“I did it my way, but the team’s way and the coach’s way. That came first.”
Tag Archives: New York Knicks
Are the Knicks Asking Too Much of Walt Frazier? 1975
Without a guy like Reed to pull down rebounds, Frazier will have to make different moves this season.
New York Knicks: Wills Reed to the Game Seven Rescue, 1970
As the game reached its waning seconds, the sell-out crowd rose as one, and like New Year’s Eve in Times Square, counted down to ecstasy.
On Being Earl Monroe, 1976
Off the court, Monroe helps others every chance he gets
Phil Jackson: ‘Mr. Anonymous’ Wins an Award, 1974
Back at Jimmy’s Restaurant, Jackson posed for photographs wearing a necktie publicly for the first time in almost a year.
Bob Cousy: The Farewell Tour, 1963
Luckily, the guest of honor had written out his sentiments in advance, but he failed miserably in trying to hold back a flood of tears.
Cazzie Russell: Trading Places, 1972
Inevitably, Russell is compared to the Warriors’ former Wonder Boy, Rick Barry, which is unfair to Cazzie. He is not the offensive player that Barry was with the Warriors, but he does have some of the same characteristics.
The Rise and Fall of Mark Jackson, 1991
Jackson, a firebrand of emotion, delights the Garden crowd with his dazzling plays. He is praised for exuberance. He is later cursed for hot-dogging.
Gail Goodrich: Stumping the NBA, 1972
Goodrich says his blossoming into a superstar is due to many things, not the least of which is the confidence that coach Bill Sharman has instilled in him.
Bill Bradley: The Reeducation of Princeton Bill, 1970
Bradley himself doesn’t think this game is much work. He thinks it’s fun, and older men will tell you those who feel that way about it—and who have the necessary and special talent—get to be the great ones.
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