American Basketball Association remembrance thread.

[GOPisEvil]

http://www.remembertheaba.com/

[trackfan]

1. I hated the red, white and blue ball n/t

[underpants]

3. I did too especially when playing

it always felt lighter and really threw off my shot. Luckily those things died off and disappeared from the school yard courts.

[GOPisEvil]

4. Why do you hate America?

x(

[flakey_foont]

2. At least the ABA gave the world Dr. J

San Antonio Spurs - Indiana Pacers, New Jersey Nets, Denver Nuggets

[underpants]

5. Virginia Squires

I love the "What's New?" section

http://virginiasquires.homestead.com/VirginiaSquiresHomepage.html

[GOPisEvil]

6. Thank goodness for the Squires.

Thanks to their ineptitude my Spurs were able to get George Gervin for next to nothing. They also had to give away Dr. J.

Can you imagine Dr. J and Gervin on the same team? :wow:

[underpants]

11. It's all here

[GOPisEvil]

12. I need to read that. I always liked the ABA more when I was a kid.

[jobycom]

7. I remember ABA, but didn't know they played basketball, too.

I thought they just sang and danced and stuff.

[DelawareValleyDem]

8. can't forget the Kentucky Colonels

[GOPisEvil]

9. Artis Gilmore AND Dan Issel, coached by Hubie Brown!

:thumbsup:

[underpants]

10. October 13, 1967 first ABA game who won?

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.The Oaks play the Anaheim Amigos in the ABA's first game, winning a close one 132-129

http://virginiasquires.homestead.com/History.html

[Tom Kitten]

13. maybe the weirdest team name ever

The Anaheim Amigos...go Fighting Amigos?

Never heard of them until years later even though they played about eight miles from where I grew up.

[underpants]

14. and they said the ABA would never last

:eyes:

[GOPisEvil]

15. The 2003 NBA Finals were a joy for the ABA fans.

Spurs vs. Nets - 2 old ABA teams! :D

Of course the Spurs SHOULD have won in 1979...stupid Bullets.

[Tom Kitten]

18. and some also say

from the acorn grows the mighty Oak!

[Reverend_Smitty]

16. Check out these threads Larry Brown was sportin

he's come a long way

[GOPisEvil]

17. I like this sweater!

Not that there's anything wrong with that Larry...