Comments on: Keltner List: Bernard King

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By: JP

JP — Mon, 17 May 2010 20:16:01 +0000

James Worthy on Bernard King:

JW: "He was probably the most feared forward I ever came up against. He was just an endless worker. He was reckless abandon under control and you could not outwork him. Not only was he talented with an extremely unorthodox shot, but also he would beat you down. He was a miniature-sized Moses Malone or Shaq, just physically punishing to defend. And you could not guard Bernard King tightly because he just wouldn’t allow you to be on him like that."

Taken from: http://www.slamonline.com/online/nba/2010/05/original-old-school-fast-breakin/

By: john dough

john dough — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 13:01:24 +0000

lol that's becuz kurtis blow is from new york and bernard was playing for the knicks when the song came out so who else on the knick squad would u expect kurt to mention?? still...he gets the "yes" vote from me for HOF

By: kevin

kevin — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 23:22:30 +0000

I remember when King came into the league, SI did a story on who would replace Julius Erving as the league's best forward and the young lions they picked were Marques Johnson, Walter Davis and King. At the time, I thought King was the best of the 3 and at his peak, he was as good as Erving, maybe better. He had the quickest release on his shot I ever saw. In fact, he released on the way up, rather than at the peak of the jump like most players.

I disagree with Neil on his passing. I thought King was an excellent passer and it is what separated him from the other high scoring forwards.

By: doug blair

doug blair — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 05:12:19 +0000

My reply is mostly subjective. I watched Bernard at Tennessee during his college years with Ernie Grunfeld. In the NBA and NCAA, anyone who ever watched BK pour his soul out onto the court, into the goal and into the game never really ever viewed the game in the same context again. Jerry West was my 1st favorite pro player, MJ the last. Bernard King took the spectators into the "zone" with him, and taught others how to find it themselves. Bernard not only elevated his team and the game, but the experience of being a spectator and observer of genius at work. Listen to many people who talk about watching BK, so many of them write about the experience and the energy. Too much is made of his difficulties in youth, many youth of high energy in intellect and performance struggle with learning to manage the energy of extreme focus and genius. Bernard King, for me personally you taught me how to play the game and to empathize with those burdoned with extreme giftedness. Sometimes giftedness can be a burden, until young folk learn the way. He Belonged In The Hall Of Fame years ago. Thanks for all you've done.

By: Mark Steeneck

Mark Steeneck — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 05:21:16 +0000

King was considered by many including HOFer Hubie Brown to be the MVP of 83-84. Tom Heinsohn said after the season that King's second half of that year was better than any he had EVER seen. During that second half of the year King had 50 points on back to back nights while shooting a very good percentage. The Knicks won both games on the road. Of course a team he was on while he was its best player could win a championship since he was either number 1 or 2 in 1984. King was a clutch performer and a very good passer. He didn't pile up assists because he didn't handle the ball much. He caught the ball in scoring position, made a quick move and released the ball. Not much opportunity to pass, but always made the good pass when it was the right thing to do. I remember when he was with the Warriors averaging 27 a game on 72 percent shooting for an entire month. In 1985 though averaging 32.9 per game he couldn't be even considered for MVP since his team was decimated by injuries and had no chance of making the playoffs. I think if you asked the other great small forwards of his era you would find that they rank Bernard much higher than the average person or sports writer and that matters. Ask Dr. J and Larry Bird whether King belongs in the Hall. Against the Pistons in the 1984 playoffs, King averaged almost 43 a game for 5 games. He was a great fast break player but the Knicks were a slow it down team. His Knicks took the Celtics to 7 games. Bird was guarded by King but King was guarded by Maxwell and McHale, both excellent defenders and they were platooned against King so they were always fresh. After the ACL injury he still was very good. How many players could have limped around like he did and still have a big impact for his team. I saw him torch Pippen in 1993 (his last year) for 20 points in one half---Pippen had no chance. This wouldn't even be a debate if not for the ACL injury but I think how good he was AFTER the injury proves that he belongs in the Hall Of Fame.

By: Mike Hale

Mike Hale — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 02:56:17 +0000

Bernard KIng aka Nard was awesome. I remember back in the day, checking the game stats with my homies. If we saw Nard had scored say 23 points the night before, someone would invariably say, "damn, Nard had an off game last night." Thats how bad he was. Everyone in the know, revered Bernard King. I recall once, Cornbread Maxwell, saying in a pregame interview, that he was going to be guarding Bernard that night and declaring, "he wont get 40 tonight." Nard went out and lit him up for 50. Nard was a bad boy, or what we used to call a bad actor. Also, alot of people have slept on James Silas, my Tallulah LA homie. He was the runner up MVP to Dr J one year. He aand the Ice Man was team mates for the spurs and James was the star. Gervin was his side kick. He got injured and wasnt able to come back fully. Only then did Gervin become the Ice Man. Phil Chenier was a bad boy. If he hadnt gotten injured, he would be an all time great. Bob Dandridge should also be in the Hall.

By: Neil Paine

Neil Paine — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 19:05:08 +0000

LOL, that qualifies him for automatic induction.

By: Blake Kennedy

Blake Kennedy — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 12:53:46 +0000

Another yes/no question for the HOF: Q: Was this player mentioned in Kurtis Blow's song "Basketball"? A: Yes, Bernard King was mentioned in the song. Therefore, he should be inducted into the HOF.

By: Neil Paine

Neil Paine — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 16:58:20 +0000

MVP doesn't always use "best player" as a criteria, though. Even at his peak, did anyone seriously suggest King could match Bird or Magic's all-around game? Being a high-volume, super-efficient scorer is fantastic, but King was one-dimensional in that manner -- he didn't rebound, defend, pass, etc. very well compared to those guys (especially Bird, who played the same position).