Well before Kyrie Irving ever dreamed of dazzling fans with his ball-handling magic, Boston Celtics point guard Bob Cousy was winning championships and laying the foundation of what an NBA point could be.
Like Irving, Cousy was a revolutionary ball-handler who broke unwritten rules of year’s past and whose creativity with the ball staggered the imagination, made fans smile, and opened up brains to what basketball could be.
This website, Hardwood Houdini, honors Cousy with its name and its an honor we don’t take lightly. Cousy, who was nicknamed “the Houdini of the Hardwood” because of his basketball skills, is one of the game’s true pioneers.