100 classic basketball photos

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Didn't know that Don Nelson was the inspiration for Chris Mullin's haircut.

May I Call You Jiggleee? (Leee), Monday, 29 July 2013 00:20 (eleven years ago) link

Speaking of Don, his free throw technique deserves a place here:

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http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/qKcOUZtIDHggXwrrB4Wz1w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7cT04NQ--/http://media.zenfs.com/en/blogs/sptusnbaexperts/NellieSixers51112.jpg

EZ Snappin, Monday, 29 July 2013 00:37 (eleven years ago) link

lmao nellieballs

what does ;_; mean in remorse code (m bison), Monday, 29 July 2013 01:10 (eleven years ago) link

inventor of basketball looks wistfully at his creation
"it's a decent idea right now but...what if, someday, someone could dunk this shit?"

xp

what does ;_; mean in remorse code (m bison), Monday, 29 July 2013 02:55 (eleven years ago) link

dont post starbury/KG pics, we got twolves fans in here!

what does ;_; mean in remorse code (m bison), Monday, 29 July 2013 02:55 (eleven years ago) link

theyre gonna start remembering a time when there was so much promise and hope and then get depressed

what does ;_; mean in remorse code (m bison), Monday, 29 July 2013 02:56 (eleven years ago) link

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http://meansheets.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/iceman.jpg

Matt Armstrong, Monday, 29 July 2013 03:06 (eleven years ago) link

Addition to the Shawn Kemp edition
18c
http://cdn.tss.uproxx.com/TSS/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/shawn-kemp-supersonics.jpg

caek da killa (Spottie_Ottie_Dope), Monday, 29 July 2013 04:20 (eleven years ago) link

I hate to say it, but a lot of these publicity stills and dunk contest shots just don't do it for me as classic basketball photos. Game time is where classic hoops happens.

Aimless, Monday, 29 July 2013 05:00 (eleven years ago) link

idk man, that Clyde shot is next level.

caek da killa (Spottie_Ottie_Dope), Monday, 29 July 2013 05:19 (eleven years ago) link

Nellie free throw in action:
http://i.imgur.com/RHhCVuS.gif

May I Call You Jiggleee? (Leee), Sunday, 11 August 2013 00:54 (eleven years ago) link

Nellie's a really interesting player:

http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/n/nelsodo01.html

Matt Armstrong, Sunday, 11 August 2013 03:45 (eleven years ago) link

that 74-75 season!

Matt Armstrong, Sunday, 11 August 2013 03:46 (eleven years ago) link

http://ballislife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/KG-Ray.jpg
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moullet, Sunday, 11 August 2013 06:35 (eleven years ago) link

classic basketball screencaps

Matt Armstrong, Sunday, 11 August 2013 06:38 (eleven years ago) link

wilt just doesn't look human sometimes

blinded by aggro (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 15 August 2013 04:31 (eleven years ago) link

incredible stems

Hooks on Phoenix worked for me (Spottie_Ottie_Dope), Thursday, 15 August 2013 04:31 (eleven years ago) link

how bout that one of him throwing up like 80 bricks

Hooks on Phoenix worked for me (Spottie_Ottie_Dope), Thursday, 15 August 2013 04:41 (eleven years ago) link

let the man have a moment

blinded by aggro (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 15 August 2013 04:48 (eleven years ago) link

tmac riding bradley is a contender for best dunk pic of the decade

Pope Cuddlestein (symsymsym), Tuesday, 27 August 2013 23:15 (eleven years ago) link

#controversialhoopsopinions

Pope Cuddlestein (symsymsym), Tuesday, 27 August 2013 23:30 (eleven years ago) link

Ferocious

I’m pissed off for greatness (Spottie_Ottie_Dope), Tuesday, 27 August 2013 23:40 (eleven years ago) link

Relevant:
http://andrise.com/classic-nba-in-color/

I’m pissed off for greatness (Spottie_Ottie_Dope), Thursday, 29 August 2013 05:42 (eleven years ago) link

lol greg kite

TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Thursday, 29 August 2013 09:54 (eleven years ago) link

three weeks pass...

Holy shit this goddamn fucking iPad has now swallowed two posts of varying lengths where I rhapsodize about the red paint background VC pic, complain that more nba photogs should use off camera flashes, and shame the op for not using this extra classic Oscar photo to start things off (68):

http://ballislife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/oscar-robertson-cincinnati.jpg

Call me Shitmael (CompuPost), Thursday, 19 September 2013 21:01 (eleven years ago) link

Why would that even happen

polyphonic, Thursday, 19 September 2013 21:35 (eleven years ago) link

five months pass...
one month passes...

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BmUvuWWCYAAcIxt.jpg

Two NBA champion coaches

polyphonic, Monday, 28 April 2014 17:54 (ten years ago) link

That's Spo as a kitten. Nice find.

Aimless, Monday, 28 April 2014 23:06 (ten years ago) link


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