Ep. 49 - Mike Gorman on Paul Pierce, Larry Bird, Kyrie Irving, LeBron James & Michael Jordan

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4.8 • 662 Ratings

🗓️ 21 March 2018

⏱️ 77 minutes

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Celtics play-by-play man Mike Gorman joins the show to discuss Kyrie Irving's similarities to Larry Bird, why Paul Pierce is the best offensive player in Celtics' history, Michael Jordan's 63-point game at the Boston Garden, Danny Ainge's quest for Anthony Davis and why the 2008 title team was his favorite Celtics' team of all time. Finally, Jason McIntyre is back to make the case for Damian Lillard on first team All NBA and why the Lakers have a brighter future than the 76ers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to another episode of In The Zone.
0:08.0	I, of course, am your host, Chris Broussard.
0:10.0	We've got another dynamic show for you.
0:13.0	Our interview is with longtime Celtics play-by-play man, Mike Gorman.
0:18.0	He's been 37 years with the team.
0:20.0	He's got some fantastic stories for you
0:23.3	about Larry Bird, Paul Pierce, all the way up to Kyrie Irvin. So a great listen. You
0:30.1	definitely want to check it out. We got my man Jason McIntyre here for another exciting,
0:35.6	fun, even comical episode of Knock Down J.
0:40.0	But of course, we start things off, as always, with the top five.
0:45.0	Now, talking to Mike Gorman made me think about, hmm, who are the best Celtics,
0:51.0	the best five Celtics of all time?
0:53.6	And man, like the Lakers, this is a tough one because it's such a wonderful, successful
0:59.2	franchise, full of championships, full of Hall of Famers.
1:03.2	So I left off some all-time grades.
1:05.7	Paul Pierce, I'm sorry.
1:07.6	I mean, come on, it's the Celtics.
1:09.6	I hate leaving you off, but who do I take off my top five?
1:13.6	Kevin McHale, one of the greatest power forwards of all time.
1:16.6	He also did not make the list.
1:19.6	It was tough, but I had to go with that number five, Dave Cowens.
1:25.6	People forget about Dave Cowens. Dave Cowens was nice.
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