tommy heinsohn

When I first received the news from coach Jeff Van Gundy, I was in my hotel room getting ready for our last preseason game against the Celtics in Boston. The phone rang, Jeff and I spoke for 10 minutes, and that was it. The next call came from then general manager Chris Wallace welcoming me [...]

 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. I'm gonna change the name of this team.  This team was hanging in there so much.  They came out… whatever Miami did to kill them off, they [...]

Mr. Triple Double uncovered a fabulous video from 1991. Tommy Heinsohn and Bob Cousy are handling the play-by-play and color analysis for the Celtics and Pistons. Detroit, especially Dennis Rodman, is killing the Celtics on the boards. Here are some classic lines: Tommy: You gotta put an elbow in his face, Couz. Tommy: I hope [...]

I often wonder what opposing teams, their beat reporters and bloggers are saying about the Celtics after playing the Celtics. Here’s a dose of ‘enemy chatter’ from Toronto. Caught the better part of this one on a stream which had Tommy Heinsohn mouthing off randomly. The man is the greatest example of why strokes should [...]

No Mike.  No Tommy.  No Basketball.  [...]

Bill Russell continues an improbable run in our Ultimate 1-on-1 tourney.  After taking out Green Bracket 3rd seed Reggie Lewis, he moved on to eliminate 2nd seed Tommy Heinsohn in our last matchup.  He'll now take on the Larry Bird/Kevin Garnett winner later this week.  For now, we move on to the White Bracket, and [...]

John Havlicek and Kevin McHale locked up in our tightest matchup yet.  After a back-and-forth battle, Kevin McHale came up with the upset, outlasting Hondo to win by just 4 votes.  So the Celtics' all-time leading scorer takes a seat while Kevin McHale waits for next weeks Paul Pierce/Ray Allen winner.  Today, former teammates Tommy [...]

Tommy Heinsohn is 77 years-old today.  We'd like to honor the man by raising a glass of scotch (or a bottle…  why get a glass dirty if you don't have to?) and toasting some of his finer moments in the C's broadcast booth. Tommy, thanks for making Celtics games so much fun to watch.  Best [...]

Tommy Heinsohn moved past Cedric Maxwell in last weeks "announcer vs. announcer" matchup.  He'll face former teammate Bill Russell in a few days.  Today, we finally get to see one of our top seeds in action.  White bracket top seed, and second overall, Paul Pierce steps onto the cour to take on Tiny Archibald.   [...]

John Havlicek had no problem with Rajon Rondo yesterday, taking 72% of the votes. He'll move on to face Kevin McHale in a few days.  It's our first completed quarterfinal bracket.  The next completed quarterfinal bracket will come once this matchup is settled.  Next week, our top seeds, Larry Bird and Paul Pierce will enter [...]