-#17 was won by John Havlicek
-#18 has a lot of players from the 60s/70s
-You can vote for players in any way you want: On-court impact, Off-court impact, championships etc.
Nominees:
1. Dave Cowens (1970-71 to 1979-80)
| P/36 | R/36 | A/36 | TS% | Ortg | Drtg | PER | Ws/48 |
| 16.6 | 12.8 | 3.6 | .496 | 106 | 95 | 17.2 | .141 |
* So those Celtic teams of the 70s were pretty deep, but how they managed to win 68 games and win two titles is beyond me. Outstanding.
Cowens was a good defender and rebounder, leading the league in defensive win shares one year. He averaged better than 13.9 rebounds in his first 8 seasons in the league.
Cowens also played big minutes and was akways around the 20 point per game mark.
He also had 6 seasons where he averaged more than 4 assists per game.
2. Hot Rod Williams (1986-87 to 1998-99)
| P/36 | R/36 | A/36 | TS% | Ortg | Drtg | PER | Ws/48 |
| 13.4 | 8.2 | 2.2 | .535 | 111 | 104 | 15.6 | .129 |
* So, we need another player to make this a voting. Although Howell and Boerwinkle probably deserve to be a votable option more than Hot Rod, they wouldn't get any votes because of their anonimity. Some members in the forum probably had a chance to watch him play.
Hot Rod did have a couple of solid years in the league, but was never more than a solid starter.
Still, lets see if getting dunked on by KJ will get him some votes.
Other Notable Player Shoutout
Tom Boerwinkle was a terrific all-around center for the Bulls in the 70s. 11.5/14.4/5 per 36 for his career. He had two seasons where he averaged better than 8 assists per 36 and three with 15 or more rebounds per 36. Bailey Howell was a double-double forward and had a good run in Detroit, eventually winning two titles with the Russell Celtics. Darrall Imhoff was a solid rebounder in the Russell-Chamberlain years. Phil Jackson won a title with the Knicks and was a good role player for his career. Sasha Vujacic got bullied by the entire Lakers roster but had a few decent offensive years.
