Top 10?

[rainmaker]

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

Make it a top 13. Jerry West should be on any list. Add Dr. J in his prime and put Connie Hawkins on there too. Hawkins was banned from the NBA until his mid-30's, and he still made the Hall of Fame. Just an amazing, amazing ballplayer.

Why was he banned?

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by rainmaker

Why was he banned?

He supposedly was involved in a betting ring before his first college year. He ended up getting thrown out of college before he even played a game, and got banned from the NBA. He played a little semi-pro ball and then signed with the Globetrotters and played with them for many years. They finally cleared him about 10 years later and he came into the NBA around 1969- at close to 30 years old and his best days behind him. That didn't stop him from eventually making the Hall of Fame though. He was Dr. J before there was a Dr. J. He was probably one of the most entertaining ballplayers to watch ever. He was like Michael Jordan; you were afraid to take your eyes off of him in case you'd miss something that you'd never see again.