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Larry Bird was willing to sit out the entire 1984-85 season over a $25,000 contract dispute with Red Auerbach
After the triumph, as the former Celtics GM Red Auerbach sat down for the contract ... the next season over a mere $25,000 dispute. In the book "Bird Watching: On Playing and Coaching the Game ...
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Auerbach's Celtics played as a team
"And he was about the proudest man in the world," says Paul Silas about Red Auerbach on ESPN Classic's SportsCentury series. Red Auerbach's coaching philosophy was simple: Only one statistic mattered.