61-62 Dover Basketeers

[LAZERUSS]

This has been posted here before, but watch this and tell me that the players of the 60's couldn't dribble...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=soLH6bau9uo

[LAZERUSS]

Here is another white guy that played college basketball in the late 60's...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qv0YS1wHoQ

[LAZERUSS]

65-66 college player...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZUUPZrsP_8

[JimmyMcAdocious]

Is that a child out there? The short white one standing next to the only black guy on the court at the beginning. #6.

And it's really weird how he sits on some random adult's lap.

Actually they all look like children except the tall one. Basketball child pornography imo.

[LoneyROY7]

Them boys can dance!

[LAZERUSS]

5-9 Calvin Murphy...played college ball in the 60's...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVkL157TDv8

http://www.syracuse.com/poliquin/index.ssf/2007/11/107_points_great_but_did_one_g.html


PressThe last time, prior to Wednesday, that the Orange had scored 100 points in regulation and lost, this guy, Calvin Murphy, torched them for 68 points. Oh, yeah. He was 5-foot-9.
Facts are facts, and the fact is that prior to Wednesday night's 107-100 defeat at the hands of those Massachusetts Minutemen, the Syracuse University basketball team had not scored 100 points and lost, in regulation, since 1968 when the Purple Eagles of Niagara rolled the Orangemen, 118-110, out there in western New York.
And the culprit on that evening nearly 40 years ago was Calvin Murphy, who stood 5-foot-9, weighed 165 pounds . . . and dropped 68 points on the SU club that ended up driving home agog. This, back in the day where there was no three-point arc.

Now, a whole lot of younger folks may know Murphy only because of the news, revealed fairly recently, that he has fathered 14 children with nine different women, which is so gruesomely irresponsible that it deserves not the slightest of silly jokes here or anywhere.

But, wow, that man -- who might still be the quickest guy to ever lace on sneakers -- could play basketball. And, oh, did he burn the Orangemen on Dec. 7, 1968.

For the record, Murphy, a junior, was 24-of-46 from the field and 20-of-23 from the foul line that night before 3,200 worshippers at Niagara's tiny Student Center. And he grabbed six rebounds, too. And he handed off for six assists on top of everything else. And, yes, he dazzled as nobody ever could.

"When I was on the freshman team and Dave Bing was a senior, I'd take 30-second showers so I could get out there watch him play," Bob Kouwe, a former Syracuse player, told me back in 2003 while I was putting together my little tome, Tales from the Syracuse Hardwood: A Collection of the Greatest Stories Ever Told. "That's how great I think Bing was. But as great as he was -- and I guarded him a lot in practice, so I know Dave Bing was absolutely great -- watching him play was nothing, and I mean nothing, compared to watching Calvin Murphy play."

More from Kouwe, who was in an SU uniform on that wild evening when Murphy buried his 68? Here it is:

"We had Ernie Austin guard him. We had John Suder guard him. We had Ray Balukas guard him. I guarded him. But there was no way. None. He was the fastest human being you've ever seen. He could run faster dribbling than anybody could run without a ball, and he never mis-dribbled. So how do you cover that?

"We picked him up as soon as he crossed center court. We tried a box-and-one. We double-teamed him. We tripled-teamed him. We'd play defense on him when we had the ball on the offensive end, and I'm serious about that. But it was fruitless. There was no playing Calvin Murphy. It was a total loss even trying.

"You know what we were? We were amazed. Me, especially. There were three or four times when I was all over him. I mean, he'd go up for a 25- or 30-foot jumper and I'd be blanketing him, with a hand in his face. And he just jumped straight up into the air, as high as he needed to go, and let fly with the most beautiful floaters you can imagine. And he hit nothing but net. I thought I did a pretty good job on Calvin that night. I really did. And he went for 68.

"He could run. He could dunk two-handed behind his head. He could shoot. And the fans would go absolutely wild. I mean, they were crazy for him."

I remember asking Bob how many points Murphy would have scored on that magical evening if there had been a three-point line . . . and he hesitated not at all.

"Eighty," he said. "Easy. I kid you not. Eighty."

Think about that.

Oh, and think about this, as well: Calvin Murphy's show began that night prior to the tip-off.

"I remember that they actually stopped pre-game drills so Calvin could go through his baton-twirling exhibition," said Bill Smith, who was SU's center back then. "We didn't have to watch, but we did. We couldn't help ourselves.

"So, you've got to picture this: Both teams, and the entire crowd, have stopped what they're doing and they're staring at Calvin Murphy while he's twirling a baton. We're standing there on the court and we're thinking, 'My God, look what this guy can do.' We were psyched out before the game even began."

And they were torched once it did.

[LAZERUSS]

How about David Thompson, who played high school basketball in the 60's...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6OsKy1c5A0

How about Skywalker in 8th grade...

http://www.masslive.com/sports/index.ssf/2011/07/hall_of_famer_david_thompson_r.html


Blessed with amazing athletic ability that included a vertical leap of 44 inches, Thompson said he could already dunk a basketball when he was in eighth grade and all of 5-foot-8

[LAZERUSS]

Of course, ... Dr. J...who was playing college ball in the late 60's...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAqpkjFPbVY



http://www.hawleycompany.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/juliuserving003.jpg

[Jameerthefear]

Weak era.

[LAZERUSS]

6-6 Gus Johnson who played college ball in the early 60's...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkzRjMC1ZpI


http://www.cornerclubmoscow.com/joomla/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1&Itemid=2




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Any rumors of amazing feats have been told and retold over the years. Several involve someone riding a horse into the bar and ordering a beer for themselves and one for the horse. One says someone rode a buffalo through the bar. But the most told involves Gus Johnson and his nail. Gun played for the Vandals in the 1962-63 season. He averaged 19 points and 20.3 rebounds. He was drafted in the second round of the NBA draft by the Baltimore Bullets and was runner up for rookie of the year.

When Johnson played at Idaho in 1963, he already had a reputation as a leaper of the highest order. One evening at the Corner Club, a local tavern on Main Street in Moscow, Johnson was requested by owner Herm Goetz to display his rare ability to the patrons. The Corner Club was a very modest establishment, converted from a white-stuccoed small chapel in the 1940s with hardwood floors and a beamed ceiling. From a standing start near the bar, Johnson touched a spot on a beam 11'6" (3.505 m) above the floor. This spot was ceremoniously marked with a nail by Goetz, who then proudly proclaimed that anyone who could duplicate the feat could drink for free. A 40-inch (1.016 m) diameter circle was painted on the floor, and both feet had to start inside the circle to ensure a standing start. A full 23 years went by with many attempts at Gus Johnson's Nail, including Bill Walton in the summer of 1984, but there were no successes.

That was until 1986, when the College of Southern Idaho basketball team from Twin Falls stopped in town in January on their way to a game against NIC in Coeur d'Alene. Joey Johnson, a younger brother of then NBA star Dennis Johnson, was brought into the Corner Club for a try. The 6'3" (1.905 m) guard had a 48" (1.219 m) vertical leap and could put his chin on a basketball rim (10 feet (3.048 m)) with a running start.

Johnson laced up his shoes and touched the nail on his first try but was disqualified because he did not start with both feet inside the 40-inch circle. The next attempt came from a legal static start but was just a bit short. On his third try, Johnson grabbed and bent the legendary nail, a landmark event in Vandal sports history. Goetz pulled the nail out of the beam and pounded it back in, a half inch (13 mm) higher.

[moe94]

That dribbling under a human bridge is too funny.

[LAZERUSS]

The Pearl vs. Clyde...both played college ball in the mid-60's...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_O4yKqbu3A0

[LAZERUSS]

McAdoo...who played college ball in the late 60's and early 70's...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CuQ3unu2YAQ

[SHAQisGOAT]

65-66 college player...


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5-9 Calvin Murphy...played college ball in the 60's...



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmI9MSuXtdY&t=2m10s



Tiny was also playing college ball in the 60s

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kOtrkLFJUE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zN0ruk2SJ2Q&t=6m50s

[LAZERUSS]

Ernie D....played high school ball in the late 60's...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NY65sR4rvA0

[LAZERUSS]

Rick Barry...was playing in the NBA in the mid-60's...and leading his team to a title in '75...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_k1ZM_K5L8g

If only he could shoot FTs...

[Deuce Bigalow]

Wilt only won 2 rings.

[LAZERUSS]

Dave Bing...led the NBA in scoring in 67-68...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urjO9NYFLT0

[LAZERUSS]

Bill Walton...played high school in late 60's...

Going up against 6-9 Larry Kenon...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAnC4cBXAuY

[LAZERUSS]

Most everyone here has heard of the 7-2 Artis Gilmore...

how about 6-9 Sidney Wicks, who was playing at UCLA in the late 60's?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYvw3-G0iTU


http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1083463/index.htm

[QUOTE]The important hands belonged to Wicks, "the most intimidating man in basketball," according to one West Coast coach. Gilmore had replaced Alcindor as the premier shot-blocker in the country, but Wicks, giving away six inches, blocked Artis' shots four times. "I couldn't move him no kinda way," said Sidney, whose famous glare did not have much effect, possibly because it only reached Gilmore's collarbone. "So I tried to make him get the ball six or seven feet from the basket and I'd back off him. Then I had room to jump between him and the hoop."

It's hard to say whether Wicks' defense intimidated Gilmore, but for whatever reason Artis had a horrible shooting night

[LAZERUSS]

Jerry Lucas... aka Kevin Love...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=baMS2VvkdSA

and watch this at 33:30...

"The Lucas Layup"...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4EcTg9sQzKs

[aj1987]

Honest question, Laz. Do you believe that Wilt choked in ANY of the Finals? Please don't post those 30 odd points about him making shots of grabbing rebounds or about his teammates missing shots or shooting at a low percentage. Just a simple yes/no question.

[LAZERUSS]

Honest question, Laz. Do you believe that Wilt choked in ANY of the Finals? Please don't post those 30 odd points about him making shots of grabbing rebounds or about his teammates missing shots or shooting at a low percentage. Just a simple yes/no question.

Not really. His 1969 Finals was, by far-and-away, the worst series of his playoff career. He still averaged 12-25 on a .500 FG%, with a game seven of 18 pts, on 7-8 shooting from the field, and 27 rebounds, in 43 minutes. Should he have done more? Clearly, yes. Why didn't he? Ask his coach, "the Butcher" Van Breda Kolff, who preferred to have Baylor shot-jacking the entire series at a horrendous rate.

BTW, after VBK "resigned" immediately following that 7th game (he knew he was going to be fired)...the Lakers brought in Joe Mullaney. His first order of business was to ask Wilt to become the focal point of the Laker offense. Chamberlain eagerly accepted the role, and was having his highest scoring season since his 65-66 season, leading the league at 32.2 ppg on a .579 FG%, when he shredded his knee in the ninth game of that season. And that scoring wasn't inflated by one big game, either. He had games of 33, 35, 37, 38, 42, and 43 points...as well as just pounding rookie Alcindor (Kareem) in their first H2H game.

I have read other's who have blamed Wilt for the Sixers collapse in the 67-68 EDF's, (blowing a 3-1 series lead.) yes, he played poorly (by his standards) in games six and seven, but in the 5th game, he just crushed Russell...outscoring Russell, 28-8, outshooting Russell, 11-21 to 4-10, and outrebounding him, 30-24. Furthermore, Wilt played that entire series with SEVERAL injuries, including a tear in his calf (similar to what Reed had in the '70 Finals), and was NOTICEABLY LIMPING throughout the series. And all he did in that series was put up a 22-25-6 series.

In the rest of his 29 post-season series, he was either the best player on the floor, or the best center on the floor (with perhaps the '72 WCF's as an exception...although most accounts had him outplaying Kareem in that series.)

[LAZERUSS]

On the flip side...

How could a 7-2 player who outplayed Walton in the '74 Finals, be such an ordinary center in his NBA career?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAW4L1A7LP4

[LAZERUSS]

Or a 7-4 center playing college ball in the late 60's be such a bust...

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1083183/index.htm

[LAZERUSS]

Another 7-2 bust who played college ball in the early 70's at Kentucky...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Payne_(basketball)

[LAZERUSS]

And how about Raymond Lewis...who played college ball in the early 70's...and never made it to the NBA?

http://www.raymondlewis.com/


Reportedly scored 60 points in the first half against the NBA's number 1 draft choice Doug Collins in Sixers NBA camp


Scored 56 points in 1983 against NBA's defensive star Michael Cooper in summer pro league game in only three quarters of play.


As a CSLA Freshman in 1972, Lewis Averaged 38.9 points per game and hit nearly 60 percent of his shots. (an incredible feat for a guard who rarely shot inside of 20 feet.)


1973, as a sophomore Lewis scored 53 points in an upset win (107-104) against number three-ranked 22-1 Long Beach State, in an electrifying double overtime thriller.


Lewis' top scoring games at Cal State L.A. during his frosh and sophomore season. 73, 53, 51, 50, 46, 43, 40


Won three consecutive

California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) basketball titles in 1969, 1970 and 1971. Lewis led the Verbum Dei Eagles to an 84-winning record.



Bombed a group of LA Lakers for 52 points in a summer league game while still in high school.

[CavaliersFTW]

I have footage of Calvin dunking in the layup line during warmups too, 5-9 and could throw down in the early 70's.

[SHAQisGOAT]

Ernie D....played high school ball in the late 60's...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NY65sR4rvA0

Dude was like an earlier, more flashier version of John Stockton, in many aspects.. and most basketball fans never even heard his name. Shame what happened with his career also, had pretty good potential washed away.


Dave Bing...led the NBA in scoring in 67-68...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urjO9NYFLT0

Dave could ball :applause: Overlooked/underrated

[SHAQisGOAT]

I have footage of Calvin dunking in the layup line during warmups too, 5-9 and could throw down in the early 70's.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhLeBdDfip8&t=2m7s

This? Didn't even break much of a sweat.

Yea, Murphy was a great athlete, pretty good leaper, insanely quick reflexes, very fast... another reason why he was so great at that size.

[LAZERUSS]

Clearly, no one could dribble in the 50's...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LY6DJa5rofo

[CavaliersFTW]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhLeBdDfip8&t=2m7s

This? Didn't even break much of a sweat.

Yea, Murphy was a great athlete, pretty good leaper, insanely quick reflexes, very fast... another reason why he was so great at that size.
yep :applause:

[LAZERUSS]

One of the greatest pure shooters of all-time...and was shooting as far back as the late 1920's...

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1083519/1/index.htm

[Deuce Bigalow]

Admit it Laz, Chamberlain was your daddy.

[LAZERUSS]

Of course, a 6-11 270 lb player who shattered two backboards just dominated the NBA in the 70's...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtJawsitMsA

BTW, Gus Johnson supposedly shattered THREE in the 60's...