That team would be a little old by now!

Its nice to remember when. 10 years ago, been so long!

Too bad we traded all those draft picks for guys at the end of their career. Too bad Bianchi sucked, and checkets never kept any youth!

It almost worked. But it did not.

I know dude, just having a chuckle

Hey, I would rather reach back and pine for Earl "black Jesus" Monroe and Clyde to play again! Clyde was so freaking good, but Earl had a magic about him that was all 1970's cool! They had a guy "dancing harry" whom followed earl up from baltimore and did this funky dance thing during time outs and always ended it with a "whammy" move on the visiting team. it was a hoot!

No cheerleaders, no pumped up crowd noise, no van halen songs, just some cool organ tunes, and the roar of the garden. No cheerleaders either. Ok, that sucked!

Marv, I think you got me a few years. Bullets-knicks were hotter than knicks-celts. In 71 I think the Bullets elliminated the knicks. earl was sick on Clyde and the knicks. Gus-Debussure, Bradley-marin (Strawberry! HA!) Wes-Willis. I can't remember whom Barnnet played against? Too early for Chenier (clyde clone) and terry porter was after. They were great matchups. When Mike riorden was on the team, he gave bradley fits. I think the knicks got earl cuz clyde could not guard him. Then also did not want Earl going to the ABA, so the knicks got him cheap. Was it Mike Riorden, John Stallworth, and a pick? Oh, and Frank Williams of course!

I don't remember the chants of "black Jesus". I read about how Winston salem state would pack gyms all over to see him perform. THis guy was a big time talent playing in a little "Black" college just killing everybody. He had groupies and a following like very few. Also in that region you had ML Carr and Lloyd Free just tearing it up at Guilford COllege in Greensboro a few years later. Guilford was a little NAIA liberal arts private school run by the Quakers (Friends). They just tore it up. Remember these little teams played in the shadows of UNC, NC state, Duke and Wake Forest. All powerhouse ACC teams!

I got to see Connie hawkins on the suns play in 1971-72 when I was real young and recall he was past his prime, but was just so long and had the biggest hands back then. HIs story is legend, and his talent obscure in the early ABA. He was the first DR. J. Elgin being in the NBA inhibited his showmanship, but Connie from what I read was the show back then. I am sure the Stodgy NBA would have thwarted his flair also.

I loved the ABA, and my first games were net games when rick barry was playing.

Golden days for me. Between 1970-1976 the Knicks won 2 of 3 finals trips, and the Nets won 2 of 2. It was norm in my world that my two favorite teams were gonna be in the thick of it. By 1977 they traded Clyde to Cleveland, and DR J was sold to the Sixers. THe nets had one year on Long Island with Nate Arhcibald, but early int he year he tore up his knee and was never the same. Imagine the hype of the ABA champion Nets, with a in prime Tiny coming to the NBA! Never happened.

The ABA Nets were great teams, and we went often. Guys like Billy Paultz, Larry Keenon, Billy Taylor, Super John, John Roche, Bill Melcionni, Jim Chones, agaist some of the toughest ABA badazz characters so beligerent it would make Spree look like a cheerleader!

There have been a few books and websites kept with great throw back jerseys about the ABA. Hbo Ran a documentary on it a few years back about the ABA. I have a copy on VHS. Big afros, tacky clothes, lose hoops, lots of blow........those were the days.

Great times for ny hoops!