You Tube Gold: George McGinnis

Photo by George Gojkovich/Getty Images BUFFALO, NY - CIRCA 1976: Forward George McGinnis of the Philadelphia 76ers gestures while talking to teammates during a National Basketball Association game against the Buffalo Braves at the Memorial Auditorium circa 1976 in Buffalo, New York.There were a lot of great players that came to the NBA after the ABA-NBA merger in 1976. One who is kind of overlooked now is George McGinnis.

He played at Indiana in the early ‘70s. We’re pretty sure he left the year before Bob Knight arrived but he may have played for the General for a year.

It seems an odd match. Knight had very specific ideas about what players should be and on the court at least, McGinnis was…