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Today in Sports History: November 21st
11/21/1969 - Cousy returns to the court Six years after he last played for the Boston Celtics, NBA legend Bob Cousy steps back on the court in a Cincinnati Royals uniform. He had spent the previous six years coaching at Boston College, and although he was successful, he was tired of the...
The Story of Joe Fulks: A Basketball Innovator
In the rich, star-studded annals of basketball in the state of Kentucky, few have accomplished the wide-reaching, game-changing success of Joe Fulks. Yet, Fulks is relegated to "head scratching" status at the mention of his name. Ten-to-one odds that as you read the headline of this article, you...
Where Do BC Men's Basketball Coaches Come From?
I recently set out to answer the following question: Where do BC basketball coaches come from? To do this, I took a look at past BC coaches and their coaching stops immediately before taking the top job in Chestnut Hill. Appreciating that all bets are off with the Eagles' next head coaching hire...
2009 Cousy Award finalists announced, let's light one up
Just to get it out of the way now, we’re from New England and will show favoritism for anything Red Sox and Celtics whenever possible. You’re just going to have to deal with it. Today the Bob Cousy Award finalists were announced, and while we’ve yet to see a point guard come...
Cousy: His Life, Career, and the Birth of Big-Time Basketball
About 2 weeks ago Comcast announced Bob Cousy would not be involved in its Celtics broadcasts during the 2009 season. The Cooz did not agree with the decision: "I would have liked to have continued. I'm only involved in 10 games a season, so it's not that big a deal. But I would have liked to...
Heinsohn, Don't You Ever Smile?: Book Review
As I read Heinsohn, Don’t You Ever Smile? I kept thinking, "This reminds me of something. What the hell is it?" Eventually it hit me – Instant Replay – The Green Bay Diary of Jerry Kramer. I read the latter at least four years ago, but after some thought there are numerous...
YouTube and Stars of the Past
Looking at Shawn Kemp's highlights a couple of days back made me think about guys that played before the YouTube era. For some of them there is simply not a lot of footage about them. Meanwhile, with others, such as Shawn Kemp, there are highlight clips but it is not the same. There is something...
Ray Allen - The New Bill Sharman?
In preparation for the Green Bandwagon Summer Book Review Series (GBSBRS for short, coming Monday!) I've been reading a lot. And in the process I've learned a lot more about Bill Sharman. That combined with Jackie MacMullan's stellar profile of Ray Allen helped me come up with the following...
Boston Celtics vs. Atlata Hawks - Recap: Game 1
Who would have thought that Leon Powe would check into a playoff game before the 6-minute mark in the first quarter? He really came a long way this year and earned some money when his contract runs out after next season. Rookie mistake of the evening – I forgot that Comcast still broadcasts...
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