Bill Sharman: Ten seasons with the Green, shot over .400 from the field in an era when that made you a sharpshooter, led the Celtics in scoring three times, put up a career .883 from the charity stripe (again, in the 1950's, when 70% was excellent free-throw shooting, was an absolute stud in the ‘57 playoffs, averaging 21/4.9/2.3 in 11 games and getting one of his four rings as a player.
Sam Jones: Played with Cousy, played with Russell, but he makes the Hall of Fame even if he’d been stuck on the Cincinnati Royals. Put up 51 against the Pistons in ‘65, and varied his shooting based on the team, sometimes being the primary offensive weapon, sometimes deferring. Ten rings, all-NBA three times, and carried the team in the 64-54 season, averaging 26 ppg (and raising that to 29 in the payoffs). Iron man, both in games played (871 over 11 seasons) and a deep playoff runs every spring.
Do you forgive Ray Allen? Does his five years/one ring make him a True Celtic?
Leaving aside Ainge the GM, where does Danny’s five years as a starting SG for the Celtics stack up? Back then, when the three was in infancy, Ainge bombed .400 from deep.
When Tiny Archibald and Gerald Henderson shared the backcourt, which one was the SG and which one was the PG? I think Henderson, who got two rings.
Charlie Scott dropped in for a mid-70s cup of coffee, but there is no ’76 ring without his 16 ppg and tough defense.
Sam Jones: Played with Cousy, played with Russell, but he makes the Hall of Fame even if he’d been stuck on the Cincinnati Royals. Put up 51 against the Pistons in ‘65, and varied his shooting based on the team, sometimes being the primary offensive weapon, sometimes deferring. Ten rings, all-NBA three times, and carried the team in the 64-54 season, averaging 26 ppg (and raising that to 29 in the payoffs). Iron man, both in games played (871 over 11 seasons) and a deep playoff runs every spring.
Do you forgive Ray Allen? Does his five years/one ring make him a True Celtic?
Leaving aside Ainge the GM, where does Danny’s five years as a starting SG for the Celtics stack up? Back then, when the three was in infancy, Ainge bombed .400 from deep.
When Tiny Archibald and Gerald Henderson shared the backcourt, which one was the SG and which one was the PG? I think Henderson, who got two rings.
Charlie Scott dropped in for a mid-70s cup of coffee, but there is no ’76 ring without his 16 ppg and tough defense.
