I was angry I couldn't Pierce at the 2 and have a wing of him and Bird, which would just be criminal.

Larry and Russell were no-brainers; so was Cousy although Rondo is starting to get on his heels (crazy to say but true).  Havlicek over Ray was also pretty easy.

The only tough one for me was KG vs McHale.  I picked KG because I would kill to see that defensive frontcourt in action.  McHale can take his old spot as the greatest 6th man in history.

I actually think DJ is a legit candidate for 1st team PG. Combined staunch defense with clutch shooting.

Rondo is the better athlete, Cousy the purer passer, but DJ had a more rounded game, no?

Heh, this might be a little off topic but I used to do this alot with an older copy of NBA Live - basically would just put all of the best Celtics players from every era on the team and then play quarter after quarter subbing guys in and out.

I also did this for not only the Celtics, but for every team in the NBA that had retired HOFers that were unlockable within the game - with the Lakers I brought back Worthy, Magic, Kareem with Kobe, Shaq, Malone and Gasol and such.

With the 76ers I played with Allen Iverson, Barkley, Moses Malone, Dr. J and Wilt Chamberlain, and so on.

I'm pretty sure I signed every player from the "Legends Pool" back to their original teams and then traced as many players as I could back to the teams that they played on during their 'prime' and just duked it out with every team having basically the best possible rosters, taking into account the history of the NBA.

One of my favorite combinations with the Celtics was starting Nate Robinson, Ray Allen, Pierce, Larry Bird and Sheed and then just having them jack up 3's and get boards for a quarter, then the next quarter I'd put in Russell, Mchale, Robert Parish, Rondo, Cousy, Perkins etc. and just play defense for the entire quarter. By far the most entertaining method of playing that game, though sadly I'm not sure if the 'Legends Pool' is featured in the latest versions of NBA Live (I have Live 10 though I still play 2004 more often). ::shrugs::

I agree with the Sportsnation consensus of 32, 33, 6, 14, and 17.

A 12 man team all-time roster would also be very interesting, if it would allow you to change player positions and put legendary 6th man's (Hondo & McHale) coming off the bench.

My Starters:

KG
Bird
Russell
Cousy
Pierce

My Rotation:

McHale
Havlicek
Parish
DJ
Ray Allen...I know Jones did more for the C's, but I can't leave his ability to spread the floor out of a rotation. Would be easier if he played his entire career in Green. If so, he might have replace Pierce as a starter.

11 and 12:

Cowens
S. Jones


Note: In a few years Rondo will probably surpass both Cousy and DJ, but it's hard to do it now when on the lone title he's won he wasn't a major factor.

Quote from: celticmaestro on June 07, 2010, 02:18:20 PM

Has anyone seen the Lakers team? Van Exel? Nixon? Odom? Gasol? It's quite a poorly compiled list for LA if I'm honest. Suggests that they really have never had much other than Magic, Kobe, Shaq, West and Kareem.

How about Wilt, Baylor, Mikan, Goodrich, and Worthy?

Yeah they're there, but those players I listed and their inclusion (Odom etc.) really takes away from those players you listed, in my opinion.

Quote from: Lucky17 on June 07, 2010, 01:49:16 PM

I actually think DJ is a legit candidate for 1st team PG. Combined staunch defense with clutch shooting.

Rondo is the better athlete, Cousy the purer passer, but DJ had a more rounded game, no?

  Rondo has a pretty well rounded game.

Until Rondo can learn to hit a jumper with greater consistency (and I'm not saying he can't, he just hasn't quite gotten there yet), I rank DJ slightly ahead of him.