Red On Roundball-Brian Winters vs. David Thompson

I believe this footage was either taped on February 11th or 12th 1977 when the CBS crew was in town for the All-Star game at the Milwaukee Arena(Mecca)

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[belitnakoff]

David Thompson was a flawless player. If he played today, he would make the current crop of NBA players look like high school kids.

[robps89]

the best part of these videos is Red's concluding statement at the end to put it all in perspective.

[samtheman7975]

@BillyBadAss53120 they were hall of famers because of red being installer of confidence and winning attitude

[BillyBadAss53120]

@mmcneil777 Having Bill Russell and a cast of future hall of famers probably helped too

[mmcneil777]

You can see why Red won all those championships. He is a great instiller of confidence and a winning attitude.

[joenathanable]

wow I love these red on roundball videos.

but David Thompson seems on something even in the video.

[apr306]

David might have had some problems managing his "grown up life" but none-the-less he is by far the best college basketball player to ever play the game! Probably the best that ever will! Can you imagine if they could dunk when he was in college? WHOAH!

[SnoreBear44]

Yes, David may have a substance abuse problem, but I never heard a bad word about him as a person, and he's still the best college player I've ever seen, Jabbar and Walton inclusive.

[Ariamaluum]

In short, if you want to be a role model, go white, marry white, you'll be alright by the public or else you will be criticized harshly for every move you make.

[Ariamaluum]

I said "to be considered" not reality. Mr. Obama has done so much to be a role model. 5 months of office and he didn't get ripped like George W. did. I mean can you imagine Fox networkd not running the State of the Union address.

[TBlake34]

I'm impressed with your ability to take simply, clear statements and respond with batches of crazy.

This is more a Monty Python sketch than a conversation, so you can go ahead and live in your fantasy world.

So Barack Obama isn't a role model? Interesting argument.