Word: twyman
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...guard to feed him cripples. Compared to the giants he faces in the forecourt, he is only medium-sized (6 ft. 6 in., 210 Ibs.). Yet, when he gets his sensitive hands on the ball, no shotmaker in the N.B.A. is more feared than the Cincinnati Royals' Jack Twyman, 25, a lean-faced battler with an incredibly soft touch...
...like tossing an egg up there," says Twyman. "I toss it easy so the egg won't break." Twyman gets away his one-hand jump and two-hand set with deceptive speed, arches his shots so high they can even clear the soaring blocks of Philadelphia's mighty Wilt ("The Stilt") Chamberlain (7 ft. 2 in., 250 Ibs.). Says the Boston Celtics' Coach Red Auerbach: "Show Twyman a little daylight and-boom-it's up and in." Dogged Development. Last week, given a little daylight by Boston, Twyman scored 40 points to lead the Royals...
...University of Cincinnati, Twyman was still awkward enough as a freshman to be nicknamed "Footsie." But he practiced his soft shots so diligently that in his senior year he averaged 24.6 points a game. Turning pro in 1955, Twyman doggedly worked on his touch long hours after his teammates had quit, showed steady improvement every year, last season trailed only St. Louis' great Bob Pettit in total points (2,105 v. 1,857). One of the most respected men in basketball, the industrious Twyman is the Royals' player-representative in dealings with the owners and the N.B.A. When...