Бостон Сэлтиксийн бүх цаг үеийн шилдэг тоглогчдын нэг Жон Хавличек карьерынхаа туршид гайхалтай тэсвэр тэвчээр, хамгаалалтын ур чадвараараа танигджээ.
1962 оны драфтын долдугаар сонголтоор Бостон Сэлтиксэд элссэн Хавличек мэргэжлийн спортын замналаа Америкийн хөлбөмбөгөөр эхлүүлэх боломжтой байсан ч сагсан бөмбөгийг сонгосон юм. Эхний жилүүддээ сэлгээний тоглогчийн үүрэг гүйцэтгэж байсан тэрээр 1964 онд Фрэнк Рэмси зодог тайлсны дараа гарааны тоглогч болж, улмаар нийт 8 удаагийн аварга цолыг хүртсэн билээ.
Түүнийг тоглолтын төгсгөлд бусад тоглогчдоос илүү хүчтэй, эрч хүчтэй байдгийг нь судлах зорилгоор эмнэлгийн шинжилгээнд хүртэл оруулж байсныг дасгалжуулагч Том Хейнсон дурссан байдаг. Хавличек довтолгоонд ч, хамгаалалтад ч өндөр түвшинд тоглодог байсны тод жишээ нь 1977 оны Дорнод бүсийн финалд 37 настай Хавличек 27 настай Жүлиус Эрвингийг амжилттай хамгаалсан явдал юм.
Тэрээр 1978 оны улирлын дараа зодог тайлсан бөгөөд хожим нь Ларри Бёрд багт ирэхийг мэдсэн бол карьераа илүү удаан үргэлжлүүлэх байснаа илэрхийлж байв.
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BOSTON – 1975: Julius Erving #6 of the Philadelphia 76ers makes a move against John Havlicek #17 of the Boston Celtics during a game played in 1975 at the Boston Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 1975 NBAE (Photo by Dick Raphael/NBAE via Getty Images) | NBAE via Getty Images
John Havlicek had an extraordinary career with the Boston Celtics. Drafted in 1962 with the seventh overall pick, he could have skipped basketball and played football instead, and in fact, almost became a wide receiver for the Cleveland Browns before joining the Celtics.
In his first year or two, Havlicek was sort of the backup to Frank Ramsey, who, along with Red Auerbach, invented the sixth man concept. As a rookie, Havlicek was primarily a defensive player, but early in his career, he significantly improved his shot and his ball handling, and when Ramsey retired in 1964, Havlicek was ready to step up.
He ultimately won 8 championships, including in 1974 and 1976.
Havlicek was great for many reasons, but not least of all because he had tremendous endurance and could run non-stop. In fact, his former teammate and coach Tom Heinsohn said that Mass General Hospital once studied him to understand why he was so much stronger later in games than anyone else.
In his later years, he became a tremendous offensive player, yet he never let up as a defender, as Julius Erving learned in the 1977 Eastern Conference Finals. As you’ll see here, Erving really struggled with Havlicek’s stifling D.
Keep in mind that in 1977, Havlicek was 37, but Dr. J was just 27, and entering into his prime.
Havlicek retired after the 1978 season, but later said that if he had known Larry Bird was coming along, he would have waited.
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