6/28 @ an empty auditorium with some cow bells

[a700hitter]

Absolutely, I know them all.

So, you were early 80's -- Chris Mullin was 4 years behind me. There was no Basketball program before Mullin and McCready. The Clippers were always doormats until then. The baseball program was pretty good. Best guy from my year was Paul Maruffi.

 

My friends older brother played against Jabbar (then Alcindor) from Power Memorial when Xaverian first opened. Legend was that Jabbar would get a rebound and take it the all the way to the other end to score. He could have beat most teams just by himself.

[a700hitter]

Hey Babe did you know L&B Spumoni Gardens in Bensonhurst? MVP knows it. It was just in the news that the owner got shot and killed tonight in his backyard. WTH!

[Spudboy]

You two should get a room.

[TheBabeStrikesBack]

Hey Babe did you know L&B Spumoni Gardens in Bensonhurst? MVP knows it. It was just in the news that the owner got shot and killed tonight in his backyard. WTH!

 

Of course, been there many times.

 

My dad went to Boys High with Connie Hawkins.

[TheBabeStrikesBack]

I'll be totally honest, TBSB. I thought you were an 18-19 (and really bored) college student.

 

And I figured you as a selfie obsessed 13yr old girl........

[Bellhorn04]

And I figured you as a selfie obsessed 13yr old girl........

 

Now that's just a lie.

[User Name]

I do like my selfies. But I don't have maturity issues, so there's that.

[mvp 78]

Hey Babe did you know L&B Spumoni Gardens in Bensonhurst? MVP knows it. It was just in the news that the owner got shot and killed tonight in his backyard. WTH!

 

DAMN!!! Serves him right. J&V all the way...

[mvp 78]

I do like my selfies. But I don't have maturity issues, so there's that.

 

C'mon now. Don't lie to us...

[mvp 78]

Also, you know YOTN is too busy when a game thread from 3 days ago hasn't been locked yet.

[Spudboy]

Of course, been there many times.

 

My dad went to Boys High with Connie Hawkins.

 

The Hawk was my favorite player in the 70's. He got totally screwed over otherwise he would be recognized as one of the very best of all time. I met The Hawk at a tournament in Boston in 1972 or 1973. I was one of the very few white people at the tourney. He looked at me as though I was nuts when I stuck my hand out to be shaken. He had GUGE long hands!

[TheBabeStrikesBack]

DAMN!!! Serves him right. J&V all the way...

 

Totonno's!!!!

[TheBabeStrikesBack]

The Hawk was my favorite player in the 70's. He got totally screwed over otherwise he would be recognized as one of the very best of all time. I met The Hawk at a tournament in Boston in 1972 or 1973. I was one of the very few white people at the tourney. He looked at me as though I was nuts when I stuck my hand out to be shaken. He had GUGE long hands!

 

The saying was if you put a dollar bill on top of the backboard he could grab it and leave you change!

[SoxnCycles]

Also, you know YOTN is too busy when a game thread from 3 days ago hasn't been locked yet.

 

Probably still trying to fix his car.

[a700hitter]

DAMN!!! Serves him right. J&V all the way...

Oooh that is cold. My wife's uncle worked there as a second job for about 25 years. They were friends for many years.

 

Second jobs-- something from the past. Most people don't have or want a single job today.

[a700hitter]

Also, you know YOTN is too busy when a game thread from 3 days ago hasn't been locked yet.

But this is your favorite thread?

[a700hitter]

The Hawk was my favorite player in the 70's. He got totally screwed over otherwise he would be recognized as one of the very best of all time. I met The Hawk at a tournament in Boston in 1972 or 1973. I was one of the very few white people at the tourney. He looked at me as though I was nuts when I stuck my hand out to be shaken. He had GUGE long hands!

The huge hands that did the finger roll.

[a700hitter]

Totonno's!!!!

It was impossible to get near the place.

[Spudboy]

The saying was if you put a dollar bill on top of the backboard he could grab it and leave you change!

 

I think that was Herman The Helicopter that was supposed to do that. Not sure though.

[a700hitter]

I think that was Herman The Helicopter that was supposed to do that. Not sure though.

Hmm, maybe Elgin Baylor?

[Spudboy]

Hmm, maybe Elgin Baylor?

 

I am almost certain that The Helicopter was the guy that could leave change at the top of a back board. I seem to remember this from the book Foul, The Connie Hawkins Story.

[mvp 78]

But this is your favorite thread?

 

It adds to it. I'm not suggesting it needs to be closed.

[Spudboy]

This Guy.

 

[mvp 78]

I am almost certain that The Helicopter was the guy that could leave change at the top of a back board. I seem to remember this from the book Foul, The Connie Hawkins Story.

 

http://ballislife.com/kirpatrick-mccauley-makes-history-and-touches-the-top-of-the-backboard/

[TheBabeStrikesBack]

It was impossible to get near the place.

 

Still is, was there not too long ago.

[Spudboy]

More:

 

 

Herman "Helicopter" Knowlings

Ben Franklin (Harlem, N.Y.)

One of many streetball stars who attended Ben Franklin, 'Cop was better known for putting in work up at the Rucker. At one time, only Earl Manigault was a bigger name. At 6-foot-5, he could sky, and legend has it he once swatted the shots on three pros on a single possession. He's best known for hanging in the air. "When I was in 9th grade, I saw the Helicopter, with my own two eyes, pick a quarter off the top of the backboard to win a bet, and I was in complete shock," said former NBA all-star Bernard King.