Hagan was great but like many players from that era outsite of Russell, Wilt, and occasionally Oscar. He is very underrated. Had good rivalries with Heinsohn and Baylor.
That's a high compliment considering dantly was one of the most dominant scorers during the eighties, two bad he was traded before pistons got there back to back titles
@@70sfan it was in the “Tall Tales” book. The author is Terry Pluto. Amazing book on 50s 60s and early 70s basketball. I’ll try to find the page number and chapter
And shot it just as smooth with his off hand, yet people will still insist that players from this era weren’t skilled
But,but, evolution.
He was able to get these shots off with limited amount of spacing and a hand in his face every time. The best number 2 to Pettit you can ask for.
Best hook shot ever
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Meadowlark Lemon
Cliff Hagan
one of the finest lost arts in basketball 💙🏀
Shot looked ugly but very accurate...Hagan and Pettit form a great 1-2 punch
Hook shot! One of my favorite shots
Hagan was great but like many players from that era outsite of Russell, Wilt, and occasionally Oscar. He is very underrated. Had good rivalries with Heinsohn and Baylor.
Auerbach said Hagan was the Adrian Dantley of his era
Could you send me the source for this quote?
That's a high compliment considering dantly was one of the most dominant scorers during the eighties, two bad he was traded before pistons got there back to back titles
@@70sfan it was in the “Tall Tales” book. The author is Terry Pluto. Amazing book on 50s 60s and early 70s basketball. I’ll try to find the page number and chapter