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RIP to the greatest NBA coach of all time.
Quote from: Spice Cali'z Finest on October 28, 2006, 08:18:42 PMRIP to the greatest NBA coach of all time.exactlyRed Auerbach>>>phil Jackson
Nothing but respect for a man who's made the history of this game. He was an "enemy" of the Lakers and Phil Jackson, but it doesn't matter today. It's just time to celebrate him and his life. R.I.P.
Red was tempted to say no hotel, no games. But he remembered the State Department briefing and President Johnson's warning about being patient. So he asked for a schedule which he had not yet been given, for the team. There were games every night. That was fine."Don't you want us to do any clinics while we're here?" Red asked the federation head.We don't need your clinics," he was told. "In the last World Championships, our team finished ahead of the American team."Red didn't know whether to laugh or cry. The United States had been represented in the World Championships the year before by a group of college players, not even particularly distinguished college players since the event was not considered very important back then. "How do I explain that to this guy?" he said. "How do I tell him those were kids, these are pros, the best players in the world?"There was really only one way to explain. But before the team could prove their superiority, there was one more glitch...."A flag was found. The game was played. And the Americans made it clear that there's a difference between college kids and pros. Knowing that the Yugoslav team probably thought it was every bit as good as the Americans, Red gave very explicit pregame instructions: "No letting up," he said. "Beat them as badly as you can." Then, turning to Russell, he pointed at the star of the Yugoslav team, a six-eight redhead named Belov. "He scores once and I'll have your head," he said. "I mean it, once."When the game began, the Yugoslavs went straight to Belov as soon as they got the ball. He made a spin move on Russell, turned, and Russell blocked the shot, starting a fast break the other way. Five times, the Yugoslavs got the ball; five times Russell blocked a shot. The sixth time down, Belov caught the all thirty feet from the basket and, with Russell racing at him, heaved a shot that hit the side of the backboard and bounced away as the crowd hooted. A few seconds later, with the Americans already up twenty, the Yugoslav coach called time."Russell," Red screamed, "I'm gonna kill you! You let the guy hit the backboard!"The next time Belov caught the ball, he tried to go up-and-under Russell, who slammed the ball back at him so hard it hit him in the head and bounced away. Completely exasperated, Belov grabbed the ball, kicked it into the stands, and was promptly ejected."Russell runs by the bench, looks at me, and winks," Red remembered.The Americans won by fifty-five. Red spent most of the second half eating ice cream on the bench, legs crossed just to make it absolutely clear that this game was too easy to even merit his attention. That night, at a postgame banquet, the head of the Yugoslav federation asked Red if perhaps the Americans might do a clinic the next day.Red's first response was direct: "Tell him," he said to the interpreter, "I got two words for him: no way.""I am always willing to fogive," Red likes to say, "But I never -- ever -- forget."
Damn, that really sucks, i really wanted him to be alive so he could see Phil win his 10th, 11, 12 tittle the next couple of years Phil>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Red
Quote from: ING on October 29, 2006, 03:24:56 AMDamn, that really sucks, i really wanted him to be alive so he could see Phil win his 10th, 11, 12 tittle the next couple of years Phil>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Red^^Exactly my thoughts...Nonetheless, RIP to a great coach...Was never really AS great of a person in my opinion though.
Quote from: Now_I_Know on October 29, 2006, 04:47:37 PMQuote from: ING on October 29, 2006, 03:24:56 AMDamn, that really sucks, i really wanted him to be alive so he could see Phil win his 10th, 11, 12 tittle the next couple of years Phil>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Red^^Exactly my thoughts...Nonetheless, RIP to a great coach...Was never really AS great of a person in my opinion though.Exactly My Thoughts!?!? You Laker fans act SO PATHETIC some times. The legend and greatest coach ever dies and all you have to say is "I wish he was still alive to watch Phil win 3 more titles" HOW DUMB! First off that could never happen cause Kobe doesnt have Shaq anymore so he probably wont ever win another title although Shaq did. You Laker fans are a riot, so biased its disgusting. Damn NIK I expected more out of you, Exactly My Thoughts, lol all you have to say about Red is u wish he could watch Phil win more titles, I hate Shaq and The Heat but now Im kinda happy they won it all cause it put u Laker fans in place, Shaq w/out Kobe 1 Title, Kobe w/out Shaq only 1 trip to playoffs in 2 years, Shaq >Kobe
Quote from: Spice Cali'z Finest on October 29, 2006, 04:54:19 PMQuote from: Now_I_Know on October 29, 2006, 04:47:37 PMQuote from: ING on October 29, 2006, 03:24:56 AMDamn, that really sucks, i really wanted him to be alive so he could see Phil win his 10th, 11, 12 tittle the next couple of years Phil>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Red^^Exactly my thoughts...Nonetheless, RIP to a great coach...Was never really AS great of a person in my opinion though.Exactly My Thoughts!?!? You Laker fans act SO PATHETIC some times. The legend and greatest coach ever dies and all you have to say is "I wish he was still alive to watch Phil win 3 more titles" HOW DUMB! First off that could never happen cause Kobe doesnt have Shaq anymore so he probably wont ever win another title although Shaq did. You Laker fans are a riot, so biased its disgusting. Damn NIK I expected more out of you, Exactly My Thoughts, lol all you have to say about Red is u wish he could watch Phil win more titles, I hate Shaq and The Heat but now Im kinda happy they won it all cause it put u Laker fans in place, Shaq w/out Kobe 1 Title, Kobe w/out Shaq only 1 trip to playoffs in 2 years, Shaq >KobeLOL, stop crying like a little bitch. Red Aurebach wasn't the greatest of people, you don't know shit about him. I don't know him, but I know enough about him and the things he's done to believe such. Phil Jackson is a WAY better coach in my and most peoples opinion, and he will no doubt break Red's record by the time he retires... that's what I mostly care about, I don't feel sad for anything, sorry that you can't handle that...Red Aurebach even recently talked mad shit about Phil and has always HATED the Laker organization. He LOVED rubbing shit in the Lakers face, anything to feel on top of them, that's what he made his reputation off of...To say that I'm upset that Phil won't be able to now rub his next title in Aurebach's face is EXTREMELY valid...I mean, sucks for him that he went out, I feel for those close to him and everything, but he meant absolutely NOTHING to me...PeACe