made of, but whenever the temp for below 50, the ball didn't bounce. It was very cool to have the ABA ball, but you couldn't use it. lol. Anyhow the day the Nets got Dr.J was one of the happiest days of my youth. On a par with the Yanks getting Catfish and Reggie.
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Wrong thread Paultz.
He was incredible against Marquette that day, I never saw anything like it. And the dunk was illegal, he would have had a ton of them. I was 11 and the only information I had about sports was whatever was in each days Daily News (my parents paper of choice) and the weekly Sports Illustrated as my older brother subscribed. He was the one that brought me to that game, and we went to see Dean the Dream, we didn't even know who Dr. J. was. We knew by the end of the night and went to see him again the next year in the NIT but he had an off day and UMass got destroyed.
This was my first time seeing Dr. J in person. ABA double header at MSG in 1970. I'll never forget that day and the ABA ball they gave away to all the fans. Not sure what that ball was made of, but whenever the temp for below 50, the ball didn't bounce. It was very cool to have the ABA ball, but you couldn't use it. lol. Anyhow the day the Nets got Dr.J was one of the happiest days of my youth. On a par with the Yanks getting Catfish and Reggie.
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Wasn't Larry Kenon Mr. k? I believe Dr. K was Dwight Gooden. I loved the Kenon Leanin though lol
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Was thinking it was Mr K not Dr K. If I remember correctly and that’s a big if as I spelt his name wrong (did it without really thinking) he wanted to be known as Dr K but everyone else thought it would be disrespectful to Julius.All-Time Nets All-Stars, Power Forwards: Not Kenyon, Larry Kenon – The Brooklyn Game
Larry Kenon had an immediate impact in his rookie year on the 1974 ABA champion New York Nets. The lean 6'9" (not including afro) power forward put up 15.9
Beyond Maravich, Erving, McGuire and Louie, the other memorable name from that NIT was Honzo.THE UPSTAGING OF PISTOL PETE
At the end of his nine-day stay in New York City, Pistol Pete Maravich was ready to go home. He had come to town eager to justify his title as basketball's
Came across this great article about how 3 all time basketball greats live's converged in the 1970 NIT. It also marked the end of Pistol Pete's illustrious college basketball career, and the end of Louie's first tenure as SJU head coach.
Can't say I remember Honzo, but my memory ain't what it once was
I also remember going to the Colessum to see those Nets teams. Damn that was fun and exciting basketball. Besides Dr. J. and Mr. K you also has Super John Williamson and the uncomparable Whopper--Billy Paultz.
Steve Honzo was a BE Referee who never made a call that Louie liked .
Or anyone else for that matter.
Maravich was a helluva lot better than ok to good as a pro. 5 time All-Star, 2 time all NBA 1st team, 2 time 2nd team. Named to both the 50th and 75th NBA anniversary teams. Averaged 24 points and 5.5 assists a game in his 10 seasons and that while playing on bad knees his last 5-6 years.
I remember watching him on WOR TV playing for the Virginia Squires against the Nets. Man was he something. I felt like Monte did when the Nets got him and felt the exact opposite when they sent him to the Sixers. I would have loved to see the Nets with him and the recently acquired Tiny Archibald playing together.
