A Tale of Two Phils: A pair of All-Star guards of the 1970s with similar backgrounds and career arcs

A Tale of Two Phils: A pair of All-Star guards of the 1970s with similar backgrounds and  career arcs

By Cort Reynolds

Phil Chenier and Phil Smith are two unappreciated All-Star guards of the 1970s. Their parallel careers had numerous similarities, with each peaking as second team All-NBA guards  and retiring at age 31 after injuries curtailed their caree…