Who Are Your Top 20 Favorite Celtics?

[Redz]

I go back to being a youngster fan listening to Johnny Most and mid 70's team.  I'll limit my list to guys I have proper memories of...Though I have a lot of love for Cousy & Russell and the early dynasty guys.

1) Larry Bird - no one will ever top him in my eyes...obviously a great player, but he also played during my teen years
2) Kevin McHale - the 80's teams will always be my favorites...a true Celtic
3) John Havlicek - I only remember the tale end of his career but he was a living legend and still a heck of a player right up until the end.
4) Kevin Garnett - he really moved up my list in the last couple of years. 
5) Dennis Johnson - such a steadying force for some great teams.
6) Robert Parish - a stoic and reliable rock in the middle..And he smacked Laimbeer
7) Reggie Lewis - man, I wish we could have seen more
Paul Pierce - so nice to have him win me over.  He bugged me a bit when he was younger.
9) Dave Cowens - I missed his best years, but I remember his guts.
10) Cedric Maxwell - Cornbread was a mean player
11) Tiny Archibald - sooooo good
12) Bill Walton - what a great year 86 was
13) Ray Allen = I still have love for Ray. It was really great to have him on our team.
14) Jo Jo White - Again, I missed his better years, but boy was he smooth and reliable.
15) Rajon Rondo - a unique and exciting player...move on up Rajon
16) Danny Ainge - always scrappy and clutch
17) James Posey - it was one year, but I really loved him that year.
18) Antoine Walker - he was fun to have around...he gave us a lil hope when there was none
19) Dee Brown - he tried his darndest to carry the torch
20) Gerald Henderson - a guy made the absolute most of his talent, made some huge plays, and ultimately landed us the 2nd pick in the draft (we won't speak more of that pick)

I'm sure I missed a few but that's my list

[fitzhickey]

I was a young kid when the 2008 team won.
So I'm still a kid, but I've gone out of my way to watch old 80's games and 90's games.
My list will only be of guys I have seen games of.

1. Larry Bird. He was just amazing
2. Paul Pierce. My fave player growing up. Reason I go for the celtics.
3. KG. such and intense leader.
4. Kevin McHale.
5. Tiny Archibald.
6. DJ
7. Parish.
8. Cedric Maxwell.
9. Bill Walton
10. Rondo
11. Reggie Lewis. What a shame 
12. Leon Powe.
13. Ray Allen.
14. Jared Sullinger. Absolutely love his game.
15. Gary Payton   
16. James Posey.
17. Raef Lafrentz.
18. Gerald Henderson.
19. Danny Ainge
20. 'Toine

EDIT: crud forgot TA
he'd go about 11th

[2short]

1. Larry Bird
2. Dave Cowens
3. Hondo
4. Kevin McHale
5. Rajon Rondo
6. Paul Pierce
7. Kevin Garnett
8. Robert Parish
9. jojo White
10. Reggie Lewis
11. DJ
12. Sherman Douglas
13. Bill Walton
14. Danny Ainge
15. Ray Allen
16. Paul Silas
17. Tiny Archibald
18. Xavier McDaniel
19. Rick Fox
20. Cedric Maxwell

this is players i've seen and some personal favorites not who i think is the best
loved sherm

[Redz]

Nice to see a little Raef love

And yes, keep them to your favorites , not necessarily the best players(though they're often one and the same). 

I thought about having Shaq on my list.  I know it didn't work out in the end, but it was awfull fun to see him out there wearing green. The flashes of effectiveness were tantalizing.

[Eja117]

Geez. That is a good question. Seems to be limited to players. I'm fine with that.  Hmmm

1. Tommy
2. K McHale
3. B Russell
4. Perk
5. Rondo
6. KG
7 Pierce
8 Dino Radja
9 Montross
10 young Toine
11 Leon Powe
12 Parish
13 Bill Walton
14 Danny Ainge
15 Avery Bradley
16 KO
17 Ryan Gomes
18 Al J
19 Delonte
20 Tony Allen
21 Eric Williams
22 Cedric Maxwell
23 Dave Cowens
24 Bob Cousy
25 Chuck Connors the Rifelman
26 Reggie Lewis
27 Paul Westphal
28 Eddie House
29 James Posey
30 Sherm Douglas
31 DJ

wow. That is the worst list ever

[dark_lord]

in no order....

paul pierce
leon powe
delonte west
ryan gomes
sherm douglas
larry bird
kevin mchale
dj
robert parrish
jerry sichting
bill russell
kg
pistol pete
reggie lewis
tommy
eric williams
kc jones
kevin gamble
doc rivers-coach
johnny most

[Eja117]

TP on Johnny Most

[hpantazo]

1. Larry Bird
2. Paul Pierce
3. Bill Russell-gotta have some love for him after meeting him a few times
4. Tommy Heinson-possibly the all-time greatest lifetime celtic imo
5. Kevin Garnett
6. Kevin McHale
7. Antoine Walker-many great memories of employee #8
8. Rajon Rondo
9. Jojo White
10. Cedric Maxwell
11. Dino Radja
12. James Posey
13. Dee Brown
14. Eric Williams
15. Ray Allen
16. Reggie Lewis
17. Dave Cowens
18. Jared Sullinger
19. Red Auerbach
20. Danny Ainge

[Emmette Bryant]

Dave Cowens
Emmette Bryant
Bill Russell
Wayne Embry
John Havlicek
Paul Silas
Glenn McDonald
Jo Jo White
Dave Bing
Sam Jones
Cedric Maxwell
Nate Archibald
Larry Bird
Dennis Johnson
Kevin McHale
Rick Fox
Eric Williams
Leon Powe
Rajon Rondo
Paul Pierce

[Celtics18]

'81 was my first season as a Celtics fan (I never saw Cousy, Russell, Havlicek and the other earlier greats play live).

1.  Paul Pierce
2.  Rajon Rondo
3.  Tiny Archibald
4.  Larry Bird
5.  Kevin McHale
6.  Kevin Garnett
7.  Kenny Anderson
8.  Bill Walton
9.  Eric Williams
10.  Sherman Douglas
11.  Avery Bradley
12.  Kendrick Perkins
13.  Semih Erden
14.  Dino Radja
15.  Robert Parish
16.  Antoine Walker
17.  Danny Ainge
18.  Cedric Maxwell
19.  Dennis Johnson
20.  Tony Allen
21.  Ryan Gomes
22.  James Posey
23.  Eddie House
24.  Gerald Green
25.  Tony Battie
26.  Jeff Green
27.  Kelly Olynyk
28.  Jiri Welsch
29.  Rasheed Wallace
30.  Leon Powe

[SHAQATTACK]

Larry Bird
Dave Cowens
KG
McHale
Pierce
Russell
Havlicek
Parrish
Dennis Johnson
Reggie Lewis
Cornbread
Danny Ainge
Nate Archibald
Tommy H.
Jo Jo White
kC Jones
Rondo
Avery Bradley
Paul Silas
G.Henderson
Red. for coach

Honorable mention

Jeff Green
Sully
Leon Powe
Bill Walton
Perk

[JBcat]

In no particular order. 

Larry Bird
Dennis Johnson
Kevin Mchale
Robert Parish
Reggie Lewis
Paul Pierce
Eric Williams
Antoine Walker
Walter McCarty
Kevin Garnett
Ray Allen
Rajon Rondo
James Posey
Eddie House
Leon Powe
Kendrick Perkins
Delonte West
 Bill Walton
Sherman Douglas and a little John Bagely
Xavier McDaniel
Kenny Anderson (mainly cause he was a lefty pg)
And oh I guess Danny Ainge 

[86MaxwellSmart]

1:HONDO
2:BIRD
3:KG
4:McHALE
5:COWENS
6:REGGIE LEWIS
7:AINGE
8:DJ
9:RUSSEL---never saw him play, but c'mon
10:HEINSOHN---was Head Coach when I became C's fan.
11:PIERCE
12:CORNBREAD
13:COUSY
14:PARISH
15:ML CARR
16:KEVIN GAMBLE
17:JOJO WHITE
18:RONDO
19:PJ BROWN---was really important down the stretch of 2008
20:JEFF GREEN
 

[Mazingerz]

Red Auerbach
Russell
Bird
Cowens
Cousy
Havlicek
Mchale
Ainge
Parish
Pierce
KG
Dennis Johnson
Jojo White
Cornbread
Rondo
Reggie Lewis
Walton
Tommy Heinsohn
Dee Brown
Sichting

[tenn_smoothie]

1 Cowens - my favorite of 4 Celtic title foundation players
2 Russell - first title foundation and simply the best
3 Bird - third title foundation player - most skilled
4 Garnett - fourth title foundation - was always a Celtic
5 Havlicek - greatest lieutenant in NBA history
6 McHale - Bird's great lieutenant
7 Heinson - Russ's first lieutenant
8 Jo Jo - my favorite of the seven great Celtic guards
9 DJ - unique player,like Silas, who willed his team to win
10 Maxwell - great player, underappreciated, fun to watch
11 Silas - unique player (like DJ) and Cowen's Doc Holiday
12 Parish - other than Bird, Parish won '84 Finals for us
13 Pierce - the other great lieutenant in Celts history
14 Cousy - invented the point guard position
15 Nelly - was just a Celtic
16 Scott - loved being a Celtic, great partner for Jo Jo
17 Sam - always think of him and Jo Jo as HOF clones
18 Perk - Garnett/Pierce teams never the same after he left
19 Satch - in the same Celtic tradition as Silas & Max.
20 Nate / Rondo / Reggie - couldn't leave them off list.