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NBA’s Greatest:Dave Cowens

May 27, 2011

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David William Cowens (born October 25, 1948, in Newport, Kentucky) is a retired American professional basketball player and NBA head coach. At 6’9″, he played the center and occasionally the power forward position. He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1991. He was recently an assistant coach for the Detroit [...]

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NBA’s Greatest:Bob Cousy

May 27, 2011

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Robert Joseph “Bob” Cousy (born August 9, 1928) is a retired American professional basketball player. The 6’1″ (1.85-m), 175-pound(79.4-kg) Cousy played point guard with the National Basketball Association’s (NBA) Boston Celtics from 1951 to 1963 and briefly with the Cincinnati Royals in the 1969–70 season. Cousy first demonstrated his basketball abilities while playing for his high school varsity team in his junior year. [...]

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NBA’s Greatest:Wilt Chamberlain

May 27, 2011

Wilton Norman “Wilt” Chamberlain (August 21, 1936 – October 12, 1999) was an American professional NBA basketball player for the Philadelphia/San Francisco Warriors, the Philadelphia 76ers and the Los Angeles Lakers; he also played for the Harlem Globetrotters prior to playing in the NBA. The 7 foot 1 inch Chamberlain weighed 250 lbs as a [...]

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NBA’s Greatest:Larry Bird

May 20, 2011

Larry Joe Bird (born December 7, 1956) is a former American NBA basketball player and coach. Drafted into the NBA sixth overall by the Boston Celtics in 1978, Bird started at small forward and power forward for thirteen seasons, spearheading one of the NBA’s most formidable frontcourts that included center Robert Parish and forward Kevin McHale. Due to chronic back problems, he retired [...]

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NBA’s Greatest:Elgin Baylor

May 20, 2011

Elgin Gay Baylor (born September 16, 1934 in Washington, D.C.) is a retired Hall of Fame American basketball player and former NBA general manager who played 13 seasons as a forward for the NBA’s Minneapolis Lakers/Los Angeles Lakers. Baylor was a gifted shooter, strong rebounder, and an accomplished passer. Renowned for his acrobatic maneuvers on [...]

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NBA’s Greatest:Rick Barry

May 20, 2011

Richard (Rick) Francis Dennis Barry III (born March 28, 1944, in Elizabeth, New Jersey) is a retired American professionalbasketball player. He is considered by many veteran basketball observers to be one of the greatest pure small forwards of all time as a result of his very precise outside shot, uncanny court vision, knowledge and execution of team defense [...]

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NBA’s Greatest:Charles Barkley

May 20, 2011

Charles Wade Barkley (born February 20, 1963) is a former American professional basketball player. Nicknamed “Sir Charles” and “The Round Mound of Rebound”, Barkley established himself as one of the National Basketball Association’s (NBA’s) most dominating power forwards. He was selected to the All-NBA First Team five times, the All-NBA Second Team five times, and [...]

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