22(21) retired Celtics numbers!

klemen4 · Post #1 » by **klemen4** » Tue Feb 24, 2009 10:44 pm

http://www.nba.com/celtics/history/RetiredNumbers.html

Wow, must be a special felling when you come and you must decide which number to wear and then realize that the Celtics have 21 numbers retired. If not before, that moment you know it is a special basketball team. Celtic pride.

greenbeans · Post #2 » by **greenbeans** » Tue Feb 24, 2009 10:47 pm

The number he wore when he last was here has since been retired..
(31-Maxwell)

klemen4 · Post #3 » by **klemen4** » Tue Feb 24, 2009 10:54 pm

The number he wore when he last was here has since been retired..
(31-Maxwell)

With 22(21) I meant 21 numbers+Loscy...

greenbeans · Post #4 » by **greenbeans** » Tue Feb 24, 2009 10:59 pm

klemen4 wrote:
The number he wore when he last was here has since been retired..
(31-Maxwell)

With 22(21) I meant 21 numbers+Loscy...

I get it man, I'm hip

MyInsatiableOne · Post #5 » by **MyInsatiableOne** » Wed Feb 25, 2009 2:47 pm

klemen4 wrote:
The number he wore when he last was here has since been retired..
(31-Maxwell)

With 22(21) I meant 21 numbers+Loscy...

Trust us, we knew 8-)

tombattor · Post #6 » by **tombattor** » Wed Feb 25, 2009 9:21 pm

I imagine #34 is going up there next...

LarryBrdismyDad · Post #7 » by **LarryBrdismyDad** » Wed Feb 25, 2009 10:50 pm

Its a joke #7 Nate "Tiny" Archibald isn't retired. He played here 5 years and he started on the 81 Championship team. He was an all star in Boston as well as I saw him play recently on Classic in the 82 All Star Game. He is also the only player in NBA history to lead the league in ppg and apg in the same season! I know he wasn't a celtic then but he should still be retired as one IMO.

Its kind of like Ray Allen. Even though his prime wasn't here he should still be retired as a Celtic for helping us bring a Championship back to Boston.

Thoughts?

tombattor · Post #8 » by **tombattor** » Wed Feb 25, 2009 10:59 pm

LarryBrdismyDad wrote:Its a joke #7 Nate "Tiny" Archibald isn't retired. He played here 5 years and he started on the 81 Championship team. He was an all star in Boston as well as I saw him play recently on Classic in the 82 All Star Game. He is also the only player in NBA history to lead the league in ppg and apg in the same season! I know he wasn't a celtic then but he should still be retired as one IMO.

Its kind of like Ray Allen. Even though his prime wasn't here he should still be retired as a Celtic for helping us bring a Championship back to Boston.

Thoughts?

But you can't just retire everyone. You won't have any numbers left for players to wear. IMO, to get your number retired by the Celtics, you need to have been here for much of your career. That's why I don't think KG's number should be retired either. He'll get his retired by the T-Wolves though.

HighAboveCourtside · Post #9 » by **HighAboveCourtside** » Wed Feb 25, 2009 11:12 pm

I think KG will definitely get his number retired by the C's. He'll have a good chunk of years in a Celtics jersey by then, and responsible for at least 1 World Championship. And one of the 50 Greatest of All Time.

TheOGJabroni · Post #10 » by **TheOGJabroni** » Wed Feb 25, 2009 11:33 pm

Unless Ray ever gets traded, is it possible that he won't get his jersey retired but Paul and KG do? I can't see it happening.

MyInsatiableOne · Post #11 » by **MyInsatiableOne** » Thu Feb 26, 2009 2:05 pm

LarryBrdismyDad wrote:Its a joke #7 Nate "Tiny" Archibald isn't retired. He played here 5 years and he started on the 81 Championship team. He was an all star in Boston as well as I saw him play recently on Classic in the 82 All Star Game. He is also the only player in NBA history to lead the league in ppg and apg in the same season! I know he wasn't a celtic then but he should still be retired as one IMO.

Its kind of like Ray Allen. Even though his prime wasn't here he should still be retired as a Celtic for helping us bring a Championship back to Boston.

Thoughts?

Tiny was good for us, no doubt, but he made his name well before he came to the C's. So did Ray and KG. The C's had Tiny and Bird and didn't win...it took teaming up Bird with McHale and Parish to do that, and those 3 were here for over a decade and won 2 more rings.

It's all about context. That's why we need to wait and see what happens with Ray and KG here...Paul is a shoo-in, though...

tombattor · Post #12 » by **tombattor** » Thu Feb 26, 2009 3:03 pm

MyInsatiableOne wrote:Tiny was good for us, no doubt, but he made his name well before he came to the C's. So did Ray and KG. The C's had Tiny and Bird and didn't win...it took teaming up Bird with McHale and Parish to do that, and those 3 were here for over a decade and won 2 more rings.

It's all about context. That's why we need to wait and see what happens with Ray and KG here...Paul is a shoo-in, though...

That's exactly how I feel. And I remember a few years back, at the height of "Trade Paul" movement in Boston. Wyc came on NBA.TV and when asked if they are going to trade Paul, he said something like, "Paul is staying a Celtic and we're going to retire his jersey."

MyInsatiableOne · Post #13 » by **MyInsatiableOne** » Thu Feb 26, 2009 3:48 pm

^And now Paul has done something that warrants his jersey being retired! :clap: