Re: Rumination

[jmc@ptc.com]

Joe (opi@unesco.org) said:
> Of all the wonderful quotes in today's Herald and even Globe, the one that I
> liked a lot is from Bill Russell during the Red Auerbach tribute:

Great quote, but I believe Bill Russell only addressed the crowd 
before the game, not during the halftime ceremony.

> Back in the Bird Era when the Celtics were regularly winning just over 60-63
> games a year they actually got close to two-thirds of that total on the
> parquet, typically winning 39, 40 even 41 games at the Boston Garden and 

Their best was 40 wins, 1 loss.  No NBA team has ever gone 41-0 at home 
in a single season.  Your point about their road record is interesting. 

Jon Mc