Paul Pierce passed Larry Bird on the Celtics all time scoring list recently. In response to that, ESPN asked Bill Simmons to list his top ten all time Celtics greats. ESPN put up a video with Simmons explaining his choices, but the video no longer exists. You'll remember, I wrote something about this before, when Prince Charles left Pierce off his own list of the greatest Celtics a few years ago.
10: Robert Parish
9: Bill Sharman
8: Paul Pierce
7: Kevin McHale
6: Sam Jones
5: Dave Cowens
4: Bob Cousy
3: John Havlicek
2: Larry Bird
1: Bill Russel
The other day, Simmons interviewed Bob Ryan from the Boston Globe on the BS Report, and they talked about the same thing. Bob Ryan gave his top 5, and also mentioned McHale, Sam Jones, and Dave Cowens. His list is below.
5: Paul Pierce4: Bob Cousy
3: John Havlicek
2: Larry Bird
1: Bill Russel
Later in the interview, Ryan confirms that he will hang up his shoes after the London Olympics after a 42 year career in Boston. Not many writers understand the game like he does. He will be missed.
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