who's your favorite player per decade

[SShorefan 4.0]

Ray's performance got me thinking - there are so many different great Celtic teams it's truly hard to pick one over the other because they are so different.  This led me to start thinking about who my favorite Celtic player was for each decade. 

So I ask you - who's your favorite Celtic per decade.  Not the best player, but your favorite. 

The single rule is, the player had to play the majority of his time with the Celtics in a particular decade in order to be eligible (for example, although Bird played in the 90's he's an 80's player, but Hondo could be eligible for both the 60's and 70's).

Here's my list:
50's - Cousy (sorry Tommy)
60's - Russell (no contest)
70's - Hondo (Jo Jo second)
80's - Bird
90's - Dee Brown (I really had no favorite in the 90's)
00's - Ray Allen

How about you?

[BigDanz2000]

Since I started watching Basketball in the 80's my List looks like this:

80's- Bird
90's-Dee Brown/Antoine Walker
00's-Pierce.

[celticmaestro]

Nice topic.

50's - Cousy
60's - Russell
70's - Hondo
80's - Bird
90's - Antoine
00's - Pierce (when it's all said and done I may say KG)
10's - Rondo (I'm going out and saying that for the next decade he's my guy)

[SShorefan 4.0]

Nice topic.

50's - Cousy
60's - Russell
70's - Hondo
80's - Bird
90's - Antoine
00's - Pierce (when it's all said and done I may say KG)
10's - Rondo (I'm going out and saying that for the next decade he's my guy)

I love the forward thinking!!!  Wish I had thought of it.  TP for the creativity. 

10's - Rondo as well.

[Jeff]

Nice topic.

50's - Cousy
60's - Russell
70's - Hondo
80's - Bird
90's - Antoine
00's - Pierce (when it's all said and done I may say KG)
10's - Rondo (I'm going out and saying that for the next decade he's my guy)

seconded

[indeedproceed]

I only have 8 9 and 0


80's Bird
90's despite his short stay I always really liked Dino Radja. Just seemed like he has character
00's I know the natural thing is Paul Pierce, but there is just some weird combination of hope and desperation on a losing young team that kinda amplifies being a fan (in my experience), and I've never liked 1's or 2's, being a big man myself. I'm gonna say Al Jefferson

EDIT: I mean I love KG, but according to the rules we can't pick him, and the thing about Jefferson and Gomes and Perk is that they all kinda came in together (I understand diff draft years). And can any of us die hard CB'ers deny that the time when we most closely followed every tiny little bit of information regarding the squad was ever more intense than 2006/2007?

I mean every little mention, David Thorpe mentioning Big Al's post moves, Hollinger leaving Big Beezy off list of "Young Players to Watch For" or something?

People remember the detroit game (11 pts, 10 boards, Lost), or the Denver game (28pts, 10rbs, WIN!)?

We (the celtics crazed bloggers) were all watching every single minute Big Al was out there just for some glimmer of consistency, some kernel of hope. Something to tell us "And this too shall pass". Def my favorite player from the 2000's.

[dark_lord]

celtics....
80's- DJ
90's- sherm douglas
2k- pierce

nba......
80's- (sorry cblog) magic
90's- jordan
2k- pierce

[Roy Hobbs]

From personal observation:

1980s: Bird
1990s: Reggie (I don't care if it was only 3 1/2 seasons)
2000s: Pierce

[EarthBall]

50s - Cousy
60s - Russell (is this even debatable)
70s - Cowens
80s - McHale (loved Bird, but McHale was really just a total Frankenstein freak - love it)
90s - Sherman Douglas
00s - KG (I never got to watch good defense before)

NBA:
50s - Bob Cousy
60s - Richie Guerin
70s - Pete Maravich
80s - John Stockton
90s - Mark Price
00s - Steve Nash

[tenn_smoothie]

60's > bill russell

70's > dave cowens

80's > larry bird

90's > nobody (should have been len bias)

00's > kevin garnett

my all time Celtic is easily Cowens

[xmuscularghandix]

From personal observation:

1980s: Bird
1990s: Reggie (I don't care if it was only 3 1/2 seasons)
2000s: Pierce

Reggie, 105 blocks, 125 steals in 91. you don't have to give backup reasons.

[xmuscularghandix]

50's- Cousy
60's- Russell
70's- Havlicek
80's- Mchale
90's- Antoine
00's- Pierce


non-celtics
50's- Paul Arizin
60's- Wilt
70's- Wes Unseld
80's- Charles Barkley
90's- Shaq
00's- Kevin Garnett

(most of these players i've decided as a favorite through interviews and highlights)

[Brendan]

Starting lineup of:

Cousy (50), Hondo (70), Pierce (00), Bird (80), Russell (60)

with Reggie (90) as my sixth man.

[Truck Lewis]

i'll only do when ive been alive

celts
80s: DJ
90s: Dee Brown and Reggie
00s: Rondo (Pierce is too obvious to pick b/c he is clearly the celts player of the 00s

Non celts
80s: Dominique Wilkins
90s: Glen Rice/Mitch Richmond (really MJ, but too easy
00s: Wade

Alltime: Earl Manigault

[Truck Lewis]

Starting lineup of:

Cousy (50), Hondo (70), Pierce (00), Bird (80), Russell (60)

with Reggie (90) as my sixth man.

the bulls 72 wins would be in jeopardy with that lineup...unless u had ML or pitino coaching