" Each and every Wednesday during the course of the Celtics season we visit with Mike Gorman play by play announcer for the Celtics on fox sports net. And he joins us right now good morning Michael."
" The one guy that I imagine thoughts about shenanigans."
" Shenanigans there will be no shenanigans here my friend. You know Mike dale told people to stop call on the contest line the reason he told on the stop that -- throughout a trivia question now wondered if you did not bet you can't. We're really -- the games in 1985 the Celtics games yeah okay so you've got this when I said. And 1985 the Celtics played the Cleveland Cavaliers in the first round series. They went three games to one. There was that statistical oddity that that took place in this series what was."
" I don't know that's not a good that guy like even wondered I'd say well."
" It was taken that public tight because one of our callers got -- they both scored the same number of points for the entire series for 49 appease even though Celtics won three games to one. Critical trot out -- out on -- and later it got and hide -- he'll get it."
" Now you know anybody remember Cleveland"
" a okay you'll be shocked it and all of this Mike guy I've got my Boston herald in front army and on -- the Red Sox did play -- baseball game yesterday. But the Celtics Horry is 23 pages in from the back page of today's Boston herald."
" It well at least there's no way to tell the effect and people get -- I want to go back that you Michael you know does that stat I think I've ever run into -- Oh that in my career if you remember that the Villanova Georgetown. And BA championship game. Where at Georgetown made -- more field goals than Villanova attempted. And lost."
" Wow look at it didn't Villanova shoots up like 80% or 70% from the field something ridiculous."
" They get an MMA had a great -- the results. I I would actually get that probably never happen mitigate."
" Yet at -- but I agree with you now last they speak in a field that's a good transition to last night's game. The Atlanta Hawks shot 60% from the field. Against the Celtics blog we all understand Celtics fans what this team to lose but it is -- even reasonably. Happy satisfied with that the -- progress of of his team this year."
" Well I don't think so an and I think -- that it probably heard that theory that there. Who who would let that -- back summit of all people quoted saying offense sells tickets defense and rebounding wins championships I think that's a firm believer that I think. He's put a lot of people out there Sebastian Telfair Leon -- Kevin deeply. And -- find out whether or not come training camp next year these guys that the public want to uniforms so. Yeah that being it being pretty severely tested about it is is I've played well offensively but that's still as the epic struggle -- Earl Boykins in Toronto blue over the last couple games."
" Mike can you look at this team in and name three guys. Or you can see becoming very competent defensive players I mean that just do they have the ability for that."
" Three guys I think I think -- clearly I think it's yet to be -- a good defensive player I think. You know we get a look at why am -- won the first one to get carried away with so it feels -- I -- what we replay last night he's six steals he had in the fourth quarter against Indiana not a single one was off his man everyone would would would gambling not somebody else so the reliability of very very good defensive player that way I think he has to become a better. Straight up man to man defensive player I think he can't be and I think he will be but I think that's the area he needs to work I I'd still hold out hope sort sort of -- acting Perkins still -- get by the plant that is you know if they go well hopefully he becomes the second center. In Boston but I I think Perkins did defensive presence and I'd like to believe it out could be two I think -- game is still developing out I think -- a chance to be good defensive place for those other three guys. That would that would on the top of my head we need another defensive players go without question there aren't a lot of these guys float around the league part. The Celtics are in need of -- Shane Battier or I would assert James Posey -- I -- O'Clock in the morning but it as Shane Battier had a player who's poet as a player we need somebody who could stop other teams streets. We don't have that right."
" If media reports are to be believed Doc Rivers will be the guy continuing to help develop these players there are reports. That the Celtics are are ready at the end of the season to opera Doc Rivers a contract extension. I read quotes in today's paper from Paul Pierce and Kendrick Perkins. Seeming to be very pleased about that that idea have you had a chance to talk to the players about the idea of -- continuing on here for the foreseeable future."
" Yeah haven't to a bad -- I want him back doctors -- popular with this group of players you know you know it is it. You know he's obviously we're just let the other night why he that they suspended for two games because Mike -- called plays for Tyronn -- at the end of I regulation time an effect on a player for just let them and just let the fact that he's going to go off on the coach from the plate and work on the bench. -- now that you know that decided immaturity that kind of frustration. But you know I think it -- us credit that we haven't seen anything like that we don't. We don't see players coming up the court -- at doc we don't we don't see any exchange is going on in the bench he's. He did -- got a very very much behind him he has been forced into the role of being eight teacher all -- as opposed to being coached. And and and I think. You know not to say that they don't go hand in hand but you would what you would like to assume. Seven knowledge on the part of player an end. We have a lot of young players like -- it's still it's very dangerous to assume so. That this apathetic teacher I think a little bit more than they want to but they beat the players appreciate -- teaching him again. Not even any whispers that I heard anybody -- I was somebody else was here and you know I I think doctors say eight shot -- Extension it is is the business part of the equation but it turned the basketball target great I think -- deserves a shot with a healthy roster as we can do."
" Mike you said doc is very popular with these guys why."
" I mean I -- a player's coach your former player he understands what it like to it could be a player. He he looks at -- but he doesn't work them along he understands -- this can't hit like being a part of what the expectation level of players is -- fight hard for our. So good hotels it eyesight for good transportation and I start to make these guys life. As good as we can possibly be nutritionists on the road good food he just tries to do all the right things. And I think these kids are smart enough to see it."
" Did you feel like or do they feel like. He has also made them better players another record doesn't reflect -- active 2354 not very good but. They feel like Doc Rivers adds is that unfair comparison I make anyway as the pay. The patriots that -- politic and say he's made me a better football player they look at doctors say he's maybe about a bass player."
" Well I'd I think it was like I think he won the big difference is between a football situation basketball situation it. It 95 there's any football players come into the league after four years of being probably -- a pretty good college situation where they have learned the game Duckett in a situation where it looked like -- Kurt Birkins Sebastian Telfair and Gerald green. Computer like zambrano after just two years guys to really have not had a great background like depth of knowledge of the game so it. Teaching each starting at a much more rudimentary level than than -- valid tickets. But yes that would carry and it Perkins would tell you without hesitation that -- much better player now and haven't got much better the last two years I think the lucky -- Which I -- that he has gotten better the last two years and and certainly al Jefferson. We'd like to think it out just kind of blossomed here but you know guys just don't block them on their own. You know al is another guy who I think you get would tell you that that it is out of mistake they're. His maturity as a basketball player is improving as a basketball player at a lot to do with the coaching staff he has now."
" I I I don't know what the legalities are rules are Kevin Durant did announced yesterday that he will not be coming back to the University of Texas no surprise to any of us. Is this still one of those deals where. You know doc and Danny aren't allowed to say his name and tell you entity of theoretically past that April 28 the 20 ninth deadline or whatever this."
" Yeah pretty much retrospect -- elected official having Aaron -- was in the room the other day what when he made the announcement even though. The FBI added applied in the neighborhood in this stop byes so you got to receive assume that he is hiring Aaron Goodwin. As an agent like he had made it public. That Aaron Goodwin is his agent that I believe to any -- doctor can -- comment on it now I know there is the official date. Excuse me that they have to submit their names I believe it's right at the end of may -- the first week in June. But -- you know people have been read in the Kevin Durant we talked about this before -- can definitely had -- I -- effort to meet the other people back up what you said. And that the money is not going to beat -- old -- they have been directed terms of the secret deal. But the interesting thing which you guys may be aware of a much of -- that the -- Aaron -- rep representative LeBron James. And got himself out what Nike and then Aaron Goodwin believes that night he was responsible for going behind his back. And getting the -- to fire him and -- go get a new agent after the deal was made. So put -- good -- now look at any direct I would want to be that Nike -- let him in the room and try to expect he'll so I I guess would be that the red will probably within the next week. About Larry Goodwin that he about a 20 million dollar deal where -- But the -- I'm -- info -- a -- five million dollar range so you're right -- last week with your observations about the guy's pocket money as --"
" You know -- and we had a conversation last week you also mentioned that you'd talk to some coaches at the final four and an everybody said they would rather -- To -- first over Oden and Peter may wrote about it wrote about it a bit today that if it direct comes out. He is coming out and that certain teams get their number one pick Milwaukee for example Charlotte. They might take to -- do you think we're looking at one of those it depends on who gets the first pick situations to see who the number one pick overall going to be."
" Yeah I think it -- I think if that if the members of Boston I think it pretty much in the locker room will be open. But I think what if if you get one of the longshot but that's a Chicago would would look -- that would pop up I think. There will be a wonderful -- with Chicago -- Ben Wallace we're old Ben Wallace was probably spend most that -- get any other way. So yeah I do think it depends ducking him I still think the majority of the -- It will be put the American olden oh really swung at it the pendulum is labelled that performance in the championship game that was the guy that everybody -- they're talking about and has kept waiting to see. And that kept the inning guy and I'll -- get bad points and he -- the game. But that. He just opened up everybody's eyes it's with the cult thing about Mike -- debt now having applied to be an NBA agents I don't think there's any question how old is going to come out I think I -- look about a."
" And let me go back a bit I was talking to you about defensive players did mention Tony Allen is it because of the injury and you don't know what kind of player you'll be when he comes back."
" Yeah yeah but I'm -- the point that out of it. Tony it is another guy who -- who swear by his coaching staff what they have done well yeah he's he's really probably the biggest question Mark -- Celtics -- we saw what -- was capable of couple years back and and extended. Look at it again this year if he could come back -- the -- surgery and be that kind of player then you know. Tony that they would tell you Tony you're not all that big bodies probably six street exports so. He's not long like -- Battier in terms of size but. But certainly played with that same kind of defensive intensity gives the -- an option of that position. But so that's actually we saw that Soviet -- and coming back from the knee this last time. And you know I you know he's got a big physical battle. All the come -- that he's got emotional and mental battle that he doesn't have to overcome the heat induced -- go a 100% because. But he's liable that he can't play 80% to be the player he's got to play a 100% didn't."
" Selz and sixers tonight at the TD bank north -- 730 tip you can watch Mike Gorman and Tommy -- and on fox sports net New England it's always fun to talk with -- thank you."
" Yeah picture particular that would and I --"
" There might be something else going on now you know. Let eights are with -- if I'm not there you know right at the tip off okay your optimism. Optima card picture picture."
" I don't know I don't look at I would look at more squared -- people -- hundred. And I doubt -- game 75 to 90 -- with a couple of out."
" Mike we appreciate it we'll -- you next week. Take care Mike -- joining us"
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