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Which Buffalo Brave pulled down the most offensive rebounds in one half?
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Yao has been an NBA All-Star Game starter in each of his first three seasons, but there is widespread opinion that "you ain't seen nuthin' yet." One person of that mind is someone who knows a little about big men. "He's right there at the top with the best, but his whole potential is ahead of him," says Bill Russell. "We forget that he's just a kid. In terms of skills, he reminds me of Kareem. He's not there yet, but that is who I think he's most like."
Very agile for a big man, Jim has established himself as being one of the better centers in the NBA. Voted as the Most Valuable Cavalier for 1974-75, his first season with the club, he established a club mark for defensive rebounds in a game with 17 against the Bullets, November 6, 1974.
Word association... Iverson. Points? Crossover? Fast? Explosive? Yes, all of those things, but add this one: Courage. By the end of what was another spectacular year for the young guard, Allen still was operating at a high level in the NBA Playoffs despite a swollen shooting elbow, torn rotator cuff, broken big toe and chip fracture of the right ankle. "That kid is incredible," said team physician Dr. Jack McPhilemy, who called Iverson's threshold for pain the highest he's ever seen.
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