"Remember, this was the era of the pull-up jumper—before the satanic 3-point shot came into play—so shooting from your bellybutton was not yet in vogue."
Kirk, I loved this piece about your encounter with Jerry West. A nice tribute. I just shared it with three of our HS classmates, all of whom, like you, are/were basketball obsessed. I was not one of them back in the day, but I plainly recall your disdain (Laponsee's class, with Jim Yergin) when I referred to your new Adidas as "sneakers" as opposed to your preferred term : "basketball shoes". Great writing.
Thanks, Rich. And thanks for sharing the post with others! Sorry if I was rude about the sneakers vs. basketball shoes business back in Laponsee's class. You know how dumb high school kids can be...
I loved this piece!
"Remember, this was the era of the pull-up jumper—before the satanic 3-point shot came into play—so shooting from your bellybutton was not yet in vogue."
Kirk, I loved this piece about your encounter with Jerry West. A nice tribute. I just shared it with three of our HS classmates, all of whom, like you, are/were basketball obsessed. I was not one of them back in the day, but I plainly recall your disdain (Laponsee's class, with Jim Yergin) when I referred to your new Adidas as "sneakers" as opposed to your preferred term : "basketball shoes". Great writing.
Thanks, Rich. And thanks for sharing the post with others! Sorry if I was rude about the sneakers vs. basketball shoes business back in Laponsee's class. You know how dumb high school kids can be...