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Where in the world is Hank Finkel?

 The late Celtics play-by-play man, Johnny Most , called him "High Henry" . Hank Finkel had the "distinction" of being Boston's primary center in the lone season (1969-70) between the departure of Bill Russell and the arrival of the effervescent Dave Cowens . The 7-foot Finkel was not generally a starter for Boston. That task went to 6'7" Rich Johnson , primarily for the purpose of winning the center tap . And 6'8" Jim Barnes took center stage when The Green needed some muscle in the middle. But Hank's first season in Boston was his best. He averaged 23 minutes per game, 9.7 PPG and 7.7 RPG. He lasted six seasons with Boston and became a backup for Cowens - and also a crowd favorite.  Henry's first season with the Celtics was tough on him . He often heard the crowd noise - "He's no Bill Russell". But of course, the Boston fans were right. Hank was tall but he was not quick or athletic . And frankly, he often looked aw...
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C's are Mile High tonight

  First Quarter ☘️       C's and Nuggets are off to a blazing start. Despite no Jokic the Nuggets look pretty solid. JT with a huge jam that felt as if he want a mile high to slam it home. KP is looking like he's getting back into form. JT with the block! JT is looking like an MVP right now. No DWhite tonight so we have our double big with KP and Al.       Playing in Denver has been giving the C's issue over the past few seasons. It's really quite the home court advantage. PP is a sharp shooting sniper! Love seeing him in transition knocking down threes. JT just abused Jamal Murray! Love seeing JT post up and scoring inside. JT is an absolute STUD! One of my favorite Celtics!       If the C's can pull tonight out it will be a very successful road trip. If they didn't go cold in the second half on Sunday, they would have won. I fully expect to see the Celtics go on a big winning streak as the season progress. I tell you thi...

Celtics player-category-leaders approaching mid-season

 Just for the Hell of it, I decided to look at the Celtics player stats through the first 37 games and see who is leading in the major categories. No surprise - Jayson Tatum's name pops up the most. MINUTES: Yes, it's Jayson Tatum leading the pack at 36.4 minutes per game . POINTS; Tatum again with 28.1 PPG . REBOUNDS; Yup! Jayson with 9.2 boards/game . He has become an elite rebounder. ASSISTS; Tatum once again with 5.5 APG. STEALS; Tatum's Jay Team partner, Jaylen Brown, shares the honors with Jayson in this one - both at 1.3 thefts per contest. BLOCKS; Kristaps Porzingis leads in this category with 1.4 BPG . But Derrick White (at 6'4") is right behind at 1.3 blocks per game . FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE; Neemias Queta takes this one, shooting .661 from the field. 3-POINT PERCENTAGE: The "half-court heave" artist, Payton Pritchard , wins this one - hitting at a 42.0% clip from deep. FREE THROW PERCENTAGE; Both Sam Hauser and Baylor Scheierman have ...

C's Thunder into OKC

  🏀       C's are full strength! Let's Go! Let me say this the Patriots are a laughing stock and shame on them for today. Kraft has lost his ever loving mind. I'm personally disgusted in them. Back to a real team the Boston Celtics. C's are cold so far. JB gets us on the board with points in the paint. I like how the C's are getting KP involved. One trip to the line and another ends in a loud Thunderous dunk! OKC has no answer for KP. DWhite splashes a three and we seem ready to go toe to toe today.        JT gets on the board with a three over Hartenstein. If that's who they put on JT they are going to get killed. Love seeing JT attack the cup! I really want the C's to play some lockdown D here. Scal makes me sick with his crush for Alexander. He throws himself into to the defender every play. I thought the NBA was getting rid of that garbage call?! These Thunder uniforms are disgusting. C's rocking the historical Green with white trim.  ...

"No drama" is good news for Boston Celtics

  Where is the drama in this season's version of the Boston Celtics? Hell, the major story may be the lingering Kristaps Porzingis injury , but fans are (sadly) getting used to that. The past drama of Payton Pritchard wanting more playing time or a trade has faded - with the 6'1" combo guard proving he was right all along . Despite starting zero games this season, he places fifth in minutes per game (28.6 MPG) on the team. He is having a great season. The Celtics have no one whining about wanting (demanding?) a trade a la the Heat's Jimmy Butler . And there is zero chance of Joe Mazzulla getting canned early in the season - as did the King's Mike Brown. Boston was slated to have a fine season, and they now sit with the third-best record in the League. Despite a dip to mediocrity over the past 10 games (6-4 record) , they are 3-0 in their last three contests. But today, they face the team with the second-best record - the Oklahoma City Thunder, winners of their...

Celtics Rocketing into Houston

  ☘️       No JB tonight but KP is back in the lineup. What a steal by Jrue! Finds KP for the oop! DWhite for three! The best back court in all of the NBA is looking good already. Both Derrick and Jrue are high IQ players. Hands down the best backcourt in all of basketball.        C's look relatively fresh so far tonight. It will be something to monitor if and when they may get tired legs. Joe may have to go deep into the bench. So far they look like a team on a mission. Everyone who has been in the game has made an impact. You have to love when your entire team is making an impact on the floor.        C's have grabbed an early ten point lead tonight. PP looks extremely efficient tonight. Doing a little bit of everything tonight. Even making former Coach Ime Udoka laugh. We have seen a good amount of minutes for Luke Kornet tonight. He's come to play and is doing a solid job.       C's are shooting real...

C's look to tame the Wolves

  🏀       C's are short handed yet again. No JB or KP. That means expect JT to do a lot tonight on both ends. We are going to need to see Derrick and Jrue do their thing tonight. Question is who is going to guard Edwards? He's been know to go off vs the C's.        The Wolves win the tip, C's better be ready! Right off the bat the Wolves get a phantom call. C's are cold to start, give the rock to JT! Let's attack the paint! Another phantom call as JT gets whistled for "fouling" Ant Man.      The Celtics D stinks so far. Hopefully they don't get blown out. I'd say it might be time to get PP in the game. We need a spark and he always brings it. I wonder what's being said by Joe here. I'm sure he's unimpressed with this garbage effort on D.      The schedule makers really stuck it to the C's over these next four games. C's need to get busy on the glass. Way too many chances for the Wolves. Ever since that timeout the C'...