Sep
27
Bill Russell. Bob Cousy. John Havliceck. Sam Jones. Dave Cowens. Jo Jo White. Nate “Tiny” Archibald.
The parquet floor of the Boston Garden had been the stage for many great Boston Celtics players prior to Larry Bird, the Hick from French Lick, who along with the Los Angeles Lakers Earvin “Magic” Johnson, saved the NBA in the eighties and ushered in the league’s greatest era.
On September 27, 1983, Larry Bird became the highest paid Celtic in the franchise’s history when he signed a seven-year deal worth $15.5 million, or slightly more than two million per season. These numbers are quite funny when looking at what Boston’s Big Three will be earning this upcoming season.
Amazingly, recently-acquired Celtics superstar Kevin Garnett is on the books for $21 million this season while small forward Paul Pierce will make approximately $15,101,626. Boston’s other superstar, Ray Allen, will make $14,611,570 in 2007-2008.
by Chris Maynard, chris@hoops4thesoul.com
Sep
27
Inside the domed space ship, the five figures, all clad in orange, were aliens in the modern day of college basketball. Each pass in the motion offense was a game of connect-the-dots, evoking images of a beam of light bouncing from one constellation to another. The possessions would sometime extend for 15 to 16 passes, and culminate with the diminutive leader, garbed in headband and cornrows, launching a successful missile, as evident by the public address announcer’s infamous “Dee for 3” call.
Former University of Illinois star Dee Brown, a member of the Fighting Illini’s magical 2005 team that lost to North Carolina in the National Championship Game, is now Dee for Turkey. After spending his rookie season with the Utah Jazz and being offered a non-guaranteed contract with the team, Brown has decided to play for Turkish club Galatasaray with hopes of catching on with another NBA squad following the 2007-2008 season.
by Chris Maynard, chris@hoops4thesoul.com
Inside the domed space ship, the five figures, all clad in orange, were aliens in the modern day of college basketball. Each pass in the motion offense was a game of connect-the-dots, evoking images of a beam of light bouncing from one constellation to another. The possessions would sometime extend for 15 to 16 passes, and culminate with the diminutive leader, garbed in headband and cornrows, launching a successful missile, as evident by the public address announcer’s infamous “Dee for 3” call.