Unsung Celtics

[kjgoo <kjgoo@worldnet.att.net>]

Mike Dynon wrote:

<<My nominee is Don Chaney, my all-time favorite player.  As a 
non-shooter in my own playing days, I loved watching good defenders, and 
the "Duck" was one of the best.>>

I agree, Mike.  I can't believe I forgot to include him.

Cecil Wright wrote:

<<I'll submit mssrs JoJo White, one of the most consistent and 
underrated players in the league and the Rubber-Band Man, Cedric 
(Cornbread) Maxwell.  When Cornbread said just hop on my back boys, I'll 
drive.  He drove them to a title.>>

Both great players, Cecil, but hardly "unsung".  JoJo was one of my 
favorites as a kid -- what a phenomenal "guard guard" -- and I remember 
hoping, as I believe you did on this list, that Billups could someday 
become the same kind of player.  But if I remember correctly, #10 is 
hanging from the rafters.  As for Max, he won a Finals MVP (and 
arguably deserved a second for the Game 7 performance to which you 
alluded).  Granted, it's a shame how ignominiously their Celtic careers 
ended, but I wouldn't say either was underappreciated in his prime.  

Michael Gooen