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Your dad's story and what I'm going to post pretty much belong in the "things kids today will never know" because HS sports has changed so much now with allowing kids to transfer to any school in the district (and even across districts) and thus creating crazy collections of power house teams with more than one crazy good talent kid on them. But here's my "Bird vs Durty Dad" type stories from the 80's.my dad played against bird in highschool basketball. dad played for corydon, bird played for french lick. dad said he was a 1 man team and could have taken on 2 teams by himself and still won.
I barely know some of these names you and @Detroitgator are throwing out, so I’m can only assume your ages and I’d love to sit down with you guys and pick your brains. Like where were you when McKinley was shot?
Well, I was working that ‘Guess your age and weight’ kiosk at the Buffalo Pan-American Exposition when a deranged anarchist shot him twice. I adjusted the onion on my belt and made a beeline over to that area and yelled “someone call Buffalo-911!”
All those memories of twenty years earlier when Garfield was shot came rushing back.
Sad day.
I made sure that I hugged all twelve of my kids that night when they got home from their factory jobs.
You didn’t immediately login to your E*Trade account and adjust, knowing what Teddy would mean for your JPM and other shares?
And only the oldest gets to go to college, preferably Notre Dame, and his name ain't Rudy.Well, I was working that ‘Guess your age and weight’ kiosk at the Buffalo Pan-American Exposition when a deranged anarchist shot him twice. I adjusted the onion on my belt and made a beeline over to that area and yelled “someone call Buffalo-911!”
All those memories of twenty years earlier when Garfield was shot came rushing back.
Sad day.
I made sure that I hugged all twelve of my kids that night when they got home from their factory jobs.
The term, "don't throw the baby out with the bathwater" comes from Diddy's house, on bath night, when they were raising these kids.Well, I was working that ‘Guess your age and weight’ kiosk at the Buffalo Pan-American Exposition when a deranged anarchist shot him twice. I adjusted the onion on my belt and made a beeline over to that area and yelled “someone call Buffalo-911!”
All those memories of twenty years earlier when Garfield was shot came rushing back.
Sad day.
I made sure that I hugged all twelve of my kids that night when they got home from their factory jobs.
And only the oldest gets to go to college, preferably Notre Dame, and his name ain't Rudy.
Hilarious. Bird, Magic, and MJ are all head and shoulders better in almost every area. Could you imagine Leflop playing against those guys actually guarding him? The pouting would be out of control.And some dude named LeBrun is supposedly better than him. Laughable.
Pistons could have been a Hells Angels chapter.I love the clip of him throwing the ball at Laimbeer. While the video is about Bird, that clip was really about Laimbeer. I bet he could’ve inspired Mother Theresa to throw a ball at him like that.
Useless Factoid #2749: Vince is the son of Clarence Carter and a byproduct of... strokinI saw Bird once in person. March 16, 1990. Parish was out w/ injury. Orlando Magic were first season new, and surprised all by leading the whole game, until Bird took over in the 4th qtr. He scored 46 pts., 27 in the 4th qtr. 10 assists, 8 rebounds, 1 steal, 0 turnovers. Final score was 130-127 Celtics, no overtime. He was the best I ever saw until a few years later a high school kid named Vince Carter jumped so high he almost went into orbit.
Useless and falseUseless Factoid #2749: Vince is the son of Clarence Carter and a byproduct of... strokin
Think "King James" could handle the Detroit bad boys? How about the real showtime? Doubt Kareem, Magic, Rambis, Scott and Worthy would be awed by him
Mike and Scotty in their prime
Hakeem the dream
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Players back in the day were much tougher and earned their money IMO.