DaveCowenswasneverafreakofnature.Atabout2.06meters,hisheightreadslikeapowerforwa
WhenpeoplerememberMcAdoo,theyoftenpicturethedazzleofliftingtheMVPattwenty-four.B
Thewords"mostvaluable,"inbasketball'spopularreading,areoftenequatedwith"winningt
Inthesummerof1996,a17-year-oldfromPhiladelphiawhohadgrownupinItalyenteredthedraf
IfBillRussell'stalentcamewithaninstructionmanual,itsfirstlinewouldnotread"score,
"Fo'Fo'Fo'."—Beforethe1983playoffs,MosesMaloneutteredthisseeminglyjokingprophecy
ThenameMosesMaloneisforeverprintedbeside"threeMVPtrophies."In1979,1982,and1983he
BehindAllenIverson'sMVPsitsabodynearlyhollowedoutbyinjury.Inthe2001seasonheplaye
WhenAllenIversonreceivedthe2001regular-seasonMVPtrophyfromDavidStern,theNBA'sdef
Formostplayers,theroadtoNBAstardomisclear:highschool,college,draft,refinement.Ke
IfNBAhistorianswereaskedtonamethemostunderratedgrindersinleaguehistory,WesUnseld
OnBobMcAdoo'shonorroll,theregular-seasonMVPappearsexactlyonce—in1975.Thenumberlo