Connie Hawkins

Connie Hawkins,a.k.a "The Hawk"(The Greatest Forward Ever)

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• published: 29 Apr 2012
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Banned from the NBA for 8 of his best years,those bastards. He entered the NBA as a 27 year old rookie coming off of knee surgery. He was one of the top 10 ballers on the planet from the late 50's until 1972,arguably one of the top 5 players ever when he was in his prime, first player capable of playing every position on the court. Sometimes Phoenix would play him at center,and one particular game he dropped 32 points against Kareem-Abdul Jabbar in the post.Connie was only 6'9,but he had very long arms,and was athletic enough to score on anyone.And he was also passed his prime. His best playoff performance came when he had 34 points, 20 rebounds and 7 assists against Wilt Chamberlain and Elgin Baylor an extraordinary front line,and get this Connie was doing all of these things when he was passed his prime,he was never the same after that knee injury,unfortunately back then when you had a serious knee injury,it was basically downhill from there,unlike in the years to come where guys bounce back from knee injuries because the recovery methods are much better now than they were before. But Hawk was able to be a 4 time all-star in his 7 year career,which was 57% of his career he played at an all-star level,which is good,considering that all of this was after the knee injury where he clearly wasnt the same player. He played two years in the ABL when he was kicked out of school,he was only 17 destroying grown men,He was the MVP of the league and played at an all-star level for those two seasons,but in the second year,the ABL folded and then Connie had to join the Globetrotters for 4 years,then for two years he plays with the ABA,again the MVP of the league plays at an all star level for both seasons.He wins the championship in his first season. Unfortunately for Connie the 4 years he had with the Globetrotters leaves a void because there are no stats because he wasnt in a pro league.Based on his numbers in the ABL and the ABA,its fair to say that for those 4 years he wouldve averaged at least 27ppg and 12reb and 4assts per game. So two years in the ABL,those 4 years that are void because he played with the Globe trotters,and the two years in the ABA,equates to 8 years of all-star basketball + his 4 years of all-star basketball in the NBA,thats really 12 years of all star caliber basketball,but 8 years of concrete evidence to back up his abilites on the court of being a great player. Connie could dribble like a guard,he could shoot,he could post up,he had a hook shot as well as the turn around jumper,he could blow past a defender,spin on them, do whatever he wanted.He could also pass and rebound.In his day,considered the best all around player after Oscar Robertson 30pts,17rebs,11assts 44pts,20rebs,8assts,5blks,5stls 34pts,20rebs,7assts 20pts,16rebs,9assts Just some stats from a few of his ok games,not too bad for "The Hawk" "The Hawk"