Community Rankings: 2nd Best Celtic Ever

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He needs to turn that frown upside-down!!

Havlicek is third. Fourth is tough… It’s probably Cousy, but McHale, Cowens, Sam Jones, and Pierce are all in the discussion.

Here’s how the forums voters decided a similar question, by the way (with a smaller sample size in the voting): http://forums.celticsblog.com/index.php?topic=32500.0

with Havlicek a close third.. I grew up watching Larry Legend, and I have watched Paul Pierce, and while Pierce is damn good, he just can’t compare the Bird. Maybe with a couple more trophies in his case we can start to talk about them in the same sentence, but not right now.

it’s not even a question, look at the poll results…

still, i think it’s hard to compare generational baskeball

Bill Russell played against some inferior talent
Larry Bird played out of his shoes in an epic era of basketball, he gets my #1 vote
Paul Pierce, the playing field is sparse…too many teams

is to be considered #1 then Bird is no doubt #2.

I though am on the fence on who out of the 2 should be ranked higher as Bird was the all better around player I think, but Russel won so many darn titles wining 11 that its its mind blowing.

Havlicek, 7. Bird 3. Just sayin.’ Not enough lifers here who remember Hondo (74 series vs the Lakers? Woooh, boy).

Oth, Hondo won with Russell while Bird dominated his era. And, in 84, Bird was celestial. So, ok. Bird is no.2. But so way Sir Paul passes Hondo. It’s immaterial, but still, no.