Mike Milbury saw a star player called out by a teammate during his first training camp with the Bruins way back in 1974, and it worked.
The star player was Phil Esposito, who, according to Milbury, was nearly late for the team’s first practice of training camp. The player getting on “Espo” was Bobby Orr, who expected his longtime running mate to set a better example.
Why is any of this relevant right now? Because Milbury, making his weekly appearance on The Greg Hill Show, was drawing an analogy to Marcus Smart publicly criticizing Celtics stars Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown for not passing more this week.
Milbury’s point: Marcus Smart is not Bobby Orr, and it’s not his place to call out the stars.
“Shut the fudge up! That’s what I say. Shut up. I mean, who is Marcus Smart to be calling anybody out at this point? That’s not his role.”
Milbury said he had no problem with Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy criticizing star wing David Pastrnak last week, and that he wouldn’t have a problem if it was Celtics coach Ime Udoka calling out Tatum and Brown. But Smart doing it would be like someone lower in the Bruins’ lineup calling out Pastrnak, and that didn’t sit right with Milbury.
Listen to the full interview with Milbury below. The discussion about calling out players begins around 4:10, with the comments on Smart coming at 7:50.
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The star player was Phil Esposito, who, according to Milbury, was nearly late for the team’s first practice of training camp. The player getting on “Espo” was Bobby Orr, who expected his longtime running mate to set a better example.
Why is any of this relevant right now? Because Milbury, making his weekly appearance on The Greg Hill Show, was drawing an analogy to Marcus Smart publicly criticizing Celtics stars Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown for not passing more this week.
Milbury’s point: Marcus Smart is not Bobby Orr, and it’s not his place to call out the stars.
“Shut the fudge up! That’s what I say. Shut up. I mean, who is Marcus Smart to be calling anybody out at this point? That’s not his role.”
Milbury said he had no problem with Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy criticizing star wing David Pastrnak last week, and that he wouldn’t have a problem if it was Celtics coach Ime Udoka calling out Tatum and Brown. But Smart doing it would be like someone lower in the Bruins’ lineup calling out Pastrnak, and that didn’t sit right with Milbury.
Listen to the full interview with Milbury below. The discussion about calling out players begins around 4:10, with the comments on Smart coming at 7:50.
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