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Basketball

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9. My dad would marvel in his footwork.

Wed Nov 17, 2021, 09:46 PM

Nov 2021

At 6’9 in thick sox, he would out work, out box and out body many bigger and longer centers.

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Anyone else remember Dave Cowens? [View all] OAITW r.2.0 Nov 2021 OP

Remember him well... regnaD kciN Nov 2021 #1

Almost ass-ended "Celtics 18" on Huntington Ave back in 1972. OAITW r.2.0 Nov 2021 #2

Near the old Boston State College? bottomofthehill Nov 2021 #6

It was around the Boston Marriot, close to the Pru IIRC OAITW r.2.0 Nov 2021 #11

Cowens was an excellent player. Casady1 Nov 2021 #3

He went direct on the greatest center of my time, Kareem Abdul Jabbar. OAITW r.2.0 Nov 2021 #4

Go Big Red bottomofthehill Nov 2021 #5

He was awesome. In many ways, Dave was the white Bill Russell. OAITW r.2.0 Nov 2021 #7

My dad would marvel in his footwork. bottomofthehill Nov 2021 #9

Didn't he quit once to drive a taxi? Tomconroy Nov 2021 #8

I think he took time off to sell Christmas Trees bottomofthehill Nov 2021 #10

He did that offseason, I believe. OAITW r.2.0 Nov 2021 #12

I saw them the year Henry Finkel started, just before Tomconroy Nov 2021 #13

Better question. OAITW r.2.0 Nov 2021 #14

Have to think it was Red, no? Man could he pick em! Tomconroy Nov 2021 #15

Maybe a 4-5 year time gap between Tommy and Dave wrt Dave's entry? OAITW r.2.0 Nov 2021 #16

Red relied on people he trusted wrt to drafting and player development. OAITW r.2.0 Nov 2021 #17