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Old 12-29-2007, 05:59 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Who Would've Been Great Celtics Who Weren't?

The great Boston Celtics teams of the past were all about team, eschewing personal statistics for the betterment of the team. The Celtics were the first team to invent the concept of a Sixth Man with Frank Ramsey, and later with John Havlicek, who agreed to come off the bench because it helped the team win, something which would be unthinkable for anyone with that level of talent to do today, and he was able to step into the starter's role as a #1 option when that's what was needed for the team, bringing two more titles. Red Auerbach didn't look at statistics, paying players on what they did for the team rather than the statistics they accumulated. Working together as a team, unselfishness, winning, this is what the Celtics were all about.

What players who never played for the Celtics do you think had the appropriate mindset to fit into this philosophy and would've made great Celtics had they played for them?
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Old 12-30-2007, 10:39 AM   #2 (permalink)
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Re: Who Would've Been Great Celtics Who Weren't?

I'm defining "great" as "fitting in really well and contributing," not "great" as in "hey, he's as good as Larry Bird or Bill Russell!"

Derrick McKey
Toni Kukoc
Nate McMillan
Lamar Odom
Luke Walton
Hakeem Olajuwon
David Robinson
Tim Duncan
Brandon Roy
Billy Owens
LeBron James

And many others.

Before this year: Kevin Garnett.
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Re: Who Would've Been Great Celtics Who Weren't?

Len Bias R.I.P
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I'm defining "great" as "fitting in really well and contributing," not "great" as in "hey, he's as good as Larry Bird or Bill Russell!"
Yeah. Not everyone's going to be a Bird or a Russell, after all. lol I meant "great" as in they would fit right in playing Celtic-type basketball as all the past great Celtics teams of yore did. Sorry if I didn't make that clear.
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Old 12-31-2007, 07:40 AM   #5 (permalink)
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Yeah. Not everyone's going to be a Bird or a Russell, after all. lol I meant "great" as in they would fit right in playing Celtic-type basketball as all the past great Celtics teams of yore did. Sorry if I didn't make that clear.
I thought it was pretty clear. Just making sure so I didn't get a bunch of "Derrick McKey wouldn't have suddenly been an All-Star just because he was a Celtic!" kind of responses.
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Re: Who Would've Been Great Celtics Who Weren't?

Some odds and ends off the top of my head...

Emanuel Ginobili
Alex English
Caron Butler
Antwan Jamison
Detlef Schrempf
Derek Harper
James Worthy
Joe Dumars
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