Havlicek and Cowens

[JD074]

I just wanted to mention these very underrated
players. I was looking at their stats and John
Havlicek's best season was 70-71. He had 28.9
ppg, 9.0 rbp, and 7.5 apg. Wow.

And also Dave Cowens, who averaged 17.6 ppg and
a whopping 13.6 rpg over his career (including two
seasons where he averaged 16+ rpg). Two Celtic
greats.

 

[jaxvid]

I was a big Celtic fan back then, just a kid, but there was something about them I liked more then the other teams......what could it have been????

 

[sport historian]

I saw the Celtics play in person twice in the early 70s. Havlicek would run and run, moving without the ball. His opponents couldn't keep up with him.

 

[Don Wassall]

Cowens is underappreciated. He was the epitome of tenacity. Not only a great athlete and knowledgeable on how to play the game, he always gave all-out effort no matter what the score or situation was. He only cared about his team getting the next basket and preventing the opponent from scoring.

 

[sport historian]

I neglected to mention Cowens in my above post. He would give 7 foot centers a lot of trouble by all-out hustle, plus an excellent outside shot.