[During his first spin around the NBA in the fall of 1969, Connie Hawkins received mixed reviews as the expensive new "superstar" of the Phoenix Suns. About that time, Phoenix owner Dick Bloch cornered his coach John "Red" Kerr and reportedly said, "John, if this guy can't play, lie to me." By this third and fourth times around the NBA, Hawkins, a.k.a.,…
