Celtics Trivia Game (2024)

Elrod is Back · Post #461 » by **Elrod is Back** » Sat Oct 14, 2017 1:11 am

radcot wrote:
Elrod is Back wrote:Only 3 Celtics have played for the Cs in three different decades. Who are they?

Don't know the third, but two are Don Chaney & Paul Pierce.

Very good. The other one is the opposite of obscure and is on everyone's Celtics Mt. Rushmore.

radcot · Post #462 » by **radcot** » Sat Oct 14, 2017 1:11 am

radcot wrote:
Elrod is Back wrote:Only 3 Celtics have played for the Cs in three different decades. Who are they?

Don't know the third, but two are Don Chaney & Paul Pierce.

Ha, third was Bird.

Elrod is Back · Post #463 » by **Elrod is Back** » Sat Oct 14, 2017 1:17 am

Name the five NBA Hall-of-Famers who played no more than a season for the Cs, very late in their careers, but never played on a title team with the Cs, and who earned their way into the hall-of-fame playing for other teams.

Elrod is Back · Post #464 » by **Elrod is Back** » Sat Oct 14, 2017 1:19 am

Who were the two player-coaches in Celtics history?

Elrod is Back · Post #465 » by **Elrod is Back** » Sat Oct 14, 2017 1:21 am

What player did the Celtics trade three 1979 no. 1 picks for during the 78-79 season?

Elrod is Back · Post #466 » by **Elrod is Back** » Sat Oct 14, 2017 1:23 am

What team cut John Havlicek in 1962 --in their final roster cut-- such that Havlicek was almost immediately signed by the Cs?

Elrod is Back · Post #467 » by **Elrod is Back** » Sat Oct 14, 2017 1:26 am

How many 60 win seasons did the Big Three of KG-Pierce and Rondo produce?

Elrod is Back · Post #468 » by **Elrod is Back** » Sat Oct 14, 2017 1:28 am

How many 60 win seasons did the Cs enjoy during the Larry Bird era?

Jammer · Post #469 » by **Jammer** » Sat Oct 14, 2017 1:45 am

Elrod is Back wrote:What team cut John Havlicek in 1962 --in their final roster cut-- such that Havlicek was almost immediately signed by the Cs?

Cleveland Browns

Jammer · Post #470 » by **Jammer** » Sat Oct 14, 2017 1:46 am

Elrod is Back wrote:How many 60 win seasons did the Cs enjoy during the Larry Bird era?

From memory, without the aid of google, six??? is that right?

Jammer · Post #471 » by **Jammer** » Sat Oct 14, 2017 1:46 am

Elrod is Back wrote:What player did the Celtics trade three 1979 no. 1 picks for during the 78-79 season?

Bob McAdoo.

Jammer · Post #472 » by **Jammer** » Sat Oct 14, 2017 1:47 am

Elrod is Back wrote:Who were the two player-coaches in Celtics history?

Bill Russell and Dave Cowens.

Jammer · Post #473 » by **Jammer** » Sat Oct 14, 2017 1:52 am

Elrod is Back wrote:Name the five NBA Hall-of-Famers who played no more than a season for the Cs, very late in their careers, but never played on a title team with the Cs, and who earned their way into the hall-of-fame playing for other teams.

1. Pete Maravich (10 year average of 24 ppg, 4 rpg, 5 apg)
2. Dave Bing (NBA Scoring Champion)
3. Bob McAdoo (3 time scoring champion?)
4. Gary Payton?
5. I was going to say Clyde Lovellette, but he won 2 Championships with the C's in addition to an NCAA championship with Kansas. I'm thinking maybe Arnie Risen???

Can't be John Thompson because although he played one season for the Celtics he's in the Hall as a coach.

No wait, Arnie Risen played more than one season. He played 2 or 3 years with the C's, and won 1 or 2 championships with the C's. So who is the 5th? Artis Gilmore???

The correct answer is SIX !!!! You are forgetting Dominique Wilkins.

1. Pete Maravich (NBA Scoring Champion)
2. Dave Bing. (NBA Scoring Champion)
3. Bob McAdoo (3 Time NBA Scoring Champion)
4. Gary Payton
5. Artis Gilmore
6. Dominique Wilkins (NBA Scoring Champion)

So your question had some leeway, since you only asked for 5. Ha Ha.

31to6 · Post #474 » by **31to6** » Sat Oct 14, 2017 2:21 am

Elrod is Back wrote:Name all the Celtics who made first or second team all-NBA in the 29 years since Larry Bird last did it in 1988?

Pierce
KG
IT
maybe McHale?

holy crap about 1988 being 29 years ago!

chakdaddy · Post #475 » by **chakdaddy** » Sat Oct 14, 2017 4:49 am

Jammer wrote:
Elrod is Back wrote:Name the five NBA Hall-of-Famers who played no more than a season for the Cs, very late in their careers, but never played on a title team with the Cs, and who earned their way into the hall-of-fame playing for other teams.

1. Pete Maravich (10 year average of 24 ppg, 4 rpg, 5 apg)
2. Dave Bing (NBA Scoring Champion)
3. Bob McAdoo (3 time scoring champion?)
4. Gary Payton?
5. I was going to say Clyde Lovellette, but he won 2 Championships with the C's in addition to an NCAA championship with Kansas. I'm thinking maybe Arnie Risen???

Can't be John Thompson because although he played one season for the Celtics he's in the Hall as a coach.

No wait, Arnie Risen played more than one season. He played 2 or 3 years with the C's, and won 1 or 2 championships with the C's. So who is the 5th? Artis Gilmore???

The correct answer is SIX !!!! You are forgetting Dominique Wilkins.

1. Pete Maravich (NBA Scoring Champion)
2. Dave Bing. (NBA Scoring Champion)
3. Bob McAdoo (3 Time NBA Scoring Champion)
4. Gary Payton
5. Artis Gilmore
6. Dominique Wilkins (NBA Scoring Champion)

So your question had some leeway, since you only asked for 5. Ha Ha.

Is Shaq in the HOF yet? Will Sheed make it? There are tons of cameos like this. Marbury, Finley, DiGregorio?, Derek Smith, Otis birdsong, someday LeBron

DavorFanCroatia · Post #476 » by **DavorFanCroatia** » Sat Oct 14, 2017 7:24 am

Elrod is Back wrote:In what year did Red try to sign the best player from Europe to come over and join the then-champion Celtics, more than a decade before any Euro had any success in the NBA?

In 1976 Red tried to bring legendary European SG/SF Dražen Dalipagić (former Yugoslavia)

DavorFanCroatia · Post #477 » by **DavorFanCroatia** » Sat Oct 14, 2017 7:27 am

chakdaddy wrote:
Jammer wrote:
Elrod is Back wrote:Name the five NBA Hall-of-Famers who played no more than a season for the Cs, very late in their careers, but never played on a title team with the Cs, and who earned their way into the hall-of-fame playing for other teams.

1. Pete Maravich (10 year average of 24 ppg, 4 rpg, 5 apg)
2. Dave Bing (NBA Scoring Champion)
3. Bob McAdoo (3 time scoring champion?)
4. Gary Payton?
5. I was going to say Clyde Lovellette, but he won 2 Championships with the C's in addition to an NCAA championship with Kansas. I'm thinking maybe Arnie Risen???

Can't be John Thompson because although he played one season for the Celtics he's in the Hall as a coach.

No wait, Arnie Risen played more than one season. He played 2 or 3 years with the C's, and won 1 or 2 championships with the C's. So who is the 5th? Artis Gilmore???

The correct answer is SIX !!!! You are forgetting Dominique Wilkins.

1. Pete Maravich (NBA Scoring Champion)
2. Dave Bing. (NBA Scoring Champion)
3. Bob McAdoo (3 Time NBA Scoring Champion)
4. Gary Payton
5. Artis Gilmore
6. Dominique Wilkins (NBA Scoring Champion)

So your question had some leeway, since you only asked for 5. Ha Ha.

Is Shaq in the HOF yet? Will Sheed make it? There are tons of cameos like this. Marbury, Finley, DiGregorio?, Derek Smith, Otis birdsong, someday LeBron

Its 8 players, Pistol Pete, Bing, McAdoo, Glove, Gilmore, Nique, Shaq and little known Bob Houbregs

DavorFanCroatia · Post #478 » by **DavorFanCroatia** » Sat Oct 14, 2017 7:29 am

31to6 wrote:
Elrod is Back wrote:Name all the Celtics who made first or second team all-NBA in the 29 years since Larry Bird last did it in 1988?

Pierce
KG
IT
maybe McHale?

holy crap about 1988 being 29 years ago!

KG first team
Truth and IT second team
Rondo third team

Very soon Kyrie first team

DavorFanCroatia · Post #479 » by **DavorFanCroatia** » Sat Oct 14, 2017 7:34 am

There's only 4 players in Celtics history with career averages in Celtics jersey of at least 10ppg, 5rpg and 5apg.
Last season Al Horford become 4th such player. Two of them are Bob Cousy and Larry Bird. Who's the other one?

ivnabru · Post #480 » by **ivnabru** » Sat Oct 14, 2017 8:46 am

DavorFanCroatia wrote:There's only 4 players in Celtics history with career averages in Celtics jersey of at least 10ppg, 5rpg and 5apg.
Last season Al Horford become 4th such player. Two of them are Bob Cousy and Larry Bird. Who's the other one?

Russell/Cowens were probably close but not quite there in assists. KG probably similar. I can't think of anyone in the Bird era who would have done it. Probably also not quite there in assists but I'll guess Havlicek.

Edit: just looked up and Havlicek averaged 4.8. Will be interested to see who it is. Looked up some names and couldn't find the guy.