May 28, 2008 12:00 pm  |  16 Comments

Are the Pistons Using Red Auerbach’s Old Tricks on Celtics?


by Marcel Mutoni

The stories of what Red Auerbach used to do to visiting teams at the old Boston Garden are legendary.

It’s widely accepted that Red would shut off the hot water in the opposition’s locker room, or turn the heat way up, and just generally make the other team’s stay in Boston as miserable as possible.

Well, now it looks like similar things are happening to Red’s Celtics.

“I told Joe [Dumars] after the game, ‘You can put the air conditioning back on now,’ ” Cassell said.

“I thought it was funny,” said Rivers. “I saw Flip after the game and he was talking about how hot their locker room was. I was like, ‘Yeah, right.’ “

Karma is a bi— ain’t it? She sure is.

Gotta love it, though. There’s nothing better than two old rivals using every last trick in the book to gain an advantage. While the gamesmanship may be great, it’s a shame the play on the floor can’t match the old Celtics/Pistons wars.

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  • TADOne Posted: May.28 at 12:16 pm
    “Larry Bird isn’t walking thru that door.”

  • Noah D Posted: May.28 at 12:19 pm
    lol

  • Tubesteak Posted: May.28 at 1:22 pm
    This sounds like an trick old red may pull: http://decentcommunity.org/2008/05/28/de-cent-chant-to-replace-de-fense-chat-at-cs-game/

  • The Best Yet Posted: May.28 at 1:45 pm
    Sharon Stone knows all about karma apparently

  • King David Posted: May.28 at 1:52 pm
    LMAO

  • Captain America Posted: May.28 at 2:07 pm
    KG is having nightmares of Jason Maxiell trashing his flush. Then they add the bad conditions.

  • underdog Posted: May.28 at 3:20 pm
    At least KG can blame the ac.

  • Chukaz Posted: May.28 at 3:28 pm
    Let’s see what Joe Dumars thinks when the team plane doesn’t work. There will be no hotel available because the hotels will claim they have the right to refuse service to anybody. The phones won’t have signals (I’m not sure how will that happen) and the Piston will have to walk back to Detroit.

  • ALLRIGHTS Posted: May.28 at 4:40 pm
    Pistons in 6

  • detroit Posted: May.28 at 4:41 pm
    The Celtics really shouldn’t be complaining since they tried similar tricks in this round. The pistons had to move their shoot around to another location because the damn garden was too cold in games one and two and no piston said anything.

  • BETCATS Posted: May.28 at 5:15 pm
    that is because they didnt care but the Celtics do detroit.

  • daniel Posted: May.28 at 6:06 pm
    captain america- KG may be having nightmares about that, but maxiell is having nightmares of the 20-10 that KG puts up on his ass every game.

  • Eboy Posted: May.28 at 6:34 pm
    Go to sappyberry.com anybody its the best Celtics in 6

  • Dutch Rich Posted: May.28 at 8:51 pm
    D@mn E, that really worked. Nobody been back for more than 2 hours.

  • Hursty Posted: May.29 at 3:35 am
    thats not Eboy. Dutch hes a kemp child not slam.

  • Shooter#9 - Brasil Posted: May.29 at 10:51 am
    guys i’m sorry to put it here, but maybe some celtic fan can help me out
    do any of you know another habit, BESIDES light up the cigar, that red auerbach had “on the court”, or, when he was on the bench? thanks guys

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