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  1.                                  With his exciting
  2.                                  ballhandling, passing, 
  3.                                  and dribbling skills, Nat
  4.                                  Holman helped make
  5.                                  basketball the sport it is
  6.                                  today. 
  7.  
  8. Nat was a member of the first great 
  9. professional team, the Original Celtics of the 
  10. 1920ΓÇÖs. The Original Celtics were a team
  11. from New York City. The team spent most of
  12. its time ΓÇ£barnstorming" -- traveling from town
  13. to town to play local teams -- and almost
  14. always winning.
  15.  
  16. Nat practically invented the point-guard 
  17. position. But just as important in those
  18. early days of the game, Nat was a
  19. stylish performer who put on a good 
  20.