The Scramble for Africa. But other factors played an important role in the process. The political impetus derived from the impact of inter-European power struggles and competition for preeminence. Britain, France, Germany, Belgium, Italy, Portugal, and Spain were competing for power within European power politics.
Ronnie McAdoo. The most consistent and prolific scorer and rebounder in Old Dominion University history, McAdoo completed his four-year career as ODU's third all-time score with 1,776 career points and fifth all-time rebounder with 953. McAdoo's collegiate career had a firecracker beginning.
Re: Why Did the Bob McAdoo, Spencer Haywood Duo Fail with the Knicks? Haywood and McAdoo were equivalent to players like Glen Rice, Elton Brand, Chris Bosh, Jerry Stackhouse, Chris Webber, etc. Great, awesome players that couldn't take their teams the next level as the #1 option, but if swallowed their prides and accepted lessar roles, they were vital assets to championship contenders.