ESPN SportsCentury series about Jerry Lucas

That was really cool seeing him shooting around on his childhood court in the park.

There’s something comforting about watching these

In the early 70’s , the Knicks game was so fluid , it was like watching 5 guys share the same mind.

He came to where I lived in Ohio and put on a memory show. Very smart and nice guy.

Those Knicks teams of the early 70s were great, gifted, cerebral and cohesive. Look at the roster: DeBusschere, Bradley, Reed, Frazier, Lucas, Earl "The Pearl" Monroe, Phil Jackson. Coached by Red Holzman. Quite a team.

I attended Jerry’s memory course in Cincinnati in 1979 while I was in Job Corp, attending UC. I still have the tapes and books from the course. I teach his memory techniques in my classes at PBSC. Thank you for everything, Jerry.

Wooooooooooooow. Such an amazing human being and a great great basketball player.

Havlicek and Lucas on the same college team. That must've been a helluva squad.

When it became apparent that Willis Reed's injuries would limit his playing time, the Knicks got Lucas out of desperation. Even though he wasn't a true center, they had an excellent team and won a championship. People forget how remarkable this was.

This was a great story. I wonder why the NBATV never does this stuff on a regular bases?

Loved Lucas's bomb stots from the top of the key.

Jerry was the Tesla of basketball. Unbelievable how these people are at a genius level.

My favorite player growing up. Glad to see his episode posted. Thanks.

It was too bad that Lucas and Robertson at Cincinnatti didn't have what I guess is called "chemistry". When he came to New York, Coach Red Holtzman devised a lineup that had no center, rather three forwards and two guards. It was unique. Lucas played far beyond the key and had the softest jump shot that was high and arcing. Marv Albert, say what you will about him, was a great radio announcer and he would say "Yes" as the crowd roared. In addition, Lucas was a clutch player, in his own way like Jerry West. Lucas to me is weird and an egotist and I can see being a part of a team over a long season could create problems. But he was a great player. The Knicks in those days played great team ball.

So many Icons

Great documentary boss.

I have always maintained that they would have beaten the Lakers in the finals if Debuscherre had not been injured. It was a perfect matchup for them. They won the first game by 30 points. Chamberlain could not guard Lucas at the top of the circle and the next year I remember Chamberlain running out to try to guard Lucas and Lucas putting those bombs in..

Lucas provided the knicks with a high post center who could pass shoot and rebound . His nba career part 1 was pairing with oscar and royals to play second fiddle to Russell's celtics and wilts 76ers. Part 2 was his knicks career knees weakened but hitting the opening man hitting the = of a 3 , and rebounding the defensive glass. He was a savant . Rain man. 20 20 seasons. At ohio state he joined with havlicek and Siegfried.

He's a monster in 2k

Jerry Lucas, Wilt Chamberlain, Wes Unseld, Bill Russell, and Dennis Rodman were the greatest rebounders in NBA history—in my opinion.