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From: plw@panda.UUCP (Pete Williamson)
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Subject: Re: The Kareem Always Rises to the Top...
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Date: Sun, 22-Dec-85 21:56:35 EST
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>
>Congratulations are due to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, the finest
>basketball player of our lifetimes, if not all lifetimes.
>

I couldn't agree more ... sure wish we had had a chance to see
Kareem more than twice during the regular seasons.

>
>	His sky hook, of course, is eternal.  Of all the
>	weapons in sports, none has ever been more dependable
>	or unstoppable, less vulnerable to time, than that
>	little stride, turn, hop and flick from far above his
>	head.  Perhaps the greatest tribute to its complex 
>	simplicity is that the sky hook never became a trend.
>	It will always be his.
>

He's also one of the true clutch players of our times. Incredible how
well he adjusted to the NBA and how well he's adjusted with age.

Sure hope the Celts get another chance at him in May !!

-- 
						Pete Williamson
"By hook or by crook, we will !!" ... #2