Princeton's Bill Bradley let professional basketball cool its heels for two years while he studied philosophy, politics and economics at Oxford, then another five months passed while he served out his military duty in the U.S. Air Force Reserve. Two weeks ago, the man who ranks as one of the game's all-time college greats finally reported to the New York Knickerbockers to start work on his four-year, $500,000 contract. From the way the fans reacted, he might have been Bob Cousy, Oscar Robertson and Wilt Chamberlain all rolled into one. In Bradley's first two home games, 30,000 fans (twice the usual...
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