Bill Walton has died of cancer

[tyroneweaver]

What a treasure
When he he did byu games he was fantastic about provo

Bill Walton dies at 71: 'Truly one of a kind' Basketball Hall of Famer succumbs to cancer

Walton was a two-time NBA champion, MVP and Hall of Famer

www.cbssports.com

 

[crossbody]

Condolences to his family.

 

[Rambunctious]

very sad...

 

[rightwinger]

Bill was an all time great and maybe the best College player ever. His career was shortened by injuries.

He was a great Basketball analyst and could tell amazing stories

 

[pknopp]

I didn't even realize he had been ill.

RIP

 

[John Edgar Slow Horses]

Rest in Peace, Bill.

 

[Cougarbear]

What a treasure
When he he did byu games he was fantastic about provo

Bill Walton dies at 71: 'Truly one of a kind' Basketball Hall of Famer succumbs to cancer

Walton was a two-time NBA champion, MVP and Hall of Famer

www.cbssports.com

I didn’t know he was sick. I always enjoyed his commentaries on basketball games. My brother went to UCLA and said when Lou Alcindor (Jabbar) was a senior that there was a freshman that may be better than Alcindor, Bill Walton. That year, freshman were still not able to play varsity. They had Jr. Variety leagues.
In my opinion, had they not tried to fix his feet, he would have been about the greatest center of all time in every facet of the game. Wilt still being the greatest. But better all around than Jabbar.

 

[lantern2814]

A great guy to listen to. Great stories and a naturally funny guy when it was appropriate. He knew when to be serious about the game and when some lighthearted banter was appropriate. Too bad his pro career was injury filled.

 

[Mr. Friscus]

I honestly mostly found Walton to be annoying during his calling of NBA games, but he seemed to be a good guy and it’s sad his life was cut a bit short due to that Illness.

As for his career, he’s the poster boy for a guy who was given benefit of the doubt of what he could have been vs. what he actually accomplished. It’s true that the eyeball test puts Walton better than his numbers, but I still think he’s generally overrated for his career, but that usually happens to guys who are media sweethearts. He had an elite game.

He and Kareem are the greatest college players of all time though. No question

 

[Rocko]

Rip. Throw it down big man. Throw it down!

 

[John Edgar Slow Horses]

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He and Kareem are the greatest college players of all time though. No question

Yes. Imagine the last few weeks of Caitlin Clark's hype this year.

Then realize the Kareem and Bill had it in their frosh and three-year varsity careers, each. Four years non-stop of that growing hype.

 

[Papageorgio]

I lived in the Portland area when the Red Hot and Rollin Blazers won the NBA Championship and Walton was so much fun to watch, his rebounding , his outlet passes to Gross, Twardzik and Hollins were passes of beauty. The year after the Blazers played Auerbach fastbreak basketball and were 48-8 at the all Star break when Walton was injured and the season was pretty much over.

The best passing center I ever saw.

 

[Billo_Really]

What a treasure
When he he did byu games he was fantastic about provo

Bill Walton dies at 71: 'Truly one of a kind' Basketball Hall of Famer succumbs to cancer

Walton was a two-time NBA champion, MVP and Hall of Famer

www.cbssports.com

I cannot believe he is gone! I still remember him at UCLA and at Portland in 1977. Alright, I'm going to say it, Bill Walton was the best passing big man of all time.

He will definitely be missed.

 

[rightwinger]

Yes. Imagine the last few weeks of Caitlin Clark's hype this year.

Then realize the Kareem and Bill had it in their frosh and three-year varsity careers, each. Four years non-stop of that growing hype.

When Lew Alcindor (Kareem) was a Freshman he was not allowed on the varsity team.
Playing on the Freshman team, he beat the UCLA varsity that had won the NCAA championship the year before.

 

[John Edgar Slow Horses]

I used to watch Lionel H at Dixie Junior College and UNLV. What a whiz bang.

 

[John Edgar Slow Horses]

I cannot believe he is gone! I still remember him at UCLA and at Portland in 1977. Alright, I'm going to say it, Bill Walton was the best passing big man of all time.

He will definitely be missed.

Chamberlain was as good. His first six years he averaged more than 40 points a game. He handed out 8.6 assist one year.

 

[Billo_Really]

Chamberlain was as good. His first six years he averaged more than 40 points a game. He handed out 8.6 assist one year.

I am not going to argue with you. The Big Dipper is my favorite NBA player of all time!

 

[John Edgar Slow Horses]

I am not going to argue with you. The Big Dipper is my favorite NBA player of all time!

We are not arguing at all. Observations. He is probably mine as well. Though Karl Malone, though...

 

[Papageorgio]

I cannot believe he is gone! I still remember him at UCLA and at Portland in 1977. Alright, I'm going to say it, Bill Walton was the best passing big man of all time.

He will definitely be missed.

He did Gonzaga games for ESPN sand loved his commentary and he was the best passing center of all time, to watch him at the top of the key flip a pass to a cutting Twardzik was beautiful

 

[tyroneweaver]

Bill was an all time great and maybe the best College player ever. His career was shortened by injuries.

He was a great Basketball analyst and could tell amazing stories

he would pretend he didn't know his co announcers names. "your names' david, right."