In the modern-day NBA, coaches are only allowed to be animated with their words, but in the ‘60s, coaches like Red Auerbach displayed the ultimate thug persona, where he would confidently sit on ...

"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.

This very idea was once explored by Red Auerbach. The legendary head coach handpicked both current and past stars in November 1992 to create a team he thought could take on the Dream Team.

"He personifies everything we dream about being a Celtic player," Celtics legend Red Auerbach said of McHale just before the banner was raised.