Rick Pitino: Success is a Choice
May 11, 1997(Rick Pitino, indefatigable coach of the 1996 national champion Kentucky Wildcats, made headlines again when he accepted an unprecedented 10-year, $ 70 million offer to coach the Celtics...
View ArticleDid the Celtics Almost Hire Larry Brown Instead of Rick Pitino?
May 11, 1997For the Celtics, the result could not have been better. For some of the parties involved, the process could not have been more circuitous.That Rick Pitino was secured as the coach and...
View ArticleLarry Bird Apparently Likes His Turtle Fried
May 12, 1997Larry Brossmer takes a drag on his cigarette, then takes a sip of his beer."You see Larry," he drawls, "you ask him if he still likes that fried turtle. He used to love that fried...
View ArticleFirst Order of Business: Rick Fox and David Wesley
May 12, 1997People are looking at the Celtics in a different light now that Rick Pitino is on board. Now it may be time to see the player with a different perspective.While the roster will most...
View ArticleLarry Bird Heads Home
May 13, 1997Indiana is home to Larry Bird, one important reason why he's the new head coach of the Indiana Pacers.Pacers players wishing to continue calling Indiana home might be well advised to slip...
View ArticleBird Introduced as Pacers Coach
May 13, 1997Larry Bird said he came back home again to Indiana to coach the Pacers because he had become colossally bored with "just laying around." Bird's notoriously bad back, which forced the Celtic...
View ArticleColdplay Borrows from the Beatles?
Perhaps you don't become a great band until you've doffed your cap to the Fab Four.The number of times u2 has referenced, recorded, or otherwise paid tribute to those famous Liverpudlians is legion...
View ArticlePitino, the Knicks, and the Celtics: What has Changed?
May 15, 1997The NBA Experience. Rick Pitino has it, sort of. He has been a head coach in the NBA, an assistant coach in the NBA, and now he is a coach/president in the NBA. He already knows, you can be...
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Marshon Brooks was the Player Prized by the Celtics
MarShon Brooks appears at home at the Celtics' Waltham training facility. After two turbulent seasons with the Brooklyn Nets that saw him play, not play, and then thrust back into playing time. After...
View ArticleP.J. Carlesimo to be Pitino's GM?
May 14, 1997He didn't say no. He didn't say yes. He didn't even say maybe. P.J. Carlesimo would talk about Jermaine O'Neal, the Portland coaching situation, or even, dare we say it, the Celtics. But he...
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Mountain Man Leads Balanced Attack, as Blazers Hold off Buffalo
Portland Trail Blazers10318-7 (Won 1)⇐ Prev Game / Next Game ⇒Buffalo Braves10210-15 (Lost 3)⇐ Prev Game / Next Game ⇒December 10, 1976-
View ArticleGrampa Celtic Weighs In
May 13, 1997Pope John XXIII called it, I believe, aggiornamento. He said it was necessary to "Blow open the windows of the church." Hence, Vatican II.If Larry Bird is successful, the NBA is about to...
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Recently Acquired Kermit Washington Helps Celtics Hold Off Nets, and Furious...
Boston Celtics9422-34 (Won 2)⇐ Prev Game / Next Game ⇒New Jersey Nets9214-47 (Lost 1)⇐ Prev Game / Next Game ⇒February 26, 1978-
View ArticleThe Ping-Pong Balls are Ready: Will the Curse Continue?
5/18/97Today is Lottery Sunday, perhaps the most important event in Boston Celtic history since Red Auerbach drafted Larry Bird 19 years ago.The Ping-Pong balls are ready, M.L. Carr has his fingers...
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Russell v. Chamberlain: Game 29
Philadelphia Warriors12137-26 (Won 1)⇐ Prev Game / Next Game ⇒Boston Celtics11144-20 (Lost 1)⇐ Prev Game / Next Game ⇒February 16, 1961-
View ArticlePaul Obviously Couldn't Wait Any Longer for that Reunion Thing to Happen
The other day there was a story in the news about someone planning to clone John Lennon from the remnants of his teeth. This got me to thinking. My first thought, of course, was Beatles Reunion! My...
View ArticleWith Lottery Looming, Bird and Ainge Talking with Rick Carlisle
5/18/97After playing disgraceful basketball all season, the Celtics will attempt to excel at Ping-Pong this afternoon in hopes of righting their listing ship in the NBA's draft lottery.Having hired...
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