Word: dipper
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Give me the FULL deal for Wilt Chamberlain, which transpired in the summer of 1967 and sent The Dipper to Los Angeles...
...Crimson have the Big Dipper in distance, it has the moon in sprint man Malcolm Cooper. All-American last year, Cooper has begun the season with the kind of fabulous start that characterizes his races--a blazing pool record 21.10 in Saturday's 50-yd. free. Freshman Ron Raikula, who, like Maximoff, capped a brilliant high school All-American career by making the finals at AAU nationals this year, matched Cooper's record with one of his own in the 200-yd. backstroke (1:53.77). Sophomore backstroke Geoff Seelen, and top-notch divers Steve Schramm and Jamie Greacen further highlight...
...pointing out, in critical play-off games Chamberlain seemed unable to produce the same heroics he performed so matter of factly during the regular season. Although he held numerous individual records and honors, he had helped only one team to a national title (Philadelphia, in 1967). The Big Dipper, the knockers said, choked in the clutch...
...their part, were unable to maintain their accurate shooting (55%) of the first game, and they were severely weakened by the hip injury that hampered their most aggressive player, Dave DeBusschere. But as DeBusschere himself admitted, the Lakers clearly showed that they were the better team, and the Big Dipper was beyond any doubt the best player...
...Nowhere has Sharman's shaping been more evident than in the play of Chamberlain, who earns about $250,000 a year as center and has occasionally been accused of being something less than a team player. Not this season. Never in his 13-year pro career has the "Dipper" concentrated so little on shooting (he once scored 100 points for Philadelphia against New York) and ILLUSTRATED so much on rebounding, blocking shots and setting up someone else to score. As an intimidating pivot and selfless team captain. Chamberlain has led the Lakers to their new heights...