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Must-read on Coach Wooden over at FB&G

For those of you who are Lakers fans, you might be familiar with Forum Blue and Gold, an LA Lakers blog - and one of the best NBA blogs online, besides. Its main proprietor, Kurt, is currently taking a break. However, that means that some of the regular commentators are getting a chance at the front page themselves. The current top post is the recollection of one member, Gatinho, as Coach Wooden's aide during a recent charity auction event.

As soon as Coach Wooden was wheeled into the back room, these basketball luminaries were reduced to fans. They all stopped what they were doing to greet The Coach. He may not have ever been their Coach, but you couldn't tell who he knew intimately from those he knew in passing... As the meet and greet portion of the event ended, the guests were sat in chairs as the Legends and Lakers made their way down the red carpet. It became very obvious that a majority of the folks were there to see and hear from one person. They rose to their feet as Coach Wooden walked down the red carpet.
The whole thing is really a must-read, and shows how students of the game - be they stars past and present, or casual fans - understand the greatness of John Wooden. Here's hoping the Bruins continue to do THE Coach proud for the remainder of the season, and in the days ahead. They've got one heck of a lofty ideal to which they can aspire.

Go Bruins!

This is a FanPost and does not necessarily reflect the views of BruinsNation's (BN) editors. It does reflect the views of this particular fan though, which is as important as the views of BN's editors.

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What a gread read
I loved that story from Mrs. Hearn. Thanks so much for sharing this UB.

by Nestor on Jan 17, 2008 5:25 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Wow what a blog
That's great--thanks a lot UB.  I would have never made it to that site otherwise.

by bruinhopeful on Jan 17, 2008 10:01 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Nice read
Really nice read.

Also noticed that the Dodger's Winter Development Program minicamp had dinner with John Wooden.

(video in top right corner of article:)
http://losangeles.dodgers.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080116&content_id=2347480&vkey=news _la&fext=.jsp&c_id=la

by blinkshot on Jan 17, 2008 11:16 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

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