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Ronaldo McDonald
03-06-2008, 08:24 PM
i just finished reading his interview (w/ KG) on NBA.com and he said the best player in Celtics history is Dennis Johnson. :drunk.

Anyone else disagree w/ him, or am i the only one?
Tippecanoe
03-06-2008, 08:55 PM
just read that interview.

dennis johnson? wtf?
resistanze
03-06-2008, 09:41 PM
He's old.
stxspurs
03-06-2008, 10:04 PM
larry bird imo is the greatest.......its like pb and j
Lakafan23
03-06-2008, 10:06 PM
are you serious???? i definetley need to check that out.
Sec24Row7
03-06-2008, 11:35 PM
hah...

hah...

hah...
mikejones99
03-07-2008, 03:50 AM
he just tryin to get DJ in the HOF, no one is that crazy
Extra Stout
03-07-2008, 08:34 AM
i just finished reading his interview (w/ KG) on NBA.com and he said the best player in Celtics history is Dennis Johnson. :drunk.

Anyone else disagree w/ him, or am i the only one?
Senescence is starting to take its toll.
Galileo
03-07-2008, 04:32 PM
I agree. DJ is the only guard to block 7 shots in one NBA Final's game.
mavs>spurs2
03-07-2008, 05:16 PM
I agree. DJ is the only guard to block 7 shots in one NBA Final's game.

:lol Still think Tim Duncan is the GOAT?
Hemotivo
03-07-2008, 06:11 PM
a lot of former players said that
timvp
03-07-2008, 06:48 PM
a lot of former players said thatTrue. Bird said DJ was the best player he ever played with.

Besides, showing a dead guy a little respect isn't a bad thing.
LakeShow
03-07-2008, 07:00 PM
Great, Great Player! I knew DJ and watched his career blossom. He was a great player and a great person. He had the game of a Ron Artest without the craziness. Just pure ability. He was one of the best defensive players to ever play the game. He won championships with Seattle and Boston and was a big part of those championships. His role was just as big in those championships as Bird, Mchale and Parrish. Without any of those players the Celtics don't win.

It may be a reach to say he was the best with players like Bird, JoJo White, Chief, and others but he definitely warrants recognition.
m33p0
03-07-2008, 07:04 PM
he probably meant it for something else. DJ was great when he played for the sonics and lead them to a championship. When he came into Boston, he was asked to play a backseat role behind Bird and McHale. And being that Bill Russel likes guys who are team players, that's probably where he is coming from.

It's a stretch... a long stretch, but i'm not totally adverse to it.
baseline bum
03-07-2008, 08:18 PM
So does that make Michael Cooper the greatest Laker ever?
mikejones99
03-07-2008, 09:44 PM
6 17and 33 are the best 3 celtics
m33p0
03-08-2008, 12:27 PM
So does that make Michael Cooper the greatest Laker ever?
dude, Dennis Johnson >>> Michael Cooper.
JamStone
03-08-2008, 12:33 PM
He's right. Besides Matt Bonner is the greatest player in Spurs history.
baseline bum
03-08-2008, 01:05 PM
Great, Great Player! I knew DJ and watched his career blossom. He was a great player and a great person. He had the game of a Ron Artest without the craziness. Just pure ability. He was one of the best defensive players to ever play the game. He won championships with Seattle and Boston and was a big part of those championships. His role was just as big in those championships as Bird, Mchale and Parrish. Without any of those players the Celtics don't win.

It may be a reach to say he was the best with players like Bird, JoJo White, Chief, and others but he definitely warrants recognition.

I saw a documentary on NBA.com about DJ that made it out like he was a difficult guy to play with in his time in Seattle and Phoenix; almost like he was earlier version of Rodman or Artest.

All my memories of DJ were from his Boston days though, and he was never anything but a perfect teammate on the Celtics from the time I started following the game (1985).