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Cunningham praises Collins' job with Sixers
… 76ers coach Doug Collins. In fact, as Collins spoke of it, his voice seemed to crack a little bit. Sixers legend Billy Cunningham , a Hall of Fame player who coached the team to the 1983 NBA title, sent a simple note to Collins to let him know …
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Mullin's game demanded respect;BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME
… Barry heartily agreed with that statement, via e-mail, and as you study the history of great lefties - Goodrich, Billy Cunningham , Dick Barnett, Lenny Wilkens, Howie Komives, Jack Marin, Nate Archibald, Manu Ginobili - you realize that nobody's …
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SERBY'S SUNDAY Q & A WITH ... CHARLES BARKLEY
… You called Magic to ask him if you could wear No. 32 as a tribute to him. A: I called the Sixers and thankfully Billy Cunningham let me wear it for a season. Q: You think Wilt Chamberlain was better than Bill Russell? A: Yes. Q: Why? A …
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Moses Malone Possessed The Championship Stuff; Aim High: He rose into an NBA scoring, rebounding
… didn't have all the physical equipment of some other superstar centers, but nobody put more into it than he did." Billy Cunningham , a Hall of Fame player with the 76 ers who coached them to the 1983 title, says Malone had only good, not great …
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McHale eyes a little help;Rockets coach likely to follow assistant model;
… top assistant running one aspect of the game, usually the defense, has become more common. It is not new. When Billy Cunningham took over the 76ers in 1977, one season after the end of his playing career, he immediately hired Chuck Daly to …
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Top 10 coaches in NBA history
… in mind — wins, winning percentage, championships and impact on the game. Honorable mention: Rick Adelman, Billy Cunningham , Red Holzman, George Karl, Doc Rivers, Rudy Tomjanovich. Jackson's 11th title this year put him two ahead …
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10 worst teams in NBA history
… 76ers fired legendary coach Jack Ramsey and replaced him with some guy named Roy Rubin. Second sign: Star forward Billy Cunningham bailed for the upstart American Basketball Association. It was nothing but bad news from there, as the Sixers started …
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Now the real NBA excitement begins
… the league, primarily for the Mavs in the '90's, and came into the league as a free agent for the Heat when Billy Cunningham was in charge. It's a different world now. When Davis played, Michael Jordan commanded $30 million for one …
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Sterner's New Nba Position: Sixers Scout
… were talked into doing so by Gabriel, who called Tom and told him he would need his house one night, so that coach Billy Cunningham and one of his assistants, Jack McMahon, could watch a Knicks-Nets playoff game; the Sixers would get the winner …
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2010-11 Philadelphia 76ers Preview
… championship. The 76ers, once one of the NBA's marquee franchises thanks to legends like Wilt Chamberlain, Hal Greer, Billy Cunningham , Julius Erving, Moses Malone, Charles Barkley and Allen Iverson, have not been a part of the city's sports …