Nate Thurmond
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BOWLING GREEN MEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM WRAP UP SEASON WITH AWARDS BANQUET
… awards. Senior Nate Miller garnered two awards, the Nate Thurmond Rebounding Award and the Antonio Daniels Impact Player ..... points in the opening round of the NIT. Award Winners Nate Thurmond Rebounding Award - Nate Miller Howard Komives Free-Throw …
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Young trio giving Timberwolves hope
… ridiculous. During Russell's career, he routinely faced such outstanding centers as Willis Reed, Walt Bellamy, Nate Thurmond (who only played power forward when he teamed with Wilt in San Francisco and was otherwise one of the best-ever …
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Quick hits from the sports world
… 12 - plus-2 vs. Colorado, minus-11 vs. everybody else. They say it's your birthday: Hoops Hall of Famer Nate Thurmond (68); ex- Broncos and Gold QB Craig Penrose (56), and one of my favorite ex- Broncos , Big Money Gerard Warren …
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Top NBA legends without a ring
… stars. (Active players aren't eligible.) Honorable mention: George Gervin, Allen Iverson, Pete Maravich, Nate Thurmond , Dominique Wilkins. These two all-time greats go together because you can't separate their careers and their …
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Admiral among legends
… giggle," Brown recalled. "I thought he was the closest thing to (legendary Hall of Fame centers) Bill Russell and Nate Thurmond I'd ever seen in our sport." Popovich was equally impressed, but said a Robinson stunt before his first Spurs …
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Why there's a shortage of quality big men
… Elvin Hayes, Patrick Ewing, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Artis Gilmore, Kevin McHale, Robert Parish, Willis Reed, Nate Thurmond , Wes Unseld, Bill Cartwright, Joe Barry Carroll and Bill Walton. On the other hand, the very best of today's …
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Diminishing returns
… end of a great career rarely has a happy ending, from Nate Thurmond to Bobby Orr to Greg Maddux to Steve Carlton. Here's ..... Europe the next season and never returned to the NBA. Nate Thurmond Bulls (1974-75) Probably the biggest disappointment …
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THABEET CREATES PICTURE WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS
… zillion NBA scouts in attendance. And they know Thabeet is going to see players such as Monroe in the NBA. The days of Nate Thurmond and Zelmo Beaty, pivots planted in the low post, are long gone. Especially with the influx of Europeans, there …
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Four great teams, four great stories - four great matchups
… and Fitch had mastered the control switch. At any point, the Cavs could put a fresh combination of Jim Chones and Nate Thurmond at center, forwards Bingo Smith, Jim Brewer and Campy Russell, and guards Dick Snyder, Jim Cleamons, Austin Carr …
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Local Ties
… was one of the best to play against Marshall in the old Field House in 1962, '63 and '64. Komives and teammate Nate Thurmond led Bowling Green to MAC titles in 1962 and '63. Komives led the nation in scoring in 1964, averaging just under …