The Veteran Minimum
I'm a huge fan of the NBA, and this blog is a conduit through which I can celebrate the sport I love. It's a combination of humor, opinion, and nostalgia, with a bit of a slant toward my Celtics.
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- ‘01 Patriots (won SB)
- ‘02 Celtics (lost)
- ‘03 Red Sox (lost)
- ‘03 Patriots (won SB)
- ‘04 Red Sox (won WS)
- ‘04 Patriots (won SB)
- ‘06 Patriots (lost)
- ‘07 Red Sox (won WS)
- ‘07 Patriots (lost SB)
- ‘08 Celtics (Won NBA Finals)
- ‘08 Red Sox (lost)
- ‘10 Celtics (lost NBA Finals)
- ‘11 Bruins (Won Stanley Cup)
- ‘11 Patriots (lost Super Bowl)
- ’12 Celtics (lost)
- ‘12 Patriots (lost)
- ‘13 Bruins (???)
I imagine people are sick of seeing this post every time one of our teams makes their final four, but I think this Bruins team getting to the Eastern Conference Finals is the greatest example of how different the sports culture here has become post-Tuck Rule. That Bruins team should’ve coughed up the 3-1 series lead to the Maple Leafs, not come back from 2 down with 90 seconds to go to save themselves from that choke in dramatic fashion. And now they’re in the conference finals for the second time in three years— after gagging up a 3-0 series lead to the Flyers in 2010.
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Photo reblogged from Just a bit outside
“In my estimation, the guy that has to be there would be Bill Russell. He has won 11 championships as a player. That’s really the idea of what excellence is, when you win championships.”
— Phil Jackson
Sorry, MJ.
Am I wrong in thinking this is a shot across the bow of Celtics honks who think Jackson is inferior to Auerbach because Jackson had Jordan, Pippen, Shaq, and Kobe? His way of saying “hey, Auerbach had as many, if not more, great players than I had.” It’s always interesting when the Zen Master’s involved.
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Photo reblogged from Flight Time
Boston #12Art Spector (1947-1950)
Bob Donham (1951-1954)
Togo Palazzi (1955-1957)
Dan Swartz (1963)
Willie Naulls (1964-1966)
Ron Watts (1966-1967)
Tom Thacker (1968)
Don Chaney (1969-1980)
Sidney Wicks (1977-1978)
Jerry Sichting (1986-1988)
Otis Birdsong (1989)
A.J. Wynder (1991)
Kevin Pritchard (1992)
Bart Kofoed (1993)
Chris Corchiani (1994)
Dominique Wilkins (1995)
Bruce Bowen (1998-1999)
Chris Herren (2001)
Bimbo Coles (2003)
Ricky Davis (2004-2006)
Allan Ray (2007)
Bill Walker (2009-2010)
Marcus Landry (2010)
Von Wafer (2011)
JaJuan Johnson (2012)
D.J. White (2013)
Leandro Barbosa (2013)Bart Kofoed pictured.
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Photo reblogged from FAT SHAWN KEMP
Skybox Fun Facts with Eric Montross
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Jason Collins
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Avery Bradley
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This one’s back to Lackey and he… throws it into center field.Don Orsillo calling the Red Sox game, 5/9/2013
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Photo reblogged from SI Photo Blog
Cheryl Miller gained fame in high school for scoring 105 points in a game, and became one of the all-time greats at USC. She was a three-time Naismith Player of the Year winner and led the Trojans to two national titles. (Peter Read Miller/SI)
