Day 16 is here, one final spot to fill! The winner is the comment with the most upvotes, not the cumulative upvotes of all comments, so if you really like a guy then vote rather than comment again. Unsurprisingly, McHale dominated best post player. Today’s discussion is best role player. I will create a final recap post once day 16 is complete with one more bonus category for the people.
Underrated: KC Jones
Overrated: Antoine Walker
Best: Bill Russell 🐐
Worst Starter: 2014 lineup of Phil Pressey, Gerald Wallace, Jeff Green, Jared Sullinger, and Kris Humphries
Funniest: Luke Kornet
Most Annoying: Kendrick Perkins
Most Potential: Jayson Tatum
Most Wasted Potential: Len Bias (RIP)
Best Passer: Rajon Rondo
Best Perimeter Defender: DJ
Best Rim Defender: Bill Russell 🐐
Most Athletic: Bill Russell 🐐
Best Handles: Bob Cousy
Best Shooter: Larry Bird
Best In Post: Kevin McHale
47 comments
Alfred Horford
Can i even identify my glorious precious majestic Derrick White as a role player?
This is tough ngl, but I’m gonna have to go with Cornbread. He was way before my time, but I think his body of work for the Cs eclipses that of the great role players I grew up watching in House, Posey, Cassell etc. So it’s gotta be Maxwell.
Recency bias, but I really feel like Dwhite is the ultimate role player. He seriously just compliments anyone he plays with perfectly
D White
Dwhite or Jrue if you consider him a roleplayer
I pick Tony Allen. Fuckin clamps man.
“DJ” Dennis Johnson
Ainge?
If 1986 Bill Walton counts, that’s the pick for me
John Havlicek
Depends
Probably Don Nelson
Bill Walton
The first player coming to mind is Derrick white – but there is something called the John Havlicek sixth man of the year award so probably him
Cedric Maxwell
DJ is the answer
D White lol
James posey
Buffalo
John Havlicek
Derrick mother fucking White is the BAWLS.
derrick white, dennis johnson, satch sanders or tony allen.. this one is too hard for me.. fuck it, gimme scalabrine
Satch Sanders maybe or D White for current player
But I have to go with Hondo
He’s HOF and sixth man is a major role to play
The first half of Havlicheck’s career he basically invented the 6th man role and played an incredibly important glue piece to the second half of the Russell dynasty. He was probably a HOFer based on being a role player before he eventually became the star player. Plus I feel we need to have him on this list somewhere
White Mamba: Brian Scalabrine
The thing about the Celtics is that there are too many correct choices for this category
So tough to just pick one. I’m 30 so obv didn’t watch in the Russell and Bird era but I’ll still do them.
60s: Satch Saunders
70s: Don Nelson
80s: DJ (I think it’s him over Walton for the extra title)
90s: Dino???
2000s: James Posey (even though he only played one year, he was that valuable man)
2010s: Avery Bradley
2020s: Derrick White
Bill Walton, he helped win us a ring.
Might be recency bias but it’s Derrick White all day. He just does everything for us. So effectively and so elite in his role, so reliable on both ends throughout the game and especially in the clutch.
John Havlicek in the 60’s.
Obviously in the 70’s he was the star, but 60’s is prime role player.
I’m voting Cornbread. Knew his role and did it exceptionally well, winning a finals MVP at that.
John Havlicek
Currently it’s DWhite
or maybe Jrue depending on your definition. Recently it was Marcus Smart. Before him, it was Eddie House or any number of guys on that 2008 team.
It was Bill Walton (if longevity doesn’t count, this is the answer) and Jerry Sichting for a minute. And there’s more than a half dozen candidates from the 60s and 70s. All that said, the answer is Danny Ainge.
It’s Marcus ain’t it?
Derrick White went from role player to star.
Walton
There has to be a category to get Hondo on this list !!!
no love for the Hondo
John Havlicek
Cedric Maxwell
Brandon Bass
Hondo Havlicek
PP Crypto P
TOMMY HEINSOHN. Seriously cannot believe this has not been mentioned. Makes me sad.
Shane Larkin
Walton
Eddie House!