Comments on: Flint Star: The Greatest Player From Flint You’ve Never Heard Of http://www.hoopsaddict.com/flint-star-the-greatest-player-from-flint-you%e2%80%99ve-never-heard-of/ Get Your Basketball Fix... Sat, 04 Feb 2012 03:58:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Mr.James Watkins http://www.hoopsaddict.com/flint-star-the-greatest-player-from-flint-you%e2%80%99ve-never-heard-of/comment-page-1/#comment-18048 Mr.James Watkins Fri, 28 May 2010 18:40:52 +0000 http://hoopsaddict.com/2006/05/24/flint-star-the-greatest-player-from-flint-you%e2%80%99ve-never-heard-of/#comment-18048 I was comunity school dir.when Eric was in the fourth grade,hands down ET was the best basketball player i had ever seen.Eric was well mannered young man.If i saw him now ,all he would do is smile and say,how you doing mr. Watkins.I have a grandson that is atheletic.I tell him he could never beat the boys from flint.He is really good but i never let him know how good he is. I was comunity school dir.when Eric was in the fourth grade,hands down ET was the best basketball player i had ever seen.Eric was well mannered young man.If i saw him now ,all he would do is smile and say,how you doing mr. Watkins.I have a grandson that is atheletic.I tell him he could never beat the boys from flint.He is really good but i never let him know how good he is.

]]> By: Tony http://www.hoopsaddict.com/flint-star-the-greatest-player-from-flint-you%e2%80%99ve-never-heard-of/comment-page-1/#comment-17607 Tony Sat, 24 Apr 2010 04:40:10 +0000 http://hoopsaddict.com/2006/05/24/flint-star-the-greatest-player-from-flint-you%e2%80%99ve-never-heard-of/#comment-17607 One final story. I played college basketball in Hawaii where one of the assistant coaches overheard me telling stories about ET. He said, "Eric Turner", Yep, ET, the very best. He said you won't believe this but I played basketball with ET overseas. I guess ET game had deteriorated over the years. He could not believe the stories I was telling. We talked for HOURS about ET. Drugs evidently overtook him. Sad story. I actually thought he had more talent than Sam Vincent who was voted Mrichigan's First Mr. Basketball. Obvious politics. ET was the Man One final story. I played college basketball in Hawaii where one of the assistant coaches overheard me telling stories about ET. He said, “Eric Turner”, Yep, ET, the very best. He said you won’t believe this but I played basketball with ET overseas. I guess ET game had deteriorated over the years. He could not believe the stories I was telling. We talked for HOURS about ET. Drugs evidently overtook him. Sad story. I actually thought he had more talent than Sam Vincent who was voted Mrichigan’s First Mr. Basketball. Obvious politics. ET was the Man

]]> By: Tony http://www.hoopsaddict.com/flint-star-the-greatest-player-from-flint-you%e2%80%99ve-never-heard-of/comment-page-1/#comment-17606 Tony Sat, 24 Apr 2010 04:36:20 +0000 http://hoopsaddict.com/2006/05/24/flint-star-the-greatest-player-from-flint-you%e2%80%99ve-never-heard-of/#comment-17606 ET was the most talented and exciting player to play ball in Michigan. I grew up in Pontiac and every Wednesday and Saturday, I would rush to get a newspaper to see how badly Flint Central had defeated it's opponent. I also remember ET having the finest women in Flint and if you know Flint, they had the finest black women in the world!! And still do I hear ET was the most talented and exciting player to play ball in Michigan. I grew up in Pontiac and every Wednesday and Saturday, I would rush to get a newspaper to see how badly Flint Central had defeated it’s opponent. I also remember ET having the finest women in Flint and if you know Flint, they had the finest black women in the world!! And still do I hear

]]> By: Aubrey R. Dawson http://www.hoopsaddict.com/flint-star-the-greatest-player-from-flint-you%e2%80%99ve-never-heard-of/comment-page-1/#comment-17411 Aubrey R. Dawson Sat, 20 Mar 2010 12:12:14 +0000 http://hoopsaddict.com/2006/05/24/flint-star-the-greatest-player-from-flint-you%e2%80%99ve-never-heard-of/#comment-17411 Eric Turner was absolutely awesome. I matriculated through high school, as well as Michigan with him. He was and still is a STAR! May God bless him tremendously in this journey of his life. Aubrey Dawson Eric Turner was absolutely awesome. I matriculated through high school, as well as Michigan with him. He was and still is a STAR! May God bless him tremendously in this journey of his life. Aubrey Dawson

]]> By: God's Girl http://www.hoopsaddict.com/flint-star-the-greatest-player-from-flint-you%e2%80%99ve-never-heard-of/comment-page-1/#comment-13614 God's Girl Fri, 01 May 2009 15:19:26 +0000 http://hoopsaddict.com/2006/05/24/flint-star-the-greatest-player-from-flint-you%e2%80%99ve-never-heard-of/#comment-13614 Eric was not only a great player but also a great guy. His basketball skills were and on a good day still has finesse. You would have had to see it to beleive it! Eric was not only a great player but also a great guy. His basketball skills were and on a good day still has finesse. You would have had to see it to beleive it!

]]> By: Steven Vela http://www.hoopsaddict.com/flint-star-the-greatest-player-from-flint-you%e2%80%99ve-never-heard-of/comment-page-1/#comment-11210 Steven Vela Tue, 10 Feb 2009 20:35:54 +0000 http://hoopsaddict.com/2006/05/24/flint-star-the-greatest-player-from-flint-you%e2%80%99ve-never-heard-of/#comment-11210 I want to share with the world some of what I seen of Eric Turner. In 1981 he was "magic" and Keith Gray was "Special K" they started many games with a jump-ball tipped to E.T. from Marty Embry at half court, Eric through the ball towards the rim and keith would slam the greatest form of the ally-op play I have ever seen. Another time with five seconds lift before half-time Eric received the ball eighty feet from they hoop he looked at the clock stared at the basket and through the ball like a quarterback and made it with nothing bet net. people were so amazed at what they saw it felt surreal, no sound was made for around 10 seconds we were so amazed, then a big roar came up from the earth from everyone cheering and claping on what they just saw. even the other teams fans were clapping. Ask the great coaching ledgend John Wooden about Eric Turner. he coached him in a mcdonald all american game. Called him a pocket magic. I want to share with the world some of what I seen of Eric Turner. In 1981 he was “magic” and Keith Gray was “Special K” they started many games with a jump-ball tipped to E.T. from Marty Embry at half court, Eric through the ball towards the rim and keith would slam the greatest form of the ally-op play I have ever seen. Another time with five seconds lift before half-time Eric received the ball eighty feet from they hoop he looked at the clock stared at the basket and through the ball like a quarterback and made it with nothing bet net. people were so amazed at what they saw it felt surreal, no sound was made for around 10 seconds we were so amazed, then a big roar came up from the earth from everyone cheering and claping on what they just saw. even the other teams fans were clapping. Ask the great coaching ledgend John Wooden about Eric Turner. he coached him in a mcdonald all american game. Called him a pocket magic.

]]> By: Its. Allgood http://www.hoopsaddict.com/flint-star-the-greatest-player-from-flint-you%e2%80%99ve-never-heard-of/comment-page-1/#comment-6568 Its. Allgood Mon, 02 Jun 2008 03:42:28 +0000 http://hoopsaddict.com/2006/05/24/flint-star-the-greatest-player-from-flint-you%e2%80%99ve-never-heard-of/#comment-6568 I used to live next to ET in Flint, Mich. I loved to see him play BBAll on his goal in the driveway. One day i saw him play five guys and beat them all. I used to live next to ET in Flint, Mich. I loved to see him play BBAll on his goal in the driveway. One day i saw him play five guys and beat them all.

]]> By: Bill http://www.hoopsaddict.com/flint-star-the-greatest-player-from-flint-you%e2%80%99ve-never-heard-of/comment-page-1/#comment-6380 Bill Fri, 23 May 2008 00:04:24 +0000 http://hoopsaddict.com/2006/05/24/flint-star-the-greatest-player-from-flint-you%e2%80%99ve-never-heard-of/#comment-6380 Nice ariticle... but needed to note a few errors: 1. Eric was a 4th team all-america in 1981 2. Eric was not a freshman all-america at UM. He got that honor in 1983. 3. His senior year at Central High he averaged 20.9 pts and 8.9 assists Best player from Flint par none. Good article. Nice ariticle… but needed to note a few errors:

1. Eric was a 4th team all-america in 1981
2. Eric was not a freshman all-america at UM. He got that honor in 1983.
3. His senior year at Central High he averaged 20.9 pts and 8.9 assists

Best player from Flint par none.

Good article.

]]> By: m http://www.hoopsaddict.com/flint-star-the-greatest-player-from-flint-you%e2%80%99ve-never-heard-of/comment-page-1/#comment-4671 m Fri, 28 Mar 2008 20:37:41 +0000 http://hoopsaddict.com/2006/05/24/flint-star-the-greatest-player-from-flint-you%e2%80%99ve-never-heard-of/#comment-4671 i watched ET many times, best player i ever saw, BY A MILE, and i seen it all. i watched ET many times, best player i ever saw, BY A MILE, and i seen it all.

]]> By: DAN the MAN http://www.hoopsaddict.com/flint-star-the-greatest-player-from-flint-you%e2%80%99ve-never-heard-of/comment-page-1/#comment-2984 DAN the MAN Thu, 03 Jan 2008 23:52:38 +0000 http://hoopsaddict.com/2006/05/24/flint-star-the-greatest-player-from-flint-you%e2%80%99ve-never-heard-of/#comment-2984 Read what Tark the Shark said about Raymond Lewis: Tarkainan says about Lewis, "He was phenomenal, absolutely phenomenal. I followed him throughout high school. He had more God-given talent than anybody. "You can take the five best defensive players in the NBA and they couldn't stop this kid". " Raymond would play all our players one-on-one and kill "em, and half of them were All Americans." he said. "He was as fast as Allen Iverson, only taller, bigger and stronger, I kid you not, he could handle the ball like you couldn't believe, just make the ball disappear." I never saw anyone guard him one-on-one. I never saw anyone contain him. I never saw anyone stop his dribble penetration. In a college game once, he scored 73 points. I was memorized by his ability and I just couldn't believe it." In his novel 2005 novel Runnin' Rebel Tark proclaimed Raymond Lewis as "The Greatest Player I Ever Saw." Read what Tark the Shark said about Raymond Lewis:
Tarkainan says about Lewis, “He was phenomenal, absolutely phenomenal. I followed him throughout high school. He had more God-given talent than anybody. “You can take the five best defensive players in the NBA and they couldn’t stop this kid”.

” Raymond would play all our players one-on-one and kill “em, and half of them were All Americans.” he said. “He was as fast as Allen Iverson, only taller, bigger and stronger, I kid you not, he could handle the ball like you couldn’t believe, just make the ball disappear.”

I never saw anyone guard him one-on-one. I never saw anyone contain him. I never saw anyone stop his dribble penetration. In a college game once, he scored 73 points. I was memorized by his ability and I just couldn’t believe it.” In his novel 2005 novel Runnin’ Rebel Tark proclaimed Raymond Lewis as “The Greatest Player I Ever Saw.”

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