Walt Williams Neck wrote:
long time guy wrote:
Even Bob McAdoo knows that he wasn't the "originator of the stretch 4 position" Willy Nilly Walt still begs to differ however.
Walt Williams Neck wrote:
from the NY Times 2014
SAN ANTONIO — Bob McAdoo, with his graceful, high-arcing jumper, was a rarity for an N.B.A. big man. At 6 feet 9 inches, he could pull shot blockers like Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Artis Gilmore and Bob Lanier out near the top of the key and shoot over them or drive past them. Three times, McAdoo led the league in scoring, and in 1975, he was named the N.B.A.’s most valuable player.
But when the N.B.A. instituted the 3-point line midway through his career, McAdoo did not venture there. He made just three 3-point shots in seven seasons.
“It was a strain for most of us,” McAdoo said. “When I did shoot it, it was a desperation shot.”
To illustrate his point he seeks out an idiot with an opinion and no facts to support it.
You know someone just like him.
When Bob Mcadoo left Chapel Hill after one season in which he garnered 2nd team AP all American honors and led the Tar Heels to the Final Four. Mcadoo found himself chosen 2nd in the 1972 NBA draft. Reportedly 2nd because he couldn’t come to a contract agreement with Portland who held the 1st pick. It was later discovered he was also chosen first in the ABA draft.
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Mcadoo at UNC
Respect of his peers
He was taken by the Buffalo Braves the franchise now known as the L.A Clippers and immediately made an impact on the league. At the end of his first year he was named Rookie of the Year and every player on every team knew he was a superstar in the making of which the league had never seen. Dr. Jack Ramsey said of Mcadoo “Bob Mcadoo had the full package, an offensive weapon that I don’t think has ever been equaled in the game”. Magic Johnson called him unstoppable. Today defenders are used to stretch bigs. However back then the other teams didn’t know what to do. They would try things like switching the power forward on him. Usually this wouldn’t work as he would take them into the paint with his turn around jumper. He is the original stretch big. Shooting all over the floor.
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The Skillset
Bob wasn’t just a shooter. He was a shot creator off the dribble similar to Dirk. He was also a better rebounder and low post scorer than say a Dirk. I’m not comparing the two, just stating facts. Mcadoo broke the North Carolina high school record for the high jump, just to give an example of his agility and athleticism.
He doesn’t seem to get the credit he deserves. He should widely be known as the pioneer to today’s stretch big. It’s as if he’s almost been forgotten through the years. I guess it’s because after him it was quite a while before other bigs were doing it. For years he was just an anomaly. An offensive weapon, a big with the skillset to create his shot and put the ball on the floor. Today many bigs do or try this. Don’t be confused though, there’s a difference between a Mcadoo or Dirk and most other stretch bigs.
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