We knew what we were doing.. We couldnt share this moment in person with my father, because the game was played in Washington, D.C, and in 1975, teams did not fly families and friends to road games. I paint the city, man, Toscano-Anderson said. Back when Attles had a sharper memory, his consideration for others left a lasting impact. Point guard who starred for the Philadelphia/Golden State Warriors from 1960-1971, and coached the team from 1970-1983. On March 2, 1962, he was the team's second-leading scorer with 17 points on the night Wilt Chamberlain scored 100 points. Barry, however, is less reticent, which is much of the reason he is an. Toscano-Anderson was born and raised in East Oakland. One half of one percent of people looking to play professional basketball will even get the opportunity to try out.. My mom explained that her day was exhausting, and she was tired. This is my fathers playful response when people ask how he feels about being inducted into the Hall of Fame. That encouragement set Toscano-Anderson on a path that has eventually led with the versatile forward finding a home with his childhood team, as this past May he signed a multi-year contract with the Warriors. He was one of the first African-American head coaches in the NBA. Before returning to his luxury apartment near Chase Center in San Francisco, Toscano-Anderson feasts at his favorite Mexican restaurant, Mariscos La Costa on International Boulevard. His top choice was Cal in nearby Berkeley, but his mother, desperate for him to get as far away from East Oaklands streets as possible, persuaded him to pick the Wisconsin school. Thats what kind of jump started me playing basketball. Get Morning Report and other email newsletters, San Francisco, CA - Circa 1969 to 1971: Al Attles, #16, makes the jump during a San Francisco Warriors verus Los Angeles Lakers game. It was the same at home. Without him, she felt lost. I greatly anticipate my father becoming immortalized. Fell in love with it, said Toscano-Anderson. (Jane Tyska/Staff Archives), Former Golden State Warriors head coach Al Attles attends a press conference to introduce the team's new draft picks at the team's headquarters in Oakland, Calif., Monday, June 27, 2011. It wasnt good, but my mom ate it like it was steak and lobster. But it has been his standing in our family that has always held the most meaning for us. He shot and killed Juan on 92nd Avenue. If anything, the real work starts now. Through the rest of elementary and middle school, Juan split time between his grandpas home and those of his AAU coaches in Oakland, not moving to Castro Valley full-time until the summer before his freshman year of high school. I remember this mantra from the time I was five years old, when my father would caution kids at his numerous basketball camps to keep their heads in the books as opposed to betting it all on a professional career. Workers in S.F. "I never imagined it being a Warrior jersey. In class, his voice barely rose above a whisper. But it won't last long. src="https://www.facebook.com/tr?id=674090812743125&ev=PageView&noscript=1"/>. She missed doctors appointments. Attles worked with the PTA to raise money to replace all the stolen gifts. Now on that standard contract, Juan is ready to prove that decision was the right one. "She never mentioned Mr. Attles was her husband, and I mean, I knew [who] the Warriors were, but I didn't know any of that," Patricia said. Al Attles is synonymous with the Golden State Warriors, and Friday night he will be immortalized here as a member of the basketball Hall Of Fame. In 29 games, Juan Toscano-Anderson has averaged 5.0 points on 52.8% shooting, 4.1 rebounds and 2.3 assists for the Warriors. [7] He was a role player on the 1964 Warriors team (with Wilt Chamberlain and Guy Rodgers) that made the NBA Finals and eventually lost the championship series to the Boston Celtics, four games to one. He was previously the Warriors beat reporter (2016-2021) and the Cal beat reporter (2015-16). Attles and his wife, Wilhelmina, reside in Oakland and have two adult children, Alvin III and Erica. Mrs. Attles, as Toscano-Anderson called her, encouraged the young boy to join the Warriors' youth basketball program, and also helped him get on the Oakland Rebels AAU basketball team. Jersey No. It has been his entire life, as he grew up on 95th Avenue in East Oakland. (By Howard Erker / Oakland Tribune), Oakland, CA February 8, 1981 - Golden State Warriors basketball coach Al Attles. A life-changing signature," Toscano-Anderson said in a Zoom press conference Thursday evening. Point guard who starred for the Philadelphia/Golden State Warriors from 1960-1971, and coached the team from 1970-1983. Oakland is home to Juan Toscano-Anderson. He also paved the way for more racial equality within the NBA coaching profession. Millions of high-quality images, video, and music options are waiting for you. Tap into Getty Images' global scale, data-driven insights, and network of more than 340,000 creators to create content exclusively for your brand. She named him Juan. But eventually, they did. I'm just Juan, the biracial guy. "My relationship with my Mexican heritage was, it was different," Toscano-Anderson recently told me. In the decade since Toscano-Anderson got that tattoo as a junior at Castro Valley, he had reasons to believe he might not be so special. Juan went home and declared to his family he was giving up soccer. Dear Abby: Why do they imply my husband is a freak? Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window), Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window), Chart: Bay Area rainfall totals for this week, Steph Curry could return during Warriors next road trip, per reports, Kerrs game plan, the Warriors energy, lifted the Dubs to a much-needed win, Draymond Green explains his issue with Black History Month: Why do we get the shortest month?, Warriors come alive in third quarter to beat Portland, Steph Curry takes encouraging step in lead-up to return, though timetable still unknown. Every time he walked into that building, he got a taste of what he wanted his future to be. Fueled by the desire to land a college scholarship and help his mom, Toscano-Anderson blossomed into a four-star recruit. Many of Juans new classmates had parents who were doctors or lawyers. That showed me like, oh, I got a long way to go to get better.". I ran and collected all the family photo albums and put them in my car. Golden State Warriors | It also unlocked his passion for basketball. Alvin, wake up! It was very structured. Collect, curate and comment on your files. And Al Attles Golden State Warriors have just won the NBA championship!. The Warriors have invited various luminaries, including Barry, Mullin, Sleepy Floyd, Marreese Speights and Jason Richardson for Sundays game against the Los Angeles Clippers, which marks the final regular-season game at Oracle Arena. [9] He was inducted into the Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame in 1993. Although his role has greatly changed, we now happily assume the role of caregivers to the man who has given so much to so many. As did the policeman. At a time when you're trying to form your identity, this kind of commentary makes it nearly impossible. Want Warriors news delivered to your phone? A film he wrote . As he walks past familiar liquor stores and laundromats, he is reminded of some childhood memories that shake him to this day. I wanted to be a guy who establishes himself in this league and is not just here for preseason or a 10-day or a call-up. I love who I am. Jeff Mullins and . Thompson: Known for his toughness, Warriors legend Al Attles' strength comes from his wife's love By Marcus Thompson II Apr 4, 2019 Al Attles, 82, is a champ in the kitchen. Heres the impact of the latest 2022 tax returns: IRS further extends filing deadline for most Californians. Rather than voice her displeasure about her day in comparison to his relatively short day, she instead took her frustration out on the pots and pans in the kitchen. The immense pride Toscano-Anderson has for his hometown is a common trait found in most Oaklanders, including myself. Leave it to Toscano-Anderson to make his connection to the Bay Area known through his song of choice: Thizzle Dance by the late East Bay rapper Mac Dre. After questioning his abilities, it is only fitting that Oakland native Toscano-Anderson found his way into the NBA by coming back to the Bay Area. None of this wouldve been possible without your love and support at a very difficult time in our lives, Patricia wrote. I am versatile. "I think I have gone above and beyond to show that I accept who I am. There, in the back of the driveway, Juan and his cousins would shoot at a plastic crate hung on a gate. Friends told her that he had blossomed into an all-state player at Castro Valley High School. (Ron Riesterer / Oakland Tribune Staff Archives), Oakland, CA February 13, 1976 - Golden State Warriors basketball coach Al Attles at a press conference. He retired as a player after the 197071 season, and stayed on as head coach, guiding the Rick Barry-led Warriors to the 1975 NBA championship over the heavily favored Washington Bullets, making him the second African-American coach to win an NBA title (the first was Bill Russell). After a long, winding, and non-traditional route, Juan Toscano-Anderson played his first minutes on the NBA hardwood in regular season action. Marvin Gaye! Nicknamed the "Destroyer",[2][3] he played the point guard position and spent his entire 11 seasons (19601971) in the National Basketball Association (NBA) with the team, joining it when it was still based in Philadelphia and following it to the Bay Area in 1962. Encouraged by her reaction, my father soon became the primary cook in our family. Toscano-Anderson's family immigrated from Michoacan, Mexico, in the 1940s and immediately settled in Oakland. After 3 hours of labor, Patricia gave birth to a 9-pound, 12-ounce baby. After averaging 3.8 points per game over his four-year career at Marquette, Toscano-Anderson didnt receive a single offer to play overseas, much less in the NBA. "I love Al Attles (then the head coach). Get Morning Report and other email newsletters. Former Warriors head coach Al Attles attended Game 4 of the NBA Finals on Friday night, marking his first appearance at Oracle Arena in 2019. Juan often was late to school -- not because of rebellion, but because his motherwas spread thin -- and during class, he wasn't fully present. When his mom moved back to Castro Valley when he was in fifth grade, he refused to leave East Oakland. The time when he was in the backseat of his moms car outside the McDonalds on 98th Avenue and International as men exchanged gunfire that barely missed him. His work has been honored by APSE, CNPA and the Professional Basketball Writers Association. It's never an easy critique to hear. For kids that are from Oakland, they can identify with me., Toscano-Anderson continued: Its not like theyre looking at the Kobe Bryants or the LeBron James. bobbleheads of his likeness. But hes home now and is getting a little bit stronger every day.. Toscano-Anderson grew up attending Warriors' games at Oracle Arena. A week before Juan was killed, Patricia had learned she was pregnant with her second child. After the Warriors went 48-34 in the 1974-75 season, Attles coached the Warriors to their first NBA championship in 1975 by upsetting the Washington Bullets in a four-game Finals sweep. Would dismantling Interstate 980 repair damage to Black neighborhoods? FamousBirthdays.com - use subject to the practices disclosed in our privacy policy. Work to make people respect you, even if you cant do something for them.. He honed his skills at Oakland rec centers and the Boys & Girls Club. He was just 19. Miss Manners: I shouldn't call because the phone scares people? It was from Patricia Toscano. They've given me an idea of where I wanted to be in my life and what I wanted to do.". Even though I know what the situation is, it doesnt matter, said former Warriors forward Clifford Ray. "Enjoy this journey that basketball and life have taken me on. Well before Warriors coach Steve Kerr adopted a strength in numbers philosophy to complement his All-Star players, Attles used that concept to help the Warriors lone star in Barry. Yes, the wife of Warriors legend Al Attles. That yellow, single-story house with a lime tree in the front yard has long been a family haven. Just as he was starting to contemplate life without basketball, he got a call from the Mexican national team, which wanted to fly him to Mexico City for a tryout. He is married to Willhemina Rice. HIs wise counsel, his unwavering loyalty, his great sense of humor, his deep compassion for others. Click here if you are unable to view this gallery on a mobile device. I cant wait to see his Hall of Fame ring and Hall of Fame blazer. Juan Toscano-Anderson, even as a child, always appreciated his mother, Patricia, raising him in a single-parent home. Fell in love. Juan Toscano-Anderson disputes fouling Jimmy Butler during a February game against the Heat at Chase Center. After police officers broke up the dispute and left the scene, the man returned. He made things easy and simplified things, Ray said. He thanked Attles again Thursday, noting, "She just changed my life." Some players play hungry; Juan plays like a guy whos starving, Warriors guard Mychal Mulder said. "He just brings that energy and juice to every moment that he comes into the game. In other words, Toscano-Anderson made his NBA debut for a team that has been a continual thread throughout his life. Then, it also appears inevitable they will honor Attles. He is an actor, known for Inside Moves (1980), The Top 5 Reasons You Can't Blame. 16, Barry (24), Wilt Chamberlain (13), Tom Meschery (14), Chris Mullin (17) and Nate Thurmond (42) hang in the rafters. He became the first Warriors Basketball Camp alumni to play for the Dubs, and the third product of the camps to play in the NBA. They have two children. On a typical day Rick and Pam Barry get up between 10 and noon in their house on Mercer Island outside of Seattle and begin their exercise routine: First, there's 15 minutes designed to develop the. "I always wanted to walk onto that court donning an NBA jersey," Toscano-Anderson said. Seeing somebody from Oakland, it probably gives them a little more inspiration and a little more motivation like this guys where Im from, he grew up in the same neighborhood I grew up in.. It wasn't until he was a bit older that he made a concerted effort to get more in touch with his Hispanic roots. Several teams came looking to throw big money at him, hoping they would lure him away with more than Mr. Meuli could offer. Now that I have this opportunity to play for the Warriors what I plan to do is just be me: be a great teammate, be the hardest playing guy on the floor, whatever it takes to win. But the more we thought about it, the more we knew we wanted to tell people about the things that make my father special to us. He initially declined before accepting and going to training camp.[6]. At 6'3" and son of an NBA legend, Al Attles, III undoubtedly knows, loves and has played basketball, but writing, storytelling, and filmmaking were always his passion. Toscano-Anderson was introduced to basketball, specifically Warriors basketball when Wilhelmina Attles -- wife of Warriors legend Al Attles and Toscano-Anderson's former teacher at Stonehurst Elementary School -- got him involved with the Warriors' youth program. As the years passed, Attles often wondered what had become of the meek boy with the cornrows and the Larry Hughes jersey. In elementary school, he was encouraged to play basketball by his former teacher Wilhelmina Attles, wife of Warriors legend and Hall of Famer Al Attles. I'm super proud of that.". Just make sure he gets there," Patricia recalls Mrs. Attles saying. However, sometimes there is still an internal struggle figuring out where you belong and how you identify. Is Californias drought finally over? Beaty slugged Meschery . Attles coached the Warriors until 1983, compiling a 557518 regular-season record (588548 including playoffs) with six playoff appearances in 14 seasons. Attles, one of Montclairs only African American teachers, felt an immediate kinship with Juan, who is half-Black, half-Mexican. (By Howard Erker / Oakland Tribune), Former Golden State Warriors player and coach Alvin Attles and his wife Wilhelmina wave to fans along Broadway during the team's NBA championship victory parade in downtown Oakland, Calif., on Friday, June 19, 2015. But what he brings to this team extends far beyond what the stat sheet shows. Now, at 27, he is drawing comparisons to All-Star teammate Draymond Green for his court vision and energy. Using her sisters address, Patricia transferred Juan to Montclair only a 15-minute drive from Elmhurst, but a world away in some respects. Next, going from a two-way deal to a standard NBA contract. He plans on starting with getting his brother a car for his 16th birthday. 2023 Getty Images. "I need to raise the bar. Hes here, and hes making his presence felt.. Toscano-Andersons performance at the 2015 FIBA Americas championship was enough to land him a contract from Mexicos top league. "But, with all that being said, I feel like I have done myself a disservice by trying to make people happy. Around this time, a student in Juans third-grade class at Stonehurst Elementary School in East Oakland threatened to stab him. After visiting his mom in San Leandro and getting a trim at Phat Fades Barbershop on East 14th Street, he stops by his grandpas house on 95th Avenue. Hes been with the Warriors forever. Many people see only his accomplishments as a player, coach, and executive. She also did the cooking, the cleaning, paid the bills, helped with homework, carpooled us to our various activities and even taught me how to play basketball, as more and more of my fathers time was spent at work. It's also in Mexico. What are the similarities between money and potential? Lamb chops.. Playing in Santa Cruz was really cool also being back home, that was really cool, said Toscano-Anderson. The Jersey Jet) Position: Point Guard Shoots: Right 6-0 , 175lb (183cm, 79kg) More bio, uniform, draft, salary info Hall of Fame 16 16 16 SUMMARY Career G 711 PTS 8.9 TRB 3.5 AST 3.5 FG% 45.1 FT% 63.2 PER 11.3 WS 36.5 Al Attles Overview Game Logs Game-by-game stat line for the player 1960-61 1961-62 1962-63 One family member who took them in for a period had a rule: Everyone needed to be out of the house by the time she left for work at 4 a.m. For the four hours before Patricia could drop her kids off at school, she watched as Juan read childrens books to his little sister and sang songs in their sedan. It was undoubtedly a full circle moment for both Toscano-Anderson and Attles, whose positive influence made an everlasting impact on the future of the Warriors forward. Obviously a smart, smart player. Alvin, my father yelled, stopping me in my tracks. A month after Juan enrolled at Montclair, Attles learned from a member of the parent-teacher association that Juan had been staying at a family members house over the holidays when an intruder shot and killed one of Juans relatives, then stole the Christmas presents from under the tree. Dear Abby: Why do they imply my husband is a freak? "Even with knowing that final part of the play, I would still make the same play 10 times out of 10," he said. Patricia Toscano, who grew up in a neighborhood known to locals as the killing zone, often worried that her four kids were destined to become grim statistics. His steaks were tender, his gumbo was excellent, and his breakfasts were legendary. She also helped him get on the Oakland Rebels' AAU basketball team. Attles, barely 6-foot-1 and 180 pounds, came to be known as The Destroyer. To a man, they all said my father was not a man you wanted to cross. ", Earlier in his life, it was easier for Toscano-Anderson to identity as Black because of his surroundings. But hey, hes here and Im here. Two of his most famous knockouts were against far bigger men: 6-9 Zelmo Beaty and 6-8 Bob Ferry. Attles's team tried to repeat the following season, but they lost to the Phoenix Suns in the Conference Finals in seven games. Scott Adams faces 'consequence culture' as U.S. newspapers drop Dilbert, Tom Cruise's 'ditching' of Suri showcased by Judd Apatow's 'co-parenting' joke, ex-Scientology exec says. "And at the end of the day, when it's all said and done, even if I fail, I can always look myself in the mirror and say I did it Juan's way. You can waste them both.. He loved it. At that time, I could see that Juan loved sports. Just being from Oakland, I feel like its embedded in me, he said in his Warriors Player Profile. San Francisco is at its most unaffordable point in at least a decade, S.F. "I knew that I was Mexican. He thanked Attles again Thursday . I just didnt want him to go to the party. You don't have to look deep to figure out why the Warriors decided to convert Toscano-Anderson's two-way contract to a standard one. The racket she caused made my father get up to ask her what was wrong. None of the coaches, none of my teammates they really made me feel a part of this. Do you understand me? he barked at the trembling guard, who apologized and slunk away. It was 20 years ago when teacher Wilhelmina Attles, wife of former Warriors star player and coach Al Attles, encouraged Toscano-Anderson to play basketball. For the next year, Patricia and her two youngest kids ping-ponged between relatives houses and budget motels, unsure where theyd sleep most nights. He is a graduate of Weequahic High School in Newark, New Jersey and North Carolina A&T State University. Most Californians can put off filing taxes until Oct. 16 but should they? But he gave up a six-figure salary and a luxury apartment in Monterrey for the chance to join more than two dozen players at a tryout for a training-camp spot with Golden States G League affiliate. Heres when rain, snow will return. Similarly, Toscano-Anderson has always been a Warrior, since he was part of the organization's youth program in the third grade. ", Download and subscribe to the Dubs Talk Podcast, Why JTA felt 'destined' to sign standard contract with Dubs, JTA sharesheartfelt moment with mom after contract signing. Boards are the best place to save images and video clips. It was not only a momentous occasion in his basketball career, but a culmination of events that are almost hard to believe. Attles moved with the team to the Bay Area at the end of the 1962 season, playing until 1971. Keen members of Dub Nation likely saw a lot of Toscano-Anderson while they watched this past NBA Summer League as he played on both of the Dubs summer squads in the California Classic and Las Vegas Summer League. Almost all their belongings, including many of the kids childhood photos, were destroyed. Alvin Austin Attles Jr. (born November 7, 1936) is an American former professional basketball player and coach best known for his longtime association with the Golden State Warriors. The doctor asked Patricias family whom he should save, if it came down to a choice: mother or son. Riordan was looking to give his team a spark, or worse yet trying to get Barry thrown out of the game for retaliating. Alvin Attles, Actor: Inside Moves. "I always said, 'You guys have two reasons to be proud,' " Toscano-Anderson's mothersaid. Almost every off day the Warriors get, Toscano-Anderson guides his Honda east on Interstate 580, toward the streets where he learned the power of perseverance. There is a probably apocryphal story to the effect that one of the sportswriters covering the game began his filing with the lede "HERSHEY, Pa. Wilt Chamberlain and Al Attles combined for 117 points last night as the Philadelphia Warriors defeated the New York Knicks 169147." She was aware of the strugglesthe Toscano family was facing and wanted to help, so she suggested Toscano-Andersonenrollin the Golden State Warriors youth camp. OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Hall of Famer Al Attles returned to Oracle Arena at long last. He immediately makes an impact as an energy dude off the bench, grabbing every offensive rebound in sight, Dana said as he analyzed the forward. 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