Red Auerbach Hates Flopping. (Hat tip to wahz and With Leather.)

Red Auerbach Hates Flopping.

(Hat tip to wahz and With Leather.)

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Red is awesome

not much to add beyond that. I just love watching him.

-sw

Manuel Aristides Ramirez is the greatest hitter I've ever seen.

by Steve Weinman on Mar 9, 2009 1:38 PM EDT reply actions

Wow...

The more things change, the more they stay the same! Same crap, different day! Only now the officials are really screwing it up. Go figure. Gotta love Red.

by BleedinGreen417 on Mar 9, 2009 2:24 PM EDT reply actions

can we?

posthumously make Red NBA commissioner!

His ghost/spirit and video clips like these would undoubtedly provide better leadership then David Stern

by dead dog aids on Mar 9, 2009 2:32 PM EDT reply actions

Clem Haskins

anyone notice him burp up a bit of that Tuner on Rye he just ate when Red introduces him? way to go Clem….

by ssspence on Mar 9, 2009 2:34 PM EDT reply actions

Man, that’s quite a crew for a pickup game!

by Thruthelookingglass on Mar 9, 2009 3:23 PM EDT reply actions

Ain’t that the truth?!

by BleedinGreen417 on Mar 9, 2009 4:12 PM EDT up reply actions

Red would have been the best commissioner for the “game”

But it’s doubtful he would have made the NBA itself as big in a lot of ways as Stern did.. esp through the 90s, new media, marketing and all.

For those who care about the game of basketball.. Red definitely should have been commish. He practically developed much of the modern game.

by international celtics fan on Mar 9, 2009 4:03 PM EDT reply actions

that’s a funny thought though.. what if Red was commish before and instead of Stern? chances are the celtics would have 24 titles by now!! but the NBA would be that much better in a lot of ways. less teams (like 22).. less dilution. better quality games.

by international celtics fan on Mar 9, 2009 4:05 PM EDT up reply actions

Big Baby....

got hurt because of the flop.

"The voice of the intellect is a soft one, but it does not rest until it has gained a hearing"

by Jeff_Fuller_49 on Mar 9, 2009 6:58 PM EDT reply actions

Big Baby Did Not Get Hurt "Because Of The Flop"

Big Baby got hurt because he came down on someone’s foot and sprained his ankle.

"I don't come to play, I come to WIN"--Larry Bird

by TrueGreen on Mar 9, 2009 9:03 PM EDT up reply actions

And how...

did Marcin Gortat end up flat on his back? Davis landed on Gortat’s foot when Gortat was on his back, wasn’t he?

"The voice of the intellect is a soft one, but it does not rest until it has gained a hearing"

by Jeff_Fuller_49 on Mar 9, 2009 11:53 PM EDT up reply actions

Misread You

I thought you meant Baby flopped. As to Gortat I really didn’t notice.

"I don't come to play, I come to WIN"--Larry Bird

by TrueGreen on Mar 10, 2009 9:50 AM EDT up reply actions

Thank You So Much For This

I laughed at the end because it seems like this film was distributed by the NBA. This should be required watching by today’s officials before every game and they should be tested on it. Notice Mendy Rudolph said this should be called early in the game if it’s happening so that it stops right there. It’s funny because Red and Tommy had their arguments with Mendy Rudolph, but he was respected because he was one the best Refs the game has had.

"I don't come to play, I come to WIN"--Larry Bird

by TrueGreen on Mar 9, 2009 9:01 PM EDT reply actions