The other great John Havlicek, 'Hondo'
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, Apr 26 2019 06:23 AM
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Posted 26 April 2019 - 06:23 AM
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Posted 26 April 2019 - 08:14 AM
I say he was Larry Bird before there was a Larry Bird, or Larry Bird was another John Havlicek. I remember watching him when he was 39/40 and still the best player on the floor.
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Posted 26 April 2019 - 09:43 AM
John Havlicek played on some great teams, both in college & in the pros.
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Posted 26 April 2019 - 09:48 AM
I thought our Havlicek died when I saw that pic. Heart skipped a beat!
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Posted 26 April 2019 - 06:56 PM
Guys, I posted this out of respect to one of the greatest basketball player I'd ever seen. If our John Havlicek (a great in many of our opinion) had passed we would have lost a friend and a true craftsman. That's why I said the "Other" John Havlicek. Modern basketball can't compare to watching Hondo, Larry Bird and Kevin McHale play.
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Posted 26 April 2019 - 11:00 PM
Back when I actually watched pro basketball, the Lakers and Celtics put on outstanding playoffs for quite a few years. That was probably the last pro basketball I watched.
The first pro I watched was the Knicks with Frazier, Monroe, Bradley, Debuscher and Reed and the Celtics beat them pretty regular with JH leading the way.
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Posted 27 April 2019 - 06:06 AM
Didnt the Knicks win the championship in both 70 and 73??
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Posted 27 April 2019 - 06:39 AM
You are correct, but what are they done since? When the NBA had six teams, there used to be a few double-headers with 2 of 3 visiting teams playing each other, then the 3rd playing the home team. I went to one where the Cincinnati Royals played the Philadelphia Warriors, then the Knicks played the Celtics, both in the old Boston Gardens. I was about 10 or 12 at the time.
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Posted 28 April 2019 - 06:02 AM
Bill Russell was quoted as saying John Havlicek was the best all-around player he ever saw - and that's from a guy who was probably the greatest player ever and won something like 10 championships...
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Posted 13 May 2019 - 06:09 AM
Bill Russell was quoted as saying John Havlicek was the best all-around player he ever saw - and that's from a guy who was probably the greatest player ever and won something like 10 championships...
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...and John Havlicek was quoted at one time as saying Larry Bird was the best! 
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Posted 14 May 2019 - 04:20 AM
I remember watching the Celtics playing the Knicks on April 22nd 1973 as John was playing and he and the guys were losing to NY. I heard a car pull up and my friend Sue got out crying, as I was the Big Brother to a group of girls that used to hang out at G&L Raceway I figured her boyfriend needed his a-- kicked. She broke the news that my fiance had drowned at Rocky Point, I broke out a couple of cold ones and we drank them as the Celtics lost. Two very bad things happened that weekend, I remember it all like it was ten minutes ago. After that I never missed a Havlicek game and never failed to pay my respects, now added John to my list of people to pray for.
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