Anyone else watching this documentary? They're up to more recent time now with the 2008 championship team with Pierce, Garnett, and Allen. That was episode 8.
They've done a great job diving deep throughout the history of the Celtics, which was also early NBA history since the Celtics dominated with Bill Russell. Bill Simmons is a producer and provides some context to the Bird years as he was young in Boston back then and attended games with his dad, who was a season ticket holder. His dad is also in the doc as their recounting games and series provides a backdrop for those years. It reminds me of Simmons from the early 2000's when I became a fan of his because he sounds like a dedicated fan vs a jaded insider who made it into the basketball circle.
Anyways it's a fantastic series that does go deep. It makes me wish we had a Danny Ainge in our front office that sees the big picture because he's been part of it before and learned under a legend like Red Auerbach. If you have HBO MAX, I recommend it. Either start at the beginning or dive into episode 8 and see if it's for you. I say episode 8 since it was a time I'm sure most basketball remembers and it's nice to get a peak behind the curtain. If you dig it then go back to the start. I'm pretty sure there's only 1 episode left, with the modern team with Tatum, Brown, and company. It doesn't need to be viewed chronologically but it's probably more enjoyable that way.
They've done a great job diving deep throughout the history of the Celtics, which was also early NBA history since the Celtics dominated with Bill Russell. Bill Simmons is a producer and provides some context to the Bird years as he was young in Boston back then and attended games with his dad, who was a season ticket holder. His dad is also in the doc as their recounting games and series provides a backdrop for those years. It reminds me of Simmons from the early 2000's when I became a fan of his because he sounds like a dedicated fan vs a jaded insider who made it into the basketball circle.
Anyways it's a fantastic series that does go deep. It makes me wish we had a Danny Ainge in our front office that sees the big picture because he's been part of it before and learned under a legend like Red Auerbach. If you have HBO MAX, I recommend it. Either start at the beginning or dive into episode 8 and see if it's for you. I say episode 8 since it was a time I'm sure most basketball remembers and it's nice to get a peak behind the curtain. If you dig it then go back to the start. I'm pretty sure there's only 1 episode left, with the modern team with Tatum, Brown, and company. It doesn't need to be viewed chronologically but it's probably more enjoyable that way.
