25 Greatest Celtics of All-Time : #23

[Atzar]

Ray Allen
Danny Ainge
Bailey Howell

[2short]

Danny Ainge (who could move up with his gm job)
Don Nelson
Don Chaney

side thoughts:
If Ray Allen is here for 5 years total (or more)  and we win another championship he moves up in a big jump (i can't put him up for only 2 years) (kg same idea but i would have him in top 25 already)

ml carr?  

[paintitgreen]

Nelson
Ainge
Luscutoff (I know he wasn't a great player, but Red liked him enough to make him a big contributor - in minutes - on the first championship teams, and he stuck around long enough to win 7 titles.)

Next for me: Allen, Chaney

[Kite50]

Danny Ainge
Don Nelson
Ray Allen

[Truck Lewis]

Antoine
Ray Ray
Ainge

[RAcker]

Danny Ainge
Don Nelson
Ray Allen

[Fan from VT]

Ainge
Nelson
Al Jefferson

[LarBrd33]

2. You can include off-the-court performances.
Although only former or current players are eligible, it is perfectly fine to include Tommy`s contributions as a coach and broadcaster, Danny Ainge`s work as a GM or Dave Cowens´ nap on a parkbench after celebrating with the fans in 1974 in your evaluation.

I feel like Ainge is getting shafted here.  He deserves more credit for taking this team out of the trenches and turning them into a champion for the first time in over 20 years.   A LOT more credit.

Ainge gets my vote easily

[nickagneta]

Ainge
Nelson
Bailey Howell

Once again doing what I can when I can to keep Antoine Walker off this list. He just doesn't belong on a Celtic list of all-time greats unless it's one of all-time over-rated Celtics.

[Fan from VT]

2. You can include off-the-court performances.
Although only former or current players are eligible, it is perfectly fine to include Tommy`s contributions as a coach and broadcaster, Danny Ainge`s work as a GM or Dave Cowens´ nap on a parkbench after celebrating with the fans in 1974 in your evaluation.

I feel like Ainge is getting shafted here.  He deserves more credit for taking this team out of the trenches and turning them into a champion for the first time in over 20 years.   A LOT more credit.

Ainge gets my vote easily

agreed. considering the parameters of the ranking, he should've been top 20.

[hardlyyardley]

howell (6yrs with c's....hall of fame)
chaney (better than kc)
ainge

how you can put toine or nelson over howell is because of age

[wdleehi]

Ainge
Allen
Scali

[2short]

2. You can include off-the-court performances.
Although only former or current players are eligible, it is perfectly fine to include Tommy`s contributions as a coach and broadcaster, Danny Ainge`s work as a GM or Dave Cowens´ nap on a parkbench after celebrating with the fans in 1974 in your evaluation.

I feel like Ainge is getting shafted here.  He deserves more credit for taking this team out of the trenches and turning them into a champion for the first time in over 20 years.   A LOT more credit.

Ainge gets my vote easily

agreed. considering the parameters of the ranking, he should've been top 20.

gentlemen Ainge's tenure as GM is still new, he could move up in ranking quite a bit with title #2 and #3 etc
I seem to remember when he traded al & delonte and even gerald that many people were slamming him.  He has assembled a team that is top tier nba so I feel his ranking will improve the longer he is here.  ML Carr on the other hand any chance he had of top 40 as a player went down the tubes with his gm work

[crownsy]

ainge
allen
nelson

[Hoops]

AINGE
scott wedman
brad lohaus

(i.e., let's get Ainge in there and then worry about everyone else...)