Assistant Coach Sloan and Rookie John Stockton 1985

[The-Joker]

we aughta draft that kid.
But we better play it safe or he might get boo'd.

 

[catzies]

Prodigy, you are a God to me for this. *genuflects*

 

[carolinajazz]

Great finds, Prod!

....they could jump just as high and were just as quick back then as they are today, right, hop?!!!

 

[Hopper]

....they could jump just as high and were just as quick back then as they are today, right, hop?!!!

Damn straight, CJ! I remember one time when lil ole Spud Webb, all 5' 6" of him, took the ball at the free throw line, took one dribble, jumped up and glided toward the basket with the ball cocked over his head, and dunked over, I and I does mean literally OVER, Jabbar. That ROCKED!

 

[Inn Dawn]

Incredible post. Thanks.

 

[carolinajazz]

Damn straight, CJ! I remember one time when lil ole Spud Webb, all 5' 6" of him, took the ball at the free throw line, took one dribble, jumped up and glided toward the basket with the ball cocked over his head, and dunked over, I and I does mean literally OVER, Jabbar. That ROCKED!

...nobody jumped any higher than David Thompson, hey? He was reported to be thinking of putting the basketball in a cradle position over the rim....and then pounding it through with his other hand! To do that you have to jump real high and hang a long time! Spud's dunk contest victory WAS the best ever! Second place has to go to Brent Barry! Of course, I'm partial to a white guy that caused a whole race of people to have ANOTHER million man march!

 

[kwb]

"Jazz on the run!" How I miss that.