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Hoopshype - Rank of the 20 Greatest players to play for the C's
« on: October 20, 2018, 02:04:46 PM »

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2023 Historical Draft - Brooklyn Nets - 9th pick

Bigs - Pau, Amar'e, Issel, McGinnis, Roundfield
Wings - Dantley, Bowen, J. Jackson
Guards - Cheeks, Petrovic, Buse, Rip

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Can someone post the list? This 1 per page format is unbearable.

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« Reply #2 on: October 20, 2018, 02:26:22 PM »

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Bird
Shaq
Bill
KG
Hondo
Nique
McHale
Pierce
Payton
Allen
Cousy
McAdoo
Parish
Cowens
Gilmore
Tiny
Chauncey
Kyrie
Sam Jones
DJ

A lot of problems with that list including leaving Walton off it entirely.
2023 Historical Draft - Brooklyn Nets - 9th pick

Bigs - Pau, Amar'e, Issel, McGinnis, Roundfield
Wings - Dantley, Bowen, J. Jackson
Guards - Cheeks, Petrovic, Buse, Rip

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« Reply #3 on: October 20, 2018, 02:48:02 PM »

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YEAH leaving Walton off the list does not make sense.

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« Reply #4 on: October 20, 2018, 02:54:59 PM »

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Was i in a coma or something when Shaq was here?? He was horrible here
C/PF-Horford, Baynes, Noel, Theis, Morris,
SF/SG- Tatum, Brown, Hayward, Smart, Semi, Clark
PG- Irving, Rozier, Larkin

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Was i in a coma or something when Shaq was here?? He was horrible here

Disagree.

Shaquille O'Neal was AMAZING, here - if only for half a season.

The Boston Celtics were a DOMINANT team with him manning the middle. I think we were something like 27-5 for that first half of the season and dude brought a light mood to our team.

We finished 56-26 and I believe lost early in the playoffs - with both Shaq and I believe Jermaine O'Neal injured or limited greatly.

https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/BOS/2011.html

Loved Shaq in BOS.

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Push Cousy up at least 5 spots, and take out Nique, and Shaq

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Its Rubbish.

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« Reply #8 on: October 20, 2018, 07:11:06 PM »

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No Maravich.  It's pretty stupid to include guys who played for the Celts only after they were washed up though.

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« Reply #9 on: October 20, 2018, 07:46:50 PM »

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Was i in a coma or something when Shaq was here?? He was horrible here

Push Cousy up at least 5 spots, and take out Nique, and Shaq

This isn’t a ranking of their time in Boston. Just the best players in their overall career that played at least 1 minute for the Celtics. Shaq is a top 10 player all time. He’s on this list for sure.



I have no major disageeements with the list. Bird Russell and Shaquille are all top 10 players to me. It’s splitting hairs to rank them in order. Walton extremely overrated. If he’s on this list, it’s near the bottom.

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Having Chauncey but no Maravich nor Walton is insane.
'23 Historical Draft: Orlando Magic.

PG: Terry Porter (90-91) / Steve Francis (00-01)
SG: Joe Dumars (92-93) / Jeff Hornacek (91-92) / Jerry Stackhouse (00-01)
SF: Brandon Roy (08-09) / Walter Davis (78-79)
PF: Terry Cummings (84-85) / Paul Millsap (15-16)
C: Chris Webber (00-01) / Ralph Sampson (83-84) / Andrew Bogut (09-10)

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« Reply #11 on: October 20, 2018, 09:45:08 PM »

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Was i in a coma or something when Shaq was here?? He was horrible here

Push Cousy up at least 5 spots, and take out Nique, and Shaq

This isn’t a ranking of their time in Boston. Just the best players in their overall career that played at least 1 minute for the Celtics. Shaq is a top 10 player all time. He’s on this list for sure.



I have no major disageeements with the list. Bird Russell and Shaquille are all top 10 players to me. It’s splitting hairs to rank them in order. Walton extremely overrated. If he’s on this list, it’s near the bottom.
I don't think Shaq is a top 10 player all time and he certainly isn't higher on the list than Bill.

And just in case you ask, I think these 10 players are better (in no particular order other than C's first).  Bird, Bill, MJ, Lebron, Wilt, Kareem, Oscar, Hakeem, Magic, and Duncan.  And while I'd have Shaq at 11, I think you could reasonably argue Dr. J, Baylor, West, and Moses and there is a chance some of the other current players (aside from Lebron) could still eclipse him (Curry and Durant for sure could and who knows with players like Leonard, Davis, and Giannis).
2023 Historical Draft - Brooklyn Nets - 9th pick

Bigs - Pau, Amar'e, Issel, McGinnis, Roundfield
Wings - Dantley, Bowen, J. Jackson
Guards - Cheeks, Petrovic, Buse, Rip

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Ranking Bird ahead of Russell is a crime. Raking Shaq ahead of Russell is highly offensive and insane.

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« Reply #13 on: October 21, 2018, 12:32:21 AM »

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Is that publication out of Canada? Was it issued after October 17th?

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« Reply #14 on: October 21, 2018, 09:58:32 AM »

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Ranking Bird ahead of Russell is a crime. Raking Shaq ahead of Russell is highly offensive and insane.
I think you could put Bird higher than Russell from a skill perspective for sure.  In fact, I think most people do have Bird higher than Russell on an all time list. 
2023 Historical Draft - Brooklyn Nets - 9th pick

Bigs - Pau, Amar'e, Issel, McGinnis, Roundfield
Wings - Dantley, Bowen, J. Jackson
Guards - Cheeks, Petrovic, Buse, Rip