Hal Greer RIP

[rudad02]

Hal Greer passed away at 81yrs. Great, great hooper. One of the very best jump shooters ever. Could take it to the hoop also. And a great defender. Never a showboat. Member of NBA Hall of Fame. RIP Hal.

 

[Rutgers36]

On the great Sixer teams from the 60's

 

[RM60]

That 66-67 76ers championship team was arguably the greatest in nba history. Greer was a fantastic player.

 

[FELONIOUSMONK]

Smooth as silk.

 

[4theknights]

I seem to remember Hal Greer taking a jump shot when shooting free throws. So cool...don't recall anybody doing that. RIP to a really talented player

 

[knights1212]

He really was very good. This is sad. Another outstanding athlete from my youth is gone.

 

[MADHAT1]

A player from my youth that started out with a team from my youth (Syracuse Nationals) that moved to Phillie a year after the Warriors left for SF and were renamed the Philadelphia 76ers

 

[HALL85]

Loved the way the Philly announcer used to introduce him during warmups.

 

[JIMSOULS]

Loved the way the Philly announcer used to introduce him during warmups.

That was Dave Zinkoff, who would bellow GAH-REER every time Greer made a basket. Great PA announcer. When the Celtics were in town and Bailey Howell committed a foul, he would say, "That (pause) was a Howell (pause) Fow-ell."

Back to Greer, one of the least-known greats of the game. He was named one of the 50 greatest NBA players in 1997, and retired as the league's fifth all-time leading scorer (behind Chamberlain, Robertson, West and Baylor).

 

[TDIrish27]

Tremendous player-----RIP

 

[HALL85]

That was Dave Zinkoff, who would bellow GAH-REER every time Greer made a basket. Great PA announcer. When the Celtics were in town and Bailey Howell committed a foul, he would say, "That (pause) was a Howell (pause) Fow-ell."

Back to Greer, one of the least-known greats of the game. He was named one of the 50 greatest NBA players in 1997, and retired as the league's fifth all-time leading scorer (behind Chamberlain, Robertson, West and Baylor).

+1. A quiet pro.

 

[RUinFla]

I seem to remember Hal Greer taking a jump shot when shooting free throws. So cool...don't recall anybody doing that. RIP to a really talented player

Can,t remember another player--NBA or college--that shot his free throws with a jump shot. Also remember his high pitched voice hen he disagreed with a call.
TL

 

[hoquat63]

Can,t remember another player--NBA or college--that shot his free throws with a jump shot. Also remember his high pitched voice hen he disagreed with a call.
TL

I remember him saying it was practice for his jump shooting

 

[PiscatawayMike]

I often wonder why more players don't shoot jump shots on free throws. There have been many excellent jump shooters who did not connect on a high percentage from the line.

R.I.P.

 

[JIMSOULS]

I often wonder why more players don't shoot jump shots on free throws. There have been many excellent jump shooters who did not connect on a high percentage from the line.

R.I.P.

Bob McAdoo took a jump on his free throws that was similar to his jump-shot style. I don't know how to post it, but google "Bob McAdoo 50" on YouTube. You'll find 10:30 of highlights from him scoring 50 points against the Bullets in the '75 playoffs. Spectacular stuff, plus looks at lots of old NBA players in the game that might warm your heart. Big Bob was ahead of his time.