Re: The Boston Celtics Mailing List Digest V5 #111

[Eric Walsh <ewalsh@ols.net>]

> Date: Mon, 9 Mar 1998 14:07:53 -0500
> From: "Brian R. Boisvert" <bboisvert@erols.com>
> Subject: Re: Artis Gilmore Back To Boston!!!
>
> >>My local paper is reporting that Pitino is in discussions to
> >>bring Artis Gilmore back to Boston as an assistant to work
> >>with the Celtic's centers and teach them the inside game.
> >
> >AND Who's gonna work with Artis on his hands?
>
> I'm not quite sure what this comment is supposed to mean.  Are you implying
> that Gilmore wasn't a terrific basketball player?  Are you judging him
> based on his one season in Boston?  That was his 17th(!) season playing
> professional ball (both in the ABA and NBA).
>
> Gilmore put up monster numbers in his first 15 seasons, averaging anywhere
> from 15-25 ppg.  He averaged 14.3 rpg in his first 10 seasons.  His
> lifetime FG percentage is somewhere around 55-60%.  Work on his hands?  You
> don't get stats like that by dropping the ball!  :)
>
> If our centers started putting up even half the numbers that Gilmore did
> during his first 15 years, we'd be dancing in the streets.
>
> Good point..by the way Artis Gilmore has the best FG% in the history of the NBA at .599......Bring Artis out of retirement!
>