McAdoo is dangerous near the basket, but he also gets a lot of points on 15 and 20-foot jump shots, which he unleashes with a noticeable snap of the wrist, rather than a pushing maneuver.
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Dave Newmark: Rookie on the Spot, 1969
In joining the Chicago Bulls as a 7-foot-1 rookie Dave Newmark has height going for him, but not history.
Gus Williams: Does He Get Enough Respect? 1981
Respect has always come grudgingly to the Seattle SuperSonics’ super-quick guard.
Lenny Wilkens: Supersonic Miracle, 1979
The praise Lenny received in the past and the praise he is hearing again today are not hollow. Especially now that the words are not confined to a few hundred miles of the Puget Sound, we must begin to know that Durocher was wrong: good guys can finish first.
Lenny Wilkens: Player Lenny Wins Coach’s Crop, 1971
Lenny Wilkens, a handsome sort, smiles readily but speaks restrainedly, in a low voice, in sincere tone.
Norm Nixon: He Works His Own Magic, 1981
And they were a winning team, because Norm Nixon sacrificed himself to make the backcourt work.
The Original Celtics (Part 2), 1949
Hackneyed, even corny as it may sound, with the Celtics the game was the thing
The Original Celtics (Part I), 1949
If the Celtics had a great tradition, they also had a bizarre one.
Rick Barry: Tales of a Happy Warrior, 1974
“I had commitments to Franklin Mieuli and the Warriors,” recalls Barry, “and also to Roy Boe and the Nets. It was a difficult situation to be in.”
Al Attles Has His Own Theories on Winning Basketball, 1977
His nickname was “The Destroyer.” But what he destroyed were scoring reputations, not people.
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