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From: gfd@ada-uts.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Celtics
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Date: Tue, 15-Oct-85 16:01:00 EDT
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Posted: Tue Oct 15 16:01:00 1985
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How could the franchise which field the FIRST all black starting five,
drafted the FIRST black player, had the FIRST black head coach, and
currently has a black head coach possibly be thought of as racist?
Quite simply the Celtics have always chosen the best players available
to them.  Their record bears out the success of that approach.

Just for the record:
Bird  -- More than half the teams passed him up (around the 20th pick in 1978).
McHale -- Two teams passed him up (Would Golden State trade Joe Barry Carrol
            for Parish and McHale?).
Ainge  -- All teams passed him up and some passed him up twice.
Wedman -- Obtained from Cleveland for Darren (we hardly knew you) Tillis
            (Would Cleveland trade Tillis for Wedman now?)
Sichting -- Obtained from Indiana for Quinn Buckner.
Walton   -- Obtained from L.A. Clippers for Maxwell.
Carlise  -- All teams passed him atleast twice.
Kite     -- need we say more

Gil De Bartolo