If for the past two seasons Charles Barkley has been the soul of the Phoenix Suns, leading the way with his bombast and his kick-down-the-door style of play, then Johnson has been the heart of the team.
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Buck Williams: On the Rebound in the City of Roses, 1991
All of the time, Williams had been regarded as the consummate pro, a man who tried to make the best of a bad situation.
Jeff Hornacek: Not Just Another Face in the Crowd, 1992
“My whole career, all I’ve done is try to work harder than anyone else,” Hornacek says. “Maybe other players don’t have the drive that I have to work.” Maybe that’s why Jeff Hornacek is standing out from the crowd in the NBA these days instead of sitting in the crowd and watching.
Alex English: Mister Poetry in Motion, 1989
That’s the amazing thing about English. His body with the arms and legs that look like pipe cleaners sticking out of a lean torso, doesn’t look like it would hold up in this very physical game.
Otis Thorpe: Pure Power, 1995
You watch him on the court, and it can be like watching a machine. He doesn’t do everything. He never tries to do everything. But what Thorpe does, he does well. Filling the lanes on the break. Shooting the baby hook close to the basket. Rebounding and playing defense. No wasted motion.
Dominique Wilkins: Being the Human Highlight Film, 1992
Now Wilkins is no longer only an artist putting on a one-man show. He can be part of a different kind of masterpiece—a team.
Mark Price: The Price is Right, 1991
Price has become the player who makes all the other Cavs better. His value can’t be measured strictly in numbers.
Dale Ellis: Shooting for the Stars, 1989
The fact is that Ellis is the closest thing to a shooting machine in the game today.
Rolando Blackman: Steady as He Goes, 1991
“It’s an incredible thrill for me to be in this position,” Blackman says. “Believe me, nobody is more surprised to see me here than I am. I feel like I’m living out a dream.”
Glen Rice: Small Hands, Big Heart, 1993
Rice can barely palm the ball. But that has not stopped him from raising his scoring average in each of his first three NBA seasons, and he is now one of the guns who can be counted on to produce 20 points every night.
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