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I'm dedicating this season to Tommy!
« on: December 25, 2020, 01:48:23 PM »

Offline Silas

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I started following Tommy's career when he was a rookie and I was a young kid.  The man had a great career playing for the Cs and over the years I respected his views on the game.  Hard to believe he died in November. The black band with Tommy's name that the players are wearing shows the respect he deserves.   Also, he coached one of my favorite players Paul Silas.  Sad that his teammate KC just passed.  Another good player and coach for the Cs. 

I'm dedicating this season to Tommy.

   -10-time NBA Champion (eight as a player, two as a head coach)
   -1957 Rookie of the Year
   -Six-time NBA All-Star
   -1973 Coach of the Year
   -Two-time Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductee (as a player in 1986, and as a coach in 2015)
   -Recipient of the 1995 Jack McMahon Award by the National Basketball Coaches Association
   -Recipient of the 2009 Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award by the NBA Coaches Association
   -Number 15 retired by the Boston Celtics.
   -Number 24 retired by Holy Cross
« Last Edit: December 26, 2020, 01:50:06 PM by Silas »
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Re: I'm dedicating this season to Tommy!
« Reply #1 on: December 25, 2020, 02:08:08 PM »

Offline Ogaju

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TP to you for starting this thread.

Remember when Tommy was announcer for the NBA on CBS. Laker fans 'hated' his guts lol. I cannot remember the details but was he a homer for the Celtics when he worked for CBS?

Re: I'm dedicating this season to Tommy!
« Reply #2 on: December 25, 2020, 02:24:01 PM »

Offline Goldstar88

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He should be in the HOF as a broadcaster as well and his name should be on the Garden parquet. He was the ultimate Celtic.
Quoting Nick from the now locked Ime thread:
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At some point you have to blame the performance on the court on the players on the court. Every loss is not the coach's fault and every win isn't because of the players.

Re: I'm dedicating this season to Tommy!
« Reply #3 on: December 26, 2020, 04:24:30 PM »

Offline Silas

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Overtaken by the sad news of KC's death and the Cs terrible game yesterday.
I've lived through some terrible things in my life, some of which actually happened.   -  Mark Twain

Re: I'm dedicating this season to Tommy!
« Reply #4 on: December 26, 2020, 04:34:04 PM »

Offline jbpats

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Great post TP and I feel the same way.

I am hoping the Celtics sell the pregame Tommy shirts for charity or something