Tom Heinsohn
American basketball player and coachWikipedia
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Oct 16, 2026
Doc RiversGUEST
... that they chose.
Doc RiversGUEST
I was thinking, I'm glad Tommy Heinsohn's not around right now-
Chris ForsbergHOST
[laughs]
Doc RiversGUEST
... uh, doing anything with Philly, you know? But at the end of the day, when you look, take a step back from the shock-
Jeff Skin WadeHOST
He reminds me, there's a, a basketball commentator I grew up with in the '80s that was doing national games.
Jeff Skin WadeHOST
It was a Celtics homer named Tom Heinsohn, and he was very much like Harry Caray, where you're like, "Is he drunk right now?"
speaker_6UNKNOWN
[laughs]
Jeff Skin WadeHOST
And it's just that guy from a different generation, calls gals broads, slaps 'em on the ass, is drinking and smoking, and Kruk just feels like a guy from that other era-
Jeff Skin WadeHOST
He reminds me, there's a, a basketball commentator I grew up with in the '80s that was doing national games.
Jeff Skin WadeHOST
It was a Celtics homer named Tom Heinsohn, and he was very much like Harry Caray, where you're like, "Is he drunk right now?"
speaker_4PANELIST
[laughs]
Jeff Skin WadeHOST
And it's just that guy from a different generation, calls gals broads, slaps them on the ass, is drinking and smoking, and Kruk just feels like a guy from that other era-
Gary WashburnHOST
13, K- uh, Kyron Lewis, out of the league.
Gary WashburnHOST
Our friend Aaron Nesmith was 14th in that draft.
Gary WashburnHOST
Cole Anthony, uh, was taken 15th.
Gary WashburnHOST
He's in Australia right now.
Gary WashburnHOST
Then 3.4, 3.5, and last year 5.2. His rebound, he averages almost for a little guy, right? [laughs]
A. Sherrod BlakelyHOST
Right.
Gary WashburnHOST
Little, you know, as, as Tommy, our friend Tommy Heinsohn would say-
A. Sherrod BlakelyHOST
Uh-huh
Gary WashburnGUEST
13, K- uh, Kyron Lewis, out of the league.
Gary WashburnGUEST
Our friend Aaron Nesmith was 14th in that draft.
Gary WashburnGUEST
Cole Anthony, uh, was taken 15th.
Gary WashburnGUEST
He's in Australia right now.
Gary WashburnGUEST
Then 3.4, 3.5, and last year 5.2. His rebound, he averages almost for a little guy, right? [laughs]
A. Sherrod BlakelyHOST
Right.
Gary WashburnGUEST
Little, you know, as, as Tommy, our friend Tommy Heinsohn would say-
A. Sherrod BlakelyHOST
Uh
Nick CattlesHOST
More of that, please.
Nick CattlesHOST
I know Tommy Heinsohn would love it as well, but give me more of that.
Nick CattlesHOST
Don't walk it up Don't dribble for eight seconds when you pass the half-court line.
Nick CattlesHOST
Get into your stuff.
Nick CattlesHOST
More of that, please.
Nick CattlesHOST
I know Tommy Heinsohn would love it as well.
Nick CattlesHOST
But give me more of that.
Nick CattlesHOST
Don't walk it up Don't dribble for eight seconds when you pass the half-court line.
Jake T. O'DonnellHOST
Mm-hmm.
Matt from ProvidenceHOST
Tommy Heinsohn, same year, rookie cards.
Matt from ProvidenceHOST
I just showed this one recently, Frank Ramsey.
Matt from ProvidenceHOST
I didn't take the pr- take the price off yet.
Glenn OrdwayHOST
... and a few other, and a few other people I know.
Glenn OrdwayHOST
Uh, and Tommy Heinsohn and his lovely wife, Helen-
Pete SheppardHOST
Oh, Helen.
Pete SheppardHOST
Oh, God
Pete SheppardHOST
Yes
Glenn OrdwayHOST
...
Glenn OrdwayHOST
Tommy.
Glenn OrdwayHOST
He was a great friend.
Glenn OrdwayGUEST
And maybe that's just as time has gone on.
Glenn OrdwayGUEST
People have forgot about it, and they forget about, you know, how good this team was with Tommy behind the bench for those few years in the 70s, Bob, before it became, you know, Curtis Rowe and who was the other guy? I don't even remember.
Glenn OrdwayGUEST
Sidney.
Glenn OrdwayGUEST
Sidney Wicks, yeah, before that disaster,
Bob RyanHOST
Then in 1969-70, Russell's gone.
Bob RyanHOST
Sam's gone.
Bob RyanHOST
Tommy actually tried to bring him off the bench the first couple of games.
Bob RyanHOST
Then he realized how stupid it was.
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