THE LEGEND - Willis Reed MIX by MISIEK

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MY MIX FROM MISIEK MOVIE SHOW FOOTAGE FROM 1964-1975 Ludzie przemysłu misiekakpl@o2.pl HQ: http://rapidshare.com/files/146134144/88thwr.rar.html Music: Reks - Rise (Instrumental/Hip-Hop) Number: 19 Highlights / Video / Clip Bio: Reed was born in Hico, Louisiana. While Reed was growing up on a farm in nearby Bernice, the Knicks were floundering. New York managed only one winning season in the 12 campaigns between 1955-56 and 1966-67. From 1956 to 1966 the Knicks finished last nine times, and the club failed to make the playoffs in the seven seasons from 1959 to 1966. In 1963-64 the Knicks brought up the rear of the Eastern Division with a 22-58 record. At Grambling, where he played college basketball, Reed amassed 2,280 career points, averaged 26.6 points and 21.3 rebounds during his senior year, and led the school to one NAIA title and three Southwestern Athletic Conference Championships. He was eventually drafted 10th overall by the Knicks in 1964, where he quickly established himself as a fierce, dominating and physical force on both ends of the floor. Reed made an immediate impact with the Knicks. In March 1965 he scored 46 points against the Los Angeles Lakers, the second highest single-game total ever by a Knicks rookie. For the season, he ranked seventh in the NBA in scoring (19.5 points per game) and fifth in rebounding (14.7 rebounds per game). He also began his string of All-Star appearances and was named the NBA Rookie of the Year. In his first seasons with the Knicks, he played power forward and later gained fame as the starting center. Despite his average stature (he stood at a mere 6-foot-10 when, for instance, contemporaries such as Wilt Chamberlain and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar stood 7-1 and 7-2, respectively), he made up for his lack of height by playing a physical game, often ending seasons with respectable averages in blocking and rebounding. The team continued to struggle for a few years while adding good players through trades and the draft. Perhaps the most important personnel move was the decision to replace Dick McGuire as coach with Red Holzman midway through the 1967-68 season. The Knicks had gone 15-22 under McGuire; Holzman steered them with to a 28-17 finish. New York's 43-39 record gave the team its first winning record since 1958-59. Reed continued to make annual appearances in the NBA All-Star Game. By this time he was playing power forward instead of center in order to make room for Walt Bellamy. Reed continued to work hard on the boards, averaging 11.6 rebounds in 1965-66 and 14.6 in 1966-67, both top-10 marks in the league. By the latter season he had adjusted to the nuances of his new position, averaging 20.9 points to rank eighth in the NBA. New York won 54 games in 1968-69 after staggering to a 6-10 start. On December 19, the Knicks traded Bellamy and Howard Komives to the Detroit Pistons in exchange for Dave DeBusschere. The trade was good for Reed in two ways. First, DeBusschere assumed some of the heavy labor inside, thereby taking some of the pressure off Reed. But second and more importantly, DeBusschere was a legitimate forward, which meant that Reed could move back to the pivot position, where he was more comfortable and effective. "Since that trade, I feel like a new person", Reed said at the time. "Center is my position." five of the next six seasons. Reed scored 21.1 points per game in 1968-69 and grabbed a franchise record 1,191 rebounds, an average of 14.5 rebounds per game. Reed coached the Knicks in 19771978, and left the team 14 games into the following season (49-47 record). He served as volunteer assistant coach for St. John's University and head coached Creighton University from 19811985. Also in the 1980s, he served as an assistant coach for both the Sacramento Kings and the Atlanta Hawks. He became the head coach of the New Jersey Nets in 1987-88, on February 1988, compiling an 33-77 record. He then was the Nets' General Manager & Vice President of Basketball Operations from 1989 to 1996. During his time as general manager, he drafted Derrick Coleman and Kenny Anderson and gave the Nets a playoff contender throughout the early 1990s. Reed also staged a minor coup when he lured Chuck Daly to coach the Nets for 1992-93 and 1993-94. In 1996, Reed moved to the position of Senior Vice President of Basketball, with the same focus of building the Nets into a championship contender. The Nets did by making it to the NBA Finals in 2002 and 2003. He is currently the Vice President of Basketball Operations for the New Orleans Hornets. if U want clips from NBA go to http://rapidshare.com/users/DQ0IXB and OTHER LINKS TO MY MIXES in HQ http://rapidshare.com/users/7IKO5H or MIXES about players from whole NBA (not made by me) http://rapidshare.com/users/ESO0RC First mix about him on Youtube