Top 5 Players you wish you watched play

[imdaman99]

1. Walt Clyde Frazier - Knicks were winning rings with him around
2. Willis Reed - The Willis Reed game
3. Larry Bird - Was alive, but too young and didn't follow basketball
4. Magic - Same as Bird
5. Wilt - To see how his superhuman stats would live up to today

[Jlamb47]

Michael Jordan
Larry Bird
Magic Johnson
Allen Iverson
Tracy Mcgrady

[Dr.J4ever]

I like the fact that there are a lot of doctor j's here. As a teen watching doc with the 76ers, I just read about the old ABA Erving from older SI magazines and his biography, The Legend of Doctor J-the story of Julius Erving.

I was a nut for the guy.

[Dro]

1. Dr J. I was born in 1980, would loved to have seen him in the ABA.
2. Wilt - of course
3. Pistol Pete
4. Gus Johnson - all his peers call him the Lebron of that era
5. Earl Monroe

[kunk75]

1. Lew Alcindor
2. Brad Daugherty
3. Bill Walton
4. Sidney Moncrief/Terry Cummings combo
5. Michael Jordan as a Bull

trust me i saw enough of brad daugherty for both of our lifetimes

[kunk75]

its pretty cool my son plays aau in what used to be the ABA nets arena. dr j was there often back then

[Dr.J4ever]

its pretty cool my son plays aau in what used to be the ABA nets arena. dr j was there often back then

Would that be the old Nassau Coliseum in Long Island? I thought they had that demolished?

[kunk75]

no, island garden on cherry valley avenue is where they practiced and where they played in the semi-pro abs days

[Dr.J4ever]

no, island garden on cherry valley avenue is where they practiced and where they played in the semi-pro abs days

Okay, I looked it up. Here's where the Nets played:

New York Nets
2012 NBA/ABA Throwback Uniforms -
New Jersey Nets / New York Nets Throwbacks & Schedule
Index of All 2012 NBA/ABA Throwbacks
Years of existence: 1968-69 through 1975-76
Colors: Red, White and Blue
Home Arenas:
1968-69: Commack Arena (6,000)
Interior 1 | Interior 2
1969-70 through mid 1971-72: Island Garden (8,500)
Exterior
1971-72 through 1975-76: Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (17,800)

[kunk75]

still can't believe they fit 8500 people there, it's so small

[T_L_P]

trust me i saw enough of brad daugherty for both of our lifetimes

Sarcastic/joke comment or?

What did you think of his play? I've watched maybe two full games of his and there's absolutely nothing on YouTube (2 mixes and 1 game highlight).

[SHAQisGOAT]

4. Sidney Moncrief/Terry Cummings combo

Young Terry Cummings was a beast; big and ripped, very athletic, good post-game, solid jumper, very good scorer, good on the boards, nice defensive player... Pretty fun to watch.

Then you got El Sid (leading them), who's most likely the GOAT m2m guard/perimeter defender... Something like a poor man's (prime) D-Wade on offense (similar in "style") too, great rebounding guard...

They also Pressey during those years, one of the greatest point-forwards ever, great defender.

Those teams were pretty great and exciting to watch on both ends... Shame that they were playing in (arguably) the GOAT conference, and then injuries derailed them.

[Nowitness]

Steve Nash
Jason Kidd
Shaq Daddy
Yao Ming
Tracy McGrady

[SHAQisGOAT]

Sarcastic/joke comment or?

What did you think of his play? I've watched maybe two full games of his and there's absolutely nothing on YouTube (2 mixes and 1 game highlight).

Loved to watch his offensive play... Just a very good overall post-game, could knock down jumpers and he's one of the greatest passers out of the post ever, better yet one of the best passing centers, made it flashy too.

Those Cavs were very good and great to watch.

Shame for injuries though, as usually...

[Dr.J4ever]

Young Terry Cummings was a beast; big and ripped, very athletic, good post-game, solid jumper, very good scorer, good on the boards, nice defensive player... Pretty fun to watch.

Then you got El Sid (leading them), who's most likely the GOAT m2m guard/perimeter defender... Something like a poor man's (prime) D-Wade on offense (similar in "style") too, great rebounding guard...

They also Pressey during those years, one of the greatest point-forwards ever, great defender.

Those teams were pretty great and exciting to watch on both ends... Shame that they were playing in (arguably) the GOAT conference, and then injuries derailed them.

Agree about Cummings. But before Cummings went there, it was Marques Johnson. He was a heck of a player/perennial AllStar/ all round SF. He would handle the point at times for the Bucks as their Point forward, but later on, yes it was Paul Presey.