I am frankly surprised at lack of outcry in the snubbing of the great Tommy Heinsohn who is not included in The Greatest Coaches in NBA History. Is this another case of erasing history.
Understanding that Tommy no longer inhabits the living world - and that he only coached for nine seasons in the NBA - but those are not reasons to slight his accomplishments. With no disrespect to former Celtics coach, Doc Rivers, I would gladly put Heinsohn in Doc's place
.Tommy Heinsohn snubbed, WTF? https://t.co/i86epHOueo
— Mike Dynon ☘️🏀 (@MikeDynon) February 9, 2022
Doc Rivers
One-time NBA Champion
One-time Coach-of-the-Year
Three-time All-Star Coach
1024-725 record as coach
.585 all-time record
Tommy Heinsohn
Two-time NBA Champion
One-time Coach-of-the-Year
Four-time All-Star Coach
427-263 record as coach
.619 all-time record
There's more! How would you like to take over the reins from Red Auerbach and Bill Russell of one of the greatest sports franchises of all time. Well, Tommy did just that as a rookie head coach. He not only took over the reins, he had his undersized steeds run the opposition off the floor. And it all worked.
Thanks for listening!
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