The Starters for the Knicks: 15-Dick McGuire 16-Tony Lavelli 19-Nat "Sweetwater" Clifton 11-Harry Gallatin 5-Max Zaslofsky Head Coach: Joe Lapchick Starting for Fort Wayne: 5-Ralph Johnson 4-John Oldham 16-Larry Foust 15-Jack Kerris 8-Fred Schaus Head Coach: Murray Mendenhall
The score was Knicks 86 - 77 over the Pistons. They combined for a blistering 55 of 174 shots with no shame or touch at all. Less than 32% shooting and 53 of 71 on free throws. Staggering how much the game has changed and how many times over players today are so much better athletically than the pros of 70 yrs ago.
Do you have more Fort Wayne games? I noticed you have 3 up that's pretty good. I'm an early NBA enthusiast lol there's some great rare footage of some of the best players of that era. Larry Foust #16, Fred Schaus #8, Max Zaslofsky #5, Vince Boryla #12.
Just one of the rules at the time. It was like a change of possession thing. They had jump balls after quarters, free throws and some fouls during the 50s kinda died out in the 60s.
Too bad there is no audio. The public address announcer there had to be John Condon. He was only in his 4th year as the Knicks PA man. He would be there for 42 years.
Don't forget, these guys had no one to watch or pattern themselves after. Most learned the game at a local YMCA from a peach basket era coach or shooting at a barn hoop. No films, TV, videos, or great players to copy and emulate. They learned the game from the seat of their pants and improvised everything. They probably trained on beer and cigarettes.
The Starters for the Knicks:
15-Dick McGuire
16-Tony Lavelli
19-Nat "Sweetwater" Clifton
11-Harry Gallatin
5-Max Zaslofsky
Head Coach: Joe Lapchick
Starting for Fort Wayne:
5-Ralph Johnson
4-John Oldham
16-Larry Foust
15-Jack Kerris
8-Fred Schaus
Head Coach: Murray Mendenhall
Nat "Sweetwater" Clifton was a pioneer big before Bill & Wilt came on the scene.
The score was Knicks 86 - 77 over the Pistons. They combined for a blistering 55 of 174 shots with no shame or touch at all. Less than 32% shooting and 53 of 71 on free throws.
Staggering how much the game has changed and how many times over players today are so much better athletically than the pros of 70 yrs ago.
Wow. Thank you.
Where do u get this footage like dis was decades man
Do you have more Fort Wayne games? I noticed you have 3 up that's pretty good. I'm an early NBA enthusiast lol there's some great rare footage of some of the best players of that era. Larry Foust #16, Fred Schaus #8, Max Zaslofsky #5, Vince Boryla #12.
I noticed that the farther along the game got, the better the shooting got.
Also, why near the end were there jump balls after free throws?
Just one of the rules at the time. It was like a change of possession thing. They had jump balls after quarters, free throws and some fouls during the 50s kinda died out in the 60s.
Final score: 0-0
What is that glitchy noise ?
It looks like a how-to video for running the three-man weave and turning the ball over (at least the 90 seconds that I watched did).
Too bad there is no audio.
The public address announcer there had to be John Condon. He was only in his 4th year as the Knicks PA man. He would be there for 42 years.
Don't forget, these guys had no one to watch or pattern themselves after. Most learned the game at a local YMCA from a peach basket era coach or shooting at a barn hoop. No films, TV, videos, or great players to copy and emulate. They learned the game from the seat of their pants and improvised everything. They probably trained on beer and cigarettes.