Maurice Cheeks, at 30, is suddenly the oldest Sixer, even if he does not feel it. He is a leader, even if he does not want to be one. He is a spokesman, even though he usually prefers to say little.
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Luke Jackson’s New Role, 1969
“I don’t feel any pressure now,” Jackson said just before reporting to camp. But the intonation of his voice made you doubt his words. Then, speaking more firmly, more positively, he added, “I’ll do my best. What more can I do?”
Rick Barry: Telling It Like It Is, 1967
For me, basketball has always been fun. Under Bill Sharman, it was no fun.
Franklin Mieuli: Phantom of the Hardwood, 1973
He was sitting in his office, which has a brick wall on one side and no window. Its motif is abstract clutter. Somehow it reflects Franklin.
Connie Hawkins Comes Home, 1970
Coaches can’t say enough about a flash-quick man who palms with a pair of hands longer and broader than those of most seven footers.
Connie Hawkins: The Unjust Exile of a Superstar, 1969
Hawkins was a tiny piece of evidence. Why did the DA’s office grill him so rigorously? Because it wasn’t easy to tell which players were lying.
The Fabulous Fifth, 1976
What do you say after you’ve seen the greatest game of professional basketball ever played? That there should’ve been two winners?
Garfield Heard: On the Rebound, 1975
For some strange reason, the Buffalo Brave who gets less acclaim, less ink, and fewer accolades than any regular on the club is that muscular, bearded, workhorse—Garfield Heard.
Danny Ferry: Will His Ship Come In? 1994
Take a guy with a bum knee and bad defensive habits and put him at small forward—well, it just didn’t work.
Adrian Dantley: Respect, 1989
“People don’t know me. They never have. They perceive. They guess. Because I don’t offer a lot of input, they go ahead and make up their mind about me anyway.”
