red auerbach

I'm very excited for this coming Friday. Ken Dooley's play, "The Auerbach Dynasty", based on his friendship with Arnold "Red" Auerbach opens at the Park Theater in Cranston, R.I. John and I have been invited to be Ken's guests for the evevning, and it's truly an honor. You can listen to an interview Ken did with [...]

Ken Dooley, who I introduced readers to last week by way of a fantastic interview, is offering a discount to his play "The Auerbach Dynasty". The play is based-on the 25+ year friendship of Ken and former Celtics coach/owner Arnold "Red" Auerbach. It delves into Red's early years as a teen growing-up in NYC, the [...]

Yesterday, I had the pleasure of sitting at a bar, drinking beer, eating food, and talking hoops with Bill Walton.  It was part of an event set up by the fine folks at Guinness… and it allowed me and a handful of other bloggers to experience Bill Walton first hand. And the man did not [...]

Every morning, we compile the links of the day and dump them here… highlighting the big storyline. Because there's nothing quite as satisfying as a good morning dump. "He's not playing great right now, but I don't think he's slumping," Rivers said. Whatever you call it, one thing is clear: Rondo is not playing Rondo-esque [...]

This past Friday, as I read the morning Herald, I came across an ad for a play about Red Auerbach. The play, entitled "The Auerbach Dynasty" chronicles the friendship between Red and the play's writer/creator Ken Dooley.  Use this link to buy tickets & for more info. Here's an excerpt from the official press release: A new [...]

Back in November, Paul Flannery wrote a great piece for Boston Magazine about why Boston needs to erect a statue for Celtics legend Bill Russell. Well, as Boston.com reports this afternoon,, he's far from alone on the idea. Boston city councilors John Connolly and Ayanna Pressley have filed a resolution asking Boston's businesses, leaders and "philanthropic organizations" [...]

  Comcast Sports Net was kind enough to invite us to their tip-off luncheon today.  It was a fantastic day that celebrated Mike Gorman and Tommy Heinsohn's 30 years of broadcasting together… as well as the upcoming Celtics season.  I had a chance to speak to Mike and Tommy for a few minutes, and then [...]

When Chuck and I were coming up with the name for this site 5 years ago… we thought to ourselves… "what are we a Celtics fans?"  If we're Celtics fans, we're Red Auerbach fans.  So that means we follow Red.  Red is our leader… our General… and that means we fans are members of his [...]

Every morning, we compile the links of the day and dump them here… highlighting the big storyline. Because there's nothing quite as satisfying as a good morning dump. “People talk a lot about this team vs. the team that won it, and there is one difference we’ve found,” Rivers said. “There’s one thing we’re doing [...]

Via ESPN Boston: The North Station concourse beneath the TD Garden was renamed in the honor of Celtics legend Red Auerbach Friday. Celtics coach Doc Rivers and captain Paul Pierce were among the luminaries as the "Red Auerbach Concourse," replete with photos and signs in Auerbach's honor, was christened in a short ceremony and speaking [...]