Even so, Jim McDaniels couldn’t help but admit that it’s been a while since he’s felt half as good as he does these days. It’s every reason why to McDaniels didn’t even mind the Buffalo winter. You can believe he’s gone through a lot colder winters in his time.
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Tom LaGarde: Tendon to Business, 1979-1984
“It’s a business,” he shrugged at a 3 p.m. news conference in the Sonic office. “I’m ready to go.”
Danny Vranes: To Fit or Not to Fit, 1980s
“A lot of guys can’t handle the situation when they have to come off the bench, when they don’t play regularly,” Vranes said. “But I’ve been around. I’m used to it. I’m here to do what they ask. I accept it as part of my job.”
Shawn Kemp: A Young Star on the Rise, 1991
Kemp didn’t wilt under the pressure of playing in the NBA. In fact, he regrets not joining the league sooner than he did.
Dale Ellis: Shooting for the Stars, 1989
The fact is that Ellis is the closest thing to a shooting machine in the game today.
Lenny Wilkens: A Pro’s Pro, 1973
Wilkens doesn’t fool anybody anymore: Everybody knows he’s a ballplayer.
Slick Watts: The People’s Choice, 1977
Fast is what Watts is all about. Few players can change the tempo of a game the way he can.
Diary of the Jim McDaniels Affair, 1973
Was there any appealing to Mac’s sense of loyalty to his teammates? To the rest of this season only 25 games away? To a season that was finally turning around to favor us making the playoffs? There was none.
Joe Hassett: A Sonar Salute, 1979 – 1981
Some guy inbounded the ball to Hassett. He shot it with a flick, as it were a free-throw. Only it was a 28-footer, and was quite good.
Gary Payton Talks the Talk, 1995
He’s ornery, aggressive, loud, and now he’s all of the things the Sonics hoped when they made him the No. 2 overall pick in the 1990 college draft.
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