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"I'd rather have the guys pull up and take the 15‐foot jump shot" – Bucks coach acknowledged the challenge of scoring against Wilt Chamberlain in 1972
Bucks coach Larry Costello admitted it was safer to pull up for jump shots than challenge Wilt Chamberlain’s defense.
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Bill Sharman
Selected as one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History during the league’s 50th anniversary season (1996-97), Bill Sharman spent 23 years as a Special Consultant with the Lakers. Providing ...
Celtics Wire on MSN2d
On this day: Sharman trade; Conley draft; Wagner, Morrison born; '64 title won
On this day in Boston Celtics history, shooting guard Bill Sharman was dealt to the Celtics in 1951 from the (then) Fort ...
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1971-72 Lakers
The team paced the league in points, rebounds, and assists. At season's end, Bill Sharman was named NBA Coach of the Year. The Lakers breezed right through the playoffs, sweeping the Chicago Bulls ...
Basketball Network on MSN14d
"A promise is a promise" - Jerry Buss said he was going to extend Spencer Haywood's contract despite getting suspended amidst the 1980 Finals
Amidst the exciting NBA Finals matchup between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Philadelphia 76ers, featuring big names like Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and Julius Erving, Spencer Haywood ...
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On this day: Sharman trade; Conley draft; Wagner, Morrison born; '64 title won
BOSTON - 1960: Bill Sharman #21 of the Boston Celtics poses ... An alum of Michigan, Wagner was picked up by the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2018 NBA draft. He played for that club and the ...