Anyone who is familiar with Jabbar's life knows that he is an arrogant giant and invincible all the way in his basketball career.
Why is there such a praise for a street basketball player?
To defeat Qiao Ba, who is 7' 2 ",the" Giant Killer "must be at least as tall as Qiao Ba.
But "goat" is neither as tall as Qiao Ba nor as strong as Qiao Ba Zhuang. He is only 6 feet 2 inches tall!
What is even more astounding is his basketball talent, which is extremely elastic and explosive, and can easily win a quarter coin placed at the top of the backboard;
Standing for 36 times in a row, these are still small case, and his signature dunk is "one ball and two irrigation".
He can put the ball into the basket in the air, hold it with the other hand, pull it back and then pour it.
If you don't believe in his magic skills in the bullring, then in the 1964 high school star game, the goat showed the free throw line and dunked with both hands, which is enough!
At that time, the goat seized the opportunity of fast break and went straight to the frontcourt before shipment. A player who retreats to defend is 6' 6 "and a player is 6' 8".
The goat dribbled to the free throw line and then jumped. No one knows what the goat wants to do when he jumps from the free throw line.
At the same time, two long people jumped up and blocked the road, only to see the goat flying higher and higher.
But these two long people have already started to land. All the fans are staring at the goat, and more than two long people are blocking the goat hand in the air.
Hit the ball into the basket, the fans were silent and looked at each other.
Such amazing flexibility, air retention and endurance, not to mention the 1960s, even 2 1 century, is earth-shattering.
1944- 1998
Perhaps not many people in China know him, because there is no way to get in touch with these street basketball experts who are going deep into American cities.
He is the legendary god of street basketball, who once enjoyed the street view in new york.
His real name is earl manigault. If you really want to know about street basketball, then maybe you can learn a lot about goats.
There is such a book called
This book is based on Daniels,
Introduce the legend of street basketball in new york,
Opening the preface of this book, I was shocked and had to finish it.
The preface is as follows: One day, two old fans were chatting in the basketball and tennis stadium in New Jersey.
When the visiting team walked out of the retired star point guard robertjoseph cousy in the Celtic lounge,
One of the old fans opened his voice and said:
Isn't Cousy the second greatest basketball player in the history of Andrew Jackson High School in new york?
Cousy, who has been selected into the "Hall of Fame", looked back with suspicion and some unhappiness and asked, "The second greatest? Then who is the greatest? " Old ball skin dismissively said:
"You must have heard the name of lloyd daniels!"
Former NBA star Cousy is not as good as Daniels? The preface alone stunned me. Who is Daniels?
What's so weird about street basketball in new york that even NBA stars eat other things? This book fascinated me with street basketball in new york.
But I also made up my mind to go to new york one day if there is an opportunity.
Experience the street basketball story described in the book.
Jayson Willaims, a former Nets center from new york, once said, "The most boastful player in the world is the so-called street basketball legend.
Because they only played in their neighbors' houses, there are no statistics on offensive and defensive games. Who knows their real skills and performance? They are a group of people who are overly mythical. "
I only agree with half of what Williams said. Yes, their performance is sometimes exaggerated.
But in the eyes of ordinary people, who cares about distant NBA stars,
They only believe in the street basketball heroes they have witnessed.
And these street basketball heroes also have many legendary stories that beat NBA stars out of the water. These people are their heroes.
It is also the topic they talk about after dinner every day.
And I was deeply attracted by these legends. Every day, the NBA is long and short, which is boring enough.
For example, I am used to watching the same serious news, and occasionally I have to watch some gossip news for a change;
It is also very interesting to read more rigorous official history and occasionally look at some unofficial history and anecdotes circulated by the people.
However, if we want to talk about the legend of street basketball in new york, no matter any time and space,
It all started with earl manigault, a famous street basketball player in new york 1960 and 1970s.
Later, in my preliminary plan, Daniels talked about street basketball in new york in 1980s.
Finally, talk about Rafer Alston, the most representative stag of street basketball in new york in 1990s.
NBA superstar "Kareem Abdul-Jabbar" Kareem Abdul-Jabbar once called Goat "the greatest player who has never played in the NBA".
This sentence is a compliment to the "goat" and a pity.
Because his basketball talent is rare in a hundred years,
However, due to the misleading of new york's "black street", he could not enter the NBA from beginning to end, and even failed to set foot in college basketball. Finally, his legendary basketball career ended in tragedy.
Anyone who is familiar with Jabbar's life knows that he is an arrogant giant and invincible all the way in his basketball career.
Why is there such a praise for a street basketball player?
Because Jabbar has been defeated by the goat, he knows what the goat can do.
To defeat Qiao Ba, who is 7' 2 ",the" Giant Killer "must be at least as tall as Qiao Ba.
Like wilt chamberlain, or stronger than Qiao Ba,
For example, moses malone,
"Goat" is neither as tall as Qiao Ba nor as strong as Qiao Ba Zhuang. He's only 6 feet 2 inches!
What is even more astounding is his basketball talent, which is extremely elastic and explosive, and can easily win a quarter coin placed at the top of the backboard;
I once bet 60 dollars,
Standing for 36 times in a row, these are still small case, and his signature dunk is "one ball and two irrigation".
So far, it still makes neighbors talk about it with endless aftertaste.
He can put the ball into the basket in the air, hold it with the other hand, pull it back and then pour it.
If you don't believe in his magic skills in the bullring, then in the 1964 high school star game, the goat showed the free throw line and dunked with both hands, which is enough!
At that time, the goat seized the opportunity of fast break and went straight to the frontcourt before shipment. A player who retreats to defend is 6' 6 "and a player is 6' 8".
The goats are planning their steps, and the two long men are also laying a tight encirclement to prepare for the battle.
The goat dribbled to the free throw line and then jumped. No one knows what the goat wants to do when he jumps from the free throw line.
At the same time, two long people jumped up and blocked the road, only to see the goat flying higher and higher.
But these two long people have already started to land. All the fans are staring at the goat, and more than two long people are blocking the goat hand in the air.
Hit the ball into the basket, the fans were silent and looked at each other.
It took me a long time to realize what this "skeleton" trick was, and the applause was deafening.
Such amazing flexibility, air retention and endurance, not to mention the 1960s, even 2 1 century, is earth-shattering.
Goats are two years older than Qiao Ba. At that time, the duel between them in the public high school league was the most popular game in new york.
1962 Benjamin Franklin high school led by goats,
Beat the power led by Jabbar to commemorate high school and win the league championship. Although Jabbar is young and unyielding, he is full of admiration for goats.
Later, he said, "He is the best player in new york's history." At that time, they became radiant, and new york praised them as two new stars of basketball in the future.
Jabbar is indeed a star of the future. After graduating from high school, he joined the basketball team of UCLA and NCAA University.
After that, he rose to the NBA and became one of the greatest centers in NBA history.
The goat's life is facing a wave of shocks, completely destroying the rising star. In his senior year, he was expelled from the school team on suspicion of smoking marijuana.
Later, I transferred to Laurinburg Kindergarten in North Carolina through a friend's introduction.
I hope he can stay away from the black street life, think hard and plan the future basketball road. Goats barely graduated from the penultimate,
Went to Johnson C smith University, a traditional black university in Charlotte, North Carolina,
Goat's schoolwork still didn't improve, and he was carried by the coach on the school team, because his playing style was too avant-garde, which was beyond the eight-legged style of the old pedant at that time, let alone dunking.
Even the expressionless passing or dribbling behind his back is regarded as an evil spirit by the coach.
Goats can't stand the repression of basketball talent and creativity, pack their bags and return to their hometown in Harlem, new york, and continue to live a life of wandering the streets.
Life is hard and the mind is immature, so goats can only seek liberation in the bullring. In the bullring,
Goats can take down giants like Qiao Ba, Chamberlain and Connie Hawkins.
However, once out of the bullring, the goat is useless, has no goal in life and lacks an independent mind. Can only drift with the tide and disappear into the darkness of the street.
1969, goat was compensated for taking heroin and imprisoned 16 months. While he was serving his sentence,
Writer Pete Axthelm published the book City Games on 1970.
Describing street basketball in new york, there is a chapter that deeply discusses the legendary story of goats. Ironically, the prison guards also signed books for goats at that time.
Bill Daniels, the owner of ABA NBA Utah Star, read this book at that time.
Goats were invited to take part in the test, but their bodies had been eaten by the products.
I didn't get on the big stage of professional basketball as I wished.
1977-79 goat was once again imprisoned for premeditated robbery, and this time, a big fall also left a goat in his thirties with nothing.
After he got out of prison, he finally realized that he had got rid of the bad habit of smoking and cut off contact with his friends in the black street.
In the famous bullring of that year, besides being a volunteer coach, he also held the "Goat Basketball Championship".
I hope teenagers can learn from him and walk out of a broad road by basketball.
Instead of ruining your future like him.
Goat died of heart failure in May 1998 at the age of 53.
New york Park Administration spared no effort to commemorate goat's later promotion of public basketball.
In the same month, the street basketball courts on 99th Street and Amsterdam Avenue were renamed "Goat Park".
Although goat's legendary street basketball career has come to an end, anecdotes about him are still circulating in the streets of new york.
As long as goats are mentioned in the bullring, everyone knows,
I also feel deeply sorry for him. In everyone's mind, he will always be "the greatest player who has never played in the NBA."