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Good . . . Like Nedick’s!

The function of a sports broadcaster is to take the listener out of his chair alongside his radio and place him in the arena alongside the broadcaster. The listener must see verbally what the broadcaster sees visually.

Quality Transcends Time

Had he lived in another era, Buddy Jeannette would have been a household name.

Pro Basketball Needs a Bill of Rights

No one has a bigger stake in the future of the National Basketball Association than the players.

NBA Players Vote to Unionize

Bob Cousy racked up thousands of assists during his Hall-of-Fame career with the Boston Celtics. He called it “spreading the sugar,” and the internet is filled with grainy, black-and-white film clips of Boston’s original basketball leprechaun dishing out nifty, no-look passes behind his back and, more often, sprinkled magically delicious over his shoulder.

Willis Reed and the Icing on the Cake, 1970

So through it all, one shining fact evolves. Basketball and Willis Reed are so entwined, the two are one.

Forward Thinking, 1971

Dave DeBusschere was a defensive stopper who could take the air out of opponents with his physical brand of ball.

The Knicks—Pro Basketball’s Next Dynasty

Red Holzman criticized Willis Reed unmercifully in the early days. The team captain was generally the target when Holzman screamed: “Don’t turn your head . . . get back . . . pick up your man.” The Knick coach knew Willis had the temperament to handle the abuse while the other players learned the biggest and the smallest [players] would get the same treatment.

The Dark Side of the Knicks, 1970

The collaborative magic that the world champion basketball team, the New York Knicks, showed over the course of last season suggested an uncommon togetherness among men. As in any business, though, the affinity that existed was more professional than personal.

The Knicks Bench: Best Seat In Town

Call them the Bench That Never Is, since they play far too much and far too well to be termed reserves. They are the All-Americas and the All-Nobodies who have become the catalysts behind the chemical detonation known as the New York Knicks.

Cazzie Russell: Can He Make It in the Pros?

The next Oscar Robertson, a John Havlicek, or just plain Cazzie Russell, the Knicks got themselves a player who is strictly theatre in a basketball suit.