By: Michael D. McClellan | Mark Acres played two nondescript seasons for the Boston Celtics, his contributions to the team accelerated by the injury-plagued retirement of backup center Bill Walton, but he remains a cult favorite among the hardcore Celtic fans of the day. To them, Acres represented hope – hope that the team had finally […]
By: Michael D. McClellan | There is an old saying in basketball, its originator lost to the ages, but one suspects it came moments after the legendary Wilt Chamberlain first walked on a basketball floor for Overbrook High in Philadelphia as a 7-foot freshman. “You can’t coach size,” the saying goes, and it has yet to be […]
By: Michael D. McClellan | He played for the Boston Celtics during a period of nervous change, joining the club just as the Big Three was beginning to break down, its parts worn from too many minutes and too little rest, the post-Bias funk settling in like a fog, thick, heavy and unrelenting. He played valiantly […]
By: Michael D. McClellan | The game came easily to him. From the first time he picked up a basketball, to later earning All-America honors in both high school and college, Bailey Howell possessed a gift that quickly set him apart from his peers. He was a natural on the court, at home within its geometric […]
By: Michael D. McClellan | There is something sublimely unique about the old school athletes of yesteryear, the ones who captured the imaginations of young fans long before cloud-based streaming became all the rage. They played the game, or they ran the race, or they climbed into the ring without the viral love that comes from trending […]