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[Daniel Butts <db232@bangornews.infi.net>]

Peter Delevett wrote:
> 
> I thought this was pretty funny.
> 
> In an online survey at the Providence Journal Web site (go to www.projo.com./report/sports and follow the Celtics links), a whopping 44.4% of fans said Larry Bird is the greatest Celtics player ever. Bill Russell, remember him, was a way, way distant 2nd with just 19.7%.
> 
> Third was the Chief (16.4%), followed by Sam Jones (!?) with 9.7%, followed distantly by Cowens (4.7%), McHale and Cousy (each tied with 2.17%).
> 
> I have my own thoughts on Bird vs Russell but would be interested in what others think. I gotta ask, though, had these people ever HEARD of Bob Cousy?? And why was Havlicek (or KC Jones?) not even considered?

It's because there are so darn many of them.

Dan