“In order to stay in this league for any length of time, you’ve got to be excellent at something,” Silas said. “Rebounding was my specialty, and I just worked at it.”
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Larry Johnson: What Else Can I Do? 1993
Certainly not much more than Johnson accomplished in his first NBA season with the Charlotte Hornets, becoming the team’s top scorer and rebounder, becoming the foundation of the franchise for the foreseeable future and the Rookie of the Year by a wide margin.
Muggsy Bogues: Looking Out for the Little Guy, 1997
I had seen Tyrone too many times to be fooled. I knew from the beginning that he would be a force wherever he went.
Bob McAdoo: Big Mac Attack, 1976
McAdoo does miss sometimes. But it’s no accident that he is probably the finest shooting big man pro basketball ever has seen.
Paul Arizin: On the Target, 1955
That Arizin has turned into a full-fledged star is no surprise around his hometown of Philadelphia.
Jim Ard: In a Pressure Cooker, 1974
For the time being, Ard is putting all the ifs and buts out of his mind. His wife, daughter, and now nine-month-old son are arriving tomorrow, and, when the furniture gets here, they’ll move into an apartment he’s rented in Peabody.
Phil Ford: The Greening of a Star, 1980
Cotton Fitzsimmons was named NBA Coach of the Year. Jubilantly, he announced to the world that Phil Ford was the best point guard in the game and probably “the best of his era.”
Tim Hardaway: Killer Crossover, 1993
I feel like when I’m on the court, that’s my court. Especially at home. I feel like I can do no wrong. If I want to slide from halfcourt all the way to the baseline, I could do it. That’s how I feel. Like I’m bulletproof.
New York Rens: How Sweet It Is, 1925
As the final seconds ticked down on the game, Harlem rose as one—young and old, native and foreign born. Their Rens were about to defeat the greatest legends of the white game 37-30, and how sweet it was.
Dave Cowens: Behind Basketball’s Revolution, 1974
Cowens is a towering Huckleberry Finn in appearance, but he plays basketball like King Kong tearing up the town.
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