The Mark Acres Interview
By:
Michael D. McClellan
|
Friday, May 6th, 2005
Please share some of your thoughts and memories on the late Reggie Lewis.
Reggie
Lewis hadn’t quite come into his prime yet, while I was there. But he was a
very good talent even then. You could see that he had All-Star potential. He
was a quiet, well-mannered guy, and a lot of fun to be around.
Danny
Ainge was your teammate, and now he oversees the reconstruction of the
Boston Celtics. Please tell me a little about Danny.
Danny
just kept everybody loose. He was a good guy to have on the team. Unless
you were playing with him, he was a player that everybody loved to hate. He
was getting booed wherever he went, and he just absolutely loved it.
Everyone,
it seems, has a favorite Red Auerbach story. Do you have one that stands
out?
Before
you could even see him, you could smell him [laughs]. You always knew when
he was around because of all that cigar smoke. I found that kind of
interesting.
Please
tell me about the Mark Acres Basketball Camp.
The
Mark Acres Basketball Camp is currently in its sixth year, I believe, and we
usually have between 150-200 kids every summer. We basically teach the
fundamentals, and we let them play.
