Rondo

[msgkings322]

I believe he's the only player to win a ring with both the Celtics and Lakers? Not looking it up, just a hunch.

Also, that's gotta be the longest gap between rings as a key piece in both.

 

[Shaqdaddy11]

I believe he's the only player to win a ring with both the Celtics and Lakers? Not looking it up, just a hunch.

Also, that's gotta be the longest gap between rings as a key piece in both.

Second actually.

Dont remember who the 1st one was but it was in the 60s or 70s

 

[Shaqdaddy11]

I believe he's the only player to win a ring with both the Celtics and Lakers? Not looking it up, just a hunch.

Also, that's gotta be the longest gap between rings as a key piece in both.

Just looked it up.

Clyde Lovellette. He won his first championship with George Mikan and the Minneapolis Lakers in 1954, and then won two more alongside Bill Russell on the Celtics in 1963 and 1964. Lovellette was a four-time All-Star and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1988.

 

[MHSL82]

@nuraman00

 

[msgkings322]

Second actually.

Dont remember who the 1st one was but it was in the 60s or 70s

It's remarkable not just that he got rings on each, but that he was a key piece in both. Not just sitting on the bench getting a ring (cough cough JaVale cough)

 

[msgkings322]

Just looked it up.

Clyde Lovellette. He won his first championship with George Mikan and the Minneapolis Lakers in 1954, and then won two more alongside Bill Russell on the Celtics in 1963 and 1964. Lovellette was a four-time All-Star and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1988.

I'ma rank Rondo way above this...league was barely recognizable then. And the rivalry is LA vs Boston, Rondo got one in both cities.

Rondo FTW

 

[MHSL82]

@nuraman00

@nuraman00

 

[LogicMan]

I believe he's the only player to win a ring with both the Celtics and Lakers? Not looking it up, just a hunch.

Also, that's gotta be the longest gap between rings as a key piece in both.

I always liked Rondos game, and happy he got another one. For someone who everyone thought was done he looked very good mated with that group.

 

[Breed]

What about an honorable mention for the Big Redhead, Bill Walton. Was the Sixth Man of the Year I believe when the Celtics won it in 86 and was the Finals MVP when Portland won it in 77 and the NBA MVP in 78. He was my fave player coming outta UCLA back in the day. It's too bad the injury bug hit him. He'd be a top 10 All Time player imo if it hadn't.

They might not have gotten ratings back then, but Bball was fuckin fun to watch in the late 70s/early 80s.

 

[Carnzo]

What about an honorable mention for the Big Redhead, Bill Walton. Was the Sixth Man of the Year I believe when the Celtics won it in 86 and was the Finals MVP when Portland won it in 77 and the NBA MVP in 78. He was my fave player coming outta UCLA back in the day. It's too bad the injury bug hit him. He'd be a top 10 All Time player imo if it hadn't.

They might not have gotten ratings back then, but Bball was fuckin fun to watch in the late 70s/early 80s.

Those really were the good old days.

 

[Breed]

Those really were the good old days.

Yep. No 3 pt line, carrying over/palming the ball and taking more than 2 steps was actually called. Auto ejection for dunking in college, Jerry Tarkanian chewing the shit out of a towel throughout the game.

 

[msgkings322]

Yep. No 3 pt line, carrying over/palming the ball and taking more than 2 steps was actually called. Auto ejection for dunking in college, Jerry Tarkanian chewing the shit out of a towel throughout the game.

Dunking is awesome though

 

[Black Adam]

Yep. No 3 pt line, carrying over/palming the ball and taking more than 2 steps was actually called. Auto ejection for dunking in college, Jerry Tarkanian chewing the shit out of a towel throughout the game.

and no shot clock...

 

[Breed]

and no shot clock...

Right, right,

 

[Breed]

Dunking is awesome though

Sure, I'm not trying to hate on dunking, but I don't think it took away from the game per se. There was no dunking in high school back then either and the bonus to that was it made big men have to actually develop a move and a shot or two. Back then there were more than a few big men who had multi-layers to their offensive game. It was also help to contribute to what was the most indefensible shot possibly in basketball history, the sky hook. Least that's how I tell the story. I also miss the mid range game, the 15 -20 foot jump shot, players who could shoot bank shots with consistency. And even though they weren't worth 3 points. They still had some long range assassins back then.

 

[tlance]

Sure, I'm not trying to hate on dunking, but I don't think it took away from the game per se. There was no dunking in high school back then either and the bonus to that was it made big men have to actually develop a move and a shot or two. Back then there were more than a few big men who had multi-layers to their offensive game. It was also help to contribute to what was the most indefensible shot possibly in basketball history, the sky hook. Least that's how I tell the story. I also miss the mid range game, the 15 -20 foot jump shot, players who could shoot bank shots with consistency. And even though they weren't worth 3 points. They still had some long range assassins back then.

It isn’t that today’s players can’t make those shots. They can.

It is that analytics have proven them to be very inefficient. That was also true for past eras of basketball when players and coaches didn’t know any better.