“The Celtics, new and old, are very different,” says Havlicek. “The difference isn’t only because of Bill Russell. They are just different kinds of players.”
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E. C. Coleman: An Improving Defender Rates the Offensive Stars, 1976
Defense is fun and easy for me. It’s a real trip to take on the league’s big scorers
Wonderous Willie Wise, 1974
Willie Wise is a simple man, shy, sensitive to people and their feelings. He wants to keep life that way . . .
The Mormon Tabernacle Choir, the Bonneville Salt Flats, and Zelmo Beaty, 1971
Salt Lake City—the Green Bay of professional basketball.
Kiki Vandeweghe: More Than Just a Scoring Machine, 1986
Basketball remains the focus for Vandeweghe’s future. His new contract will carry him to age 34, and if he still wants to play at that time, the Blazers are sure to grant an extension.
Darryl Dawkins: Manchild in the Promised Land, 1980
Toward the end of the game, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar comes out to guard Dawkins. They hit each other as Dawkins crosses into the lane and suddenly Jabbar is going backwards. Dawkins gets the ball and dunks.
The (Short-Lived) Life of a Rookie, 1971
I just hope the trade rumors I heard don’t become reality. Somebody said Mike was offered for George Plimpton and 1,000 copies of Paper Lion to be sent later.
Tiny, 1975
Archibald is called Tiny or sometimes Little Tiny, a double diminutive that aptly describes him, but it has nothing to do with his height—which has been estimated to be closer to 5-foot-10.
What Now for Spencer Haywood? 1971
Life truly is just beginning for this ambitious scourge of the ABA
Four Stars the NBA Wouldn’t Touch, 1969
Because Tony Jackson thought a phone call was a joke, because Connie Hawkins and Roger Brown let someone buy them a few good times, because Doug Moe unwisely was too loyal, they lost three to six years.
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