Podcast appearances and mentions of Elvin Hayes

It's April 28th, 1975 and the best basketball player in the NBA plays in Buffalo. Bob McAdoo wins the MVP for the Buffalo Braves who are in the playoffs and taking on Wes Unseld, Elvin Hayes and the Washington Bullets in a fierce series that would eventually go 7 games. One of the unsung heroes for the Braves is on the cover of Sports Illustrated from 50 years ago as he soars to the basket during game four of the Eastern Conference playoffs. The 6'6 forward had a standout college career for the Oklahoma Sooners where he was the schools 2nd all-time leading scorer and all-time leading rebounder at the time of his graduation. Playing for John McLeod at Oklahoma, Heard averaged 21.7 points and 12.5 rebounds per game in his senior year. Taken by the Supersonics in the 3rd round, Heard didn't do much in his first two years in Seattle before being traded to Chicago and then in 1973 to Buffalo… and it was there where his NBA career took off. Playing alongside McAdoo and Randy Smith, Heard did the hard work averaging a double-double in his two years and helping take the team to their first two playoff appearances… But after a successful 1974-75 season, Heard was shocked when he was dealt yet again… this time to Phoenix where he once again would play for head coach, John McLeod. The Suns were languishing in the West before Heard's arrival, but soon they took off… Playing in a league high 86 games, Heard once again averaged a double-double as the Suns made the playoffs and beat Seattle in 6 games and the defending champion Warriors in 7 with Heard once again averaging 14 points and 11 rebounds to advance to the '76 NBA Finals. Awaiting the Suns were the Celtics and with the series knotted at two games each, game 5 was played on the parquet floor in Boston… and what a game five it was. Some call it the greatest NBA playoff game ever played. In one of the craziest finishes of all-time, the Celtics took a 2-point lead with 1 second left to play in the 2nd overtime. That's when Gar Heard made the basketball version of The Shot Heard Round the World. A 20-footer over the outstretched hands of Don Nelson that hit nothing but the bottom of the net. On to the 3rd overtime it went where the luck of the Celtics Green finally prevailed and won the series in 6 games. But for one moment… one second to be more precise… Gar Heard made a shot of a lifetime. On the Past Our Prime podcast, Heard tells us all about the shot, and the technical foul Paul Westphal and the Suns took on purpose to help give them a shot… a shot Heard says was meant for him to take! Heard tells us how shocked he was to be dealt from cold and snowy Buffalo to the desert in Arizona in the middle of the 75-76 season and how Coach McLeod mentored him both in college and the pro's.  Heard's career was more than just one miraculous shot and he tells us about the block he had on a young Keith Wilkes baseline jumper that helped  knock off the Warriors and send the Suns to the Finals. A week after the Giants Bobby Thompson hit the Shot Heard Round the World in New York it's Gar Heard's turn to do it… this time in Boston. Just a few miles away from where the original Shot Heard Round the World took place two hundred years earlier in April of 1775. One of the greatest shots in NBA history and Heard tells us all about it on the Past Our Prime podcast. Listen and subscribe to the show for your weekly dose of sports history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Watching nationally televised college basketball is extremely common today. But this was the first regular season game televised nationwide. It was 1968 and it featured #1 UCLA vs. #2 Houston. It also featured two future Hall-of-Famers in Lew Alcindor (later known as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar) and Elvin Hayes.CREDITSRick Loayza: Head researcher, writer, and voiceJacob Loayza: Editor, producer, and publisher MUSIC"Funky Retro Funk [Funk Music]" by MokkaMusic"Horizons" by Roa SPORTS HISTORY NETWORKsportshistorynetwork.comsportshistorynetwork.com/podcasts/basketball-history-101/ FACEBOOKm.facebook.com/Basketball-History-101-103801581493027/ BUSINESS CONTACTbballhistory101@gmail.com

The 1974 NFL Draft was historic in many ways. Ed 'Too Tall ' Jones was the first overall pick by the Dallas Cowboys and the first of many intriguing stories. Such as Randy Gradishar being taken by the Broncos with the 14th pick and 50 years later, being inducted into the Hall of Fame. He was one of 7 players who debuted in '74 that ended up enshrined in Canton... 5 of them by the Pittsburgh Steelers in what is considered the greatest draft in NFL history. And get this, not one of them was a quarterback. In fact, no QB's were taken in the first round... or the 2nd round... the first time since 1938 that had happened and only the 5th time ever. But who did get picked in the 15th round? That's right, there were 17 rounds in 1974 and the first pick in the 15th was Billy Johnson... you know him as Billy 'White Shoes' Johnson, the only member of the NFL's all-75th anniversary team not in the Hall... Joining us to talk about this incredible draft is longtime sports talk radio host Paul Jolovitz of WIP sports radio in Philadelphia. Jolly knows his football from half a century ago... and being from DC, he knows Bullets basketball as well. We'll talk about one of the greatest to ever don a Bullets uniform... the great Wes Unseld. Wes wasn't the biggest, but he may be the best to ever play for Washington. Jolly will talk about what it was like to attend Bullets playoff games in his youth when Wes and Elvin Hayes were winning 7 division titles in 10 seasons, culminating in their lone championship in 1978. Unseld and the NFL draft... a lot to talk about with a guy who talks a lot about sports for a living... on this weeks Past Our Prime podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

At Maggie Walker HS in Richmond, VA, Bob Dandridge followed in the footsteps of Arthur Ashe and Willie Lanier. Amazingly, all 3 would end up in their respective sports' Halls of Fame. In the NBA he paired w/ Kareem Abdul Jabbar (then Lew Alcindor) and Oscar Robertson to win an improbable title for the third year Bucks, and then he returned to the East Coast to win a title with Washington, completing a daunting front line of himself, Elvin Hayes, and Wes Unseld. Terrific stories from the man they called the Greyhound. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week on Las Vegas United, we're thrilled to welcome Pastors Jose Garcia and Elvin Hayes! Pastor Jose Garcia from Alcance Victoria North Las Vegas Church and Pastor Elvin Hayes from Champion Center of Las Vegas join us to share their passion for their churches and the impact they're having on the Las Vegas community. You'll hear about their unique visions and the incredible work they're doing. Get inspired and learn how God is moving in Las Vegas! Don't miss this episode! Welcome to Episode #80 of Las Vegas United, where we invite leaders all over Las Vegas to share their hearts for God and this city. If you would like to be a part of our show Check out our Website ➡️ https://ctnonline.com/affiliate/keen-las-vegas Email Us ✉️ lvunited@ctn.net ⬇️ ⬇️ SHOW NOTES ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️⬇️⬇️ Champion Center of Las Vegas Links ⬇️⬇️⬇️ Website

In this candid episode of "Kliq This," titled "Criticizing AEW is TOO EASY," hosts Kevin Nash and Sean Oliver take a no-holds-barred approach to discussing the current state of All Elite Wrestling (AEW). They begin with some light-hearted banter and quickly dive into critiquing AEW's handling of storylines and character development, suggesting that AEW's creative direction often misses the mark. Kevin Nash vehemently critiques specific AEW talent and decisions by the promotion's leadership, pointing out what he perceives as a lack of depth and authenticity in the wrestling characters and story arcs. Sean Oliver adds to the conversation by reflecting on the business aspects and fan reception, providing a broader view of the wrestling industry's challenges. Throughout the episode, Nash and Oliver also reminisce about past wrestling eras, comparing them to today's scene, and debate what makes effective wrestling storytelling. They engage in a thorough analysis of AEW's strategy, offering alternative approaches and discussing the potential for improvement. Listeners of "Kliq This" will find Nash and Oliver's perspectives filled with insider knowledge, blunt assessments, and a passion for professional wrestling. This episode serves as a provocative critique aimed at stirring discussion among fans and insiders alike about the future directions AEW and professional wrestling as a whole could take. Modern Mania Wrestling- Step into the ring and take control of your wrestling empire with Modern Mania Wrestling GM—download now for free on the App Store or Google Play, and use code 'KLIQ' for exclusive in-game bonuses! Apple: rb.gy/2jdlus Google: rb.gy/kznnyo Rocket Money- Stop throwing your money away. Cancel unwanted subscriptions – and manage your expenses the easy way – by going to RocketMoney.com/nash. Get Blitzed-Save 15% at Get-Blitzed.com by entering the code KLIQ at checkout. 00:00 SHOW START 01:16 How Jarring are we at 6a? 02:22 Mike Lindell 03:39 Laguradia Airport 06:37 Baseball Game 08:17 Tony Khan disagrees with you about current wrestling 15:20 Challenging Shane Taylor to a Body-Building Competition 23:22 How do you book Cody Rhodes as the workhorse champion 30:33 The WWE Shape vs the AEW shape 33:29 Subjective mindset and not a one-sided WWE/HHH paycheck opinion 34:39 Bring back Brawl For All 37:03 Elite can beat down the owner and all is fine? 37:41 WHY is TK booking the show? 42:04 un-hygienic kitchen 43:15 How can you mention “tax the corporations“ and “corporate greed” in the same sentence? 45:05 BREAK MODERN MANIA WRESTLING 47:17 WHY Nash didn't have abs? 49:44 Mahomes and Logan Paul 51:27 Stephanie McMahon on TV again 54:39 JEFF HARDY CLEARED TO RETURN TO RING BY AEW 55:44 WWE, Amazon Refute Report That Dwayne Johnson Is Unprofessional: "Ridiculous and False" 59:07 CHUCK BERRY TOLERATING THE BEATLE'S WIFE 59:42 BREAK ROCKET MONEY 01:01:49 Yoko Ono Chuck Berry 01:03:59 Florida Man vs Jersey Guy 01:09:41 BREAK Get Blitzed 01:12:23 Gathering of the Juggalos 01:13:58 ASK NASH 01:14:10 Weirdest thing to sign 01:16:08 Powerbombed the Fresno Bulldog 01:16:50 Kermit Washington 01:21:32 Norm Nixon 01:21:46 Elvin Hayes 01:23:29 03-04 Lakers 01:23:59 VKM Impressions 01:25:41 Hot Ones? 01:26:41 SNACKS 01:28:10 Oliver's Daughter got the LEAD 01:28:48 ketchup on a good steak 01:31:13 Most Valuable in ring item 01:32:48 FUBU Gear 01:33:50 BF is Friends with their Ex? 01:35:10 Steve Blackman 01:36:40 OUTRO Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nueva entrega de El Retrovisor, en esta ocasión Manu Planetario y Óscar Villares repasan la figura y la carrera de Elvin Hayes, leyenda de los Rockets y los Bullets, con los que ganó el anillo en 1978.

Segundo programa dedicado a la temporada 1984-85 en la NBA. Será el primero de los dos que analizan la trayectoria de los jugadores que disputaron sus últimos encuentros en la liga en el curso 83-84. En este audio desglosamos las carreras de Elvin Hayes (00:02:31) y Bob Lanier (01:06:10), dos jugadores de lo mejor de los 70 y de siempre. En el cierre, repasamos los comentarios de los oyentes. ------ Contacto y redes: - iVoox (Era baloncesto): https://www.ivoox.com/podcast-era-baloncesto_sq_f1687000_1.html - XLS con todos los audios: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1k9YiJkMkIMwONwX1onZZTBHBffYVtnlgT2oBebypG0A - Twitter: @erabaloncesto - Blog: https://erabaloncesto.home.blog - erabaloncesto@gmail.com ------ Sintonía: - Cornflowers (Dee Yan-Key): freemusicarchive.org/music/Dee_Yan-Key/Vacation_Days/01-Dee_Yan-Key-Cornflowers ------ Creado y presentado por José Manuel Gómez y Manuel Álvarez López. Publicado el 19 de febrero de 2023.

Menú completo: - Noticias: Anteto y la escalera, Kyrie y Durant, Knicks, Elvin Hayes y mucho más. - El Termómetro: Repasamos los equipos y jugadores más calientes hasta llegar a los quintetos de la semana. - Píldora NBA: El maestro Ángel Castillo nos habla de Paul Pierce - Comentarios de los Oyentes y más: Pasamos por nuestra página de Facebook, los comentarios de Ivoox, Twitter, iTunes, Skype y comentarios@raciondenba.com. Más información en raciondenba.com. Ración de NBA es un programa que trata el baloncesto NBA en español poniendo énfasis en los jugadores hispanos. Nuestra web: raciondenba.com . Mandar preguntas/comentarios: comentarios@raciondenba.com. Dejadnos un mensaje de voz en Skype: Racion de NBA. Publicamos avisos por Twitter al publicar los episodios para que sepáis cuando podéis ir a descargarlos: - Twitter - Chechu: @astrochechu - Twitter - Javier: @Racion_de_NBA_J Música: Ración de NBA - Limit de Folio en Blanco  Black Samba – Juanitos    http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Juanitos/Soul_Africa/03_-_Black_Samba  Owl Time - Kellee Maize http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kellee_Maize/Owl_Time/03__Kellee_Maize__Owl_Time__Owl_Time__FROSTWIRECOM_FROSTCLICKCOM__CREATIVE_COMMONS_1846 Extracto de The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance Requiem for a Fish - The Freak Fandango Orchestra http://freemusicarchive.org/music/The_Freak_Fandango_Orchestra/Tales_Of_A_Dead_Fish/Requiem_for_a_Fish_1403 Slow Dance - Julie & Gent https://www.jamendo.com/track/1552411/slow-dance Waitin´ - Betsy Olson - https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Betsy_Olson/Betsy_Olson_-_Live__KEXP_1142009/Waitin_1139/ 

On a Wednesday edition of Quick Hits the guys discuss a blossoming new relationship at the station, the Rockets retiring Elvin Hayes' number, and an adventurous couple that got caught in the act during a Toronto Blue Jays Game.

Koncówka lat 70. w NBA była świadkiem zapomnianej rywalizacji pomiędzy Washington Bullets i Seattle Supersonics. To wtedy właśnie oba zespoły wygrały jedyne mistrzostwa w swojej historiiby szybko ustąpić pola nowej epoce i nowym gwiazdom.W kolejnym odcinku podcastu Gruba Lady opowiadamy o bohaterach tamtych wydarzeń z Wesem Unseldem, Elvinem Haysem, Dickiem Mottą i Jackiem Sikmą na czele i zdradzamy genezę nazwy naszego podcastu, która nierozerwalnie wiąże się z tamtą drużyną Bullets.***INTROUTWÓRYou And IWYKONAWCARick JamesALBUMYou And ILICENCJEUMG (w imieniu wytwórni Body By Jake); Sony Music Publishing, SOLAR Music Rights Management, LatinAutor - SonyATV, UNIAO BRASILEIRA DE EDITORAS DE MUSICA - UBEM, LatinAutorPerf, CMRRA i inne stowarzyszenia zajmujące się prawami do muzyki (5)

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Mitch Kupchak grew up in a different America with parents whose upbringing in the Great Depression instilled a strong work ethic but left little time for sports. But as Mitch grew into his 6-foot-10 frame, it soon became apparent that he was destined for something special on the hardwood. As his skills caught up with his size, several college coaches came calling, and it was a simple, honest pitch from Dean Smith that convinced the young man to attend the University of North Carolina. Once at Chapel Hill, Mitch was molded into the man he became by a combination of Smith's leadership and his own diligence. This earned him a berth on the gold medal winning Team USA squad in the 1976 Montreal Olympics and a roster spot for the Washington Bullets, where he won the NBA championship with Hall of Famers Wes Unseld and Elvin Hayes. Mitch battled through several serious knee injuries to win two more titles with the Showtime Lakers, and then undertook an apprenticeship under Jerry West, who prepared him for life in the front office. Kupchak eventually took over the Lakers GM role from West, winning two more championships with the Kobe Bryant-Pau Gasol team. He is now the President of Basketball Operations and VP of the Charlotte Hornets. In this episode, Mitch shares: How his upbringing built a firm foundation for successWhat Dean Smith taught him about leading a gold medal lifeWhy his Bullets teammate Ernie Grunfeld became his best friendHow Jerry West prepared him to be an NBA GMWhat he remembers from watching a 17-year-old Kobe Bryant work out for the Lakers 

Decimoquinto programa dedicado a la temporada 1983-84 de la NBA en el que continuamos con el repaso de la fase regular. Analizamos a los Houston Rockets (expectativas y desarrollo del curso, movimientos en la plantilla, ataque y defensa, jugadores, estadísticas, curiosidades, etc.); hablamos asimismo sobre el potencial de este equipo con las llegadas del unicornio Ralph Sampson y el "Capitán vídeo" Bill Fitch, el último baile de Elvin Hayes, la elección de Rodney McCray, la vuelta de Robert Reid tras su año “religioso”, los nuevos fichajes (Lewis Lloyd y Phil Ford), el supuesto tanqueo para optar al número uno del draft, y otros temas. ------ Contenido: - 00:00:00 Presentación. - 00:01:15 Houston Rockets. - 02:33:35 Cierre (comentarios de los oyentes). ------ Contacto y redes: - iVoox (Era baloncesto): https://www.ivoox.com/podcast-era-baloncesto_sq_f1687000_1.html - XLS con todos los audios: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1k9YiJkMkIMwONwX1onZZTBHBffYVtnlgT2oBebypG0A/edit?usp=sharing - Twitter: @erabaloncesto - Blog: https://erabaloncesto.home.blog - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFi8v4YXzNGdL3A0pRm5cRQ - erabaloncesto@gmail.com ------ Sintonía: - Cornflowers (Dee Yan-Key): freemusicarchive.org/music/Dee_Yan-Key/Vacation_Days/01-Dee_Yan-Key-Cornflowers ------ Presentado y creado por José Manuel Gómez y Manuel Álvarez López. Publicado el 24 de abril de 2022.

Hosts Andy Yanez (@AYanez_5) and Da'Yon Dunlap (@DayonDunlap) are joined by guest Jeremy Branham (@JeremyBranham), the play-by-play voice of the University of Houston Cougars men's basketball team. Was the 2021-22 Houston Cougars season and NCAA Tournament run Kelvin Sampson's best coaching performance of his UH career? Branham answered! Plus, the trio also talked about memorable moments of the 2021-22 season; Branham talked about his experiences calling home games with Elvin Hayes and hosting the Kelvin Sampson radio show. And lastly, they also looked ahead at the 2022-23 season by discussing incoming freshman recruits and the players coming back. Pawd Slama Jama intro made by @Dannygleal. #GoCoogs #ForTheCity #EverythingMatters

On the Friday edition, Howard Beck welcomes three legends from the NBA's 75th anniversary team: Bob Pettit, Elvin Hayes and Rick Barry. They discuss the state of the today's game, player empowerment, guarding Wilt and Russell and much more. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Historically Speaking Sports is part of the https://sportshistorynetwork.com/ (Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear). Host: Dana Auguster Taking place in the Houston Astrodome, the top ranked UCLA Bruins, led by Lew Alcindor took on University of Houston's Elvin Hayes which changed the landscape of college basketball for years to come. Basketball History 101 Podcast host Rick Loayza joins the show to breakdown this historic game.

Discussion on the NFL firings so far, now that the regular season is over. The firing of Brian Flores was a surprise. He had the Dolphins going in the right direction. It seems the coach, GM & owner had a strained relationship. A coach gets fired when he doesn't produce. Coach Flores produced and had the players play hard for him and he still got fired. Does the NFL value black head coaches, in a predominantly black league? The guys remember the life of Sidney Poitier.  Discussion about the honors that will take place for Martin Luther King Day. Allan Houston, Muggsy Bogues, Elvin Hayes will be honored as part of the 20th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration Game between the Grizzlies and the Bills. Mia St. John, 5-Time World Boxing Champion, Mental Health Advocate and AuthorMia has a book out now entitled, 'Fighting For My Life: A Memoir about a Mother's Loss and Grief'. Motivation for writing the book started long before the deaths of her son, Julian, and husband, actor Kristoff to suicides. She coped with her grief of losing her husband, son and career by returning to drinking after 30 years of sobriety. Eventually, she beat that and focused on her daughter. She used her toughness and attitude from her days in the ring, 'you can't beat me!' to help her get through. The toughest part about the book was doing the audio portion. She has no regrets. She got into boxing after her father enrolled her in Taekwondo. She didn't like it at first, but she was really good at it. She even had dreams of going to the Sydney Olympics. There is a stigma when it comes to mental health. There isn't a lot of compassion. There is a lot of help for less severe cases, but when it comes to the more severe cases, we still have a long way to go. There was very little tolerance when her husband was showing signs of issues. The Mia St. John Foundation, 'El Saber Es Ponder' (Knowledge is Power) works to help empower individuals with mental illness, homelessness addiction, and poverty. She created an innovative, holistic youth development program that addresses the most severe health and social challenges facing Latino youth and their families. No matter what you go through, or tragedy, you can cope. That's what Mia wants folks to get from the book. 

In this Episode of Sports the NEMO Way we bring Elvin Hayes to the table for discussion.

J.P. and Josh are back at it with their Cowboys recaps, albeit four days after the fact. And an NBA Hall of Famer joins the podcast! The Cowboys were without Mike McCarthy, but did anyone really notice? (2:15) But after taking a deep breath and looking back a win is a win and this was still a good win after playing three times in 12 days. Can we tap the breaks on Tony Pollard being the no-brainer answer in the backfield (6:30)? J.P. gives his take on things, which is not exactly in line with the Cowboys media. And have you noticed? (11:05) This Cowboys receiving corp is LEGIT, mainly Ceedee Lamb. But seriously, what's been up with Dak? (14:00) He just isn't the same since his calf strain. Then they get into a bit of a detour (18:00) breaking down the remaining schedule. Since they're not in the same town anymore they don't go to the third rate taco joint anymore, but Josh had a very on-brand trip recently.  And will J.P.'s idea of not playing on Sundays ever catch on? (26:00) That talk turns into Josh kicking the Texans in the crotch.  Then J.P. relays his story about an interaction with one of the all-time (29:42) NBA greats, Elvin Hayes, and then that interview is played on podcast airspace. That segues into talking some about Texas NBA greats, but that's worthy of a whole other episode. 'The Texas Porch' is available on Apple, Spotify, Google, Stitcher, Tune-in, I-Heart and all major podcast outlets. Also at www.thetexasporch.com Subscribe here. Catch (almost) every episode and (most) Cowboys game recaps on The Texas Porch Youtube channel and Facebook: TexasPorchPod. Twitter:   @TexasPorchPod  

It's about time we got another Blue Devil on the podcast! Duke legend Kenny Dennard joins us today to share his experiences with us. He has always had to prove others wrong and overcome adversity since the very beginning. It's an inspiring story and we get to hear all about it!Kenny Dennard played on those memorable Duke teams that included Gene Banks, Mike Gminski, Jim Spanarkel, and Coach Foster. Dennard helped rebuild and lead Duke to the championship game in 1978 as a Freshman after the program finished last in the ACC the year before. Dennard played 4 years at Duke including Coach K's first season. He went on to be selected in the 4th round by the Kansas City Kings and played 3 seasons in the NBA. Dennard overcame a lot during his career. He was diagnosed with testicular cancer while fighting his way back to the NBA. His experiences have been able to help and inspire many people across the world and it's truly an honor to have him share his story with us today.Great stories shared in this one about overcoming adversity, Gene Banks, Jim Spanarkel, Coach Foster, Coach K, journey to NBA, Elvin Hayes, fight against cancer, WILD experiences overseas and MUCH more. BIG thanks to Kenny for taking the time to hang out with us today. A lot of valuable and inspiring experiences shared in this one and plenty of laughs to go with it! We are forever grateful for the time and we know you'll love this one!Thanks Kenny Dennard!Checkout his podcast at Dogcasts.coBe sure to checkout his book titled “Secrets Have an Expiration Date” that will come out in 100 yearsAlso checkout and support https://www.dukechronicle.com/section/king-of-cameronYou can find this episode on Apple, Spotify or any source for podcasts.Follow us on social media for news, updates and highlight reels!Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/notin.myhouse.79Instagram- @Not_in_my_house_podcastTwitter - @NOTINMYHOUSEpc

In preparation of the NBA announcing their 75 at 75 we have a very special episode for you. Jacob Birkinshaw of the Overstate NBA show comes on to discuss his all time ranking model “Jacob's Ladder” with Nathan who built out the Hoops Temple All Time Matrix. Jacob's Ladder https://www.facebook.com/groups/595653184459119/search/?q=Jacob%27s%20ladder Hoops Temple All Time Matrix https://www.templeeam.com/nba-all-time-top-100 The 61 players we agreed on. Allen Iverson, Anthony Davis, Bill Russell, Bob Cousy, Bob McAdoo, Bob Pettit, Charles Barkley, Chris Paul, Clyde Drexler, Dave Cowens, David Robinson, Dirk Nowitzki, Dolph Schayes, Dominique Wilkins, Dwight Howard, Dwyane Wade Elgin Baylor, Elvin Hayes, Gary Payton, George Gervin, George Mikan, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Hakeem Olajuwon, Isiah Thomas, James Harden, Jason Kidd, Jerry West, John Havlicek, John Stockton, Julius Erving, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Karl Malone, Kawhi Leonard, Kevin Durant, Kevin Garnett, Kevin McHale, Kobe Bryant, Larry Bird, LeBron James, Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan, Moses Malone, Neil Johnston, Nikola Jokic, Oscar Robertson, Patrick Ewing, Paul Pierce, Ray Allen, Rick Barry, Robert Parish, Russell Westbrook, Sam Jones, Scottie Pippen, Shaquille O'Neal, Stephen Curry, Steve Nash, Tim Duncan, Tracy McGrady, Walt Frazier, Willis Reed, Wilt Chamberlain

From The Vault at The Keeping The Nostalgia Alive Show Gary Grider – The 6-1 guard led Washington to the regional final as a senior in 1962-63 as he averaged 21 points per game. Grider scored 887 points at Washington, which ranked second in school history at the time of his graduation. He went on to play at the University of Houston, where he was a key player for three seasons under coach Guy Lewis. Grider averaged a career-high 8.1 points, 5.1 assists and 3.1 rebounds as a senior in 1966-67 as Houston went 27-4 and reached the Final Four before falling to UCLA. Grider played alongside future NBA players Elvin Hayes and Don Chaney. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ktna/message

Westover tells the guys about how the Houston Rockets sent away a hometown superstar, and with him their championship hopes, for practically nothing. Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/sensho/good-times License code: VNZUJT0E1INNTY48 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

I just accepted it for what it’s worth, but yet the bitterness did not spill over into me condeming the process because the process is what it is… Bobby Dandridge on finally being  announced for induction into the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame. NBA great Bobby Dandridge should have been inducted into the Naismith MemorialContinue Reading →

Undécimo audio dedicado a la campaña 1982-83 en el que continuamos el repaso de la temporada regular con dos equipos de la Conferencia Oeste: Houston Rockets y San Diego Clippers. Analizamos en profundidad a estas franquicias (expectativas de cara a este curso, desarrollo de la temporada, jugadores más destacados, estadísticas individuales y colectivas, curiosidades, etc.); hablamos asimismo del batacazo de Houston sin Moses Malone ni Robert Reid, la llegada de Caldwell Jones, los últimos coletazos de Elvin Hayes y Calvin Murphy, el buen rendimiento de Allen Leavell, la esperanza en San Diego debido al regreso a las canchas de Bill Walton, el encaje entre Tom Chambers y Terry Cummings, la sorpresa del rookie Craig Hodges, la decepción con Lionel Hollins, y otros muchos temas. ------ Contenido: - 00:00:00 Presentación. - 00:01:50 Houston Rockets. - 01:07:55 San Diego Clippers. - 02:21:10 Digresiones y cierre (comentarios de los oyentes). ------ Contacto y redes: - erabaloncesto@gmail.com - Twitter: @erabaloncesto - Blog: https://erabaloncesto.home.blog - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/erabaloncesto - YouTube (Era baloncesto): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFi8v4YXzNGdL3A0pRm5cRQ - iVoox (Era baloncesto): https://www.ivoox.com/podcast-era-baloncesto_sq_f1687000_1.html - XLS con todos los audios: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1k9YiJkMkIMwONwX1onZZTBHBffYVtnlgT2oBebypG0A/edit?usp=sharing ------ Sintonía: - Cornflowers (Dee Yan-Key): freemusicarchive.org/music/Dee_Yan-Key/Vacation_Days/01-Dee_Yan-Key-Cornflowers ------ Presentado y creado por José Manuel Gómez y Manuel Álvarez López. Publicado el 20 de junio de 2021.

Carmelo Anthony: The Return of Hoodie MeloToday's TBT episode honors one of the greatest offensive forces in league history, Carmelo Anthony. This was the perfect time to feature him in lieu of his recent passing of Elvin Hayes for 10th on the all time scoring list, we break down his highs and lows and discuss the real truth behind his career.

On Tue.'s ep. of No Dunks, the guys discuss last night's Warriors-Pelicans Marvel's "Arena of Heroes" game, Marc Gasol comparing his role with the Lakers to Winston Wolfe from "Pulp Fiction," Westbrook's 20+ rebounds/20+ assists performance, and Melo passing Elvin Hayes for 10th on the NBA's all-time scoring list. That, plus The Athletic's analytics guru Seth Partnow joins the show to share seven crazy stats about the regular season, including Curry's shooting, Zion's work at the rim, and whether 20 PPG is all that special.Subscribe to No Dunks on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/NoDunksInc Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

'Melo passes Elvin Hayes for #10, sports headlines on a Sports Daily Tuesday. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On Tue.'s ep. of No Dunks, the guys discuss last night's Warriors-Pelicans Marvel's "Arena of Heroes" game, Marc Gasol comparing his role with the Lakers to Winston Wolfe from "Pulp Fiction," Westbrook's 20+ rebounds/20+ assists performance, and Melo passing Elvin Hayes for 10th on the NBA's all-time scoring list. That, plus The Athletic's analytics guru Seth Partnow joins the show to share seven crazy stats about the regular season, including Curry's shooting, Zion's work at the rim, and whether 20 PPG is all that special. Subscribe to No Dunks on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/NoDunksInc Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeremy Branham sits down with Elvin Hayes ahead of Black History Month and discusses what it was like growing up playing basketball in the South.

Continuamos el repaso de la temporada 1981-82 en la NBA. En este decimoséptimo audio hablamos sobre las dos series de playoffs de primera ronda de la Conferencia Oeste; la primera de ellas disputada entre Seattle SuperSonics y Houston Rockets, y la segunda entre Denver Nuggets y Phoenix Suns. Analizamos en profundidad ambas series (comparativa entre equipos y de jugadores por posición, revisión partido a partido y conclusiones); hablamos asimismo del excelente rendimiento de Jack Sikma y Gus Williams, y de sus peinados, la situación de Moses Malone, la desastrosa serie de tiro de Elvin Hayes, el rendimiento sobresaliente de Walter Davis, la solidez de Dennis Johnson, el duelo entre los interiores de Suns (Adams y Kelley) y Dan Issel, los estilismos de Doug Moe y John MacLeod, de relojes de cuco, y sobre otros muchos temas. ------ Contenido: - 00:00 Presentación. - 01:25 Seattle SuperSonics vs. Houston Rockets. - 01:01:25 Denver Nuggets vs. Phoenix Suns. - 02:04:55 Digresiones y cierre. ------ Contacto y redes: - erabaloncesto@gmail.com - Twitter: @erabaloncesto - Blog: www.erabaloncesto.home.blog - Facebook: facebook.com/groups/erabaloncesto - YouTube (Era baloncesto): www.youtube.com/channel/UCFi8v4YXzNGdL3A0pRm5cRQ - iVoox (Era baloncesto): www.ivoox.com/podcast-era-baloncesto_sq_f1687000_1.html ------ Sintonía: - Cornflowers (Dee Yan-Key): freemusicarchive.org/music/Dee_Yan-Key/Vacation_Days/01-Dee_Yan-Key-Cornflowers

Seguimos con la campaña 1981-82 en la NBA. En este undécimo programa continuamos el repaso de la temporada regular de los equipos de la Conferencia Oeste con Golden State Warriors y Houston Rockets. Analizamos en profundidad a estos equipos (expectativas de cara a este curso, desarrollo de la temporada, jugadores más destacados, estadísticas individuales y colectivas, curiosidades, etc.); hablamos asimismo de la no explosión de Joe Barry Carroll, el camino al estrellato de Bernard King, la metralleta World B. Free, el cambio de aires de Elvin Hayes, la portentosa actuación de Moses Malone (MVP), y sobre otros temas. --- Contenido: - 00:00 Presentación. - 01:10 Golden State Warriors. - 01:18:25 Houston Rockets. - 02:31:25 Despedida. --- Contacto y redes: - erabaloncesto@gmail.com - Twitter: @erabaloncesto - Blog: erabaloncesto.home.blog - Facebook: facebook.com/groups/erabaloncesto - YouTube (Era baloncesto): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFi8v4YXzNGdL3A0pRm5cRQ - iVoox (Era baloncesto): https://www.ivoox.com/podcast-era-baloncesto_sq_f1687000_1.html --- Sintonía: - Cornflowers (Dee Yan-Key). https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Dee_Yan-Key/Vacation_Days/01-Dee_Yan-Key-Cornflowers

In this episode, the HUYH Boys dip their toes into the trade waters and talk about the NBA trades from yesterday and today that had or will have real impact on the league, moving forward. Did you know that Elvin Hayes was traded away after averaging 27 pts and 16 rebs over 4 seasons in San Diego (now Houston)? Yeah, well, you will. Coach B has a playoff match up scheduled for the corner with Brett Brown taking on Kenny Atkinson; we’re getting down to brass tacks now! And E is rapping about the best thing to ever happen to the NBA, a week before All-Star Saturday night – The ABA and Juuuuuuuulius Errrrrrrrviing! It’s all NEW on Hoops Upside Ya Head!

Wisdom from the Wizard of UCLA (Part 1) - John WoodenWisdom from the Wizard of UCLA (Part 2) - John WoodenWisdom from the Wizard of UCLA (Part 3) - John WoodenFamilyLife Today® Radio TranscriptReferences to conferences, resources, or other special promotions may be obsolete. Growing Up With WoodenDay 1 of 3 Guest:                    John Wooden From the series:   True Success:  A Personal Visit with John Wooden  Bob:                It was the 1920s in rural Indiana.  The Depression had not yet rocked America.  John Wooden was a young boy growing up on a farm, a high school student who loved basketball but who was about to meet the real love of his life. John:              I noticed this one little gal, and I didn't know, but she had noticed me, too, but I didn't know that.  Somehow, on the first day of classes my freshman year, we happened to be in the same class, and I knew right then, and we knew we were going to be married by the time I got out of high school, and August 8th it would have been 70 years since last August 8th, we would have been married. Bob:                Today you'll hear the first part of a conversation with a man who grew up to be one of the greatest coaches of all time as we talk about his faith, his family, and basketball.  Stay tuned as we talk with Coach John Wooden on FamilyLife Today.                         And welcome to FamilyLife Today, thanks for joining us on the Wednesday edition.  I can't help but smile as I listen to that excerpt from our interview with Coach John Wooden.  Of course, a lot of people are smiling right about now because this is the time of the year when March madness really takes over.  There is a lot of basketball ahead for us. Dennis:          Semis are this weekend, Final Four on Monday. Bob:                It's got to bring back lots of memories for you from your college days, doesn't it? Dennis:          Well, high school.  You know, going back to high school, Bob, those were my glory days.  My college days, I had several splinters. Bob:                Sitting on the bench, huh? Dennis:          I got the 15th uniform out of 15 in college.  I learned what it was like to be a substitute. Bob:                But your team almost went to the Final Four, didn't it? Dennis:          Well, not THE Final Four.  We almost went to the Junior College National Championships in Kansas, and I'm trying to remember where in Kansas. Bob:                But that's like the Final Four for Junior Colleges, right? Dennis:          Oh, yeah, absolutely.  In fact, I started that game – the last game of my college career, I started. Bob:                You poured in what – 15, 20 points? Dennis:          Now, wait a second – hold it, just one second, because they put me on an All American.  This is a true story.  The coach had watched me.  It was the only game I started in my college career, but my coach was so impressed with me never quitting and just staying out there and being tenacious – he started me.  And he put me on the quickest guy I've ever played against. Bob:                Man-to-man defense. Dennis:          Man-to-man defense, and did you know, when I left the game in the first half – I played about six or seven minutes – I had scored more points … Bob:                … than the All American, and the reason was this:  He was so fast and I was so slow, he would fake three or four times, and by the time I had taken his first fake, I was back to where he was really going.  And so I would post up underneath the bucket, and the guy didn't like to play defense, and I'd post up on him and score.  And so when I left the game, I had actually scored more points than him. Bob:                Now, some of our listeners are wondering what are you talking about Dennis' glory days of basketball on FamilyLife Today? Dennis:          Because we really don't have anything else to talk about.  No, that's not true.  We have a guest today – well, Bob, a dream of mine, and I sent you a note one day.  I said, "Bob, you know, one of the people I would really like in all the world to interview for FamilyLife Today and for our listeners and give them a glimpse of what a great human being he is, what many have described as the greatest coach of any sport of all time – Coach John Wooden."  Now, there are a number of our listeners who have no idea who John Wooden is, but a ton do.  Bob:                Coach Wooden coached the UCLA Bruins back in the '60s and the '70s. Dennis:          Well, actually, he started coaching in 1948.  That's what most people don't realize is.  He didn't build that national championship dominant team in the '60s and '70s.  He built it in obscurity beginning in 1948 throughout all the '50s and early '60s before he won his first national championship in 1964. Bob:                And after he won his first one, then he won his second and his third and his fourth and his fifth and his sixth.  Over a 12-year period he won 10 national championships. Dennis:          That's right, including winning 88 games in a row before they were knocked off at the Houston Astrodome, and I remember watching this game as a young man, where Lew Alcindor was playing against Elvin Hayes, and Houston beat them 71-69, and the Astrodome had, like, 49,000 people in it.  It was nationally televised.  It was an event, and there are few coaches that could claim the accomplishments that – in any sport – what he has accomplished.  But in basketball, he is the ultimate. Bob:                Well, we're going to hear a little bit about that game and about a lot of other games as we talk with Coach Wooden over the next few days.  A while back, you and I sat down with him in a studio in Los Angeles and just had a great opportunity to find out about the man who grew up to be "The Coach."  Here is part 1 of our conversation with Coach John Wooden: Dennis:          Tell us about life in the Wooden household when you were growing up as a young lad. John:              We had a small farm, and I learned a lot, I think, of things that helped me later on.  You had to work hard.  Dad felt there was time for play but always after the chores and the studies were done.  Dad would read to us every night from the Scriptures and poetry, and I think that created a love of poetry, which I've always had, liked to dabble in it a little bit.  My dad was a wonderful person.  I never heard him speak an ill word of anybody; never blamed anybody for anything; I never heard him use a word of profanity.  I think that his reading to us of a night later caused all four sons to get through college, though he had no financial means to help and there were no athletic scholarships.  All four sons graduated from college and all majored or minored in English, and all got advanced degrees, and I think Dad had a lot to do with that. Dennis:          Your dad had, as you've already mentioned, a profound impact on your life.  In fact, I was so looking forward to this interview with you, because I've quoted you about something that you said you carried around in your pocket.  Or – it, first of all, was carried around in your father's pocket, is that right?  And then you started carrying it around – it was your dad's creed – and then a poem by a pastor by the name of Henry Van Dyke. John:              My father gave to me, when I graduated from high school – excuse me – from grade school, from the eighth grade, he gave me a $2 bill – one of those large $2 bills and said, "Son, as long as you keep this you'll never be broke."  Then he also gave me a card, and on one side was the verse by Reverend Van Dyke that said, "Four things a man must learn to do if he would make his life more true; to think without confusion clearly; to love his fellow man sincerely; to act from honest motives purely; to trust in God and heaven securely." And on the other side was a seven-point creed, and the seven-point creed insisted, first of all, I think it was, "Be true to yourself," and I think we know if we're true to ourselves, we'll be true to others; and the second was "Help others."  There is no greater joy than a person can have than do something for someone else, especially when you do it with no thought of something in return. Another one was "Make friendship a fine art."  Work at it, don't take it for granted, work at making friends and making friendships flourish.  And then was one, I think, stood out to me a great deal was, "Make me today your masterpiece," and I tried to teach from that, as time went by, to my players and my English students, to just try and do the best you can each day.  Just make each day a masterpiece.  It's the only thing over which you have control.  You have no control over yesterday.  That will never change.  The only way you can affect tomorrow is today.  And then another one was to "Drink deeply from good books, especially the Bible;" and then was "Build a shelter against a rainy day," and he wasn't thinking about a physical shelter, he was thinking about a more lasting shelter.  When I think about that, I often think of when Socrates was unjustly imprisoned and was facing imminent death and the jailers who were mean people, they couldn't understand his serenity, and they said, "Why aren't you preparing for death?"  And his statement was, "I've been preparing for death all my life by the life I've led," and when I think of building a shelter against a rainy day, I think that's what Dad had in mind. Then the last was – the seventh was "Give thanks for your blessings and pray for guidance every day," and I've carried that with me in one form or another since those days, yes. Bob:                Those core convictions are so bedrock with you, that's a part of how your mom and dad raised you.  I think some people – we hear those things in the 21st century and some people go, "That sounds kind of old-fashioned, kind of corny," but that's so ingrained into who you are and who you've been, and you would say that's been a part of what has made you successful as a coach, right? John:              Well, I would hope so, but I know, too, if someone said, "I'm not what I ought to be and not what I want to be and not what I'm going to be, but I think those things have made me better than I would have been. Dennis:          Your dad read the Bible every day. John:              Yes, he did. Dennis:          How did you see him live out his faith in Christ every day, as a father?  What are the most indelible memories that you have, as a boy, watching your dad?  Because, undoubtedly, for him to have the influence he had on you as a man, his character has to resonate even today in your life. John:              Perhaps I wasn't realizing it at the time, but as I look back on my dad and the fact that he never spoke an ill word of anyone and just was a good person.  You don't realize it so much of the time, and many of the things – one of the things he said was never try to be better than someone else.  You have no control over that, and if you get too involved and engrossed and concerned – maybe these weren't his exact words, but things over which you have no control will adversely affect the things over which you have control.                         Now, years later, I remember that.  So somewhere in the hidden recesses of the mind, they stuck there, but it was things like that.  Mr. Lincoln said there is nothing stronger than gentleness, and my father was gentle man – working with animals and things.  I remember reading to us nights over the Scriptures, and I can still close my eyes and hear him reading "Hiawatha."  I can still hear "By the shores of Gitchigoomie, by the Shining Big Sea Water, Stood the wigwam of Nokomis," and so on, and things of that sort. Bob:                You didn't have any TV, any radio, so in the evening reading was the primary form of entertainment, wasn't it? John:              You're correct – by a coal oil lamp or candles. Bob:                Was your dad – as you think back on his life, you've talked about this tender side of him, and yet he was still whipping you when you did the wrong thing.  Was he a strict disciplinarian? John:              Well, I would say yes but not in a physical point of way.  I know – oh, I didn't want to get an unkind word from my dad, you know, a strong word.  I don't know, you just hated to hurt him in any way.  You just had that feeling about him. Dennis:          As you followed your dad, you undoubtedly watched how he'd love your mother.  Tell us about what you observed there and his commitment to her, as a woman and to his wife, over their years together. John:              Well, I think Dad's first concern was always for Mother.  He was looking out for her the best he could in every way but in a gentle way, in a gentle way.  I can picture them together – not at all the romantic way that you might think, but there was just something between them that was very, very special.  I don't know how to describe it. Dennis:          You said of yourself in your book, "They Call Me Coach," that as you moved into your high school years, you were shy, you were reserved, especially with the opposite sex. John:              Yes, I suppose, not being exposed much – no sisters – and I'm on the farm, and I suppose that's the reason, I don't know, but I was a little shy. Bob:                But here you were, this star basketball player on the high school team.  I mean, the girls, the cheerleaders, had to notice Johnny Wooden, didn't they?  Did they call you Johnny back then or was it John? John:              They called me lots of things. (laughter)                          You'd be surprised, the more they think it was John Bob. Bob:                John Bob. Dennis:          John Bob. John:              And Nellie and I had been married for many years when her sister came out here to California one time, and she said, "Don't you think you and John have been married long enough that you should quit calling him John Bob?" Bob:                But didn't the girls start to notice you as you were draining those jump shots on the basketball teams? Dennis:          Yeah, he kind of skirted your answer there.  I was watching him about that. John:              Well, I'll tell you, my freshman year, I was still living on the farm.  We didn't lose the farm until after my freshman year, and then we commuted from this little town of Center, and we lived about a half a mile out of that to Martinsville, and I noticed this one little gal, and I didn't know that she had noticed me, too, but I didn't know that, and that summer she brought the brother of her closest friend, who became very dear to me, to drive up.  Her brother had a car, and they drove up, and I was working in the field plowing corn with a team, and they parked in the road and motioned for me to come over, and I wouldn't go over.  I just kept on. Bob:                Why wouldn't you go over?  Here's this cute girl on the side of the road … Dennis:          … and you even liked her, too. John:              Oh, yeah, but I was dirty and somehow on the first day of classes, we happened to be in the same class.  She said, "Why didn't you come over to see us?"  I said, "Well, I was dirty and perspiring, and you would have just made fun of me."  And Nellie said – I can still see her, she said, "I would never make fun of you," and I knew right then … Dennis:          … there was a spark in her eyes. John:              And this is the only girl I ever really went with. Bob:                So by your junior year in high school, did you think, "This is the girl I'll marry?" John:              I did. Bob:                And you all started going together? John:              We did. Bob:                So you waited to marry until you got to college? John:              Yes, until I graduated.  I was glad to be married and graduated and got my first job, yes. Bob:                Coach, that's a long courtship – from your junior year in high school until you've graduated from college and got your first job.  That must have been hard. Dennis:          But, Bob, the rest of the story is, if Nellie hadn't put her foot down … Bob:                … he might still be dragging it on today? Dennis:          Well, there is the rest of the story here, because he really had promised her that he was going to marry her upon graduation, but then the war came along. John:              Yes.  Well, I had an appointment to West Point, and she said it would be six more years, and "I'm not going to wait.  I'm going to a convent."  So I didn't go to West Point. Bob:                She said she wouldn't wait on you? John:              That's right. Dennis:          And so what did you do? John:              Well, I finished at Purdue.  Dennis:          So you were married then? John:              We were married on August 8th.  It would have been 70 years just last August 8th that we would have been married.  We were married on August 8, 1932. Dennis:          You were, in those days, All American three years in a row, you were named the College Player of the Year your senior year, and as I was doing this research, I was thinking – I was talking to Bob.  I said, "I don't remember Coach Wooden being that tall, to be College Player of the Year.  He must have been 6'3" or 6'4".  On the sidelines you looked a little small around those big guys at UCLA.  But you were only 5'10" in those days. John:              But, you know, the teams weren't as big then, either, as they are now, too.  Our center at Purdue, Stretch Murphy, was 6'8", and he was a giant.  I only had the pleasure of playing with him one year.  I had the displeasure of playing against him one year when I was a sophomore in high school for the Indiana State Championship, he was the center on the opposing team, and he was good. Bob:                Did you just have what it takes as an athlete?  Were you just a naturally gifted – something about the way God made you that you turned out to be a good basketball player?  Or did you work really hard to be a good ball player? John:              Well, I hope I did the latter, but He provided the former.  I had natural quickness, and I couldn't do much about my height, but I could do something about my condition, and I always wanted to be in the best possible condition and hoped that would be better than others, hoped others wouldn't work as hard at it as I did do that, and I think I carried that throughout, and I think that helped.  And I think it probably come from my earlier grade school days on the farm of working hard, and I like to feel that no one is going to be in better condition, then I have no control over it.  I should have control over myself. Bob:                Well, we've been listening to a conversation with Coach John Wooden – actually, part 1 of a conversation that we're going to hear the remainder of over the next couple of days. Dennis:          What a sweet time, huh? Bob:                It was a great time. Dennis:          Bob, you and I just had a great time.  I'd look over at you occasionally, and you'd be sitting there grinning, and I'd be grinning, and the reason is, is when we interviewed Coach, he was 91 years old.  He's now at his 92nd birthday, and I'm told that he knows where 180 of his players are – his past players.  He's kept in touch with them.  I heard about a coach the other day whose players never go back to visit him – none of them.  It's common knowledge that his players don't want to have anything to do with him, and I think about Coach Wooden and the wisdom that he passed on, and it reminds me, really, of Proverbs, chapter 4, where a father is imploring and exhorting a son to "Listen, my son, and acquire wisdom."   And I'll tell you, just hanging with the Coach for the interview we did over an hour and a half, we're not going to be able to air all of it here on the broadcast over the next couple of days, but just hanging with him, you thought, "What would it have been like to have played for a coach like that?"  And then it hit me, you know, that's what our children need to be expressing about us as parents.  You know, we learned, we sat under the greatest mom, the greatest dad, the greatest coach, the greatest teacher the world has ever known.  Yeah, they're going to be biased, but the idea is that we, as parents, we're impacting the next generation just like Coach Wooden did. Bob:                That's right.  You mentioned the entire interview going more than an hour and a half long.  We've actually taken the complete interview and put it on two CDs, and I got some early copies of these CDs, and I'll tell you what I found – you can pass these out to lots of folks.  You can pass them out to the high school coach at the high school where your kids go. Dennis:          Oh, let me tell you something, I've been doing this, and I've had friends doing this – any coach of any sport – Laura's volleyball coach – I gave her a copy of this, and she grabbed hold of it like it was gold, and the reason is it is gold.  Bob:                It's thoughts on life from a great coach but it's also thoughts on faith and character and what really matters.  You can use this as a way to begin a dialog and to open doors evangelistically with fans of the game, with coaches, with players, with friends.  We have the two-CD set that features the entire – I think it's about an hour-and-45-minute-long conversation with Coach John Wooden.                          It's available in our FamilyLife Resource Center.  You can call 1-800-FLTODAY to request as many copies as you want. Dennis:          It even looks like a basketball on one side and a net on the other. Bob:                1-800-F-as-in-family, L-as-in-life, and then the word TODAY.  You can also order online at FamilyLife.com.  Ask for the two-CD set of our conversation with Coach John Wooden when you contact us, and there's a second resource we want to mention to you as well – Coach Wooden has put together a course that is designed to teach his principles of success in business, in athletics, in school.  We have a videocassette where Coach lays out the Pyramid of Success that he put together, and we have the Pyramid on our website at FamilyLife.com, but we also have it on a mousepad that you can have by your computer just to review the character qualities that go into success in any endeavor.  Along with the video and the mousepad, we've got a wallet card. Dennis:          Not just any wallet card. Bob:                No, it's a laminated … Dennis:          … a laminated … Bob:                … that's right, and it has some of the Coach's philosophy on it – never lie, never cheat, never steal, don't whine, don't complain, don't make excuses – pretty simple stuff but profound nonetheless.                           Ask for these resources when you call 1-800-FLTODAY.  Again, it's 1-800-F-as-in-family, L-as-in-life, and then the word TODAY or go online at FamilyLife.com, and you can see some of the resources there, and you can order online as well.  Again, our website is FamilyLife.com.                          When you do get in touch with us, someone is likely to ask if you'd like to help with a donation to FamilyLife Today, and we hope when they ask, if you are able, you'll say yes and be able to add a donation to the work of this ministry.  We're a nonprofit organization, and we depend on those contributions to keep doing what we're doing.  So if you can't help with a donation, you can donate online at FamilyLife.com.  You can call 1-800-FLTODAY or you can write a check and mail it to us at FamilyLife Today, Box 8220, Little Rock, Arkansas.  The zip code is 72221.  Once again, it's FamilyLife Today at Box 8220, Little Rock, Arkansas, and our zip code is 72221.                          Well, tomorrow we're going to find out how the UCLA dynasty almost never happened and how it might have been the Minnesota dynasty if it hadn't been for a snowstorm. Dennis:          Yeah, this is a great story about lost opportunity. Bob:                We'll hear that tomorrow as we continue our conversation with Coach John Wooden.  I hope you can be with us for that.                           I want to thank our engineer today, Robbie Neal [sp], and our entire broadcast production team.  On behalf of our host, Dennis Rainey, I'm Bob Lepine.  We'll see you back tomorrow for another edition of FamilyLife Today.                          FamilyLife Today is a production of FamilyLife of Little Rock, Arkansas, a ministry of Campus Crusade for Christ.    We are so happy to provide these transcripts for you.  However, there is a cost to transcribe, create, and produce them for our website.  If you've benefited from the broadcast transcripts, would you consider donating today to help defray the costs? Copyright © FamilyLife.  All rights 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Wisdom from the Wizard of UCLA (Part 1) - John WoodenWisdom from the Wizard of UCLA (Part 2) - John WoodenWisdom from the Wizard of UCLA (Part 3) - John WoodenFamilyLife Today® Radio TranscriptReferences to conferences, resources, or other special promotions may be obsolete. The Pyramid of SuccessDay 3 of 3 Guest:                    John Wooden From the series:   True Success:  A Personal Visit with John Wooden  Bob:                There are a lot of skills in life that, according to Coach John Wooden, are more important than being able to hit a jumpshot or sink a free throw in the middle of a basketball game.  One of the character qualities that Coach Wooden tried to instill in all of his players was the quality of poise, which he defines as being comfortable with just being yourself. John:              The person who has poise is not acting, they're not pretending, they're not trying to be something they're not.  They are themselves, therefore, they are going to function in whatever they're doing near their own particular level of confidence.  There will be no fear, no trepidation at all.  They'll function near their own particular level of confidence, because they're not pretending, they're not trying to be something they're not. Bob:                This is FamilyLife Today for Friday, April 4th.  Our host is the president of FamilyLife, Dennis Rainey, and I'm Bob Lepine.  Before you sit down to watch the games this weekend, you ought to hear what The Coach has to say.  Stay with us.                         And welcome to FamilyLife Today, thanks for joining us on the Friday edition.  How does this work?  This is April, but this is the end of March Madness.  So is this just kind of a spillover?  Technically, is this April Madness that we're going to experience? Dennis:          I think it's March Madness without aspirin – there's been no cure, Bob. Bob:                Tomorrow, of course, are the semi-finals in college basketball, and then Monday night the championship game in what's called The Final Four, and it's all over the papers and all over the TV, and it's even here on FamilyLife Today, although we're not talking about this year's Final Four.  We are talking with a man who has been there year in and year out. Dennis:          He really has – Coach John Wooden coached UCLA to 10 national championships out of 12 years.  What a great man.  I just remember watching, as a young lad, his championship teams – the first year he won, 1964 – Gale Goodrich helped win that national championship.  He came back the next year and scored over 40 points in a game, and it's funny how you can remember those things as a kid, but basketball was a very important part of my life, and I think parents need to pay attention to their children's athletics.  Not just for their performance and whether or not they win the championships but the kind of coaches they have, the kind of influence that they have on them. And, Bob, you know, you were there when I received a phone call from the Washington Post asking me for my opinion if a parent should be informed if their daughter is going to play for a coach who is a lesbian, and they were wanting to know what I thought about that, and my ultimate point was character does matter, and a person's sexual practice and sexual preference are a reflection of his or her true character.  And Coach Wooden grew up in a family where he learned character, and he raised a family where they had great character. In fact, his daughter was in the room where we were interviewing him, and she was smiling so big during this interview, and she told us later it was one of her favorite interviews she's ever heard with her daddy who, at the time, Coach Wooden was 91 years of age.  And she was just beaming, because we were drilling down deep around the stories that surrounded their family. Bob:                You had asked him about regrets from coaching and yesterday we heard him share some of those regrets, and then you turned the conversation and asked him about any regrets at home.  Here is our interview with Coach John Wooden: Dennis:          I know something that I heard that you did that you don't regret, and that was spanking your daughter one time when she was in the fifth grade.  You're laughing.  You think it was the right thing? John:              Yes, I think it was the right thing.   Dennis:          Tell us about it. John:              Well, she had wanted very much a wristwatch, and I couldn't get the wristwatch at the time.  I had one coming for her.  I got her – and we got a cameo ring that we thought was very pretty and very nice, and when we gave it to her, we had some guests there – some friends – and she wanted the wristwatch.  She took that cameo ring and threw it, and she went to her room in a hurry with me after her, and I spanked her.  I think it's the only spanking that Nancy ever got from me.  I spanked her.  But what hurt her a lot is I made her march back in and apologize to our friends, and I think that hurt her worse.  I didn't hurt her too much on the spanking.  I remember that.  That's the only time. Dennis:          You were married for 53 years before Nellie's death. John:              Correct. Dennis:          It's my understanding that you have a tradition on the anniversary of her death – something that you're doing on a regular basis in honor of her. John:              Oh, I write her a letter, mm-hm.  We, Nan and Jim and I go to the cemetery, and we write her a letter. Dennis:          Just a letter expressing your heart, your love, your appreciation for the 53 years you shared with her? John:              More than that – there were several years before, you know, and still – still. Dennis:          She was a soulmate. John:              Indeed. Dennis:          How so? John:              Well, it will be kind of hard to explain just from first time, but there was something there almost from the first time we ever got acquainted, and she was the one for me, she was the one for me, she was the one for me. Bob:                Did she love basketball like you loved basketball? John:              She loved what I loved. Bob:                So if you loved basketball, she loved basketball. John:              That's right.  My main regret is that I didn't do the things that she liked to do.  She always did the things that I did.  She liked to dance, and I didn't.  I regret that I didn't learn to do more of the things – maybe go to operas and learn to dance and things of that sort.  Those are things I regret. Dennis:          What was your favorite quality about her? John:              I don't know how to answer favorites – it's just love, just love – something about her – I just loved her. Dennis:          Tell us how your relationship with Jesus Christ fit into your marriage and your family? John:              Well, I think that started going back in my early years.  My mother and father just good Christian people – not because they went to church and had us all go to church I don't think, necessarily, going to church makes you a good Christian, but Dad, I think, always reading the Scriptures every night, and I think that encouraged the children. Dennis:          Was there a time when you made a commitment as a young man or a boy to Jesus Christ that you look back on as being the time when your faith began? John:              I wish I could say that, but I can't.  I was baptized in 1927 with Nellie, because she wanted me to, and my parents wanted me to – and her parents – so I was baptized.  But in my heart I didn't really accept Christ then, and when I did, I can't say.  It wasn't a sudden overnight thing – something didn't happen.  I think it was just a gradual thing that came along.  I've heard of people saying one thing happened and it changed.  There wasn't any one thing. Bob:                Apart from your mom and dad, were there spiritual influences in your life as you went through coaching and as you continued as an adult? John:              Well, to some extent, many of the things that – I loved Lincoln – and many of the things of his life and his wonderful ability to say so much in just a few words and those things, and he was a spiritual man.  I think perhaps Billy Graham has always stood out to me above all others, and I don't want to say that the others aren't, but he just has stood out a little more in spiritual things.  And there have been things that have happened in my life that were strange – I wouldn't call them exactly spiritual.  I was in the service, I was to go aboard the USS Franklin in the South Pacific, and I had an emergency appendectomy, and somebody else went in my place, and that person who took my place was killed.  It wasn't my time. Bob:                The variety of players that you've had over the years – you've seen young men with all different orientations on life – some who have no interest in anything spiritual or religious; some who were devoutly interested in spiritual or religious things; in fact, it may have gotten in the way of their basketball sometimes, their interest in religious things, I don't know.  And then, of course, in a high-profile sense, you had one young man who had a very high-profile conversion that involved a name change.  What did you think when Lew Alcindor came and said, "I don't want to be called Lew anymore.  My new name is Kareem." John:              He never talked to me about it, and that wasn't done until after he was out of school.  I've had three players that have done that – all outstanding players.  Walter Hazzard was the first one – he changed Abdul-Rahman, but that was after he was out of school.  But here he has – his father's a minister, and he did.  And the third one is Keith Wilkes – now it's Jamaal.  I don't think I've ever known a finer person than Jamaal Wilkes – I don't know of a finer person, and his father also is a minister.  Now, he's the one that talked to me – all this happened after they left UCLA.  He asked me what I thought about it, and I said, "Well, it seems that most religions rely on our second commandment and not the first," which I don't approve of it, but I said, "What does your dad say?"  He said, "About the same thing as you said." Dennis:          Coach, when I was a young man, I was in junior college – I think it was my sophomore year, when you played Houston in the Astrodome in front of 52,000 fans.  It was a big showdown – number one, UCLA, undefeated, with Lew Alcindor against Elvin Hayes and the number-two ranked Houston Cougars. John:              It was the most widely televised athletic event for that time – the most widely televised, and there was about 52,000, they tell me, paid, but over 55,000 in there. Bob:                A few guys snuck in without paying, huh? (laughter)  Dennis:          What were you feeling?  I mean, did you feel anything any different about that game than any other game?   John:              No, I didn't.  I didn't think it was a place to play basketball – had that floor way out there, and you're a quarter of a mile from your dressing room.  I told me players that if they had needs to go to the bathroom, they better do it quick, because we're not going to have time for you to walk a quarter of a mile to go do it.  It was a tremendous ball game, and it was good for basketball, very good for basketball. Dennis:          As you have been a coach over the years, and a teacher, you have developed a definition of success and what you'd call the Pyramid of Success.  Could you just explain, just briefly, to our listeners the definition of success and what you've created here in this Pyramid of Success? John:              Well, first of all, as an English teacher, I became a little bit disappointed, disillusioned somewhat that parents of youngsters in my English classes – many, if they're youngster did not receive and A or a B in one way or another I found that many parents would make the youngster or the teacher feel that they had failed.  Now, our good Lord, in His infinite wisdom, didn't create us all alike as far as intelligence is concerned, any more than we're not alike as far as appearance or size or anything else.  Not everybody could earn an A or B, and I had youngsters that didn't that I thought did very well.  I'd be proud of them if I were the parent. But I didn't like that way of judging, and I wanted to come up with my own definition of success, and it came from three things.  One, my father tried to teach us to never try to be better than somebody else.  Always learn from others and never cease trying to be the best you can be.  That's under your control, and the other isn't, and if you get too involved and engrossed and concerned in regard to things over which you have no control, it will adversely affect the things over which you have control.   And I also recalled a discussion in class that we'd had many years before where success was discussed and most everyone went along with Mr. Webster's definition – "the accumulation of material possession or the attainment of position of power or prestige," or something of that sort.  And then I ran across a verse, and as you have indicated, I like verse, and I ran across this simple verse that said, "At God's footstool to confess, a poor soul knelt and bowed his head; 'I have failed,' he cried; the Master said 'Thou didst thy best.'  That is success."  I believe that's true. And from those three things I coined my own definition of success.  Success is peace of mind attained only through self-satisfaction in knowing you made the effort to become the best of which you are capable, and you're the only one who will know that.  You can fool everybody else.  It's like character and reputation – your character – you're the only one that knows, and you're reputation is what you're perceived to be by others, but your character is what you really are. So that was what I wanted to use to help me become a better teacher and to give the youngsters under my supervision something to which to aspire other than just a higher mark or more points in some athletic endeavor, but it didn't seem to be serving a purpose for which I had hoped, and I had tried to analyze it, and I came to the conclusion that it would be much better if I came up with something you could see.  But it gave me an idea of a pyramid, and I started working on that, and I worked on it for the next 14 years.  But somehow the first two blocks I selected were the cornerstones, and if any structure is to have any real strength and solidity, it must have a strong foundation, and the cornerstones anchor it, and I used "industrious" and "enthusiasm," and I believe that today. From those two, and I think they're strong – you have to enjoy what you're doing, and you have to work hard.  You can't work near your own particular ability level unless you enjoy what you're doing.  You may think you are, but you can't unless you really enjoy it.  And, along with the foundation, I wanted blocks that included others, so I chose "friendship," "loyalty," and "cooperation," and then gradually moved up to the second tier – "self-control," "alertness," "initiative" and "intentness."  And then going up to the heart, which I call being in condition for whatever you're doing – whether you're an athlete, whether you're a surgeon, whether you're a deep-sea diver – whatever you are – being in condition for whatever you're doing can be attained by practicing moderation. And then you have to have the skills.  You must know how to do things, you must be able to do it, and you must be able to do them quickly, oftentimes.  Then "team spirit" – that's consideration for others.  I could talk on that for a long time – consideration for others.  And all these blocks below will help you become confident.  You can't have confidence unless you're prepared.  Failure to prepare is preparing to fail, and you can't have confidence without being prepared, or you can't have that without the blocks below. You must have confidence, and then you must have poise, and I also coined my own definition of poise and poise, to me, is just being yourself.  The person who has poise is not acting, they're not pretending, they're not trying to be something they're not.  They are themselves, therefore, they are going to function in whatever they're doing near their own particular level of confidence.  There will be no fear, no trepidation at all.  They'll function near their own particular level of confidence, because they're not pretending, they're not trying to be something they're not. And all these blocks will make you competitive – competitive.  You'll enjoy it, you'll enjoy it.  There's joy in being involved in something difficult.  There's no great joy in doing things that anybody else can do, although they must be done to the best of your ability regardless of whether difficult or easy, but the joy comes in being involved in a difficult situation, and these blocks below will bring them up.  And then leading up to the apex on which success rests, I put on one side, "patience" and "faith."  Good things take time and should.  We don't want them to, but they should.  Things should take time, and we must have faith.  We must have faith that things will work out as they should, which doesn't mean that they'll work out exactly as we want them to.  But if we have faith, and we do what we should – too often we want things to happen a certain way, but we don't do the things that would necessarily help that become reality.  We just want it to happen.  But you have to have faith.  If you do what you should, things will work out as they should.  So that's a very brief synopsis of the pyramid. Dennis:          Well, I'm sitting here looking at the actual pyramid, Bob, and we're going to put it on the website as well – FamilyLife.com – and give folks a picture of this pyramid and what it exactly is, but he nailed it perfectly. Bob:                Without looking at it. Dennis:          Without looking at the copy I've got.  I just want to say, Coach, to you, thank you for living an exemplary life, for being a man who has taught many of us over your lifetime, and I just appreciate you joining Bob and me and cheering on some moms and dads and husbands and wives who are in the throes of raising the next generation of young people.  Thanks for helping us build a great team here on FamilyLife Today. John:              You're very kind, and I appreciate the kind words. Bob:                Well, that is the voice of legendary coach John Wooden who, today, is 92 years old, and undoubtedly on his way to catch the games this weekend and Monday night in the Final Four.  He said he's been to most of them, even since his retirement, and just to hear the humility in his voice.  That was characteristic of Coach Wooden all the way through his life, wasn't it? Dennis:          It really was and, again, I just had to go back to the Book of Proverbs and think about Solomon speaking to his son and exhorting him – "acquire understanding, embrace wisdom, listen to the words of your father.  Heed them, and you'll live.  If you don't, you'll be a fool, and you'll die."  And Coach Wooden has exhorted us over the past couple of days to heed well our assignments in life, whether we be single, married, parents, grandparents, but to leave a legacy.                         You remember, Bob, I told our listeners that there was a story I was going to conclude today with that is a real favorite, and I want to do that in just a moment, but I want you to tell our listeners how they can get a copy of this CD that we're making available for – not just the basketball players, but for dads and for coaches of any and every sport that your children may know. Bob:                It's actually a two-CD set that features our entire conversation with Coach Wooden, much of which we were not able to include over the last three days here on FamilyLife Today.  This hour-and-47-minute conversation took place not long ago as we sat down with Coach Wooden and just probed issues relating to his life, his marriage, his family, his coaching, and his view of success, and it's a great tool to pass on, as you said, Dennis, to players, to coaches, to enthusiasts, to fans.  It's a great way to open a door and begin to talk with them about what makes up true greatness in a life and in a profession. Dennis:          You may want to consider getting multiple copies of these CDs because you really only heard about half of the material, over the last three days, that are on these sets that we recorded. Bob:                You can call us at 1-800-FLTODAY to request the two-CD set.  Again, it's 1-800-F-as-in-family, L-as-in-life, and then the word TODAY.  You can also go online to order at FamilyLife.com.  While you're online, you can see John Wooden's Pyramid of Success.  The Coach sat down, and he has got the mind of an engineer and the soul of a poet, and he laid out for us a pyramid, where he said here's what I think real success looks like, and how you achieve competitive greatness.  It's built on poise and confidence and then on conditioning and skill and team spirit.  He lays out all of the qualities that make up real success.                          We've got a video where Coach explains that success pyramid along with a mousepad that has the pyramid on it and a pocket-sized card you can carry along that has some of Coach Wooden's counsel on how to live on this wallet-size card.  It would be a great gift to give to somebody who loves the sport, loves The Coach.  You can call 1-800-FLTODAY for more information about these resources or about the two-CD set of our interviews with Coach Wooden.  Again, it's 1-800-F-as-in-family, L-as-in-life, and then the word TODAY.  Dennis. Dennis:          I mentioned a story that I was going to share about – at the end of our interview, we got up to leave, and Coach Wooden was using a cane to kind of make his way to the elevator, and he gave me a book and you, too, I believe, Bob, and I took the book, and it was about leadership, and I said, "Coach, would you just mind signing that to me, and as you did, Coach," I said, "you don't know this about me, but I was pretty good in high school.  I set the school record, which still stands, for most points scored.  I played junior college basketball on scholarship and, Coach, I remember watching you as a kid growing up," and I said, "If you wouldn't mind, Coach, would you just write in the front – 'To Dennis – you could have played for me at UCLA.  Signed, Coach John Wooden,' and then date it."                         He looked up at me, and a little mischievous grin worked its way across his lips, and he said, "Dennis, we just talked about integrity, didn't we?  I can't do that."  He said, "But here," and he reached up, kind of in a spry way and took the book from my hands, and began to write, and he was just getting a bigger and bigger grin as he wrote, and he closed the cover and handed it back to me and said, "There you go."  And I now have that book in my office.  It says, "To Dennis – Since I never recruited out of state, why didn't you call me?  Coach John Wooden."  That will be one of my prized possessions in everything that I own. Bob:                FamilyLife Today is a production of FamilyLife of Little Rock, Arkansas, a ministry of Campus Crusade for Christ.    We are so happy to provide these transcripts for you.  However, there is a cost to transcribe, create, and produce them for our website.  If you've benefited from the broadcast transcripts, would you consider donating today to help defray the costs? Copyright © FamilyLife.  All rights reserved. www.FamilyLife.com 

The legendary Elvin Hayes joined David and Carla to talk all about the National Champsionhip game and the NBA. Can the Rockets make a run again?

The newest installment in our ongoing series on 50-point games takes us to the late 60s and early 70s, a transformative period in NBA history and for 50-point games. Wilt Chamberlain’s scoring fades away, Jerry West bows out and new stars like Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Rick Barry emerge. A new upstart pro basketball league (ABA) joins the fray and their inclusion of a 3-point line makes 50-point games easier than ever. During this period, the 50+ point club becomes less exclusive. Up to this point (1949-66), we’ve only had 18 players with 50+ in a game (169 times—116 by Wilt Chamberlain). All of the previous 50+ scorers were eventual Hall of Famers with the lone exception of 5-time All-Star Rudy LaRusso. In this time period though, we’ll have 35 new members of the club with only 21 of them eventually making it to the Hall of Fame. Overall from 1967-1974, we’ll see 84 50-point games overall with Barry leading the charge at 17, Kareem chipping in eight and Wilt still putting up 7 including a heroic final 50+ point game. From 1967-74, 1.06% of games featured a 50+ point game. In this episode we’ll spotlight some of the new scorers to emerge in this era including Larry Jones, Willie Reed, Louie Dampier, Elvin Hayes, Darel Carrier, Connie Hawkins, Mel Daniels, Lou Hudson, Billy Cunningham, Spencer Haywood, Roger Brown, John Brisk, Joe Caldwell, Walt Wesley, Dave Bing, Stew Johnson, Dan Issel, Steve “Snapper” Jones, Charlie Scott, Pete Maravich, Chet Walker, Zelmo Beaty, Tiny Archibald, Willie Wise, Larry Miller, Julius “Dr. J” Erving, George McGinnis, Phil Chenier, Geoff Petrie and John Havlicek.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today, college basketball is a multi-billion dollar business - and the Final Four is the 2nd most popular sporting event in America, more popular even than the NBA Finals or the World Series. But in 1968, that wasn’t the case.   Before the January 20th, 1968 regular season contest played between the UCLA Bruins and the University of Houston Cougars, which became known as THE GAME OF THE CENTURY, no college basketball regular season game had EVER been broadcast nationally. It had all the drama you could ask for - two undefeated teams ranked #1 and #2, with UCLA on one of the longest winning streaks in NCAA history, the two best players in the country in Lew Alcindor (aka Kareem Abdul-Jabbar) and Elvin Hayes, and a venue in the Houston Astrodome that was literally the largest stage in America. Hear all about how this amazing game came to be and went on to change not only college basketball, but the American sports industry as we know it. With guest Ron Rapoport. Only on REWIND, your pop culture time machine.

Q1. O que aconteceu no Top 3 do Draft 2018 da NBA, que teve como destaque a seleção de Deandre Ayton pelo Phoenix Suns. Q2. Um resumão das outras escolhas no Top 10, com destaque para a decisão do Cleveland Cavaliers, que nos deu mais um indício da partida de LeBron James. INTERVALO No quadro "Máquina do tempo" vamos retornar para o dia 23 de junho de 1972, quando o Houston Rockets fez um dos piores negócios da sua história ao trocar Elvin Hayes com o Baltimore Bullets. Q3. Luka Doncic e Michael Porter Jr., dois jogadores que há alguns meses chegaram a estar com grandes chances de serem draftados nas primeiras posições, caíram bastante. Mas por motivos diferentes. Q4. Mitch Kupchak começou seu trabalho no Charlotte Hornets contratando um velho conhecido: Timofey Mozgov. (Episódio 90)

La Storia è fatta anche di occasioni perse. Come quella di cui è stato vittima Dino Meneghin. Il più grande giocatore italiano della storia del basket viene scelto nel draft NBA del 1970 dagli Atlanta Hawks, con il numero 182. Nessuno però glielo dice, e forse è anche una fortuna: nel ventennio successivo, infatti, Meneghin sarà uno dei maggiori protagonisti della pallacanestro europea. Sempre nel 1970, Sandro Gamba va al seguito dei New York Knicks, durante la loro prima storica finale vinta contro i Los Angeles Lakers di Wilt Chamberlain. Qualche anno più tardi, un giovane giornalista italiano mette a segno l'intervista del decennio con Kareem Abdul Jabbar. E nel 1979 viene giocata a Milano la prima sfida italiana tra due rappresentative di All Stars della NBA. tra cui anche il mitico Elvin Hayes. A migliaia di appassionati, però, l'esibizione dei professionisti lascia l'amaro in bocca. Tra di loro ci sono due ragazzi che hanno la NBA scritta nel loro destino: Federico Buffa e Flavio Tranquillo.Con Luca Chiabotti, partecipano a questa puntata: Dino Meneghin (vincitore di 12 scudetti e 7 titoli continentali, con Varese e Milano), Sandro Gamba (10 scudetti vinti da giocatore, 5 come allenatore, 2 coppe Campioni e un oro europeo), Dan Peterson (celebre tecnico di Virtus Bologna e Milano, ma soprattutto l'uomo della Provvidenza del basket NBA in Italia), Dario Colombo, Federico Buffa e Flavio Tranquillo.

La Storia è fatta anche di occasioni perse. Come quella di cui è stato vittima Dino Meneghin. Il più grande giocatore italiano della storia del basket viene scelto nel draft NBA del 1970 dagli Atlanta Hawks, con il numero 182. Nessuno però glielo dice, e forse è anche una fortuna: nel ventennio successivo, infatti, Meneghin sarà uno dei maggiori protagonisti della pallacanestro europea. Sempre nel 1970, Sandro Gamba va al seguito dei New York Knicks, durante la loro prima storica finale vinta contro i Los Angeles Lakers di Wilt Chamberlain. Qualche anno più tardi, un giovane giornalista italiano mette a segno l'intervista del decennio con Kareem Abdul Jabbar. E nel 1979 viene giocata a Milano la prima sfida italiana tra due rappresentative di All Stars della NBA. tra cui anche il mitico Elvin Hayes. A migliaia di appassionati, però, l'esibizione dei professionisti lascia l'amaro in bocca. Tra di loro ci sono due ragazzi che hanno la NBA scritta nel loro destino: Federico Buffa e Flavio Tranquillo.Con Luca Chiabotti, partecipano a questa puntata: Dino Meneghin (vincitore di 12 scudetti e 7 titoli continentali, con Varese e Milano), Sandro Gamba (10 scudetti vinti da giocatore, 5 come allenatore, 2 coppe Campioni e un oro europeo), Dan Peterson (celebre tecnico di Virtus Bologna e Milano, ma soprattutto l'uomo della Provvidenza del basket NBA in Italia), Dario Colombo, Federico Buffa e Flavio Tranquillo.

Former NBA player Sidney Moncrief joined Elvin Hayes.

Cavaliers gave up 148 today to OKC. Kemba Walker to the Knicks? Eagles vs Jags in the SB just sounds right to me.

How did the Houston Cougar football & basketball program integrate the South? Robert Jacobus, author of "Houston Cougars in the 1960’s: Death Threats, the Veer Offense & the Game of the Century" explains how U of H changed the racial dynamic of college sports. He tells us stories involving Elvin Hayes, Warren McVea, Don Chaney, Guy V. Lewis, Bill Yeoman, Vida Blue, Jackie Robinson & Harry Truman.

We discuss the NBA in the 1970s with Adam Criblez, author of "Tall Tales and Short Shorts: Dr. J, Pistol Pete and the Birth of the Modern NBA." We look at what the 1970s are best known for in the NBA, how they provided the building blocks for the modern league and the success of the 1980s, why David Stern called them the "dark days," early shoe and endorsement deals, how the NBA tried to market itself, the effects of major expansion and the ABA merger, why the league lost popularity in the late '70s, the power teams (Knicks, Lakers and Celtics) in transition, the significant parity of the late '70s, the rise of player salaries, increased player movement and a trove of a major playoff upsets. We also look at the contributions of Julius Erving, Pete Maravich, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Bill Walton, Clyde Frazier, Bob McAdoo, Dave Cowens, George Gervin, Rick Barry, Elvin Hayes and many more. Original airdate: 5/17/17 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the show they interviewed NBA Hall of Famer Artis Gilmore and they talked about the NBA playoffs.

Elvin Hayes and Joe George dicuss End of the Year awards and talk to NBA Hall of Famer Bernard King on his career and legacy.

We look at the Washington Bullets, winners of the 1978 NBA championship and three-time NBA Finalists with Wes Unseld and Elvin Hayes, in the latest edition of Over and Back's Basketball Mysteries of the 1970s. Author Chris Elzey joins Jason Mann in discussing why the Bullets didn't excite many NBA fans during the late 1970s despite their success and having two top 50 all-time players, the Baltimore Bullets' 1971 Finals appearance with Unseld and Earl Monroe and breakup, acquiring Hayes from Houston, the move from Baltimore to the D.C. area, what made Hayes and Unseld so special, how shooting guard Phil Chenier stood out, the 1975 run to the NBA Finals with a well-balanced squad, classic playoff series vs. the Buffalo Braves and Boston Celtics, the surprising four-game sweep at the hands of Rick Barry's Golden State Warriors, adding Dave Bing in 1976, falling to the Cavaliers in the Miracle of Richfield, K.C. Jones being fired in favor of Dick Motta, falling to Moses Malone and the Rockets in 1977, Hayes getting sick of criticism, and the Bullets not drawing well at the box office. We also discuss the surprising 1978 championship run, adding Bobby Dandridge as one of the first major NBA free agents, how injuries took a toll on their depth, coming together in the playoffs and knocking out George Gervin's San Antonio Spurs and Julius Erving's Philadelphia 76ers, defeating the Seattle SuperSonics in a 7-game classic, and how the team brought a divided Washington together. We look at the followup in 1979, overcoming a 3-1 deficit to beat the Spurs again, and falling short in a rematch vs. the Sonics. Check out Chris' chapter on the Bullets in "DC Sports: The Nation's Capital at Play": https://muse.jhu.edu/chapter/1572037 Original airdate: 3/6/17 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We look at some of the most spectacular stat lines and box scores in the NBA and ABA in the latest episode of Over and Back's Basketball Mysteries of the 1970s. We discuss the incredible duel over the scoring title in 1978, with David Thompson scoring 73 points and George Gervin with 63 on the final night of the regular season, other players who scored more than 60 points in a single game during the 1970s (Stew Johnson, Zelmo Beaty, Larry Miller, and Julius Erving in the ABA, and Rick Barry and Pete Maravich in the NBA), George McGinnis’ propensity for triple doubles (and quadruple doubles, if you include turnovers), Nate Thurmond’s first recorded quadruple double in NBA history, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar with a 50-point triple double, Kevin Porter breaking all kinds of assist records, and Erving with the first known 5-by-5 game. We also discuss some amazing NBA and ABA Finals performances from Artis Gilmore, Dave Cowens, Bill Walton, and Erving, as well as 50-point playoff games from Billy Cunningham, Barry, Roger Brown, John Havlicek and Bob McAdoo. And we also discuss great scoring and rebounding games from Dan Issel, Elvin Hayes, Marvin Barnes, Moses Malone, Swen Nater and Robert Parish. Original airdate: 10/7/16 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Over and Back's Basketball Mysteries of the 1970s series continues with a look at the proliferation of the slam dunk in the 1970s. Topics on today's show include the origins of the slam dunk, how it was viewed in the 1950s and 1960s NBA, what the NCAA did to curtail its rise including the "Lew Alcindor Rule" banning the dunk, and the innovators who brought it to the next level including Elgin Baylor and Connie Hawkins. We then focus on the 1970s which saw a huge rise in the use of the dunk both in the ABA and NBA including the infamous ABA Slam Dunk Contest won by Julius Erving's free-throw line dunk, Dr. J's other dunk exploits, some unsung heroes of the dunk including Gus Johnson, David Thompson, Darnell "Dr. Dunk" Hillman, "The Helicopter" Charles Hentz breaking two rims in a single ABA game, a failed NBA dunk tournament involving Elvin Hayes, Alex English, Moses Malone, Darryl Dawkins, and much more! Original airdate: 8/29/16 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We look at the 1975 Golden State Warriors’ upset over the Washington Bullets in the NBA Finals and where it ranks among all-time pro basketball upsets in the latest edition of the Over and Back Classic NBA Podcast’s Basketball Mysteries of the 1970s. We look at how the Warriors' Finals run came as a surprise to virtually everyone, how they managed to sweep a powerhouse Bullets team with Wes Unseld and Elvin Hayes, how it appeared the Warriors were retooling around Rick Barry and a group of young players after trading Nate Thurmond, how they faced Thurmond and the last run of a very good Chicago Bulls team in the playoffs, how they battled a Seattle Supersonics team led by coach Bill Russell and Spencer Haywood, how their playoff run compares to some of the other great upsets like the Cavs beating the Warriors in 2016 or the Rockets beating the Magic in 1995, how a schedule conundrum actually helped Golden State and hurt Washington, and how other key Warriors players contributed (including Jamaal Wilkes, Butch Beard, Clifford Ray, Bill Bridges, Phil Smith and Jeff Mullins). Then we discuss Rick Barry’s jump to the ABA, winning an ABA title in Oakland while injured, his difficulties with an unstable Washington Capitols franchise, refusing to play in Virginia, joining the New York Nets and leading them to an ABA Finals, and then returning to the NBA and Golden State in a very different league from when he’d left it five years before. Original airdate: 8/26/16 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Some of the biggest and most interesting trades of the 1970s are discussed in the latest episode of the Over and Back Classic NBA podcast’s Basketball Mysteries of the 1970s series. Jason Mann and Rafael Canton of the NBA Trades blog and podcast discuss how the changing times in the NBA and ABA produced a great flurry of trades involving star powers. Trades that are discussed include: Oscar Robertson to the Bucks in 1970, Jack Marin for Elvin Hayes in 1972, George Gervin to the Spurs in 1974, Spencer Haywood in 1975 and Bob McAdoo in 1976 to the Knicks, and the infamous franchise swap between the Boston Celtics and San Diego Clippers in 1978. Original airdate: 8/5/16 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sportswriting legend Bob Ryan of the Boston Globe joins us to discuss the 1973-76 Boston Celtics in the sixth episode of the Over and Back Classic NBA podcast’s summer series — Basketball Mysteries of the 1970s. Jason Mann joins him to talk about the high and low points of a team that won two titles in three seasons and 68 games in 1973. Also discussed: how Red Auerbach was able to rebuild the Celtics after the Bill Russell era, the all-around brilliance of John Havlicek, drafting Jo Jo White and Dave Cowens, acquiring the rugged Paul Silas as a final piece, their playoff rivalry with the Knicks and their famous 7-game battle in 1973 (and Boston’s perspective on some questionable refereeing in that series), a controversial series win over Bob McAdoo’s Buffalo Braves, knocking off Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and the Bucks for a championship in 1974, running into Elvin Hayes and the Washington Bullets in 1975, what made Cowens so special as a player and his pride in being the center despite lack of size, Don Nelson’s integral role as an aging veteran, White’s sometimes contentious relationship with teammates, the Paul Westphal for Charlie Scott trade, how Don Cheney helped shore up the team’s defense, the team’s fast-breaking style, and of course their Finals victory over the Phoenix Suns in 1976, including the famous triple-overtime Game 5 with all kinds of twists and turns. Original airdate: 7/29/16 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With Kobe Bryant's retirement tour now in full swing, the Over and Back Classic NBA Podcast takes a look at the final years for some of the NBA's all-time greats. Rich and Jason discuss how the player was perceived at the time, how successful their final year was (both individually and team-wise) and, of course, the pageantry surrounding their goodbyes. Some of the players looked at include Michael Jordan (Washington Wizards), Philadelphia 76ers legend Julius Erving, Boston Celtics great John Havlicek, Jerry West, John Stockton as well as Reggie Miller, Elvin Hayes, Hal Greer, Jason Kidd and Hakeem Olajuwon. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Over and Back Classic NBA podcast’s Top 50 project is almost finished, but we still have to make our list and check it twice. Jason Mann and Rich Kraetsch debate a handful of their favorite candidates who are on the border of making their list: Bob Cousy, Isiah Thomas, Allen Iverson, Manu Ginobili, Ray Allen, Paul Pierce, Reggie Miller, Adrian Dantley, Dennis Rodman, Elvin Hayes, Dave Cowens, Willis Reed, Pau Gasol, Bob Lanier and Patrick Ewing. Original airdate: 10/15/15 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Over and Back Classic NBA podcast continues its offseason series looking at the NBA’s 50 Greatest Players in history, as officially decreed by the NBA in 1996. Today, your hosts Jason Mann and Rich Kraetsch are joined once again by a legend in the basketball history field, ProHoopsHistory.com‘s Curtis Harris (@ProHoopsHistory). Topics include discussing what we value the most when trying to determine who should be in the Top 50: statistics, reputation, team accomplishments, innovation, influence and more. They then go through the slashers and forwards named in the original list and where they’d stand if a list was made today — who’s in, who’s out and who’s on the bubble? They discuss the cases of Clyde Drexler, George Gervin, James Worthy, Paul Arizin, Scottie Pippen, Billy Cunningham, Dave DeBusschere, Kevin McHale, Elvin Hayes, and Jerry Lucas. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Podcast 51, Topics: Big 12, Conference USA, and American Athletic Conference football Media Days; HBU, Prairie View, TSU; Elvin Hayes; Houston Cougars basketball; Houston Rockets; and more!