To retire 5 in honor of Kevin Garnett

[xmuscularghandix]

how many seasons do you think he would have to play in green in order for this to be an option? DJ played in boston for 7 seasons, which is the shortest time in boston for a player whose number's retired (besides reggie who played for 6 but thats different). If KG plays out his contract he'll have played 5 seasons with the celtics. If Kevin signs another contract in Boson for atleast 2 more years, and can win atleast one more championship in that time frame, i fully expect for the big ticket to be in our rafters.

the only question is, can kevin garnett last until he's 38/39 years old? and i say OF COURSE HE CAN!

[dark_lord]

i think he would need to play for 5 seasons at a very high level for that honor to be bestowed on him.

[Roy Hobbs]

I would say it would take five years and two championships for either KG or Ray to get their number retired. 

[xmuscularghandix]

so you dont think it needs to be atleast 7 years? i guess i'd agree. historically he will be looked upon as a big part of the celtics mystique and legacy. plus he's like best friends with bill russell.

[Schupac]

I think the return to greatness will factor in heavily with KG and Ray Ray's chances.  I agree it would have to be at least 5 years with another championship, or maybe around 7-8 with no more (JINX).

Obviously I love both guys and I am always happy they are Celtics, but I don't know if you can retire players' Jerseys just because you like them.

[xmuscularghandix]

well antoine played 8 seasons here and probably won't get retired becuase NO championship, but i think the championship is a big part of KG having it happen. although ed macauley's number is retired with only 6 years (missed that in my original post  ) and NO championship.

[hwangjini_1]

4 straight championships would convince me. 

[xmuscularghandix]

4 straight championships would convince me. 

oh yea it'd defenitly convince me as well.

[SShorefan 3.0]

[xmuscularghandix]

ass backwards?

[indeedproceed]

5 seasons and another championship is a definitly.5 seasons and continuing the current role on the team and retiring a celtic also a probability.

[Big_Dave31]

ass backwards?

I believe SShorefan mean putting the cart before the horse!

[xmuscularghandix]

ass backwards?

I believe SShorefan mean putting the cart before the horse!

oh, not familiar with the expression.

[indeedproceed]

It means getting ahead of yourself, basically.

[xmuscularghandix]

It means getting ahead of yourself, basically.

haha, i figured that much. but i'm not saying that we're going to retire his number, i'm asking what it would take for us to do it.