Word: heinsohn
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First of all, Paul Silas has yet to come to terms with the Celtic front office as far as his salary is concerned. Coach Tom Heinsohn said yesterday that until Silas does sign, "Wicks is taking his place...
...same sort of "right" is being exercised in basketball. Boston Celtic Coach Tom Heinsohn rushed onto the court recently in an effort to attack an opposing player. During the N.B.A. play-offs between the Phoenix Suns and Golden State Warriors, Ricky Sobers and Rick Barry momentarily gave up basketball for boxing. Last month hockey suffered a serious disgrace when four Philadelphia Flyer players were arraigned in Toronto on charges of assault and carrying "dangerous weapons" -hockey sticks-during games that resulted in blood on the ice, disorder in the stands and players in the infirmary. Similar Flyer scrimmages have elicited...
However, Tom Heinsohn's charges came out roaring in the second half. Displaying the kind of tenacious defense that was instrumental in their victory over the Bucks Sunday in the first game of the series, the Celtics whittled away at the Bucks' lead until the Celtics had the ball with 26 seconds to go and the score tied...
After the Celts clinched the Eastern Conference title, defeating the Knicks in five games, coach Tom Heinsohn attributed the victory to their fast-breaking offense...
...tried to run the Knicks, to push the ball up the court," Heinsohn said. "That was our strategy and it worked...