Red Auerbach
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Oct 17, 2026
Big DaveHOST
You know what I mean? Like, that, it's how it's taught.
Big DaveHOST
He's doing it right out the book, man, one-on-one with Red Auerbach on the f- on the cover.
Matt PeckHOST
[laughs]
Big DaveHOST
Like, he's doing it exactly how it is taught.
Big DaveHOST
He's gonna-
Matt PeckHOST
...
Matt PeckHOST
I was gonna explain to the young folks in the chat who Red Auerbach is, but then I just said, "You know what? No."
Big DaveHOST
[laughs]
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Mark Cuban, the Mavericks' owner, was livid and had to pay $250,000 for criticizing the referees.
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After the season, Tony Kukoc, Nick Van Exel, and Vin Baker retired, and so did legendary Celtics coach and executive Red Auerbach, who resigned from his position as the team president after 56 years with the franchise.
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And just a few months later, on October 28th, Auerbach died at the age of 89, passing away with 16 championship rings to his name, the most in NBA history.
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But before the 2006-2007 season started, there was another surprise in the draft, which marked the second straight season with a foreign player selected first overall.
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But in the Finals, Kobe played the best and most mature basketball of his career, hitting timely shots and knowing when to dish it out to his teammates.
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Bryant averaged 32.4 points, 5.6 rebounds, 7.4 assists, 1.4 steals, and 1.4 blocks to lead the Lakers to their 15th NBA title, defeating the Magic in five games.
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It was also the 10th NBA championship for Phil Jackson, who passed Red Auerbach as the winningest coach of all time.
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After the season, Dikembe Mutombo retired at the age of 42 after playing in the NBA for 18 seasons.
David JamesHOST
We know of the Bill Russell story, but I didn't-
Patrick KinahanHOST
Like I, I, I, I didn't see Red Auerbach coach basketball.
David JamesHOST
Right.
David JamesHOST
Right.
Patrick KinahanHOST
But I've heard enough-
David JamesHOST
Yeah
Patrick KinahanHOST
... about Red Auerbach and the Celtics to know the guy was really good.
David JamesHOST
But it's weird for me to compare Bill Russell and Michael Jordan because I, one I watched all the time, and one I've only watched clips and read and listened.
Mathew DiBiaseHOST
Basically, your ability to be dynastic.
Mathew DiBiaseHOST
Like, think about, like, Phil Jackson, Red Auerbach, uh, Pat Riley during Showtime, Gregg Popovich, et cetera.
Mathew DiBiaseHOST
And the, the third, uh, uh, standard of the B5 value measures a coach's best five seasons using my me- uh, rate- my rating system, which is based on winning percentages.
Mathew DiBiaseHOST
The higher a team's winning percentage is in a given season, the more points they earn.
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Jeff StampkaHOST
He won.
Mathew DiBiaseHOST
Yeah.
Mathew DiBiaseHOST
Well, then guess what? Red Auerbach had Bill Russell, and Russell made all the difference in the world.
Jeff StampkaHOST
That's true.
Rich RubinHOST
And I don't remember if there was a rule to that, just because the Celtics had the rights.
Rich RubinHOST
But Red Auerbach, architect of the Celtics, made it happen.
Rich RubinHOST
He got a great defender in Quinn Buckner for absolutely nothing.
Rich RubinHOST
Celtics still piss me off to this [laughs] day, even though I like Larry Bird.
Trey KirbyHOST
On the other side of the spectrum, a disaster season for the Celtics.
Trey KirbyHOST
Franchise legend Red Auerbach passed away from a heart attack right before the season started.
J.E. SkeetsHOST
Hmm.
Trey KirbyHOST
In December, Paul Pierce hurt his foot, which sent Boston into a tailspin.
James BrownGUEST
For my high school coach, he had to carry on what my mother and father had set as foundational imprints in our lives.
James BrownGUEST
And my high school coach, Morgan Wootten, one of the finest coaches, as Red Auerbach of basketball fame, John Wooden-
Jim DalyHOST
Wow
James BrownGUEST
... of, uh, college basketball fame, um, Dean Smith, God bless him, they said he was the finest coach on any level.
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Jim DalyHOST
What was it? You know, obviously, you had your daughter out of wedlock, you mentioned.
Jim DalyHOST
How long after did you come to Christ? What started you in a faith trajectory?
James BrownGUEST
In as succinct a fashion as I can, after being cut by the Atlanta Hawks, and I did get a chance the following year when Red Auerbach, God bless him, asked me to come to trial for the Boston Celtics, and I was again the last person cut.
Jim DalyHOST
Mm.
T-BonePANELIST
But I was...
T-BonePANELIST
He was telling stories about how back in the day, like Red Auerbach, if you were a season ticket holder, would, like, take you down to show you your seats and stuff like that.
T-BonePANELIST
Like, in the, the, the '80s.
Scott ZolakHOST
Crazy.
Dusty BakerGUEST
And I, and I, and I said, "Mr.
Dusty BakerGUEST
Russell, can you tell me your secret to how you guys just beat everybody year in and year out? You know, was it Red Auerbach? Was it, uh, uh, uh, uh, Cousy? Was it Sam Jones? Or, you know, who was it? Sat Sanders?" And he goes, "No, man." He goes, "We loved each other."
Steve SaxHOST
Wow.
Dusty BakerGUEST
And, and I was like, I was like, "Really? [laughs] That's how you did it?" [laughs]
Jermaine WigginsHOST
But I, like, how many statues of coaches are there really? I, like, it's generally...
Jermaine WigginsHOST
Well, there's the Red Auerbach-
Greg HillHOST
Mm
Jermaine WigginsHOST
... sitting in the, uh-
Greg HillHOST
I, I, I-
Jermaine WigginsHOST
And because it's hard in football because you brought up Lombardi, right? And Lombardi, I don't know how, how many championships Bart Starr was his quarterback, the, oh, w- for all of them.
Jermaine WigginsHOST
But I would say it's similar to what we saw Red Auerbach and Bill Russell, right? You have a guy and a coach that they are synonymous with winning championships together and a ridiculous amount of championships together.
Jermaine WigginsHOST
You can't have one without the other when it comes to a statue 'cause it just doesn't work.
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