“Most people forget that Danny Biasone was the Wilbur Wright of basketball. Because he invented the 24-second clock, the game took off. Yet he was a man who never played the game.” PeopleMenGamesForgetBasketballClockNba Author:Dolph Schayes
“Once people couldn't trust the college game, some checked out the pro game, but that was in big trouble, too. We had no clock and a lot of faults. People looked at the slow pace and at big guys like George Mikan and said pro basketball was just for overgrown pituitary cases. Baseball and football were numbers one and two and pro basketball wasn't even in the same universe.” PeopleSaidTwoBigsGuyUniverseGamesNumbersCasesTroubleFootballCollegeBasketballBaseballFaultsClockPaceBig Guys Author:Dolph Schayes
“It's fair to say that Jews dominated basketball and that started in the 30s in all the big cities. I think it was simply because Jews lived in ghettoes and basketball is a great schoolyard game. You don't need a lot of space or equipment and you can adapt it to how many players you have.” ThinkingNeedsBigsGamesSpaceCitiesPlayerBasketballFairsJewEquipmentBig Cities Author:Dolph Schayes
“I always stayed on before and after practice. I just think that if you want to excel at anything, be it basketball, dance or the piano, you need to practice a lot.” IfsThinkingWantNeedsPracticeBasketballPianoBefore And After Author:Dolph Schayes
“You can't think about basketball or you ruin your game. It is an instinctive game.” ThinkingGamesBasketballRuins Author:Dolph Schayes
“I disobeyed a basic basketball rule and never boxed out. I figured that if I had the inside position I had enough of an advantage to just go get the ball. And coaches left me alone because I got it.” IfsEnoughLeftPositionBasketballAdvantageBallsCoachesMe AloneHad Enough Author:Dolph Schayes
“The great thing about basketball is it's a live ball. If someone's in your way, push them out of the way, go around them or over them, whatever it takes.” IfsWayBasketballBallsGreat ThingsWhatever It Takes Author:Dolph Schayes
“A basketball diameter is 10 inches and a rim is 18 inches so I made a 14-inch rim I put in to practice on. Few people could do that because it was so frustrating that it drove everyone but me nuts. That led to me shooting very high, which basic physics tells you is the best angle - the hole is bigger from above than from the side.” PeopleMadeSidesPracticeBasketballBiggerPhysicsHolesShootingNutsInchesAngleFrustratingRims Author:Dolph Schayes
