Word: heinsohn
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Coach Tom Heinsohn rarely substituted during the regular season. When the playoffs came, the starters were exhausted and the bench-warmers were either inexperienced or not in shape...
This year, though, Heinsohn has changed his coaching tactics. For the last month, he has freely substituted, especially with Paul Westphal...
Worcester's Memorial Auditorium former home of Bob Cousey, To Heinsohn, and Joe Mullaney, with capacity 3200 fans, "will be a lot like place we played in at UMass, crowded noisy," Sanders said yesterday. patented Sanders game plan, come with hard-nosed defense and ball control will be aimed at keeping the game in 60-70 point range, he said...
...coming as he does from a long tradition of ex-Celtics who have successfully switched to coaching, this is less of a handicap than it might appear at first glance. Ex-Celtics have a tendency to become outstanding coaches, the most notable being Bill Russell, Bill Sharman, Tom Heinsohn and Bob Cousy, all of whom are now coaching in the NBA. Sanders comes highly recommended, according to Watson, by "a number of prominent people" in the Boston area, including Celtics General Manager Arnold "Red" Auerbach, the winningest coach in NBA history. According to Watson, Auerbach told Harvard that Sanders...
...said that Auerbach's philosophy is based on "getting players to work overly hard on the defensive end of the floor," because "the offensive end is always appealing and will take care of itself." Sanders said that he will also take a page from the coaching book of Tom Heinsohn, his coach for the last three years. Heinsohn relies heavily on scouting reports and film studies in determining his strategy...