who are known as the Celtics?
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The Celtics were formed in 1946 as a team in the Basketball Association of America, and became part of the National Basketball Association after the merger of the BAA and the National Basketball League to form the NBA in the fall of 1949. The Celtics had struggled during their early years, but the hiring of Coach Red Auerbach would change their fortunes. One of the first major players to join the Celtics was Bob Cousy, whom Auerbach initially refused to draft. Cousy eventually became the property of the Chicago Stags. \n\nThe Boston Celtics are a professional basketball team based in Boston, Massachusetts. They play in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Their 16 NBA championships are the most of any NBA franchise.
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I like the Pistons a lot. Go Chauncey. Denver represent. But if anybody can beat the Pistons, the only team that can do it is Cleveland. Gotta love Lebron and Larry.... Larry is one of the most underrated players in the league. You go boy.
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Wilt Chamberlin is definatley one of the best along with Kareem, Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, and maybe Isaih Thomas.  Also many people are forgetting about Bob Cousy, Bill Russell, and Pistol Pete.  30 years from now names like Karl Malone, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James and Dwayne Wade will be around.  Shaq is one of the best if not best centers to play the game also.
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The dictionary says it can be pronounced either way.  But what difference does it make?  The Celtics say "Celtics," and  that's  that.
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Listen yo, I am a die hard Celtics fan, so I know all about the Lakers. I think Kobe is the best player in the league. He works hard as hell, and those who dis him or hate him (although how can you hate someone you don't know) don't know that, and are jealous of his abilities. That whole publicity stunt that whacko girl pulled in Colorado was BS. His wife is gorgeous why the heck would he cheat on her for a ugly biatch? Listen, my personal favorite player is Paul Pierce, but everybody deep down knows Kobe is the best, better than Lebron, better than Nash and Dirk and Timmy D.
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Gotta go with the Bad Boys.  Ben Wallace is the current day Dennis Rodman (not really, Rodman was better).  Isiah >>>>>>> Chauncey Billups. Dumars and RIP is close though, but I give the edge to Dumars.  Lambier and Daugherty - no one messes with those two.
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1) Earl Lloyd, first to "play".  October 31, 1950, Earl Lloyd was the first African-American to play in an NBA game. Lloyd played one day before Chuck Cooper because of the schedule. http://www.aaregistry.com/african_american_history/424/First_Black_plays_in_NBA\nhttp://www.aaregistry.com/african_american_history/1523/Earl_Lloyd_one_of_the_1st_Black_NBA_players\n\n2) Chuck Cooper, first "drafted" out of college. On April 25, 1950, the Boston Celtics selected 6-foot-6-inch Chuck Cooper of Duquesne University in the second round, making Cooper the first black player to be drafted in the NBA. http://www.hoophall.com/exhibits/freedom_nba.htm\n\n3) I've found conflicting information for the first african-american to sign an NBA contract.\n\nNat Clifton was the first to sign an NBA contract (with New York). http://www.ringsurf.com/info/Sports/Basketball/NBA/NBA_History/NBA_-_A_Growing_League/\n\nHarold Hunter, first to "sign an NBA contract", out of North Carolina College (never played in the NBA, was cut during pre-season). http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/04032/268055.stm
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Trade Winds Blow at Draft; Telfair, Ratliff and Rondo in the Fold\nBy Peter F. Stringer\nCeltics.com\nJune 28, 2006\n\n\nWALTHAM - It was a long night in the War Room, but Danny Ainge was very pleased with the Celtics draft, as they nabbed Sebastian Telfair and Theo Ratliff from Portland, and acquired the draft rights to Rajon Rondo via the Phoenix Suns. \n\n"I think it was a great night," said Ainge. "We addressed some needs and we think we got two terrific young players and got some cap management at the same time." \n\nThe Celtics kicked off the night by taking Villanova's Randy Foye at #7, but Foye was dealt to the Blazers along with Dan Dickau, Raef LaFrentz and cash considerations in exchange point guard Sebastian Telfair, Theo Ratliff and a second round selection in 2008. Telfair is a guard that Ainge has liked since he was a rookie in 2004. \n\n"Telfair is [more ready than] all of the point guards in the draft, he had 1,500 minutes under his belt and fills a need for us," said Danny Ainge. "He is a playmaker, a passer with great vision and speed." \n\nReached by phone at about 10 p.m., Telfair was excited about becoming a Celtic and returning to the East Coast. Telfair played high school ball in Brooklyn and was the focus of the basketball documentary Through the Fire.\n\n"Yes I was surprised, I didn't really know when it was coming. I heard rumors but when it was finalized I was very happy that it went through. I'm excited to play for a team that plays up-and-down, that's a better fit for me," said Telfair, who scored his first NBA points in the FleetCenter and will compete for the Celtics in the Vegas Summer League next month. \n\n"This is my third season and I'd like to be in the playoffs," Telfair said. \n\nDoc Rivers also said that Telfair and Delonte West would compete for the starting point guard gig. \n\n"This trade has been talked about for a couple of weeks. There were times when we thought it wouldn't go through," said Rivers. \n\nMeanwhile, Ratliff gives the Celtics an interior shot blocking and rebounding presence at the four spot, and is a guy who Telfair says "knows how to win games and hold down the paint." \n\nThe Celtics did end up with a first round pick, selecting at #21 when they reached a deal with the Phoenix Suns, acquiring the draft rights to Kentucky point guard Rajon Rondo and Brian Grant in exchange for a future first round pick. Rondo worked out for the second time in Waltham on Monday and regularly blew by his opponents throughout the workout and finished strong at the basket. He is expected to be introduced in Waltham Thursday afternoon.\n\n"We had Rondo rated very, very high in this draft. When we saw he was available around 15, 16, we started exploring some opportunities to get him," said Ainge. "We feel like speed is the way the game is going right now." \n\nAs for Foye, he was dealt again later and ended up with the Minnesota Timberwolves. \n\nhttp://www.nba.com/celtics/news/draft-central/notes062806-draft-trade.html?rss=true
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Because Dirk Nowitski is becoming an icon. Superstarts are known for their first names, not their last names. If i rolled off Shaq, Lebron,  Scottie, Charles, and Dirk, you would know who I was talking about. But if I said Earl, Darrell, and Tim who would you think of? Earl Cambell or boykins. Darrel Dawkins or Griffith. Legler or Hardaway. They are big time. Dirk is big time.
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umm first off knicks suck and they are the prime example of what NOT to do in a club. Root for the team that you can get used to liking. The Celtics have WAYYY more tradition, and rings. I root for the Celtics and have always rooted for them. Being born in Boston is kinda easy to root for them (s well as the Red Sox, Pats and Bruins). If you want to be made fun of by those around you, and those who don't know you, root for the knicks. If you are interested in a team that has tradition and is going to win a lot more games than they did either this year or in a while, root for the C's.
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The Boston Celtics, win 16 NBA titles.\n\nThe LA Lakers have been to the most NBA finals however, making it to the final stage 28 times, although they only won the title 14 times.\n\nThe Celtics in the time of Bill Russell was the greatest dynasty in NBA history, winning 10 titles in 11 years between 1959 and 1969.
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Paul Pierce is staying on the Celtics. The Sixers winning streak isn't gonna last long.
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I've heard...........\n\nJamaal Magloire - Grizzlies? \nZach Randolph   - Denver?\nKenyon Martin   - Portland?\nStephon Marbury - Minnesota?\nJermaine O'Neal - Minnesota?\nKG              - Indiana?\n\nTo name a few.
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Go to NBA.com and check their History section.
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Celtics. Cause im from BOSTON babiiiiiii
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The most overrated player in NBA history is Bill Sharman of the Boston Celtics in the 1950s.  He was a great outside shooter, worth only two points back then of course, but that was about the extent of it for Mr. Sharman.  Don't get me wrong, he was a huge component of those Celtics teams that won multiple championships in the 50s, but I believe that Bob Cousy and Tom Heinson should have received the most credit.\nThe most underrated player in NBA history is Bob McAdoo from the Buffalo Braves and Denver Nuggets.  He was a superb player and among the elite in history.  He led the league in scoring multiple times and should be in the Hall of Fame.  However, smaller basketball players out of the NBA are stealing spots in our only Basketball HOF.  If there was an NBA HOF strictly for NBA players, coaches, executives, and officials, McAdoo would have been in years ago.  Unfortunately for Bob McAdoo, this is not the case and we will have to sit and watch for him to finally get his induction in the Basketball Hall of Fame.
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How u only know 5 basketball players but whatever,  Duncan, Iverson, T-Mac, Pierce, Wade, Nash, Jordan, Nowitki, Matrix (Marion), Carter, Kidd, Allen, Big Ben, Rip, Carmelo \n\n     Those are some that youve probably heard of