Celtics ☘️ Sentinel

  "Hail fellow well met"  is an  English   idiom  used when referring to a person whose behavior is hearty, friendly, and congenial, in the affirmative sense. It took an excellent CelticsBlog article by Dan Kelley  to once again remind me why the hell K C Jones has not been inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach. Read Dan's article for many specifics. Both former Celtics coaches, Bill Fitch and Rick Pitino , are in the Hall as coaches. Why isn't K C there? I was never a fan of Fitch and still despise Pitino. Rick came close to ruining a treasured sports franchise (Celtics) and I didn't care for Bill - even though Larry Bird still showers praise on him. I first learned of Fitch's harsh treatment of his (then) assistant, K C Jones after reading Jones' book, Rebound . Fitch's abuse of K C was well-known ( per latimes.com's Thomas Bonk ): "Fitch had little use for K.C. Jones, who was one of his assistant coaches, but who succeeded...

Bill Fitch coached the Boston Celtics from 1979-1983, winning a Championship in 1981. He was tough as nails and a strict disciplinarian. Larry Bird, who matched Fitch's toughness, joined Bill in the mutual-admiration pairing. Other Celtics players didn't seem to share Larry's fondness for "Captain Video", as Bill was called for his love of having his understudies watch game film. Now the 87-year-old Fitch may miss his enshrinement in the Basketball Hall of Fame due to illness. Former Celtics head coach Bill Fitch to miss Hall of Fame enshrinement https://t.co/fNMGHgYEte — The Celtics Wire (@TheCelticsWire) September 4, 2019 Fitch is a 2-Time Coach-of-the-Year winner (1976 and 1980) and a top-10 NBA Coach. It is fitting that Bird is scheduled to be Bill's presenter as the mutual fondness persists. Here is an excerpt from a book by Larry Bird and Jackie MacMullan, Bird Watching: On Playing and Coaching the Game I Love : I bet we weren't in practice 20 ...