Word: schaus
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Celtics led 3-1, and it looked like a typical runaway. But then the Lakers won the next two, and it was a brand-new series. "There isn't a man on this team who doesn't know that we can win," said Laker Coach Fred Schaus, going into the final game at Boston...
...Running is our game," said Laker Coach Fred Schaus, and he told his young team to chase the veteran Celtics (aver age age: 29) off the floor. But if the Celtics were aging, they were graceful about it. Bandy-legged Bob Cousy, 34, the matchless playmaker, whipped sidearm passes the length of the court to launch Boston's fast break. Towering (6 ft. 10 in.) Bill Russell, 29, swept in rebounds like an angry mother plucking her child from the arms of a too-attentive stranger. Sam Jones poured in points-29 the first night, 27 the next...
...scoring average is 17 points a game (18th best in the N.B.A., behind 17 starting players), and he hits on 48% of his shots -an accuracy quotient that even the Lakers' great stars, Elgin Baylor and Jerry West, cannot match. "Dick is a great streak shooter," says Coach Schaus, "and that's perfect for a guy who's coming off the bench. It gives us points when we need them most and helps get the team going again." This season Barnett has had shooting nights of 12 goals in 14 attempts...
...Immediate Lift." Barnett's second-string heroics have inspired a dedicated band of Barnett boosters to get out the paintpots and troop to Laker home games beneath placards proclaiming "Fall back, baby!" Almost from the opening tip-off they noisily inform Coach Schaus that "We want Barnett!" Barnett whole heartedly agrees. "I definitely would like to be a starter," he says. "I think I can play equally well on any basis and that I'd be more effective starting." When Starter West tore a hamstring muscle last month, Barnett got his chance-and the results will make...
...sidelines for Barnett. The trouble is that, despite his spectacular shooting eye, Barnett lacks the first-string knack for steady court play, has not developed the all-important ability to get a step ahead of the man guarding him to drive in for a layup. Most important. Coach Schaus figures that Barnett just plain plays better coming off the bench: "He's come off the bench time and again when the club was falling behind or just trading baskets and given us an immediate lift. That's what a great sixth...