Word: basketfuls
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...although he did rack up 14 points in the first half. When he finally sank one of his fabled shots after 6:35, the fans practically tore the place apart. The same spectators ignored another hometown boy, Crimson captain Bob Bowditch--with some reason, Bowditch couldn't buy a basket, but he did contribute the best defensive efforts of the night, pulling several steals and blocking his usual number of shots...
...outside. His huge hand flashed out of melees under the hoop to tap in rebounds. Agile as an acrobat, he seemed to hang suspended in mid-air while he faked his man, then got off shots whirring with English that flicked wickedly off the backboard and into the basket. When the need arose, he simply used his football lineman's build (6 ft. 5 in., 235 Ibs.) to overpower any player foolish enough to block his path. In the first quarter alone, Elgin Baylor, 25, Negro star of the National Basketball Association's Los Angeles Lakers, scored...
...Jacobson's conclusion: women's noses can be bobbed without much fear of psychic harm, even if their relatively minor psychological problems are overlooked. But men are prone to "put all their eggs in one basket"-the operation-and are likely to be disappointed, angered and even vindictive toward the doctor at the results...
Actually, nobody present at the I.A.B. last night was prepared to explain the Drake shuffle and Newell's variation, but there was a difference. Basically, the plan puts one man close to the basket, just outside the foul line, and stations one player on each sideline and two in the backcourt. But there is great flexibility, and players exchange positions quickly and often...
Wilson's new offense used a lot of screen plays--even an occasional two-man pick--and one of its chief aims seemed to be to draw the defense over to one side of the court and then pass back for an easy basket...