He’s a great player for sure…headed to the HOF. He does his share of “trying to influence a foul call” though…but not nearly as bad as some. I just don’t get crying to the ref on nearly every possession…it seems counterproductive to me.
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I think it is great to see some new teams make it this far. I was very surprised to see the Pacers do so well but they squandered a big opportunity tonight. Up by three with two costly turnovers in the last period of regulation only to see Boston come back and win in OT. I have not checked Vegas but I would think their odds to win it all is pretty good, especially when their PF/C comes back. But the Twolves beat a great team and have momentum on their side as well. I'd be surprised if it's not those two in the finals.
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charles sullivan
Life of the Party
C's certainly got lucky. They are a difficult team to watch at times.
joefromchicago
Steelhead
Sorry to hear about the passing of Bill Walton. Lot of people here talk about Jokic being the best all-around center but in my 60 year history of watching the NBA, I never saw a better all-around player, period. He was taught well by John Wooden and don't forget that 88 game winning streak, a record that will never be broken.
R.I.P. Bill.✌
R.I.P. Bill.✌
Not only a great player, but a great person. He’s somewhere meditating while listening to the Dead wearing a tied dyed shirt…
Bill Walton was one of a kind - a fabulous basketball player and an even better human. Though I sometimes struggled to listen to his quirky color commentary, I think he would have made an excellent college professor if he would have chose that path.
He was a regular visitor with his family each summer at the Tuolumne Meadows Campground in Yosemite where my dad was a seasonal park ranger. Luke (7 or 8 at the time) got lost in the massive campground and my dad found him and returned him to the Walton campsite. Bill invited him to morning coffee which became an annual tradition that my Pops always looked forward to where they talked all things hoops, life and John Wooden.
I really like this clip where Walton shares lessons of leadership he learned from Wooden - principles that transfer off the court too. RIP Bill Walton
He was a regular visitor with his family each summer at the Tuolumne Meadows Campground in Yosemite where my dad was a seasonal park ranger. Luke (7 or 8 at the time) got lost in the massive campground and my dad found him and returned him to the Walton campsite. Bill invited him to morning coffee which became an annual tradition that my Pops always looked forward to where they talked all things hoops, life and John Wooden.
I really like this clip where Walton shares lessons of leadership he learned from Wooden - principles that transfer off the court too. RIP Bill Walton
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Walton was a great example of a lot of good things. I think it is fitting that he passed away the day after what I think will be the last event in the Pac 12- the conference baseball championship game. He was such a supporter of the conference through the years.
That is a video I will send to my family. Thanks.
That is a video I will send to my family. Thanks.
charles sullivan
Life of the Party
Bill Walton played 20 minutes per night for the 85-86 Celtics. They were some of the most entertaining munutes of basketball that I ever saw. He could pass like no big man that I had ever seen. He rebounded understood spacing and defensive positioning and how to play with teamates. He and Bird together was really something to see. I've never heard of any story where he treated anyone poorly.
He was a big man in every way.
He was a big man in every way.
joefromchicago
Steelhead
My favorite clip from the memorials is of co-announcer David Pasch daring him to take a bite out of a cupcake with a lit candle on it...and he did!
Truly one of a kind.
Truly one of a kind.
Gyrfalcon22
Legend
My first Sonics game was in 1974 at Seattle Center when I was in grade school, and it was against the Portland Trailblazers.It was Bill Walton's rookie season.
I had never seen tall people anywhere before and there was this striking, towering skinny guy with headband, long red-haired ponytail and shaggy beard running laps around halfcourt getting ready for the game.
He was super graceful and his game flowed.
A true young hippy that made an impression I recall easily 50 years later (and remembering how cool Slick Watts was to see as well).
I really enjoy positive people, and he was a great one !
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Art Thiel
I had never seen tall people anywhere before and there was this striking, towering skinny guy with headband, long red-haired ponytail and shaggy beard running laps around halfcourt getting ready for the game.
He was super graceful and his game flowed.
A true young hippy that made an impression I recall easily 50 years later (and remembering how cool Slick Watts was to see as well).
I really enjoy positive people, and he was a great one !
The Rare Air of Bill Walton
Well before his broadcast personality made him an ebullient, irreverent national sports-culture hero in his final years, Bill Walton as a youngster was something of a budding sports nemesis. At lea…
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Art Thiel
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