Remember The ABA: Louie Dampier
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- Опубликовано: 27 авг 2024
- In 1967, the Cincinnati Royals (now the Sacramento Kings) selected Louie Dampier in the fourth round of the NBA Draft and the Kentucky Colonels selected him in the ABA draft. Dampier eventually signed with the Kentucky Colonels of the fledgling ABA and teamed with Darel Carrier to form the most explosive backcourt duo in the league. In each of the ABA's first three seasons, both Dampier and Carrier averaged at least 20 points per game. Both were three-point field goal specialists (the ABA had used the three-point field goal from its inception), but especially Dampier who made 500 during a three-year stretch: a record 199 during the 1968-69 season, 198 in 1969-70 and 103 in 1970-71. At the conclusion of the ABA's history, Dampier made a career-record 794 3-point field goals.
He also finished first all-time in the ABA in games played (728), minutes played (27,770), points scored (13,726), and assists (4,044). During the 1970-71 season, he hit 57 consecutive free throws for what was then a pro record (ABA or NBA). Seven times, he was named an ABA All-Star. He was a unanimous choice for the ABA Top 30 team. He played on the Colonels' 1975 ABA championship team, which featured a later Kentucky standout, Dan Issel, as well as 7'2" center Artis Gilmore.
Louie Dampier was probably the first pro players to have ever taken a three on a fast-break... on a daily basis.
He was incredible offensively : he had a good court vision, a good right hand around the hoop and his shooting touch from 15 to 25 feet was ludicrous and he was, by far, elite coming off screens.
This guy would be unstoppable today and a fan favorite. He could had been the best corner specialist of this era.
I had the honor to be the lawyer rep for Louie. I say with NO HESITATION that Louie Dampier was and is just as find a person as he was a basketball player. It was a distinct honor to have known him, worked for him and befriend him as a husband, father and person. Top of the mark was and is Louie Dampier
Wow, what a shot.
Louie Dampier was a shooter. He could hit his beautiful shot as a set shot, as a pull up jumper with a quick release, or driving the lane on the run. He had a number of fakes he could throw at defenders, let em fly by then hit his jumper with perfect rotation as the ball swished through the hoop. "That's why I liked the red, white and blue ball," Dampier said. "Because you can see on its way to the basket what kind of spin you had on it." Although he made his name hitting all those outside shots, he could also drive the lane and finish in amongst the trees with an array of creative shots. Not bad for a 6 foot guard. That '75 Colonels tandem with Dampier and the great Dan Issel is one of the greatest forward/guard shooting duos in history.
Dampier was the first great 3 point shooter and that was when the 3 was brand new and players were just beginning to adjust their games. For a 6 foot guard that was a shooter, the arrival of the 3 ball was a dream come true and the ABA's wide open style was perfect. The Colonels could run and the pull up 3 was too much to pass up. If a player had done that in the NBA with the 2 ball he might be benched for taking a bad shot but now that it counted for 3 Louie was pulling up. Louie Dampier never met a shot he didn't like and was a high % shooter which was impressive given Louie's high volume of deep shots. Louie arguably became the greatest ABA shooter ever and his Hall of Fame induction was well deserved.
Like Old Man River he just keeps rollin along.
Appeared in the All Star Game for the seventh time in eight seasons.
ABA career leader in five departments including points and assists.
Born November 29 1944 in Indianapolis.
Set pro record with 57 straight free throws in 1970-71.
In recent years he started every season hearing people say he's too small and too slow and in dangernof being replaced.
Still a good shooter he can penetrate, go to the corner and pop from the outside.
Not a great defender by any means but there are worse.
From 1976 The Complete Handbook of Pro Basketball
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DAMP FOR 3
Greatest shooter in ABA
I know that some fans knew that Larry Bird was the original great 3 point shooter but Louie Dampier was actually the original great 3 point shooter and he’s the pioneer for that 3 pointers. He’s truly an ABA legend and I’m very glad that he’s in the hall of fame for his accomplishments.
Dampier was a truly great shooter and one of only two players (with Byron Beck of Denver) to play all nine ABA seasons with the same team. He is the league's all-time leader in career points. He and teammate Darel Carrier were an awesome backcourt duo.
Darrel Cartier was the shooter. He was more of a slasher when it came to the league but then adjusted to the shooter role. He was more of Gail Goodrich’s younger brother.
One of the Greatest Shooters to play pro basketball just ashame NBA fans didn't get a chance to see him play and that That ABA Kentucky team had it not folded before NBA merger would of held its own ..
And NBA didn't want Dr. J on ABA team so they placed him on 76ers .
Should of stayed on NET team .. but NBA politics..
Who made this song? Its funky!