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The Works: Opening Day Thoughts

By Bethlehem Shoals and Tom ZillerOct 26th 2010 – 2:45PM

Today in the Works, Ziller preaches liberated fandom; Charles Barkley shows off his Nets knowledge. But first, we blab about our book, which comes today. History Never Stops As some of you may have heard, Ziller and myself -- along with a grip of collaborators -- are behind FreeDarko Presents: The Undisputed Guide to...

Tip-Off Timer: Bob Pettit Goes Bonkers in Game 6 of '58 Finals

By Tom ZillerAug 30th 2009 – 9:00AM

Tip-Off Timer counts down the days until the first game of the 2009-10 season. On Sunday, there are 58 days remaining.Before there was LeBron there was ... Bob Pettit? That might not be the comparison you'd expect, but you can't forget Pettit when you discuss LeBron's famous Game 5 in 2007. In Game 6 of the 1958 Finals,...

Bob Pettit News From the Web

  • 05/19/12 Defending champ Moline `super' at Super Duals Source: Quad-Cities Online - Moline IL Mark Gerlach said Saturday his Moline softball squad is ready to defend its Class 4A state title.
  • 04/18/12 M. Basketball. Paul Millsap to Receive LABC's Bob... Source: LATechSports.com Former Louisiana Tech men's basketball standout and current member of the Utah Jazz Paul Millsap was selected as the 2012 Bob Pettit Award recipient for being the Louisiana Professional Player of the Year by the Louisiana Association of Basketball Coaches.

Background on Bob Pettit

Robert Lee "Bob" Pettit Jr. (born December 12, 1932, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S.) is a retired American professional basketball player.

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