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Most younger Celtics fans know Danny Ainge as the guy that runs the Boston Celtics organization, but he has two Championship rings and one All-Star appearance under his belt. And, by the way, he was a star for Brigham Young University - shining particularly brightly in a 1981 March Madness contest versus a powerful Notre Dame squad. I remember this game very well. Ainge had future Celtics Greg Kite and Fred Roberts at his side, but Notre Dame countered with Orlando Woolridge, John Paxson, Kelly Tripuka and future-Celtic, Joe Kleine. There were eight seconds left in the game, and BYU was down one point, 50-49. Danny took the inbounds pass, motored down court - avoiding all five Notre Dame defenders - and laid the ball in for the win. Danny Ainge was known as the quickest white guy in the NBA. He could play, and he is even a better League Exec. Here he is with a full-court, 1-on-5 buzzer-beater vs. Notre Dame. March Madness Buzzer Beater - 1981 BYU vs Notre Dame https://t.co/nukmQ8...

Tomek Kordylewski creates some of the best Celtics highlights in the business. Boston's 25-point win margin over Orlando last night came about largely due to the Celtics stifling, team defense. The video speaks for itself. Take a look First defensive highlights of the season! https://t.co/kw7O0B4cE1 — Tomek Kordylewski (@Timi_093) October 12, 2019 Follow Tom at @CelticsSentinel, @ _Celtics_Center and Facebook

Why the Hell am I writing about former Boston Celtics forward, Brian Scalabrine? I need to get this out of the way right from the start! I fully admit this is an unabashed attempt to get The White Mamba on our The Celtics Center podcast. Whew - that felt good - honesty first. But Boston Celtics fans really do love Brian. So does Danny Ainge. No, Trader Danny didn't work a deal for him. He signed him as a free agent in 2005 for FIVE YEARS - yes, five whole years at $15 million. Scal best seasons were behind him, having averaged 6.3 PPG and 4.5 RPG during the 2004-05 season with the Nets. Despite five less-than-star-quality seasons with Boston, The White Mamba became a true fan favorite. The Ultimate Brian Scalabrine Highlight Video https://t.co/w0nPWh1IOE via @YouTube — Tom Lane (@CelticsSentinel) August 28, 2019 Scal hails from Enumclaw, Washington. I had to check Wikipedia to determine if there is such a place. One has to check this stuff when the name of a town sounds like...

This discussion was initiated by my colleagues at @_Celtics_Center on Twitter. Their start/bench/cut proposal got things churning: https://t.co/e5amhMZUa7 we are doing this live, come join us https://t.co/PpZzjWEORc — The Celtics Center (@_Celtics_Center) August 11, 2019 I am old enough to have seen all of them. To break the suspense, here are my initial choices for all five spots. This is subject to change. I want the whole package - size, scoring, rebounding, defense, passing, ball-handling, toughness and team play. I am going with a starter and back-up at each position. PG - Dennis Johnson, Jo Jo White SG - John Havlicek, Sam Jones SF - Larry Bird, Paul Pierce PF - Kevin Garnett, Dave Cowens C - Bill Russell, Kevin McHale To get things rolling in my 5-part series, my choices for point guard will be highly controversial. I am going with 6'4" Dennis Johnson as my starting point guard. Many younger fans don't remember him, and those that do may forget his seas...