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Billy "Kangaroo Kid" Cunningham

The eternal boy (white) Billy Cunningham brought his passion for basketball in all school grounds between New York and Washington, DC (District of Columbia), where his leaps made him gain, with the Kangaroo Kid deserved nickname, the respect of teammates and opponents almost exclusively blacks. When, however, saw him look at Chapel Hill campus of the University of North Carolina, Dean Smith was not just won (euphemism). Or rather, noting the slight build, knobby knees and awkward gait, the coach recalls thinking: "When did 'this boy can play basketball? I can not even walk. "

To avoid bone Billy" The (Kangaroo) Kid "punitive treatment under the boards, the Philadelphia 76ers thought they exploit in the backcourt stature and mobility. But a friendly against the Celtics convinced them otherwise. "It seemed that the half way line was a mile and a half away," Cunningham said of trying to bring the ball forward against KC Jones. Cunningham is part of the team in 1967, eventually toppled the Celtics just when , Wilt Chamberlain recalled, "in the NBA had already established a new role: the sixth man. And he, a white boy from Brooklyn, walked out the bench as a change of five blacks. Billy was unbelievable. "

surprisingly tenacious rebounder and effective, Cunningham was a slasher on offense quickly and easily remained in the air forever and then came" under "the defender to score with a soft layup. Complementary to its revenue, had an outdoor game based almost entirely on the strength of will: "It was a bad shot - telling coach Doug Moe - and then the shot is not ever trained. Knew he could not improve, so confident that he entered the game scored and reckless to the point to believe it himself. "

The City of Brotherly Love, the City brotherly love, known for its stars as denigrates, adopted the Kangaroo Kid as his own. The forgave two years of flight in ABA (the Carolina Cougars, 1972-1974), complete with season MVP in 1973. And two years after a knee injury prematurely cut short the career, gave him the welcome back as coach of the Sixers for the 1978 season. From neophyte, Cunningham had a roster of talent a dominant team, even if at times maddeningly inconsistent. He led the Sixers to three finals in four years, and in 1983 won the championship, finishing the playoffs with only one defeat. A Philadelphia reporter summed up the period Cunningham went on to haunt the Sixers panchinari: "He kept them in the incuidine and the hammer, the stamped his feet, guiding them, and they lived together eight years unforgettable."

by BASKETBALL STARS


Card of Billy "Kangaroo Kid" Cunningham
Position: wing Club
: Philadelphia Sixers (1965-1972, 1974-1976), Carolina Cougars (ABA, 1972-1974)
Height and weight: 1.97 x 100 kg
College: University of North Carolina
Figures in career: 20.8 PPG, 10.1 RPG, 4 APG
Credits: 3 times All-NBA First Team (1969-1971), MVP of the ABA (1973)
Club as a coach: Philadelphia Sixers (1977-1985)
Coaching Awards: an NBA championship (1982-83)