November's Graph of the month

I got some real surprising ones (Reggie Leach, Kieth Primeau)and some to hang on to for the future (Jason Donald, Joe Savery, James Vanreidmsdyk), a pair from the Champs (Eric Bruntlett and Greg Dobbs)and a few from some not so championship years (Armon Gilliam and Jeff Kemp). But I think November belongs to hall of famer Dr. Jack Ramsay.

Born in Philly, he became head coach at his alma mater, Saint Joseph's College, in 1955. In his first season, Ramsay would lead the Hawks to their first Big 5 crown and their first-ever postseason berth (in the NIT). Ramsay would remain there through 1966, leading the Hawks to six more Big 5 crowns and ten postseason appearances in all. Immediately after leaving Saint Joseph's, he was hired as general manager of the Philadelphia 76ers, who won an NBA title in his first season in the front office. In 1968, he left the front office to take over as head coach of the Sixers. In his four seasons as coach, he led the team to three playoff appearances. After the 1971-72 season, he took the head coaching job with the Buffalo Braves. His tenure was almost a mirror image of his time with the Sixers—four seasons, three playoff berths. He went onto Portland Ramsay and led the Blazers to their only NBA title to date. In his second season, the Blazers were 50-10 after 60 games and favored to repeat as champions before Bill Walton, in the midst of a season in which he would be named the league MVP, broke his foot. Ramsay was enshrined in the Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach on May 11, 1992. He was named one of the 10 greatest coaches of all time in 1996.