We wonder if anyone carried a great team like Kareem did on Over and Back’s latest episode in its Basketball Mysteries of the 1970s series.Topics discussed include: Kareem's nearly unprecedented value to the Milwaukee Bucks, where he ranks among other all-time greats in a number of statistical categories, the percentage of Milwaukee's production came from Kareem as well as an overview of his many accomplishments and who his best teammates were. Also included is a portion of our previous Kareem in the 70s episode (
https://www.blogtalkradio.com/overandbacknba/2014/11/19/kareem-abdul-jabbar-in-the-1970s) which originally aired last November. In this portion we discuss the mythical $1M check from the ABA, the famed ABA/NBA power struggle to acquire his rights, Kareem's early NBA career with the Milwaukee Bucks including the Bucks' franchise's only championship, dominance in the NBA and more.