I only saw CH when he came to the NBA. Even though he was moving toward the end of his career he still had the skills to be really good and like the Pistol very entertaining. Just going to a game and watching how he handles the ball was worth the price of admission. Plus if you ever heard him talk, he had a great sense of humor. A reporter said to him in an interview, " Connie, what do you do to improve your game in the off season?" his reply " I leave it alone."
Stuff like that could have been shown in 5 to 10 minutes....but they dragged it out for 46 minutes.....not good documentary making supposedly about Connie Hawkins, I saw it because of his name and had to endure lots and lots of what is called ' filler'...shucks !
The way he made use of his big hands and his ability to palm a basketball is unique. I’m surprised more players haven’t copied that. Maybe that’s because no one else can do it without committing turnovers.
I got to see so many talented players from that time, it would do a lot for fans today to take a look at the wonderful players from this time. I remember listening on the radio to Chick Hearn calling the Laker games.
I think Connie Hawkins' game and his gifted style intimidated that early 1960s NBA era. His style was years ahead of that game during that early 1960s era and I think the NBA intentionally set up Connie Hawkins because they feared the league would have gotten embarrassed and many other black players with similar abilities to Hawkins would have flooded the NBA in droves and they couldn't have that. I mean, he was basically the prototype of Julius Dr. J. Erving in terms of his artistry. First, there was Bill Russell drafted 1956, Wilt Chamberlain drafted in 1959, and Connie Hawkins was a freshman in college in 1961 and they took 8 years away from Hawkins who was not drafted until 1969. The NBA and the powers that were truly screwed him over big time.
It was arrogance, not fear. All the owners cared about was money, and the fact that the Harlem Globetrotters regularly played doubleheaders with NBA teams kills the racism theory. The college game fixing scandals of the 1950s were a threat the economically weak NBA could not have withstood, and since they were the only force in hoops they felt no compunction about dumping a guy affiliated with Jack Molinas (a Pistons All Star also banned from the league).
@@vdLeo-je6os Yeah, okay. Obviously you have never in your ignorant life read about the history of America. Shut the f*** up if you have nothing intelligent to add or type, because, that comment of yours is just beyond absurdly stupid on its face on just about every level. Either your live in Florida or you're just an ignorant doofus or both. Dumba$$.
@@skineyemin4276First of all relax man, Im a big fan of Connie Hawkins. I believe that he is a playground Legend, and perhaps the most talented small forward ever to play the game before Julius Erving and Larry Bird. An offensive force and a shot creator who was quick, agile and a great leaper. Second Im from Greece, a country with great history and civilization. And third I need some proof about those accusations.
While he was a freshman in college he borrowed some money from Jack Molinas, who had met when he graduated from high school. His brother, repaid the loan back the following summer, but Hawkins unfortunatelly was thrown off the team and out of college UNFAIRLY, after allegations for something that never happened. It has nothing to do with his colour of his skin. It has to do with the stupiduity of the NBA officialls at that time.
I remember when the Hawk finally made it to the NBA. There was a lot of buzz about him. He was a known playground legend. He could’ve been one of the greats if he came up at 22 instead of 28. I read his book Foul like a hundred years ago and it’s one of the better sports books.
Be clear: Hawkins sued the NBA for restraint of trade and anti-trust. He got into the league because it caved and settled with him. He was a very old 28 when he entered the NBA, so he only had a few really good years. He won a million-dollar settlement and a huge contract with the Suns. Connie is in the Hall of Fame, but he missed out on being named to the NBA's Top 50 (later, 75). He belonged there. He's definitely better than almost everyone on those lists.
As soon as saw the NBA logo, I knew I was in for an erroneous bio of Connie Hawkins. His pro career began in the ABL with the Pittsburgh Rens and NOT with the Globetrotters. He was even the MVP in that league!
Read that book maybe 30 years ago. It indicated, how the powers can ruin a person's career like Connie. He was as innocent as anyone in basketball, but they had to punish somebody for alledge gambling. I saw Connie play once in an exhibition game. He put one of the best moves on Bob Lanier by holding the ball behind his back and then bringing it over his head to dunk it. The book is really good, written by his attorneys. He was robbed, and if you can talk to any of b ball stars of yesterday's games, they would say he could have been one of the best basketball players of all time. Great book. 😮😢😊
WRONG WRONG WRONG!!! IT STARTED WITH ELGIN BAYLOR RIP CONNIE HAWKINS RIP THE HAWK!! LEARNED ELGIN BAYLOR GAME THEN DR.J MICHAEL JORDAN DAVID THOMPSON THEN LEBRON JAMES NBA NEEDS TO RECOGNIZE THIS.. JB.ok
@@Rick-ov5rp Kobe RIP WAS a late bloomer... In the beginning he did not have that Raw gifted talent of ACROBATING scooping dunking while hanging in the Air under the basket etc... What Kobe RIp did was work very very very hard at his game to get better to win....I remember when he got to the league 1st year a shot an airball at the Foul line..guess was his nerves.... BUT BOY DID HE WORK HARD AND SACRIFICED FOR CHAMPIONSHIPS.. jb
@@bcssylf Will tell how when u last 20years in NBA I had Kat beats KAREEM ABDULS SCORING RECORD U A BAD KAT MJ MADE $10,000,000,000.00 FOR THE LEAGUE A BAD KAT 6 RINGS WOULD HAD 7 POPS NOT MURDERED MJ $3,500,000,000.00 NET WORTH... LBJ MAKING $20,000,000,000.00 FOR LEAGUE A BAD KAT.... LBJ $1,000,000,000.00 NET WORTH.. ONLY DIFFERENCE WITH LBJ HE DOES NOT HAVE THE GIFTED HANGTIME ACROBATS UNDER THE BASKET OVER THE TOP LIKE ELGIN BAYLOR RIP CONNIE HAWKINS RIP MICHAEL JORDAN DAVID THOMPSON DR. J THATS THE ONLY DIFFERENCE IN HIS GAME... jb.ok
The NBA admits Hawkins after he stars in the ABA. Yes, the Hawk had a lawsuit against the NBA but I think the NBA simply decided to reverse the ban in order to steal the ABA's best player.
I remember him in the ABA in Pittsburgh. Way beyond anyone else on the court.
My pops would tell me stories of Hawkins at the playground. He was born and raised in NY. He would travel from Yonkers just to go see him play.
I only saw CH when he came to the NBA. Even though he was moving toward the end of his career he still had the skills to be really good and like the Pistol very entertaining. Just going to a game and watching how he handles the ball was worth the price of admission. Plus if you ever heard him talk, he had a great sense of humor. A reporter said to him in an interview, " Connie, what do you do to improve your game in the off season?" his reply " I leave it alone."
So the Doc thought he was the Hawk and MJ thought he was the Doc.
This is a great documentary. Thanks for sharing!
Stuff like that could have been shown in 5 to 10 minutes....but they dragged it out for 46 minutes.....not good documentary making supposedly about Connie Hawkins, I saw it because of his name and had to endure lots and lots of what is called ' filler'...shucks !
The way he made use of his big hands and his ability to palm a basketball is unique. I’m surprised more players haven’t copied that. Maybe that’s because no one else can do it without committing turnovers.
Connie hawkin was very special basketball unmatched natural basketball talent
Dr J did
Only Dr J had that combination of massive hands and raw athleticism to make it look like that. Jordan's hands weren't quite that large.
I got to see so many talented players from that time, it would do a lot for fans today to take a look at the wonderful players from this time. I remember listening on the radio to Chick Hearn calling the Laker games.
he was poetry in motion, a thing of beauty. the coolest thing was he never bounced the ball at the free throw line
SUCCESS IS NEVER EASY PERIOD
I think Connie Hawkins' game and his gifted style intimidated that early 1960s NBA era. His style was years ahead of that game during that early 1960s era and I think the NBA intentionally set up Connie Hawkins because they feared the league would have gotten embarrassed and many other black players with similar abilities to Hawkins would have flooded the NBA in droves and they couldn't have that. I mean, he was basically the prototype of Julius Dr. J. Erving in terms of his artistry. First, there was Bill Russell drafted 1956, Wilt Chamberlain drafted in 1959, and Connie Hawkins was a freshman in college in 1961 and they took 8 years away from Hawkins who was not drafted until 1969. The NBA and the powers that were truly screwed him over big time.
It was arrogance, not fear. All the owners cared about was money, and the fact that the Harlem Globetrotters regularly played doubleheaders with NBA teams kills the racism theory. The college game fixing scandals of the 1950s were a threat the economically weak NBA could not have withstood, and since they were the only force in hoops they felt no compunction about dumping a guy affiliated with Jack Molinas (a Pistons All Star also banned from the league).
Enough with the racism!! There's no such thing.
@@vdLeo-je6os Yeah, okay. Obviously you have never in your ignorant life read about the history of America. Shut the f*** up if you have nothing intelligent to add or type, because, that comment of yours is just beyond absurdly stupid on its face on just about every level. Either your live in Florida or you're just an ignorant doofus or both. Dumba$$.
@@skineyemin4276First of all relax man, Im a big fan of Connie Hawkins. I believe that he is a playground Legend, and perhaps the most talented small forward ever to play the game before Julius Erving and Larry Bird. An offensive force and a shot creator who was quick, agile and a great leaper. Second Im from Greece, a country with great history and civilization. And third I need some proof about those accusations.
While he was a freshman in college he borrowed some money from Jack Molinas, who had met when he graduated from high school. His brother, repaid the loan back the following summer, but Hawkins unfortunatelly was thrown off the team and out of college UNFAIRLY, after allegations for something that never happened. It has nothing to do with his colour of his skin. It has to do with the stupiduity of the NBA officialls at that time.
Wow ! This was a great video ✌🏾👊🏾 & now I know where the money ball in the All Star Game 3 point contest comes from 👊🏾✌🏾
Do you happen to have Connie Hawkins’ SportsCentury episode too?
How many players get one handed rebounds
I remember when the Hawk finally made it to the NBA. There was a lot of buzz about him. He was a known playground legend. He could’ve been one of the greats if he came up at 22 instead of 28.
I read his book Foul like a hundred years ago and it’s one of the better sports books.
The man I just saw in this vid would be a major player 2day, in 2024. 💯
Be clear: Hawkins sued the NBA for restraint of trade and anti-trust. He got into the league because it caved and settled with him. He was a very old 28 when he entered the NBA, so he only had a few really good years. He won a million-dollar settlement and a huge contract with the Suns.
Connie is in the Hall of Fame, but he missed out on being named to the NBA's Top 50 (later, 75). He belonged there. He's definitely better than almost everyone on those lists.
The Hawk was one the best going to the hoop. The hawk had to have some the biggest hands.
He could get a rebound with his hand the ball was like a orange in his hand he could navagate with that ball
One BADDD MAN
The Hawk was insane. Not Elgin, but definitely a hang time man
As soon as saw the NBA logo, I knew I was in for an erroneous bio of Connie Hawkins. His pro career began in the ABL with the Pittsburgh Rens and NOT with the Globetrotters. He was even the MVP in that league!
Hawk was a lil Elgin, a little Gus Johnson, a little George Gervin. But all Connie Hawkins.
Read that book maybe 30 years ago. It indicated, how the powers can ruin a person's career like Connie. He was as innocent as anyone in basketball, but they had to punish somebody for alledge gambling.
I saw Connie play once in an exhibition game. He put one of the best moves on Bob Lanier by holding the ball behind his back and then bringing it over his head to dunk it.
The book is really good, written by his attorneys. He was robbed, and if you can talk to any of b ball stars of yesterday's games, they would say he could have been one of the best basketball players of all time.
Great book.
😮😢😊
omg these phoenix trousers looked like pampers
The Gawk was something different.
WRONG WRONG WRONG!!!
IT STARTED WITH ELGIN BAYLOR RIP
CONNIE HAWKINS RIP THE HAWK!!
LEARNED ELGIN BAYLOR GAME
THEN DR.J MICHAEL JORDAN DAVID THOMPSON THEN LEBRON JAMES
NBA NEEDS TO RECOGNIZE THIS..
JB.ok
Excellent breakdown but THE MAMBA!!!
@@Rick-ov5rp
Kobe RIP WAS a late bloomer...
In the beginning he did not have that
Raw gifted talent of ACROBATING scooping dunking while hanging in the
Air under the basket etc...
What Kobe RIp did was work very very very hard at his game to get better to win....I remember when he got to the league 1st year a shot an airball at the
Foul line..guess was his nerves....
BUT BOY DID HE WORK HARD AND SACRIFICED FOR CHAMPIONSHIPS..
jb
how can you put lbj’s name innthe same sentence with all these game changers?
@@bcssylf
Will tell how when u last 20years in NBA
I had Kat beats KAREEM ABDULS SCORING RECORD U A BAD KAT
MJ MADE $10,000,000,000.00 FOR THE LEAGUE A BAD KAT 6 RINGS
WOULD HAD 7 POPS NOT MURDERED
MJ $3,500,000,000.00 NET WORTH...
LBJ MAKING $20,000,000,000.00 FOR LEAGUE A BAD KAT....
LBJ $1,000,000,000.00 NET WORTH..
ONLY DIFFERENCE WITH LBJ HE DOES
NOT HAVE THE GIFTED HANGTIME
ACROBATS UNDER THE BASKET OVER THE TOP LIKE ELGIN BAYLOR RIP
CONNIE HAWKINS RIP MICHAEL JORDAN DAVID THOMPSON DR. J
THATS THE ONLY DIFFERENCE IN HIS GAME...
jb.ok
Connie Hawkins was the doctor before the doctor was "The Doctor."
Julous ervin. Got alot from hawkins
The NBA admits Hawkins after he stars in the ABA. Yes, the Hawk had a lawsuit against the NBA but I think the NBA simply decided to reverse the ban in order to steal the ABA's best player.
Following in Hawkins path? Seriously? Doc. That' the list.
Before there was Jordan & Julius Erving, there was the Hawk.
Mcgee play similar