Celtics Trivia Game (2024)

Fencer reregistered · Post #301 » by **Fencer reregistered** » Sat Feb 21, 2015 9:45 pm

DavorFanCroatia wrote:
Fencer reregistered wrote:
DavorFanCroatia wrote:Current Celtic Tyler Zeller has brother who plays in the NBA.
In history, there was 9 players who played for C's and also had a brother who played in NBA...
Can you name it?

The Paxsons and Barrys come to mind in a hurry.

Edit: Actually, Jon Barry wouldn't count, would he?

No, Barrys wouldn't count...for Paxsons you are right...

Duh. The Collins twins.

Ed Pinkney · Post #302 » by **Ed Pinkney** » Sat Feb 21, 2015 9:52 pm

Certainly can't think of nine but a couple I do remember are Dominique Wilkins (brother Gerald) and Jason Collins (brother Jaron).

Fencer reregistered · Post #303 » by **Fencer reregistered** » Sat Feb 21, 2015 10:10 pm

Fencer reregistered wrote:
DavorFanCroatia wrote:
Fencer reregistered wrote:
I have one more in mind.

I think Greg Kite and Fred Roberts also came from Brigham Young...

Kite definitely. I forgot about Roberts.

Actually, it seems Ainge, Kite and Roberts were all on the same BYU team in 1980-81.

DavorFanCroatia · Post #304 » by **DavorFanCroatia** » Sat Feb 21, 2015 10:27 pm

So now we have 5 of 9.
Wilkins, Paxson, Collins, Williams and Bradley.
Little help...one combination played together one season for C's.
One C's player had Hall of Fame Brother.
One combination has C's player on greatest C's team of all-time
One combination has C's player in last 5 years who played only one game for C's

CeltsfanSinceBirth · Post #305 » by **CeltsfanSinceBirth** » Sun Feb 22, 2015 12:28 am

Name 3 former Celtics who have recorded rap songs.

chakdaddy · Post #306 » by **chakdaddy** » Sun Feb 22, 2015 12:29 am

Fencer reregistered wrote:Two guys who at some time were Celtics players were traded for each other. One of them later became head coach at the other's alma mater. Who were they?

Nonceltics one I like - what coach was replaced by a guy he was traded for as a player?

chakdaddy · Post #307 » by **chakdaddy** » Sun Feb 22, 2015 12:32 am

CeltsfanSinceBirth wrote:Name 3 former Celtics who have recorded rap songs.

Barros sheed quisy

Bass isn't former

chakdaddy · Post #308 » by **chakdaddy** » Sun Feb 22, 2015 12:33 am

chakdaddy wrote:
Fencer reregistered wrote:Two guys who at some time were Celtics players were traded for each other. One of them later became head coach at the other's alma mater. Who were they?

Nonceltics one I like - what coach was replaced by a guy he was traded for as a player?

DavorFanCroatia wrote:So now we have 5 of 9.
Wilkins, Paxson, Collins, Williams and Bradley.
Little help...one combination played together one season for C's.
One C's player had Hall of Fame Brother.
One combination has C's player on greatest C's team of all-time
One combination has C's player in last 5 years who played only one game for C's

Sam and jay Vincent.

CeltsfanSinceBirth · Post #309 » by **CeltsfanSinceBirth** » Sun Feb 22, 2015 12:34 am

chakdaddy wrote:
CeltsfanSinceBirth wrote:Name 3 former Celtics who have recorded rap songs.

Barros sheed quisy

Bass isn't former

Excellent. I completely forgot about Quis, and I didn't even know Sheed did a track. I would have also accepted Shaq and Gary Payton

chakdaddy · Post #310 » by **chakdaddy** » Sun Feb 22, 2015 12:48 am

CeltsfanSinceBirth wrote:
chakdaddy wrote:
CeltsfanSinceBirth wrote:Name 3 former Celtics who have recorded rap songs.

Barros sheed quisy

Bass isn't former

Excellent. I completely forgot about Quis, and I didn't even know Sheed did a track. I would have also accepted Shaq and Gary Payton

I may be wrong about sheed. E40 dissed him but it may have been for radio comments rather than a song. I feel like he recorded sonething tho.

Can't believe I forgot Shaq. Autocorrect just changed it to Shaw... Did Brian rap? Let's not forget the big controversy about colton Iverson's content. Or was that allen.?

Fencer reregistered · Post #311 » by **Fencer reregistered** » Sun Feb 22, 2015 1:39 am

Easy one:

There's a famous story of a Celtic player not having his statistics considered in his salary negotiations. Explain.

chakdaddy · Post #312 » by **chakdaddy** » Sun Feb 22, 2015 6:45 am

Russell 1 dollar more than wilt?

Fencer reregistered · Post #313 » by **Fencer reregistered** » Sun Feb 22, 2015 7:13 am

chakdaddy wrote:Russell 1 dollar more than wilt?

I actually was thinking of Red's promise to the rookie Russell that he'd never cite stats in salary negotiations with him.

chakdaddy · Post #314 » by **chakdaddy** » Sun Feb 22, 2015 6:28 pm

I googled a list if NBA brothers and still only knew the recent one (which I should have known as a Purdue grad.,)

I didn't know Derek Fisher had an NBA brother with a different name. That brother had an interesting connection with a teammate though. What was it, and what other NBA brother had the same circumstance the following year?

chakdaddy · Post #315 » by **chakdaddy** » Sun Feb 22, 2015 6:40 pm

DavorFanCroatia wrote:So now we have 5 of 9.
Wilkins, Paxson, Collins, Williams and Bradley.
Little help...one combination played together one season for C's.

Even with google I can't find this one. Are we talking training camp with Derek Battie or something?

DavorFanCroatia · Post #316 » by **DavorFanCroatia** » Sun Feb 22, 2015 7:39 pm

chakdaddy wrote:
DavorFanCroatia wrote:So now we have 5 of 9.
Wilkins, Paxson, Collins, Williams and Bradley.
Little help...one combination played together one season for C's.

Even with google I can't find this one. Are we talking training camp with Derek Battie or something?

Ok guys...there's 5. Somebody mention Sam Vincent (brother Jay).
7 is Ed Mikan, brother of Minneapolis Hall of Famer George Mikan
8 - on first Celtics team 1946/47 played brothers Connie & Johnny Simmons
9 - in 2010. Marcus Landry played one game for C's...his brother Carl is still active with SAC

Pozdrav iz Hrvatske

Ed Pinkney · Post #317 » by **Ed Pinkney** » Sun Feb 22, 2015 8:54 pm

Here is a two parter that is probably pretty easy. How many times have the Celtics picked first overall in the draft and how many former number one picks have played for the Celtics at some stage in their careers?

DavorFanCroatia · Post #318 » by **DavorFanCroatia** » Sun Feb 22, 2015 9:05 pm

Ed Pinkney wrote:Here is a two parter that is probably pretty easy. How many times have the Celtics picked first overall in the draft and how many former number one picks have played for the Celtics at some stage in their careers?

C's picked twice...first picked Charlie Share and traded him for Bill Sharman. Second was 1980 when they have a 1st pick but traded it with 13th pick for Parish and 3rd pick (McHale)

First picks that played for C's...Shaq O'Neal comes first to mind.
In 60's there were Sihugo Green (guy drafted ahead of Russell) and Jim Bad News Barnes. In 80's obviously Bill Walton.
In 90's Pervis Never Nervous Ellison...in 00's Michael Olowokandi...maybe i'm forgeting someone...

Fencer reregistered · Post #319 » by **Fencer reregistered** » Sun Feb 22, 2015 9:58 pm

Bob McAdoo was the #1 overall pick in the ABA.

Ed Pinkney · Post #320 » by **Ed Pinkney** » Mon Feb 23, 2015 12:35 am

DavorFanCroatia wrote:
Ed Pinkney wrote:Here is a two parter that is probably pretty easy. How many times have the Celtics picked first overall in the draft and how many former number one picks have played for the Celtics at some stage in their careers?

C's picked twice...first picked Charlie Share and traded him for Bill Sharman. Second was 1980 when they have a 1st pick but traded it with 13th pick for Parish and 3rd pick (McHale)

First picks that played for C's...Shaq O'Neal comes first to mind.
In 60's there were Sihugo Green (guy drafted ahead of Russell) and Jim Bad News Barnes. In 80's obviously Bill Walton.
In 90's Pervis Never Nervous Ellison...in 00's Michael Olowokandi...maybe i'm forgeting someone...

Got all the ones I was thinking of including one extra I didn't know with Sihugo Green.