Sharman continued, “Roger Brown is the closest thing to Elgin Baylor when Elgin was at his peak. The way he handles the ball and shoots, his great ability changing directions and speed. One on one, he’s as good as there is.”
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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.
Pro Basketball’s Fun at Fort Wayne, 1955
“You think I took a helluva gamble entrusting a team—and a franchise—to a man who had never coached college or pro ball and who was at the time a mere referee. It was no gamble to me.”
What’s Wrong with Big-Time Basketball, 1955
Undoubtedly, this is progress. But is it enough? We don’t think so. The NBA could do much to improve its league.
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