[12:26] ..." those sports debate questions this is for the Rome. -- better player Al Jefferson problem. He now gives. Not I -- today is all about Carolina plaintiff and the big game and I didn't quite hit it ever knows for those of don't know this is how far we've come. In the past couple years couple years ago. Steve was talking about how the Celtics -- a championship with the one they've made the Al Jefferson can -- could become Karl Malone and I marked the -- you -- long way from the championship became Kevin Garnett it"...

[13:33] ..." to be treated you the people who we got. 2425 you know Delonte West got his start to signed I think with sixteen and a contract in Cleveland. Al Jefferson is turning into -- So all that patience. And slogging away you know paid off in a five year period it was"...

[15:59] ..." the spell words anymore I think -- could take the money they're. Doc Rivers has joined us here at table as well on the regulations by a thank you very much just decided seldom over here"...

[21:36] ..." out at least a -- world championships. The perception of Doc Rivers. Two years ago and the perception of Doc Rivers was probably a whole lot different for you -- Gillick who has yet as the cap if -- I can tell you"...

[24:55] ..." audience for other notes and Taylor dent and all the players -- Tony Allen. Graham with -- could I. Sort of -- the result of probably have a problem right now. And an attitude that says"...

[26:40] ..." level. Gradually the guys thank -- I've taken time thanks and you Doc Rivers which prospects deep value could joining us here on Sports Radio W media."...

[0:00]" We are on remote again I can't remember the last time -- the studio. I just methadone college so today today is -- they'll Holley -- what is it today is the bill holly wick it was on -- Ever brought a Celtics he's whether he's one of the owners of the celtics' losing Steve Luzon is that what they know that no like I Idaho with a lot how you can now like Gillick adult but -- exactly it's it's lose lose agony. It was that. Broadcasting live from the -- country club in Middleton Massachusetts. This is the side of the Boston Celtics golf tournament. And an extension of that is the continuation of our -- series which we. Had going all week long we talked to Robert Kraft on Monday Jeremy Jacobs on Tuesday John Henry yesterday. And today we've got -- two of the owner of the Boston Celtics joining us. It's not the need not even I wouldn't fall -- that how do you -- you'll get -- value is here which prospective here it's great to both of I'm here to be here he slept yet and if the plan I slept but I smiling boys -- you definitely yes there."

[1:05]" Now you said you said earlier you haven't paid for any thing like like you need some kind of discount but -- paper -- yet how much you. I'm still you know that. It is the ultimate effort for me but there's an amateur has been pretty and so has been pretty great for you guys so. Since that night in June when when. He couldn't play in my mind. It was a great way to finish because you can't play a better basketball game they played game tickets wanting to win a championship but it's another thing. To win -- playing a game like that. I think we would have been fine with a win on Sunday in LA by one point on lucky bounce them bad call or something but. To win by 39 at home and -- know at half time your point three and it was one of those point three points that it was going to it was going to hold up that was just so much fun really was. Yet since it was really next nation point when it was. Fantastic. -- back when that when he went down the thing. -- really way to cap off a great season you guys there are very successful business people I'm sure when you entered into this venture. You had a business plan that you would put together did the business plan include hanging banner seventeen in that amount of time. I think it included partnering up with Steve and NC we're going to do this until we hang a banner. And will be okay along the way we won't lose our shirts hopefully but the whole thing was about the there we named it and -- seventeen. For reason and so Beverly was the business plan was banner seventeen that was all there was to it we finally -- the numbers in the business plan this here."

[2:37]" The first time we did them."

[2:38]" So what's the plan going forward now I mean you you've you've won a championship. What are you trying to do in the next year next three years five years. I think we're trying to sustained. It's very difficult to win back to back titles you know not many teams that done I think 6970. Celtics did it. But we've got a great castill cast system back in -- and again I think it's that is rookies can and it's going to be Award training camp -- guys -- But the bottom line change for you guys now we have. A lot more money in the kitty thank you won the championship. I think it's always this group of owners is strong enough and the fans support and sponsor support has been strong enough that we. You know we're fine we don't make decisions based on that we make it on team chemistry in the roster were very very lucky to be able to do that. When Danny Ainge came these guys at whatever point in says I think we -- Kevin Garnett. What was your reaction. Was get him get him there was never a doubt they can Burnett one of the best you know by players and -- And you -- guys excellent and that intensity. There was never he's 71 by the way. That's necessary this that if he wasn't on his -- This Kevin that's excellent."

[3:56]" You you made both of you guys have made some pretty good decisions. And recently one of them was. Resigning your head coach. What went into that decision to to bring got not only to bring -- back -- extend him but. To make -- one of the better paid coaches in the NBA."

[4:16]" We thought it was appropriate I think he knows from -- programs several times. -- took a lot of heat. Strategy. To build a championship team. Took heat for dale mostly. Did the future. That I left and stopped calling him doctor golden Clinton river and resident I would go about red river I. Never -- on our stuff but it. We really had a plan to build a championship team to build mediocre team intent. So to do that. Young players those players boat docks and the developmentally -- many times you know coach detectable. But doc was obviously great developing young guys -- them them and Kevin -- the world. And then he showed he was great leader with a veteran players. I think he's all won a championship and we're very pleased that. I noticed -- and and as the season went on it it came to me. Two years ago. When your season included an eighteen game losing streak there was a lot of talk about -- commitment on back to Orlando too often in -- care about the team. Mr. right here any of that. Funny how winning changes how people look at things does that."

[5:26]" Yeah he brings it all the time everybody's entitled to I mean I respect what it when things have respect about doctors commitment to his family and his commitment to the team -- committed to sort of everybody in this life. Field which a 110% so he's making -- all work and it worked out really well what I liked about doc that season was that he was coach from right to the end of every game. Coaching hard and working and teaching -- in the refs and everything he was -- going playoff style. Even when we were not anywhere near the playoffs and then it paid off an extra. We've been asked and all the owners about them. Issues in their respective sports. Last year the biggest you remember this you you want to -- winning changes things. Last year before the Kevin Garnett trade and Ray Allen trade. We heard about how -- lottery need to be revolutionized it's unfair part of the Celtics finish here and and get the fifth pick in the draft. Are you comfortable are are both you -- comfortable with the way the lottery system is playing out right now is anything unfair about it. Yeah we just play the rule -- the game by the rules if you absolutely. Gave it the worst team you know the first pick to be more pressure on teams to sort of get that spot because our draft as one of the Q in the leagues where one guy can really predictably. Change everything there are times when -- LeBron comes out you know it is going to make a difference for a decade or more with the team in. You know I think an element of chance is just -- and that we haven't."

[6:49]" I think it's worked. Pretty well in the past and it does keep all the playing hard and -- There may be better system they look at all the time they could find their system that the ailment a lot of really keeps him -- which hasn't and a you -- you you know you know when you get into it that that's what's going to happen and you have to you know hope for the best."

[7:09]" Prepare for the worst we really like that fifth pick after all because we were able to -- we willing to trade we probably wouldn't trade of of the water to would have been very hard deprive those away from us before we wouldn't be sitting here. Talk about -- sizes and -- reasons. I'd say it's always wanting to wanting and we've talked to players as the season went along Lester we talked to players about it. In almost unanimous -- I think unanimously they all said. The trip. To Europe. Made huge difference for this team you've had so many new faces and a and it shelling that needed to take place and they all said. We were away we were in Rome do their -- nobody else around we had to hang together and ended it ended up being I think it gigantic positive for you guy."

[7:50]" Yup and you know that originally the plan was as requested by the fastballs that we bring our wives and kids and everybody all over roam in and to. Steve and I said -- the team's general and it's going to and then -- and we can join in London. And so we actually said you know we've been through these wars little bit ourselves and we're going to do it this way and that turned out be greats were sort of proud of that little piece of the puzzle. That we kept it just the team in Rome nobody duo worked worked so this year you gotta go to Newport instead. Well it's on the way to work this morning -- idol it's still pretty nice if if chairmen at times including myself but it wouldn't that. Not going to give us I hit or two about you mentioned the rains and banner night what's going to happen here. On the first night of the season what you have planned and tell us about the ratings. Of the rings are phenomenal. That the players' -- greens are close to a quarter pound -- we bought him -- no -- And and they've had their beautiful and amazing and you know I told. Everybody if they don't quite -- of the design this here let's do another one and it will just tweak it just got finished. -- about opening night as the W concert is there. How special guest went in against an annual telethon but there's there's a standard there's a standard. I think we have the trophy and the commissioner in the ratings in the air and you know we're going to. Stick to that script but it's going to be a lot of fun -- can be historic night and demand particularly. Off the chart by the way we go on sale tomorrow. For individual tickets we just got a few hundred per game. Including over 510 dollars seats are going on sale tomorrow. Morning go to so expect for the details we really appreciate -- where we are sold out season tickets we've waiting list for season tickets now but we've kept individual excellent field. Starting tomorrow it's a limited number but we've kept month and just be clears this your first waiting list for season tickets in in your ownership. Yes by far. Yes -- waiting list with become owners to pay out about the difference know what was the difference -- say going into view. 20062007. Your season ticket base then and then 20072000. Name. What was the what -- had very good season ticket base here -- Boston. As you remember even there in our you know most points and 16000 people night. Sosa has been pretty list. The victories -- off the -- so we were sold out exit. As an accommodation to the stands you know The Beatles brewers we are selling tickets but. It's great to -- back in great support in the the other thing we have available is we have some -- that we -- with the Bruins in the garden and those suites are available. Multi game packed aces and that's the other inventory we have people."

[10:44]" One of the things that Bob Kraft mentioned to us on Monday when we talked to. Was the relationship between the owners and -- now. And it probably what do you say -- and he's been great at it and one of the things that would probably surprise some people you'd almost think there'd be a competition between the teams. You know there's only so many sports advertising dollars in sports season ticket dollars and you know I've got to get my share and then they're trying to get their share. And he indicated that the relationship between all the owners is totally the opposite of what people might now."

[11:13]" That's totally supportive. Which -- I've been fans of the other sports for years before we -- team and we've been friendly these people for a long time. At Boston's a great sportsman can really some portal so there really isn't competition in effect. Our ticket sales go up when Patriots win because people and we have great ceremony and they brought the players whose fantastic go to Fenway it does those little thing. We bring their players and our place. And just makes Boston great place to be too heated moment we know what's that ended up for me totally agree that would summed it up for me was that the parade. When we the kid -- parade which was phenomenal by the way things the million people who turned out. -- has a nine years old -- in six parade and and -- that's and I just got goose hunt dogma that's Boston and that's where it was the best sports city in the -- and we just want to figure out we've really got to waiting list for season tickets and all. We want to know I get that Vince Wilfork season ticket. I mean that's that's that's one -- has got -- and I Ellis this camp out there and I think he's a member of the Patriots didn't wear a we have had a media -- in particular. But nobody -- forces his -- president -- I -- trivia questions read -- Richard question just that this is one of those sports debate questions this is for the Rome. -- better player Al Jefferson problem. He now gives. Not I -- today is all about Carolina plaintiff and the big game and I didn't quite hit it ever knows for those of don't know this is how far we've come. In the past couple years couple years ago. Steve was talking about how the Celtics -- a championship with the one they've made the Al Jefferson can -- could become Karl Malone and I marked the -- you -- long way from the championship became Kevin Garnett it hit right -- it showed you quit but here's a lesson here that is the lesson here for years your team chaplain. It's a sermon and everything you know. How quickly. Things can turn around for you guys."

[13:10]" Absolutely and I think again it it looks quick but it was really seek your hard work by Danny -- which leadership and business staff. It was a planned we we thought we'd get there you know within five to seven years and you know we hit it it just about five and a half. So -- hard work -- and then in in a lot of you know pain and suffering of of having those young players develop. Having them be good enough to be treated you the people who we got. 2425 you know Delonte West got his start to signed I think with sixteen and a contract in Cleveland. Al Jefferson is turning into -- So all that patience. And slogging away you know paid off in a five year period it was it was an overnight. And you know I think you can do it if you if you if you work edit your patient and and we were optimistic that we can get it done if but if Disney wrote the script."

[14:02]" And Brian white would be in the movie again as they actually tried to -- and keep working out there with that please play the Lakers in the -- well and if Disney wrote the script you'd have a long suffering captain of the team get the support around him. He'd get hurt in the first round of the NBA finals they cart him off the court he'd make the heroic return. As there carting them off the court -- you guys were thinking of the triumphant return part what was it like -- also the -- stuff as well you know what was it like it that."

[14:29]" I thought it I thought it may -- had all gone right that minute I thought boy we got close menace that no you know this team maybe -- No the band together I envision. Doc sort of rallying on the house hitting shots and raced up and up and you know. You you find a way you gotta be class happily got to be optimistic that was a that was a that was a bad bad feeling made all the sweeter when he came back out here a couple free."

[14:53]" Quarters McEnroe and we we beat them we talked to Paul a few weeks after the finals. And and one thing he said it that jumps out of me that we went back and you look at the dvd neglected all. DV DER of the game I don't -- dvd was out at that point. He said he was surprised at. Certain guys stepping up like -- mentioned Rondell specifically. Which I know you're you're really into both these guys are really into the games. What surprised you -- what did you learn about. The team a specific player that you didn't know going into the playoffs. -- I certainly didn't know at the beginning of the year that Rondo could lead the team all the way to the championship. But I hoped and I believe that the inning against the and everybody was right about and I believed and hoped but I didn't know."

[15:39]" It felt so -- not -- a new head coach. Right of tomorrow. -- Belichick felt it was that every -- yeah I -- I thought it was good you think the noted Brady's gun down he went the tempo just they Armond hill's gonna do a good job I know that we got we got in put this guy and the spell words anymore I think -- could take the money they're. Doc Rivers has joined us here at table as well on the regulations by a thank you very much just decided seldom over here -- I'll have hit well I'd love to -- they're actually saying. My two owners. -- done well I didn't really. I don't I. -- I know what we say about we love you -- what you -- here was when they were talking contract that's what you need to be here all the words he said we're glad your back and you -- a great job. Where -- with police and and they -- okay that's. Got that is up negotiated and they'll actually. If you remember we were it was in LA after the comeback game and I said let's do this a few more years and you -- okay. That's exactly right. Mr. but I do that I didn't say that at halftime yeah. I have an owner after all it was amazing -- the Patrick that the -- too much -- a that the night I almost joked about it. Yeah. --"

[16:59]" Other fast -- like what what surprised him during the finals. Paulson was surprised him with that Rondo. Really didn't think Rondell can play at such a high level what surprised you about the team or about a specific play."

[17:12]" Autumn of and it surprised me. You know I honestly and I told our guys this. I thought we played well. But I didn't I thought we played in stretches and never thought we. Put it all together until six. And knows like that's what we've been waiting. And so that was nice to obviously Morgan. I I thought the the way that we can score. Surprised because they have been very good doing the doing their run the Lakers in the regular season. Defensively and so I was surprised that."

[17:46]" You know what and -- guys you you know what I'm talking about and I watched the US Olympic team. And I thought Kobe. And I saw LeBron on the US Olympic Stadium -- Hedrick did he ever admit it it really puts in perspective what you did on the way to the finals to get the championship is yet to get by LeBron who looks better. Did he did a month ago and --"

[18:08]" Yeah Iowa which we we learn from the Cleveland series that we didn't want to do in Jordan says. Development know that it's -- has never been to a game seven when the best player on the team could -- on the other -- you don't want to take that chance and after the Cleveland it was I think -- it was. Our -- series. I don't think we said according to answer that probably answers we believe. It was good to get it over with a tendency to look at. We asked these guys other offseason changed in the aftermath of winning a championship I was your offseason different. It was shorter yeah and -- that's a good thing oh we talked about never having to buy a meal -- you're an NBA coaching never have. Since my problem I was go about them for too much when I was in Boston that it had to buy a bill in Orlando I was paired up. It was nice and -- was it was a good summer. You never get tired of and congratulations. And let's keep that going to -- a look at it. Having said that -- I'd midsummer. As a coach you start thinking about. This year that the but the that you sort of these weren't pretty --"

[19:17]" Now you had you had the perfect situation room Hutus last year when he's got all hungry Paul Pierce. -- I can't win he's not really a winner Kevin Garnett really really winner Paul Pierce and having Ray Allen. So they've all won a championship what it was as challenge now to get them that he has that same hungry left."

[19:35]" Houston don't want to hear anything at Santana Beckett. It's it's it's 22 now yeah. Like that McCracken and I looked -- up maybe have a million a cup value the genius of -- and I'm I. Well."

[19:51]" This is the way I look at it at them and I'm. This is that -- it's. We're the Celtics. That we run the franchise wells Maine -- that -- all. Do we want him by 139 points and you know one would be enough. Honestly -- If you want to be part we don't want this isn't Meister code ago when departed discuss. In Boston you have to -- more more over. And more -- I just think you have to have more one to the Providence he's been practicing and -- the fifth and you know with a bit of -- reach. You know we we had a great you read always said his first championship was his favorite and I I now understand the feeling. I would can be hard to repeat because I'm still living in last year and haven't known all the fun with -- but the great thing is going to practice and seeing the informal. Because communion with being in shooting and run around their. You know all the best shape anybody's seen him in for six or seven years commend him CO exit and formal that was that and -- are important -- I had horrible. I informal workout at the occasional guy Thompson. Or informally working after three and a half hours a day in the fired up so that's the way it is with this team right now -- You know at the spotlight on empty space for the banners and others banners with 2008. It just gets -- more just in case the commissioner's listening Indian warm."

[21:18]" Okay. You have to wake up before eleven. You know let's think about perception Berman. Terry Francona as a manager in Philadelphia they running about it now comes the Red Sox that manager. Bill Belichick him out of town quick and -- really did and I read that I was out at least a -- world championships. The perception of Doc Rivers. Two years ago and the perception of Doc Rivers was probably a whole lot different for you -- Gillick who has yet as the cap if -- I can tell you have the same guy and -- and Doug and Doug and I don't think they've written about the fact that. If you we watched with and I watched the series several times department and you can believe. And he out coached every coach who."

[22:01]" In -- I don't like that so I'm just going to fit our players -- played him I mean obviously. I don't change. Could military hasn't changed I think we all learned that and -- the same thing. You know you have to have horses to you know to win and then you have -- putting together as a coach. But we don't change in the -- one of the things that's when we want to there's a lot of great coaches in all the sports. Who have never had the opportunity to you have -- Lisa have a chance to win. On the demeanor gonna win but it you know I was fortunate on the grid position."

[22:36]" Well let me ask you this I don't want I know you're not comfortable and I'll coach that but -- it to the conference semi finals finals the conference finals in the NBA finals. All the all the teams are good they all got horses they auger good coaches who gave you. Oh. The best challenge -- who did you think this this guy really. Is bring in something unusual to the table surprised that iron at the Cleveland and in my room because. They played like us though. My belief going into the Lakers series that we are the better defensive team. And that we would be able to score on them and if you allow us to score on anybody. We're going to when the day and that's -- well. Cleveland on the other and it's very difficult to school mean there. They made Marie's life miserable they decided that their trap him every time he caught the ball and take him out of the series and basically force in the ball. And really became the -- just -- the growth room but he was was really impressive. You know they they kept all as much weaker away from the basket. You know and they doubled Kevin so that there -- reports and other guys make shots and no fortunately you think about that series between them to place to me PJ brown makes an open arms and Paul Pierce to loose ball. You know and and that's what this game down. And a bogus bogus offensive -- and game out there today."

[24:02]" Yeah that's good now. -- all the smiling and a little terrible. You know we do have to resolve one area of conflict in Bennett Salvatore and enjoy it. What area of conflict and and a lot for your team last few months. I was about ten feet away from and it let him -- quiet you know like ninety seconds later in diamond mind or in the national laughingstock you can pick. And I said everybody nationwide saw that in the computers in news and national joke that's what I thought Tom tomato and arm and best. It's a -- yeah. Yeah. I attitude of the ought to go after the best was repulsive and yet you're glad you told them it matters something like that that can be easy you can get bad calls or whatever else and -- Chicago. I will do you have for mr. Blanco are now wants them ago the audience for other notes and Taylor dent and all the players -- Tony Allen. Graham with -- could I. Sort of -- the result of probably have a problem right now. And an attitude that says to go to the to the there was actually one other area of conflict I heard you on a national radio program talking about. -- Ray Allen and Paul and I heard Ray Allen along the -- national radio program and refuted complete well I now remember what happened there -- Oklahoma there was eight of us out there and I."

[25:30]" That up with a about. Let's just say a good pilot -- you know his public mostly from his friends I also know I beat him and snakes which of the three -- so. I ended up with money and I beat him it's makes it if he nipped me on matching cards there was no strokes involved and yellow bracelet to scratch golfers you look in his own mind yeah."

[25:50]" I want to say -- let you definitely. You're up. Which is almost 11 o'clock the -- the commissioners listened. For recreational marijuana I -- salary cap violations -- no -- don't know what he's pay me money or tell violent and Kennedy in the organization beating on the golf course. I think he's the best player because during the season and we're. Way and he just playing all out and an ally in this event it's. Brought into the bus now yeah I -- another round of the contract because. I he's actually playing golf that is that a that. Ryder Cup kind of between the professional -- we at a charity -- should be looking regulations all of the week we call this the owners series than we do know -- got a new contract -- we added him to the -- definitely. And that level. Gradually the guys thank -- I've taken time thanks and you Doc Rivers which prospects deep value could joining us here on Sports Radio W media."