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Celtics quickly took charge of the second half of the season with nine straight victories. Fort Wayne, which had been a major beneficiary at mid-season of National League players, finished second. The most important addition to the Indiana club was Benny Borgmann, who quickly established him as the league’s premier offensive star. Washington and Philadelphia followed in third and fourth place, while first-half winner Cleveland slumped badly to fifth place. Cleveland's fall was precipitated by the hasty mid-season departure of star Honey Russell, who was exiled to Chicago after a disagreement with team owner Max Rosenblum. The Celtics easily disposed of the weakened Cleveland team in three straight games to take the ABL championship.
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National League raids. The newcomers joined Rusty Saunders, Ray Kennedy and George Glasco to restore Marshall’s Palace Five club to its place among the ABL pre-season favorites. Cleveland returned with championship squad intact and further strengthened by the addition of Ohio State rookie Cookie Cunningham and valuable swingman Gil Ely. With Brooklyn out of the picture, Gottlieb’s new Philadelphia entry became the third contender. The Quakers (later known as the Warriors) showcased a Who’s Who of former Eastern League stars including George Artus, Tom Barlow, Stretch Meehan, Soup Campbell, and Chickie Passon.
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dilemma. First, he moved to destroy the foundation of the upstart
National League, by secretly negotiating with the Celtics to jump to the ABL. As anticipated, the Celtics' departure triggered an immediate collapse of the rival league. Next, Carr expelled the Detroit and Brooklyn clubs from the ABL, and then awarded the latter franchise to the incoming Celtics. Finally, he bolstered the Baltimore franchise with players from the suddenly defunct NBL. In a single stroke, Carr had signed basketball’s most famous team, thwarted the upstart NBL, and provided his league with an additional pool of dozens of top players.
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Baltimore were all winless and showing few signs of improvement. President Carr acted quickly and ruthlessly to solve the
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Brooklyn Arcadians were particularly hard hit, losing stars Red Conaty and Rody Cooney, while Washington lost starters Teddy Kearns and Bob Grody. Washington owner George Preston Marshall completed the destruction of the Arcadians by luring Elmer Ripley and Tillie Voss away from the Brooklyn club
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was hired to run the team. The situation in New York was considerably less clear. The
Original Celtics signed to represent New York, but they were reluctant recruits at best. After last season, Carr had banned any ABL team from playing games against the Celtics, drying up some of their most lucrative
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The Originals: the New York Celtics invent modern basketball
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563:Cages to Jump Shots: Pro Basketballs Early Years
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559:"The Rise of the Original Celtics"
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1433:D. Thompson
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870:Doc Carlson
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159:Early years
116:Team colors
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3130:Saperstein
3085:L. O'Brien
3080:J. O'Brien
3060:Morgenweck
2995:M. Jackson
2757:VanDerveer
2672:B. Russell
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2577:F. McGuire
2572:A. McGuire
2517:Krzyzewski
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2312:Chancellor
2292:Carnesecca
2175:Washington
2125:B. Russell
2040:Lovellette
2010:W. Johnson
1950:DeBernardi
1829:O. Schmidt
1824:E. Schmidt
1694:G. Johnson
1689:L. Jackson
1559:Cunningham
1378:J. Russell
1288:D. McGuire
1228:M. Johnson
1223:D. Johnson
865:Phog Allen
461:References
431:Lou Bender
419:Nat Holman
364:Champions
350:Champions
318:Champions
270:Kate Smith
187:Nat Holman
176:Nat Holman
141:basketball
3248:Garretson
3150:Stanković
3115:Reinsdorf
3020:J. Krause
3000:Jernstedt
2970:Henderson
2930:Garfinkel
2885:Colangelo
2840:Barksdale
2732:Tarkanian
2562:McCutchan
2362:Ferrándiz
2297:Carnevale
2140:Semjonova
2085:S. Murphy
2060:M. Malone
2020:M. Krause
1925:T. Cooper
1764:C. Miller
1759:Mikkelsen
1729:K. Malone
1574:Dandridge
1569:Dalipagić
1554:C. Cooper
1549:Catchings
1438:Vandivier
1413:Steinmetz
1363:Robertson
1318:C. Murphy
1298:R. Miller
1278:McDermott
1253:Lieberman
1213:Jeannette
1028:Archibald
304:Playoffs
155:in 1959.
3283:Nucatola
3225:Referees
3140:St. John
3105:Raveling
3095:Podoloff
3065:Naismith
3045:McLendon
3005:R. Jones
2960:Harrison
2940:Gottlieb
2925:Fleisher
2895:Davidson
2890:Costello
2865:W. Brown
2860:H. Brown
2830:Ackerman
2792:Woolpert
2717:Stringer
2702:D. Smith
2637:Popovich
2587:Meanwell
2582:McLendon
2547:Loeffler
2432:Heinsohn
2427:Hatchell
2417:Harshman
2402:Gomelsky
2357:Driesell
2277:Calipari
2267:L. Brown
2232:Auriemma
2227:Auerbach
2222:Anderson
2217:P. Allen
2212:Alexeeva
2150:Thurmond
2120:Robinson
2095:Olajuwon
2080:Mourning
2070:Meneghin
2050:Macauley
2045:Lapchick
2015:Johnston
1995:Houbregs
1980:Griffith
1970:Gallatin
1940:Crawford
1864:N. White
1774:Nowitzki
1749:McGinnis
1724:Luisetti
1699:B. Jones
1669:Heinsohn
1649:Havlicek
1539:R. Brown
1492:Forwards
1468:J. White
1463:Westphal
1418:Stockton
1403:K. Smith
1383:Schommer
1358:Richmond
1343:Petrović
1303:Moncrief
1258:Maravich
1238:S. Jones
1233:K. Jones
1183:Hardaway
1153:Goodrich
1148:GinĂłbili
1133:Friedman
1123:Endacott
1053:Borgmann
1023:R. Allen
930:Referees
753:Lapchick
649:Lapchick
448:Trophies
369:1929–30
355:1927–28
341:1926–27
323:1922–23
309:1921–22
3298:Shirley
3293:Rudolph
3288:Quigley
3278:Nichols
3273:Mihalik
3263:Kennedy
3253:Hepbron
3238:Enright
3233:Bavetta
3215:Zollner
3185:Valvano
3180:Trester
3125:Sanders
3010:Kennedy
2900:Douglas
2880:Clifton
2855:Biasone
2845:Baumann
2797:Wootten
2772:Wilkens
2722:Summitt
2712:Stevens
2707:Stanley
2692:Shelton
2687:Sharman
2622:Novosel
2617:Nikolić
2552:Lonborg
2542:Litwack
2532:Leonard
2527:Lambert
2457:Huggins
2452:Holzman
2422:Haskins
2387:Gardner
2322:Conradt
2287:Carlson
2272:Calhoun
2262:Boeheim
2237:Barmore
2207:Adelman
2199:Coaches
2165:Wallace
2160:Wachter
2135:Sampson
2130:Sabonis
2090:Mutombo
2025:Kurland
2005:Jackson
1985:Gruenig
1975:Gilmore
1960:Donovan
1945:Daniels
1915:Bellamy
1893:Centers
1884:Yardley
1874:Wilkins
1819:Schayes
1799:Pullins
1794:Pollard
1734:McClain
1664:Haywood
1654:Hawkins
1624:Garnett
1599:English
1589:Dehnert
1579:Dantley
1534:Bradley
1529:Boswell
1504:Barkley
1478:Woodard
1473:Wilkens
1423:Swoopes
1398:Sharman
1368:Rodgers
1348:Phillip
1283:McGrady
1263:Marcari
1218:Jenkins
1208:Iverson
1128:Frazier
1118:Edwards
1108:Drexler
1098:Dampier
1083:Clayton
1063:Brennan
1033:Beckman
1008:Players
858:Coaches
827:Players
758:Leonard
743:Dreyfus
738:Dehnert
654:Leonard
639:Dehnert
298:League
135:were a
111:(8,000)
95: (
77: (
69:Founded
54:Leagues
3210:Winter
3190:Vitale
3165:Taylor
3155:Steitz
3120:Ripley
3100:Porter
3075:Newton
3070:Newell
3055:Morgan
3050:Mokray
3030:Liston
3015:Knight
2985:Hinkle
2980:Hickox
2955:Harris
2950:Gulick
2945:Granik
2935:Gavitt
2920:Fisher
2835:Attles
2825:Abbott
2802:Wright
2787:Wooden
2742:Teague
2737:Taylor
2727:Sutton
2657:Rubini
2642:Ramsay
2632:Pitino
2612:Nelson
2607:Mulkey
2597:Miller
2567:McGraw
2522:Kundla
2512:Knight
2507:Keogan
2502:Keaney
2487:Julian
2467:Hurley
2462:Hughes
2447:Hobson
2437:Hickey
2412:Hannum
2407:Gunter
2377:Gaines
2347:Diddle
2317:Chaney
2302:Carril
2180:Whalen
2170:Walton
2155:Unseld
2105:Parish
2100:O'Neal
2065:McAdoo
2055:Maciel
2035:Leslie
2030:Lanier
1935:Cowens
1905:Barlow
1879:Worthy
1869:Wilkes
1859:Webber
1854:Walker
1849:Twyman
1834:Stokes
1814:Rodman
1809:Ramsey
1789:Pippen
1784:Pierce
1779:Pettit
1769:Mullin
1754:McHale
1684:Hudson
1679:Howell
1609:Foster
1604:Erving
1594:Duncan
1514:Baylor
1499:Arizin
1483:Wooden
1448:Wanzer
1428:Thomas
1408:Staley
1393:Sedran
1373:Roosma
1338:Payton
1333:Parker
1308:Monroe
1293:Meyers
1273:Martin
1243:Jordan
1203:Isaacs
1193:Holman
1188:Haynes
1178:Hanson
1173:Hammon
1168:Guerin
1163:Grentz
1143:Gervin
1113:Dumars
1103:Davies
1078:Cheeks
1068:Bryant
1016:Guards
777:Whitty
763:Whitty
748:Holman
668:Whitty
644:Holman
569:
522:
124:
121:
87:Folded
3323:Teams
3313:Walsh
3308:Tobey
3303:Strom
3268:Leith
3243:Evans
3205:Wilke
3200:Welts
3195:Wells
3175:Tower
3170:Thorn
3160:Stern
3145:Stagg
3090:Olsen
3035:Lloyd
3025:Lemon
2990:Irish
2965:Hearn
2915:Fagan
2910:Embry
2767:Watts
2697:Sloan
2677:Sachs
2652:Riley
2627:Olson
2602:Moore
2592:Meyer
2557:Magee
2537:Lewis
2497:Keady
2442:Hixon
2382:Gamba
2367:Fitch
2352:Drake
2257:Blood
2252:Blair
2242:Barry
2145:Sikma
2115:Risen
2075:Mikan
2000:Issel
1965:Ewing
1955:Divac
1930:Ćosić
1910:Beaty
1804:Radja
1719:Lucas
1714:KukoÄŤ
1709:Korać
1659:Hayes
1644:Hagan
1634:Gates
1629:Gasol
1614:Fulks
1564:Curry
1509:Barry
1388:Scott
1353:Posey
1313:Moore
1198:Hyatt
1158:Greer
1138:Galis
1093:Cousy
1073:Cervi
1058:Braun
1038:Belov
946:Teams
733:Barry
728:Banks
634:Barry
629:Banks
295:Year
105:Arena
3258:Hoyt
3110:Reid
3040:Lobo
2975:Hepp
2905:Duer
2875:Buss
2870:Bunn
2762:Wade
2682:Self
2667:Rush
2662:Rupp
2492:Karl
2477:Izzo
2397:Gill
2392:Gaze
2337:Dean
2332:Daly
2327:Crum
2307:Case
2282:Cann
2247:Bess
2110:Reed
1704:King
1674:Hill
1639:Gola
1619:Gale
1544:Cash
1524:Bosh
1519:Bird
1458:West
1443:Wade
1328:Page
1323:Nash
1248:Kidd
1043:Bing
567:ISBN
520:ISBN
372:ABL
358:ABL
344:ABL
326:MBL
312:EBL
191:CCNY
131:The
97:1930
90:1930
79:1914
72:1914
2850:Bee
2807:Yow
2472:Iba
2185:Yao
546:doi
381:N/A
376:N/A
335:N/A
330:N/A
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