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was near the front of the line as the New York Nets snaked out of their dressing room in the Nassau Coliseum and jogged down the tunnel heading for the gleaming floor where they would play host to the ABA's Eastern Division-leading Carolina Cougars one night last week. But by the time the Nets began their layup drill Erving (see cover) was no longer with them. He could barely be made out in ...
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Great Julius Erving Stories
20 Second Timeout —
... about my all-time favorite player, the one and only Julius "Dr. J" Erving: The Net-Ripping, Backboard-Shaking, Mind-Blowing Dr. J (Sports Illustrated, December 11, 1972) Not even two months into Erving's second season, Peter Carry writes, "One school holds that he is already the best forward ever to play the game, another claims he needs a year or two more to polish up his defense and outside shot before he inevitably becomes the best." Big Julie is Doing Nicely--Nicely (Sports Illustrated, January 14, 1974) Peter ...
Great Julius Erving Stories
The Biz of Basketball :: Part of the Business of Sports Network —
... some great links about my all-time favorite player, the one and only Julius "Dr. J" Erving: The Net-Ripping, Backboard-Shaking, Mind-Blowing Dr. J (Sports Illustrated, December 11, 1972) Not even two months into Erving's second season, Peter Carry writes, "One school holds that he is already the best forward ever to play the game, another claims he needs a year or two more to polish up his defense and outside shot before he inevitably becomes the best." Big Julie is Doing Nicely--Nicely (Sports Illustrated, January 14, 1974) Peter Carry ...
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vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com 8/29/2008 — It was an ordinary enough day for Julius Erving . There was no great intensity in his face or in his movements as he glided through practice at Cathedral College in Douglaston , Queens , and visitors who had watched him in the first three games ...
Knicks acquire Ewing Jr. from Rockets —
FOXSports.com News for NBA 8/29/2008
The New York Knicks acquired Patrick Ewing Jr. in a trade with the Houston Rockets on Friday.
New York sent the draft rights for center Frederic Weis to Houston in exchange for the son of former superstar Patrick Ewing, who played for the Knicks from ...
Knicks acquire Ewing Jr. from Rockets (AP) —
Yahoo! Sports - NBA News 8/29/2008
The New York Knicks acquired Patrick Ewing Jr. in a trade with the Houston Rockets on Friday. New York sent the draft rights for center Frederic Weis to Houston in exchange for the son of former superstar Patrick Ewing, who played for the Knicks from ...
