“You know, Jerry,” said Wilt Chamberlain, “you stick around with me, and we may make a hell of a basketball team.”
Author Archives: bobkuska
Shorts to Suits: Do Former Players Make Better Coaches? 2000
The only true constant is that winners get rehired, and losers get canned.
Were the Good Old Days Really So Good? 1972
So what everything boils down to is: Whether or not the “good old days” of pro basketball were good depends upon who’s answering the question.
Rex Chapman: Hired Gun, 1996
Whatever it takes is just what Chapman plans to provide.
Fred Brown: Tale of a Tear, 1978
Brown said he was unhappy much of the time to the extent that he doubted he’d be in the league half as long as he sees for himself now.
Reggie Lewis: The Celtics’ Main Man, 1993
A lesson Lewis understood at an early age was the value of keeping quiet and patiently waiting for an opportunity to come.
Jim Cleamons: The Weight of Replacing a Legend, 1978
Cleamons admits he was at a disadvantage when he came to the Knicks in the midst of the Reed-Frazier turmoil the weekend before the start of the season.
Walt Frazier: A Final Garden Party, 1979
“I did it my way, but the team’s way and the coach’s way. That came first.”
Are the Knicks Asking Too Much of Walt Frazier? 1975
Without a guy like Reed to pull down rebounds, Frazier will have to make different moves this season.
Maurice Lucas: Always in a State of War, 1986
Lucas, obviously, has a reputation. Bad dude. Tough guy. Enforcer. Hitman. He is Sonny Liston with a hangnail.
