HOOK 'EM: Vinny Del Negro grabs the Bulls by the horns Sep 5, 2008
"Red Holzman used to say, 'It's not about the Xs and Os,'" Reynolds recalls. "'It's about the Jimmies and Joes.'". (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Powe is Celtics' X-factor in Game 2 win over the Lakers Jun 9, 2008
As his old mentor Red Holzman would say, "Phil saw the game. He knows Powe earned every one of them.". Powe was Exhibit A of what effort, plus strong inside moves, can do for someone. (Boston Globe -- Sports)
Expert: Rockets a surprise, but no fluke Mar 17, 2008
Red Holzman used to say there was just one ball, but on defense everyone could play. Great defense is knowing your assignment, knowing the game plan and helping. (MSNBC -- Sports)
This week in sports history Feb 24, 2008
1986 - Billy Cunningham, Tom Heinsohn, and Red Holzman are named to the Basketball Hall of Fame. 1988 - Wayne Gretzky of the Edmonton Oilers becomes the NHL's all-time assist leader, breaking the longtime mark of Gordie Howe. (Boston Globe)
Now is time to resolvenever to watch Knicks again Jan 1, 2008
In later years, when my father was NBA Commissioner, I would sit three rows behind the Knicks bench and had the pleasure of watching the likes of Willis Reed, Walt Frazier, Bill Bradley and Dave DeBusschere win two NBA championships under the direction of coach Red Holzman. Now Isiah Thomas is on the bench and this is only fitting because it was Thomas, as team president, who assembled this dysfunctional roster filled with overpaid players, none seemingly with a clue on how to play basketball. (Stamford Advocate)
Best in Knicks' franchise history Nov 29, 2007
Walt Frazier "I prided myself on versatility I could score, defend and rebound. I was the orchestrator. Red Holzman always said, 'Clyde, hit the open man,' but I really liked playing defense. I would rather defend than score.". Share this story. (USA Today -- Sports)
Joe Torre found a kinship with New Yorkers Oct 22, 2007
The message delivered by the foundation was universal and represented one more instance in which Torre touched people in a way that previously esteemed New York managers and coaches -- Red Holzman, Al Arbour, Bill Parcells, Weeb Ewbank, Jim Lee Howell, Gil Hodges, Emile Francis and even the eccentric and entertaining Casey Stengel among them -- did not. He didn't set out to be a family counselor. (Newsday -- Columnists)
Expert: Some advice for Isiah on saving the Knicks Oct 15, 2007
And then Thomas can bring in Jackson, who played most of his career in New York and whose coaching mentor is Red Holzman, to have a two or three-year run with Bryant. It would be the biggest show on Broadway, which is really what New York is about. (MSNBC -- Sports)
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Knicks Hall-of-Fame coach Red Holzman. Jackson then spent two seasons as a player-coach in. (Williston Daily Herald, ND)
Jackson called to enter elite shack Sep 8, 2007
"It's hard to reconcile that Jackson with the miniconglomerate Jackson of today - the $10 million man with the house in Pacific Palisades, the ranch in Montana, the boss's daughter at his side. But while things have changed for Jackson in a dramatic way over the last 25 years, from his cachet to his wardrobe to his back account, one thing remains inviolate - his views on how the game should be played. When it's all said and done, he's still basically preaching the gospel of Red Holzman, tweaking... (Boston Globe)
DIGESTBasketball Hall of Fame inducts Jackson, Williams Sep 8, 2007
DIGEST / Basketball Hall of Fame inducts Jackson, Williams. " Jackson said Friday night in his induction speech at the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Mass. Jackson won nine NBA championships as a coach - tying Red Auerbach for the record - and one more as a player. But it was with the New York Knicks in their championship season of 1969-70, when Jackson was recovering from spinal fusion surgery, that he found his future calling. He credited Holzman for teaching him to coach and handle... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Jackson leads induction class Sep 8, 2007
-- Phil Jackson learned to coach from Red Holzman, and he practiced the craft on superstars like , and. "Who could have been more fortunate than I am, to have stumbled into this success?" Jackson said Friday night in his induction speech at the Basketball Hall of Fame. (ESPN -- Golf News)
Kobe scores only 43, Lakers win Mar 26, 2007
He had been tied with Red Holzman, his coach when he played for the New York Knicks. Lakers swing man Maurice Evans missed his third game because of a sore right knee. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Lakers extend streak to five with win over Warriors Mar 26, 2007
He had been tied with Red Holzman, his coach when he played for the New York Knicks. Lakers swing man missed his third game because of a sore right knee. (USA Today -- Sports)
The Hall didn't call Feb 14, 2007
That's more than 100 wins better than Red Holzman and almost 200 more than Chuck Daly. They're both in the Hall. (AZCentral -- Sports)
