Comments on: Five most-hated Boston Celtics

By: Os Davis

Os Davis — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 04:36:10 +0000

As a Lakers fan, i gotta say i agree with most of this list, but you were definitely correct when you wrote “The reason [Antoine Walker is] so high is probably a generational difference” (unless it’s from what he’s smoking). Having obsessively watched Bird & Magic back “in the day,” i can tell you definitively that Danny Ainge should be #1, not even close. I mean, this guy was hated with a capital HE HATE ME in the 80s; the sort of revulsion folks felt for Sasha Vujacic a couple of years ago was maybe the amount filling most folks’ left pinky when it came to their feelings about “that Mormon puss on the Celtics”…
Cheers,
Os

By: Bart King

Bart King — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 02:02:54 +0000

I was with you until #2…Parish was beloved in our household because he never, EVER complained to the refs. He could be whistled for a foul that occurred on the other side of the court, and he would just look over and walk the other way.
As for the YouTube footage above, it’s pretty clear that Parish’s forearm just slipped and accidentally hit Laimbeer in the face.
And surprisingly, it then slips twice more.

By: madlift

madlift — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 01:43:48 +0000

You gotta be kidding. No mention of Todd Day?

By: mike

mike — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:55:56 +0000

walker isn’t a suprise…did anybody like that shimmy thing he did…not a suprise though that you disklike a bunch of guys that knocked the pistons outta the playoffs for like 4 straight seasons in the 80s….tell lambier to keep his elbows down and the chief won’t take him down…

By: Ray

Ray — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:11:49 +0000

Celtics fan here. Definitely a Detroit colored list, I don’t think anybody else hated Parish. I was also surprised by the lack of current Celtics. Also, Bill Russell probably belongs on here and, as others pointed out, Red Auerbach. Also, in the HM, guys like Ricky Davis and Gary Payton aren’t really associated strongly with the Celtics, so I wouldn’t include them. But all in all, a good column. Looking forward to the most hated Lakers article.

By: robert

robert — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 02:52:38 +0000

Yeah, you’re definitely not going back far enough if you don’t mention Auerbach. The epitome of arrogance.

By: confusedindianguy

confusedindianguy — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:16:41 +0000

What about Red Auerbach? He’s by far the most hated Celtic of all time.

By: Ben

Ben — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:20:56 +0000

Good list, but Parrish is the #1 dog of all time!

By: PistonsNation

PistonsNation — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:51:11 +0000

Love the concept but ….No Peirce or Garnett?? Boooooooooo.
Oh, and love Joe D but Tiny’s career numbers have it all over Joe’s.
DYK – It’s Ainge’s birthday today. Leaves me real conflicted about celebrating :(