Tulsa's Pritchard must decide who to draft at No. 1

 
By John Rohde
Published: June 24, 2007

When Kevin Pritchard was a senior at Tulsa Edison High School , head coach John Phillips was ready to assume the role of Red Auerbach .

While coaching the Boston Celtics , Auerbach would openly criticize all-star center Bill Russell . When other Celtics saw Auerbach wasn't afraid to call out Russell, they realized no player was immune to their coach's wrath.

The players didn't realize Auerbach and Russell ...


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