Celtics Trivia Game (2024)

Fencer reregistered · Post #141 » by **Fencer reregistered** » Tue Feb 17, 2015 11:16 pm

DavorFanCroatia wrote:And the question: Which former Celtics is responsible for only quadruple double in NCAA D1 history?

My first guess would be Walton. This assumes the NCAA was recording blocks and steals that far back. But I'm pretty sure the NBA was recording blocks late in Russell's career, so I'll guess that's not an issue..

Fencer reregistered · Post #142 » by **Fencer reregistered** » Tue Feb 17, 2015 11:17 pm

DavorFanCroatia wrote:Which former Celtics is only player in basketball history to win NCAA, NBA and ABA championchips?

Tiny Archibald?

Edit: Looking it up, that seems thoroughly wrong.

Fencer reregistered · Post #143 » by **Fencer reregistered** » Tue Feb 17, 2015 11:19 pm

radcot wrote:
Fencer reregistered wrote:New question, which might be regarded as a hint to a previous question:

Which Celtics head coaches previously played for the team?

Russell (player-coach), Heinsohn, Sanders ?, Cowens (player-coach), K.C. Jones, Ford, Carr -- that's all I can think of.

That's my list.

Sanders took over briefly for Heinsohn. I think Cowens took over briefly for him.

Ed Pinkney · Post #144 » by **Ed Pinkney** » Wed Feb 18, 2015 12:10 am

DavorFanCroatia wrote:Which former Celtics is only player in basketball history to win NCAA, NBA and ABA championchips?

Pistol Pete?

Tiny?

Ed Pinkney · Post #145 » by **Ed Pinkney** » Wed Feb 18, 2015 12:13 am

Fencer reregistered wrote:
Ed Pinkney wrote:Dee Brown - Dunk Contest
Larry Bird - 3 Point Contest (possibly twice?)
Paul Pierce - 3 Point Contest

And I can't remember if Gerald Green won the dunk contest before or after the Garnett trade.

Good job. I don't have any other examples in mind.

After consulting the Google, Larry actually won three in a row!

Fencer reregistered · Post #146 » by **Fencer reregistered** » Wed Feb 18, 2015 12:24 am

Ed Pinkney wrote:After consulting the Google, Larry actually won three in a row!

That would have been my guess, actually.

Fencer reregistered · Post #147 » by **Fencer reregistered** » Wed Feb 18, 2015 12:26 am

Ed Pinkney wrote:
DavorFanCroatia wrote:Which former Celtics is only player in basketball history to win NCAA, NBA and ABA championchips?

Pistol Pete?

He didn't have a lot of team success.

Indeed, I just looked it up, and he never even played in the NCAA tournament.

Ed Pinkney · Post #148 » by **Ed Pinkney** » Wed Feb 18, 2015 12:30 am

Fencer reregistered wrote:
Ed Pinkney wrote:
DavorFanCroatia wrote:Which former Celtics is only player in basketball history to win NCAA, NBA and ABA championchips?

Pistol Pete?

He didn't have a lot of team success.

Indeed, I just looked it up, and he never even played in the NCAA tournament.

Is the answer Tiny? I only just saw someone had already posted that and seemed to be indicating that was the correct answer.

Fencer reregistered · Post #149 » by **Fencer reregistered** » Wed Feb 18, 2015 1:11 am

Ed Pinkney wrote:
Fencer reregistered wrote:
Ed Pinkney wrote:
Pistol Pete?

He didn't have a lot of team success.

Indeed, I just looked it up, and he never even played in the NCAA tournament.

Is the answer Tiny? I only just saw someone had already posted that and seemed to be indicating that was the correct answer.

Tiny was my first guess, or second after Bob McAdoo, but he never played in the ABA and he went to UTEP, which I doubt won a championship. So not even close.

So far I've failed to identify many Celtics who even played in the ABA, let alone won championships there.

DavorFanCroatia · Post #150 » by **DavorFanCroatia** » Wed Feb 18, 2015 7:31 am

Hay, guys.
Sorry, i'm from Croatia...we have 6 hour time diference.
Pistol Pete won nothing...no NCAA, no NBA no ABA ring
Tiny won only with C's 1981
Walton won 2 NCAA titles with UCLA, 2 NBA titles (POR&BOS) but didn't play in the ABA...

So...nobody answer my question correctly...

DavorFanCroatia · Post #151 » by **DavorFanCroatia** » Wed Feb 18, 2015 7:40 am

Fencer reregistered wrote:
DavorFanCroatia wrote:Hay, guys.
My name is Davor. I'm from Croatia, land of hopefully next Celtic great Mario Hezonja.
Celtics fan from 1986., activ on celticsblog...here i was just reading...
I'm former journalist in croatia basketball magazine and basketball historyan...
I saw that a lot of you guys think that the most future NBA head coaches on same Celtics team was 6.
Its wrong. The correct answer is 7.
1984/85 Celtics: Danny Ainge, Larry Bird, Quinn Bucknerr, Rick Carlisle, ML Carr, Dennis Johnson and Kevin McHale
Numerous Celtics team had a 6 head coaches. But two more had a 6,5
1960/61 Celtics: Bob Cousy, Tom Heinsohn, KC Jones, Bill Russell, Tom Sanders, Bill Sharman + Frank Ramsey (ABA coach, finals in 1971.)
1961/62 Celtics:- replace retired Bill Sharman with Carl Braun...so these two teams had a 6 NBA and a ABA head coach.
Hello to all Celtics fans around the World.

Well done, Sir! Your historical knowledge is magnificent!

I quite forgot about Quinn Buckner. Carl Braun -- who I'll admit to basically never having heard of before -- is however excluded on the slimmest of technicalities: I specified "future" head coaches. And you actually missed one of my groups of 6, namely the one in which M. L. Carr -- and Quinn Buckner -- were replaced by Sam Vincent.

There's one guy, however, who even you seem to be forgetting -- Sam Vincent.

Hay...
Yes you are right...Carl Braun was player-coach with Knicks before he retired with C's. He was 5-time all-star and 2-time NBA second team. Classic Red Auerbach late career pickup like Andy Phillip, Arnie Risen, Clyde Lovellette, Willie Naulls, Wayne Embry...
I didn't forgot Sam Vincent...i know there is alot of Celtics teams with 6 head coaches. I just single out the only team with 7, and two teams (one if you exclude Braun) with 7 coaches, but 6 NBA and 1 ABA.

I see you too know alot about history...i expect an answer on my question which former Celtics is onyl player with NCAA, NBA and ABA ring?

Greetings from Croatia

Ed Pinkney · Post #152 » by **Ed Pinkney** » Wed Feb 18, 2015 7:55 am

Sorry, I had to cheat and use Google to answer your question but it would appear to be Tom Thacker (who I had never heard of) who won two NCAA titles with Cincinatti, an NBA title with the Celtics in '68 and an ABA title with the Pacers in '71.

DavorFanCroatia · Post #153 » by **DavorFanCroatia** » Wed Feb 18, 2015 8:23 am

Correct answer

Fencer reregistered · Post #154 » by **Fencer reregistered** » Wed Feb 18, 2015 8:27 am

DavorFanCroatia wrote:Correct answer

I wasn't going to research far enough to find that!

Never heard of the guy before either.

Fencer reregistered · Post #155 » by **Fencer reregistered** » Wed Feb 18, 2015 8:28 am

Since we've done the coaches, let's switch to executives:

Which former Celtic players have been NBA Executive of the Year? There's one on the list I wouldn't have thought of, but Davor probably will ...

Fencer reregistered · Post #156 » by **Fencer reregistered** » Wed Feb 18, 2015 8:29 am

Speaking of executives, Davor, my favorite basketball trivia question, and one that I've already asked in this forum a couple of times, is:

Which NBA executive renounced himself as a free agent?

The answer is NOT a Celtic.

Ed Pinkney · Post #157 » by **Ed Pinkney** » Wed Feb 18, 2015 8:47 am

Well Danny won it 2008 didn't he? And I seem to recall Larry won it with the Pacers. I think that made him the only guy who had won League MVP, Coach of the Year and Executive of the Year. Plus he was Rookie of the Year and Finals MVP a couple of times. Perhaps that should have been a trivia question.

Does the award go all the way back? Maybe Red got one too? Did McHale get one when Minnesota were good?

To be honest I can't think of any other Celtics players who were even Executive, let alone who would have won the award.

DavorFanCroatia · Post #158 » by **DavorFanCroatia** » Wed Feb 18, 2015 10:49 am

Hay. Legend and Danny obviously... I believe Wayne Embry, Russell backup on '68 title team did it twice or three times...making Halle of Fame as contibutor...

DavorFanCroatia · Post #159 » by **DavorFanCroatia** » Wed Feb 18, 2015 11:05 am

Fencer reregistered wrote:Speaking of executives, Davor, my favorite basketball trivia question, and one that I've already asked in this forum a couple of times, is:

Which NBA executive renounced himself as a free agent?

The answer is NOT a Celtic.

Excellent question... I really dont know the answer...
Joe Dumars maybe?

radcot · Post #160 » by **radcot** » Wed Feb 18, 2015 12:22 pm

While we're thinking about the previous question, here's another:
When the Celtics became the first NBA team to start an entirely black team, who were the players?