Celtics Trivia Game (2024)

[DavorFanCroatia]

Here's another one, Davor, that isn't about the Celtics. But I remember it since I grew up in Los Angeles:

What happened immediately before the start of the Lakers' 33-game winning streak?

Elgin Baylor i believe blow up the knee or something and retired as one of the greatest players without the ring...correct?

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The Celtics traded two draft picks to the Warriors to get Robert Parish and the draft pick they used to take Kevin McHale. (I think the trade was technically made before the draft. Even if I'm wrong on that detail, the effect was as I said.)

How did they get those draft picks?

[DavorFanCroatia]

The Celtics traded two draft picks to the Warriors to get Robert Parish and the draft pick they used to take Kevin McHale.

How did they get those draft picks?

By trading Bob McAdoo to the Pistons

[DavorFanCroatia]

Here's a good one. One player was officially a Celtics twice at a interval of six years but didnt play a single minute for the team.
Who is he?

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Here's another one, Davor, that isn't about the Celtics. But I remember it since I grew up in Los Angeles:

What happened immediately before the start of the Lakers' 33-game winning streak?

Elgin Baylor i believe blow up the knee or something and retired as one of the greatest players without the ring...correct?

Yes. His retirement was announced.

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The Celtics traded two draft picks to the Warriors to get Robert Parish and the draft pick they used to take Kevin McHale.

How did they get those draft picks?

By trading Bob McAdoo to the Pistons

Yes, but there's also another way to describe that deal.

[DavorFanCroatia]

The Celtics traded two draft picks to the Warriors to get Robert Parish and the draft pick they used to take Kevin McHale.

How did they get those draft picks?

By trading Bob McAdoo to the Pistons

Yes, but there's also another way to describe that deal.

I think that C's sign ML Carr and then McAdoo was traded to Pistons as some kind of compensation...
When McAdoo was traded to Boston (then owner John Brown make this trade to please his future wife, former Miss America Phyllis George). Celtics give Knicks 3 first round pick in 1979. draft and this trade almost chase Red Auerbach out of town. Imagine if this trade didnt happen. Celtics in 1979. drafted Sidney Moncrief #3 (Knicks drafted Bill Cartwrtight), drafted Cliff Robinson #9 (Knicks drafted Larry Demic) and Sly Williams #21 (like Knicks). In 1979/80 Celtics team could be:
Tiny Archibald, Sidney Moncrief, Larry Bird, Cedric Maxwell, Dave Cowens
Gerald Henderson, Chris Ford, Jeff Judkins, Cliff Robinson, Rick Robey.
As good as Monrief became, and Robinson and Williams were good...i'm glad we end up with Parish, McHale and Carr

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I think that C's sign ML Carr and then McAdoo was traded to Pistons as some kind of compensation.

Correct.

And thus M. L. Carr is by far the most important free agent signing Red Auerbach ever made!

[DavorFanCroatia]

Imagine this. In 1979. Lakers and Bulls toss a coin for #1 pick. Of course Fakers won and select Magic Johnson. But Magic says that if Bulls won #1 pick he would go back to college. And in 1980. Celtics had a #1 and a #13 pick. Imagine if we drafted Magic and lets say Jeff Rulland. In 1979/80 we could have starting five of Nate Archibald, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Cedric Maxwell and Dave Cowens. Bench Henderson, Ford, Carr, Rulland and Robey. Well...we never know...

[DavorFanCroatia]

Two other Celtics Croats were Zan Tabak and Bruno Sundov...

But i still waiting the answer on question which player was officially a Celtics twice at a interval of six years but didnt play a single minute for the team.

And something easy: who is the only player:
a) born in Boston
b) played for Boston College
c) played for Boston Celtics ?

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And something easy: who is the only player:
a) born in Boston
b) played for Boston College
c) played for Boston Celtics ?

I'm not finding it easy. Chris Herren would be a guess, but I can't confirm he was born in Boston. Where he went to high school is documented as Fall River, but that is outside the radius where people can be expected to use Boston hospitals for childbirth.

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But i still waiting the answer on question which player was officially a Celtics twice at a interval of six years but didnt play a single minute for the team.

Not Cliff Hagan; the six year figure would be too long. It would have to be somebody who truly became a Celtic on two different occasions.

Dahntay Jones, perhaps? No. Looking him up, the gap is 4 years. Hmm ...

[DavorFanCroatia]

And something easy: who is the only player:
a) born in Boston
b) played for Boston College
c) played for Boston Celtics ?

I'm not finding it easy. Chris Herren would be a guess, but I can't confirm he was born in Boston. Where he went to high school is documented as Fall River, but that is outside the radius where people can be expected to use Boston hospitals for childbirth.

Close...but this player birthplace is listed Boston. And played his entire NCAA career for Boston College (Herren played only one game for Boston College, 3 seasons for Fresno State)...

[chakdaddy]

But i still waiting the answer on question which player was officially a Celtics twice at a interval of six years but didnt play a single minute for the team.

Not Cliff Hagan; the six year figure would be too long. It would have to be somebody who truly became a Celtic on two different occasions.

Dahntay Jones, perhaps? No. Looking him up, the gap is 4 years. Hmm ...

I think Chris Mills.

[chakdaddy]

But i still waiting the answer on question which player was officially a Celtics twice at a interval of six years but didnt play a single minute for the team.

Not Cliff Hagan; the six year figure would be too long. It would have to be somebody who truly became a Celtic on two different occasions.

Dahntay Jones, perhaps? No. Looking him up, the gap is 4 years. Hmm ...

I think Chris Mills.

[DavorFanCroatia]

But i still waiting the answer on question which player was officially a Celtics twice at a interval of six years but didnt play a single minute for the team.

Not Cliff Hagan; the six year figure would be too long. It would have to be somebody who truly became a Celtic on two different occasions.

Dahntay Jones, perhaps? No. Looking him up, the gap is 4 years. Hmm ...

Jones was drafted by Celtics, but it was prearranged deal where he and Troy Bell were traded to MEM for Marcus Banks and Kendrick Perkins. His situation is similar to Jeff Green, only Green played for Celtics in real games, Jones only in preaseason.
Still waiting for right answer. A little help. In first stint C's sign him as a free agent, in second stint he came in trade...

[DavorFanCroatia]

But i still waiting the answer on question which player was officially a Celtics twice at a interval of six years but didnt play a single minute for the team.

Not Cliff Hagan; the six year figure would be too long. It would have to be somebody who truly became a Celtic on two different occasions.

Dahntay Jones, perhaps? No. Looking him up, the gap is 4 years. Hmm ...

I think Chris Mills.

And we have a winner!
Congratulation. Pitino signed him as a FA and soon traded him to Knicks in a Walter McCarty deal. He was traded to Celtics in Antoine Walker Mavs deal but was injured and never played before he was traded to Hawks in Rasheed Wallace to Pistons deal.

[truth18]

Man, Chris Herren. Sad stuff.

Also, no one answered my earlier question:

What are the three colors present in the original Celtics logo? What is strange about the leaves of the clover?

Thought it was pretty easy but maybe not?

Bonus: what was written on the crown of our first Leprechaun/jester logos?

[KGboss]

Chris Herren was a sad case. that 30 for 30 on him was sad to watch.

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And something easy: who is the only player:
a) born in Boston
b) played for Boston College
c) played for Boston Celtics ?

I'm not finding it easy. Chris Herren would be a guess, but I can't confirm he was born in Boston. Where he went to high school is documented as Fall River, but that is outside the radius where people can be expected to use Boston hospitals for childbirth.

Close...but this player birthplace is listed Boston. And played his entire NCAA career for Boston College (Herren played only one game for Boston College, 3 seasons for Fresno State)...

I'd like the answer to be a guy from the old days, when there were territorial draft picks and so on, but it's easily not Cousy, Heinsohn, McCauley, Russell, K. C. Jones or the guys who went to Kentucky or Ohio State. Not sure BC would have been integrated that early; if it's a black guy I'd guess 70s or later. I checked Loscy and Sharman; not them. Reggie Lewis of course went to Northeastern, not BC. Vin Baker was from New England, but Connecticut. Sort of similarly Ray Allen, who went to UConn in any case.