LAYDEN: Bolt strolls into history WOLFF: Spain's hoops prodigy Aug 17, 2008
On defense, think Walt Frazier. On offense, Steve Nash. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Former DHS grad inducted into Womens Sports Center Jun 8, 2008
Mayor Michael Bloomberg was joined by New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning, Carl Lewis, Walt Frazier, Tony Dorsett, Jim Craig, Bob Cousy, Mario Andretti and 30 other hall of fame athletes to celebrate the opening of the Sports Museum of America. I am very humbled by this honor, Kenyon said. (Douglas Daily Dispatch, AZ)
Big Red helps open the Sports Museum of America May 9, 2008
Big Red also met members of WFAN Sports Radio 660 and SportsNet New York at an event that was headlined by appearances of many professional athletes including the likes of Super Bowl MVP Eli Manning, Billie Jean King, Martina Navratilova, Clyde Drexler, Allan Houston, Jason Williams, Walt Frazier and many more. New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg was also present to participate in the ceremonies. (Sacredheartpioneers.com)
VANTAGE POINT: Red Bulls, long overshadowed in New York, have their day May 2, 2008
Some other New York-area teams have poor percentages since 1996, but they can fall back on some past glory - the Nets were finalists, the Islanders won four Stanley Cups, the Knicks once had Willis Reed and Walt Frazier. The Red Bulls have none of that - or even much of a fan base. (International Herald Tribune -- Sports)
More of this story Apr 23, 2008
His roster included Henry Bibby, Walt Frazier, Earl Monroe, Dick Barnett, Bill Bradley, Phil Jackson, Dave DeBusschere, Willis Reed, Jerry Lucas and Dean Meminger. The league's scoring leaders of the 1972-73 season were Nate Archibald, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Spencer Haywood, Lou Hudson, Pete Maravich, Charlie Scott, Geoff Petrie, Gale Goodrich, Sidney Wicks, Bob Lanier, Havlicek and Bob Love. (Cut Bank Pioneer Press - Golden Triangle, MT)
Next up as Knicks coach? Apr 19, 2008
Today's debate: Who should Knicks hire. - Game on - USATODAY.com. (USA Today -- Sports)
Opinion: For Spurs to repeat, Manu key Apr 16, 2008
In his book Miracle on 33rd Street about the 1970 New York Knicks, author Phil Berger described Walt Frazier in this way: Frazier had the kind of entranced joy inside the games rhythm that surfers are said to have in a waves curl. . (MSNBC -- Sports)
Heels stunned Apr 6, 2008
It was 54-50 with 10 minutes left and Kansas had gone 11 possessions without a point and Carolina s Wayne Ellington was making like Walt Frazier. The Jayhawks were so rattled they were yelling at one another and shaking their heads when someone didn t go where he was supposed to go, and everyone along press row was thinking, Bill Self might as well resign after the game if his team blows this. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
View from the bench great for hoops veteran Mar 30, 2008
Walt Frazier was my idol. I met him a couple times, went to a couple of his lectures. (Rio Rancho Observer, NM)
Looking Back... The ACC in the NIT Mar 24, 2008
The Blue Devils opened against Walt Frazier and Southern Illinois. Duke star Bob Verga ended his college career with 24 points but the exhausted Duke team faded down the stretch, losing 72-63. (Theacc.com)
End of an era ends in loss in tiny gym in Carolina Feb 26, 2008
Willis Reed, Walt Frazier and Danny Glover were among the invited guests for the premiere of the ESPN film Black Magic at the Apollo Theater yesterday. The two-part film covers the Civil Rights movement through the lives of basketball players and coaches who attended historically black colleges and universities. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
Steve AschburnerINSIDE THE NBA Feb 20, 2008
If packaging Aaron McKie and Keith Van Horn in major transactions long past the point of their hardwood usefulness and ever so close to their NBAPA pensions can facilitate trades of marquee names such as Pau Gasol and Jason Kidd, imagine how the East and West landscapes might shift once Reggie Miller, Larry Bird, Walt Frazier, Oscar Robertson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Michael Jordan hit the peddlers' market again. Now if only there were some way to combine the two charades -- the habit of Chicago... (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
20-second timeout Feb 14, 2008
Is there a backcourt in the NBA today that reminds you of your days with Walt Frazier. When you think efficiency, you might think Detroit. (USA Today -- Sports)
17-0 Dolphins still the standard Cheatriots get their comeuppance Feb 7, 2008
He, along with David Tyree, on the receiving end of the greatest single play in Super Bowl history, now walks in the rarefied air of Joe Namath, Mark Messier, Phil Simms, Derek Jeter, Willis Reed, Tom Seaver, Walt Frazier, Keith Hernandez. 18*-1. (Town Times, CT)
Fuzzy math for Knicks: Losses adding up, woes multiplying Feb 6, 2008
" Dunleavy phoned Thomas to apologize, saying he was referring to previous Knicks management. The NBA would love to have a winning team in the country's largest TV market. But the Knicks' long walk through the wilderness has driven one of the league's original and more important franchises off the national stage. The team-first 1970s era of Willis Reed, Walt Frazier and Bill Bradley inspired a generation of players, ESPN analyst and Hall of Famer Bill Walton says, including himself. "Everybody... (USA Today -- Sports)
Super Bowl highlights super rivalry: Beantown vs. Big Apple Jan 30, 2008
Around the same time, John Havlicek, Dave Cowens and the Celtics were dueling Walt Frazier, Willis Reed and the Knicks for Eastern Conference crowns. The Celtics and Knicks haven t met in the postseason since 1990. (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)
New York, Boston anticipate rivalry game Jan 28, 2008
I am a New York fan," he said. When Bloomberg was in graduate school, Fenway Park was home to the Boston Patriots of the old American Football League. At the same time, Yankee Stadium housed the Giants. Years later, the Giants moved farther into the Northeast, shuttling into the Yale Bowl for a couple of seasons while Yankee Stadium was renovated. Many fans in Connecticut still consider the state Giants territory; in fact, the Patriots almost moved to Hartford in the late 1990s. The most intense... (Athens Banner-Herald)
Valley blossoms in sports Jan 27, 2008
Jan. 14, 1975: Walt Frazier of the Knicks scores 30 points to lead the East past the West 108-102 in the NBA All-Star Game in Phoenix. May 16, 1976: Suns win at Golden State 94-86 to earn their first trip to the NBA Finals, which they lose to Boston in six games. (AZCentral -- Sports)
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)
Sam Budnyk: Coaching Crusader, for All-Time Dec 11, 2007
Walt Frazier: The Miami-Carol City coach directed the Chiefs to three state championships (1996, 1997, 2003). His career record of 212-107 includes three seasons at Miami- Northwestern. (The Palm Beach Post)
Jenkins on the NBA Dec 2, 2007
In polling sources for the all-time Knicks team, USA Today came up with Patrick Ewing, Willis Reed, Dave DeBusschere, Walt Frazier and Earl Monroe. What's Ewing doing in there. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Best in Knicks' franchise history Nov 29, 2007
"Willis (Reed) said Patrick was the greatest Knick ever," said former Knicks great Walt Frazier, a Hall of Famer who led New York to two NBA titles ... Walt Frazier explains his picks ... 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.". (USA Today -- Sports)
The Pearl dishes Nov 13, 2007
Pearl: "That was the game Clyde (Monroe's Knicks teammate, Walt Frazier) got a bunch of points (30). He was the MVP of that game. We were the first teammate tandem to start in an All-Star backcourt, and I realized early on that he was on his game. So I just kept going to him. He certainly had a great game.". THI: You've probably reminded him of that a few times. (AZCentral -- Sports)
Knicks face trouble on court, off court, in court Nov 4, 2007
NEW YORK - Opening night at Madison Square Garden was once Willis Reed and Walt Frazier, a sold-out house echoing with chants of Dee-fense, a hit-the-open-man offense that was part precision, part poetry. Not lately. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Mac has tough love for Cyclones Oct 31, 2007
Charles Boozer's older brother, Carlos, played at Duke on the way to the NBA. Point guard Diante Garrett's father, Dick, was a teammate of Walt Frazier at Southern Illinois and played NBA ball with the Lakers and Buffalo Braves. Starting five questions: Can Iowa State find a point guard from a trio of candidates -- junior college transfer Bryan Petersen, Garrett and Marcus Brister. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
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He also played against Walt Frazier, who was drafted. in the first round of the NBA draft by the Knicks. (Williston Daily Herald, ND)
Just Wynn, baby Aug 2, 2007
Other diabetic athletes include baseball stars Jackie Robinson, Ty Cobb, Jim Catfish Hunter and David Wells, boxers James Buster Douglas, Joe Frazier and Sugar Ray Robinson, NFL coaching greats Hank Stram and Joe Gibbs, former NBA star Walt Frazier and tennis standout Billie Jean King. Charlotte Bobcats guard Adam Morrison brought new publicity to the disease when he played college basketball at Gonzaga. (Petersburg Progress Index, VA)
Jimmy Walker, 63; NBA star set Providence scoring record Jul 4, 2007
Monroe was chosen second; Walt Frazier fifth. In his nine NBA seasons, Mr. Walker averaged 16. (Boston Globe)
Shooting gallery Jun 3, 2007
Walt Frazier, 1970 // Willis Reed supplied the inspiration by hobbling onto the court for Game 7 against the Los Angeles Lakers, but Frazier supplied the substance with 36 points, 19 assists and five steals as the Knicks rolled to a championship. Magic Johnson, 1980 // It was Game 6 of the Finals, and the Lakers were without their centerpiece, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. (Sunspot.net -- Sports)
EXCHANGES OF THE GUARDSMagic Johnson's mentoring helps Warriors' Davis, who shares qualities with ex-Lakers great Apr 24, 2007
" Coach Don Nelson, who played against the great Walt Frazier in the glory days of the Knicks and Celtics, nodded in agreement when I mentioned Frazier. "Yeah, some differences, but not bad," he said. "Just because of how clever Frazier was, how he imposed his will on you. " Frazier was more of a lock-down defender -- that's every night, all night -- and was a bit more rigid in his offensive repertoire, but the two share a stately, almost regal look, right down to the facial hair. "I'd say Timmy... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
NBA: Kings' coach search begins Apr 22, 2007
Former Knicks great Walt Frazier will ask Isiah Thomas if he can work with rookie guard Marty Collins this offseason. Frazier said he wants the chance to work with Collins for a few days this spring because he sees himself in the 6-foot-6 rookie -- a tall, tough-defending guard with deceptive quickness and a cool demeanor, but sans a jump shot. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
TALK ABOUT IT Apr 12, 2007
Or that stuff Walt Frazier hawks. Maybe Kari can lift the mask and blind Jagr on a breakaway blue hair. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Rare vintage Apr 8, 2007
Walt Frazier played 15 games in his last two seasons after turning 33. Nash, a point guard like them, is 33 and nowhere near done - with a contract running through 2009-10 and designs to play beyond it. (AZCentral -- Sports)
Tubby should have stayed at UGA Mar 28, 2007
Commentary and opinion. The entry titled "Smith erred by leaving Georgia," and any of the comments about it. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Post aComment Mar 22, 2007
"I went to school (in Carbondale) during the days when Walt Frazier played basketball there. They had one of their best teams back in the '60s.". Another Saluki fan is Steve Hemmer, 50, of Fairview Heights, who played football at SIUC for four years. (Belleville News-Democrat)
The vibe from each Sweet 16 school Mar 22, 2007
Back then, Walt Frazier of New York Knicks fame rocked the nets as a Saluki. --Brandon Weisenberger. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Kansas- S. Illinois a study in contrast Mar 21, 2007
Southern Illinois had won a total of four NCAA Tournament games before this season, and after Walt Frazier and its lone current NBA player, Troy Hudson, it has few memorable basketball alumni. Nothing seems to faze the Salukis, though. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Murf's Turf: These Salukis are the best in school history Mar 20, 2007
You might get some arguments that the 1967 NIT Championship team led by Walt Frazier was the greatest in SIU history. The NIT was the more prestigious post season affair then. (Marion Daily Republican, IL)
Saluki Sports... Feb 25, 2007
Fortunately a guy by the name of Walt Frazier took charge in the final minute of the game and Jares joined us on the return trip in SIU's DC-3 that evening. Jares spent the next three days on SIU's campus talking to many folks and even accompanied the team to Wichita for its next game. (Harrisburg Daily Register, IL)
Shouler: DJ deserving of praise Feb 24, 2007
" With the new tandem, Seattle won 42 and lost 18 down the stretch and built a 3-2 lead in the 1978 Finals. But they lost to Washington in seven games, with Johnson shooting 0-for-14 in Game 7.The following year Seattle won a franchise-best 52 and zoomed past Washington in five games in the Finals. Johnson averaged 23 points and seven assists, adding 14 blocks -- including seven in the third game -- to take the Finals MVP award. Between backcourt mate Gus Williams and Johnson, the Seattle guards... (ESPN -- Basketball)
Sadly, Frazier has become the NBA's forgotten point guard Feb 17, 2007
Walt Frazier just about owned the NBA during his peak in the early '70s. You could attempt to name a contemporary point guard in his class as an all-around player, but you would fail, miserably. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
NBA's top newcomer: Roy or Morrison? Feb 10, 2007
Legend comparison: To Walt Frazier, because he's "really sneaky and good," according to Bickerstaff. "He's not really explosive, but he has those same kind of mannerisms.". (Charlotte.com, NC -- Sports)
Damon Jones adds flash to his fashion Feb 9, 2007
"He's flashy like Earl the Pearl (Monroe), Clyde (Walt Frazier) and Gus Johnson. He reminds me of that first generation of black NBA players who were really flashy. "He likes to have fun with his stuff. He's not like or , mainstream neat dressers. (USA Today -- Sports)
Wizards exhibit staying power on court, in stands Jan 23, 2007
"It all changes in the playoffs," said Walt Frazier, the Hall of Fame guard who is now a commentator for Knicks television broadcasts. "The last five minutes is all half-court game and you've got to play defense. No one has really won it all without defense except the 'showtime' Lakers and they could clamp down on you when they had to. Phoenix is trying to improve.". (Sunspot.net -- Sports)
No. 1: Bill Bradley '65 Dec 13, 2006
One of the slickest-passing forwards in league history, Bradley teamed with fellow Hall of Famers Earl Monroe, Willis Reed and Walt Frazier to lead the Knicks to NBA titles in 1970 and 1973. In 1979, just two years after retiring from basketball, Bradley began his 18-year run as a New Jersey Democrat in the U.S. Senate. (The Daily Princetonian, NJ)
Spurs players help NBA fight prostate cancer Dec 11, 2006
Other participating players include LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony, Dwyane Wade, Steve Nash, Shaquille O'Neal, Jerry West, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Walt Frazier and Oscar Robertson. Related Industry stories. (San Antonio Business Journal, TX)
Pressure piles on Knicks Nov 3, 2006
"You don't usually have such a public mandate," said TV analyst and former Knicks star Walt Frazier, referring to Dolan's expectations of Thomas. "There is extra pressure for sure.". (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Can Steph-Francis work? Oct 8, 2006
Marbury said he never believed Brown when he tried to compare getting Francis to when the Knicks put together a backcourt of scoring guards Earl Monroe and Walt Frazier. Those two eventual Hall of Famers combined their games to win an NBA championship with the Knicks in 1973. (Newsday -- Sports)
Diabetes can't stop Boynton Sep 28, 2006
Basketball: Adam Morrison, Walt Frazier. Boxing: James "Buster" Douglas, Joe Frazier. (AZCentral -- Sports)
Garrett Has Good Genes Aug 26, 2006
One of his teammates happened to be a guy by the name of Walt Frazier, one of several of the games best 50 players that he would be associated with in his career. Frazier and Garrett teamed up for one year for the Salukis and they captured an NIT championship with a win over Marquette 71-56 in 1967. (CycloneNation.com)
From the State House Aug 22, 2006
Many athletes who have made the big leagues have also attended SIU-C. Former NBA players Walt Frazier and Chris Carr and current NBA player Troy Hudson attended SIU-C. NFL players Bart Scott and Brandon Jacobs, as well as former NFL players Jim Hart and Kevin House played for SIU-C. Major League Baseball especially has looked to SIU-C for talent. Current players Steve Finley, Jerry Hairston and Jason Frasor played baseball for SIU-C, as well as former players Sean Bergman and George Vukovich. (West Frankfort Daily American, IL)
'Earl the Pearl' still gem of guy to his fans Jul 21, 2006
Monroe went to the New York Knicks, where he teamed with Walt Frazier in one of the best backcourts ever. In 1973, New York won its last title and owner Abe Pollin relocated the Baltimore franchise to Landover and then to Washington, where the Bullets became the Wizards. (Sunspot.net -- Sports)
No interest in Williams, two schools say Jul 18, 2006
Carol City coach Walt Frazier, who coached Williams in his senior season, said Monday he hasn't seen or spoken to Williams since he graduated. Frazier said he is baffled by the developments since Williams left his program. (The Miami Herald)
Balkman's House Jul 6, 2006
But in this years NIT final four, Balkman did it all for the Gamecocks, scoring, rebounding, stealing and blocking shots in route to being named the NIT's MVP. Balkman joined the likes of basketball greats like Reggie Miller and Walt Frazier. Odom, who has supported Balkman through his decision making process was excited for the now NBA-bound player and even more excited about the chance he has by playing in the Big Apple. (Gamecock Online, SC)
Bitter Knicks fans mobilize to vent at Dolan, Isiah Jun 29, 2006
Fans wearing the jerseys of John Starks, Bernard King and Walt Frazier marched in sync, and each name served as a symbol of the Knicks of old - a franchise forgotten. "I can't support the current Knicks," said Devin Sullivan, 21, of Bethel, Conn. (Newsday -- Sports)
Pistons step up to dash Cavs' challenge May 20, 2006
We saw it from John Havlicek near the end of the Celtics' run; from Oscar Robertson and Jerry West, even from Walt Frazier on a Knicks team full of greats. And we always saw it from Michael Jordan. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Ailene Voisin: Don't think about it -- call Larry Brown May 17, 2006
Bill Bradley, Walt Frazier, Willis Reed and Dave DeBusschere once played there. Unfortunately for the departing Brown, Stephon Marbury is taking a more current turn at stardom, and taking the Knicks right down with him. (Sacramento Bee -- Sports)
Sports Illustrated gives high marks to Spurs TV announcers Apr 24, 2006
-- Mike Breen, Walt Frazier and Kenny Smith. Says Dwyer about the Spurs' 'A' team announcing tandem: "Having both Stockton and Elliott call Spurs games is an embarrassment of riches for a local telecast.". (San Antonio Business Journal, TX)
Kennedy: Knicks' woes a team effort Apr 20, 2006
That was back in the days of Harry Gallatin, Richie Guerin, Carl Braun and Nat "Sweetwater" Clifton, through Bill Bradley, Willis Reed, Dave DeBusschere, Walt Frazier and Dick Barnett. I also enjoyed watching players such as Jerry Lucas, Earl Monroe, Mike Riordan, Cazzie Russell and even Hawthorne Wingo. (Stamford Advocate)
Shouler: It's Larry's fault Apr 6, 2006
"According to Brown, he wins games but doesn't lose them. To reinforce his points, Brown criticizes his players relentlessly, both publicly and privately."Never in all my years have I seen a coach run down his best player in the press like Brown," one veteran NBA writer said. "I covered him for six years in Philadelphia and he did it all the time," said another, unsurprised at his antics this year. To get some perspective on the Knicks' disastrous season and Brown's handling of his team, I... (ESPN -- Basketball)
WP: NBA's racial minority may have saviors Feb 21, 2006
Chris Mullin, the five-time NBA all-star and Dream Teamer who is now general manager of the Golden State Warriors, studied the moves of black stars Walt Frazier and Earl Monroe while growing up watching the 1970s Knicks. But he wore John Havlicek's No. 17 and looked up to Larry Bird. (MSNBC -- Race)
All about Kobe Jan 12, 2006
So did Scottie Pippen, John Havlicek, Dave DeBusschere, Walt Frazier, Jerry West, Gus Johnson, Willis Reed, Dick Van Arsdale, Dave Cowens, Bill Walton, Maurice Lucas, Bobby Dandridge, Dennis Johnson, Sidney Moncrief, Maurice Cheeks, Kevin McHale, Hakeem Olajuwon and Joe Dumars. Of Bryant's contemporaries, so do Tim Duncan, Jason Kidd, Kevin Garnett, and Chauncey Billups. (Fox Sports)
