Community Rankings: The Top Ten

I think you’ve been tasting the Bacardi. Bill Cousy? Seriously though, I don’t see Tommy Heinsohn in the top ten if we are speaking strictly as a player and not life time achievement award.

should be #7 with those at #5-#7 moved up a slot.

The only I may have done different is switch Cowens and McHale, but then I would just be nitpicking.

Pierce : He gets screwed in the sense that he was surrounded by awful talent his first 10 years, not only depriving him of championships but also making him the focus of the opposition`s defense. As a pure basketball talent, he deserves all the credit he gets and then some.

Tommy : As a player, let`s just say Tommy was in the right place at the right time. Unlike modern athletes, he smoked and didn`t keep himself well conditioned at all. That`s why he retired at 31.

However, Tommy is greatly under-appreciated as a coach. Things were as bleak as can be when he took over, yet within 4 short years the Celts were the most feared team in the league! His philosophy was simple…run, run, run!

   We called him ’the hands of stone" and flinched every time he faded away and shot. Without Bird and McHale being double teamed….he was …….well…… tall……and could run pretty fast. He occasionally looked good when he was opposed by midget centers. Not against guys his size. Most overrated of all the Celtics in the poll.

I see a strong link between Pierce and Havlicek in terms of career output and game impact. They both do an incredibly lot on the court and have for a long period of time….

but neither could do it alone.