Phil Elderkin – From Way Downtown

Al Attles Has His Own Theories on Winning Basketball, 1977

His nickname was “The Destroyer.” But what he destroyed were scoring reputations, not people.

Jones’ trademark is the bank shot from the corner, or anywhere around the key, which hits the backboard and then angles neatly into the basket.

Holzman knows the game of basketball. And he probably knows it better now than back in 1957, when St. Louis fired him after a losing record.