The great ones are supposed to practically walk on the clouds, breathe in the rarified air of our imaginations and radiate their own light. They come with names Babe, Wilt, Broadway Joe, Magic that conjure up freeze-frame memories of their heroic feats.
If it is possible to construct a Hall of Fame career at ground level, that was Walt Bellamy. Living in the shadows of the legends.
Bellamy entered the NBA as a rookie in the 1961-62 Season of Giants, the year Wilt Chamberlain of the Philadelphia Warriors did the unthinkable, averaging 50 points and 25 rebounds per game and scoring 100 points on a singular night against the New York Knicks. It was the year the nonpareil talent that was Oscar Robertson averaged a triple-double for the Cincinnati Royals, the year the great Bill Russell won his third MVP award and led the Boston Celtics dynasty to the fourth of eight straight championships
It is great to learn about the history and how the NBA was back in the days such as the great micheal jordan and wilt chamberlin. Back in the 1960s it was way more competitive ten it is now becauseit was really a grown mn game. They use to have 88 games in a season instead of 83 which is a good thing now because it would just worn the players down before the post season would start. There were diffrent names for the teams to for insatnace cinncinati royals are now called the golden state warriors.Records were made by diffrent individuals from opposing teams. The first all-star game was also made which included the teams from the east coast the west coast. Future generations have now taken over the NBA and it has changed dramatically since the 1960's. Its so interesting to learn about the history of this wounderful game of basketball. I love to watch this becaue as a student athelete it helps me become a better student and ball player. I see this as a great opportunity for you to obtain knowldege on learning how to play.There were so many amazing eletrifying players back in the good old days of the 1960's. There was a team USA that won the first old medal in 1960. In the 1960's the playeres were alot shorter then they are today. I leraned so much about the history of the nba just by reading this article. I find this extremly valuable information that teaches you alot.
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