Derrick White completes the grid by winning best role player. To all the haters, it’s finally over. To those who participated or saw my posts along the way, I hope you enjoyed the discussions. I had a lot of fun hearing what the people had to say.
Shoutout to u/BridgeNumberFour for suggesting a Tommy Award to wrap things up. Vote for your player who you believe has earned the most Tommy Points. Thanks for participating!
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
Best Role Player: Derrick White 🦬
by Celtics420420
27 Comments
The Truth is my vote
It’s only fair to give it to Tommy Heinsohn himself🫡
C’mon, you gotta give it to Walter!
Marcus freaking Smart!!!
Marcus Smart
I don’t think Tommy Heinsohn would give the Tommy point award to himself, so I choose Kevin Garnett
Marcus smart
Needs more Bird. Better passer than Rondo and funnier than Luke. Borderline best, but Russell is Russell
“The little guy!!!”
Its gotta be IT for me
Tommy
He loves Waltah
I LOVE WALTAH¡!!!!!!!
JB left off another list. Villain era is activated.
What an embarrassment of riches this team has had. So many players in this grid are in discussions for league-wide, league-history-wide accolades in the same categories.
Iiiiiiiiiiiiii luhv Waltahhhhh!!!!
Tommy point? In his honor, forever, WALTAH!!!
Marcus Smart or Tommy himself.
Side note: I may get downvoted but I really feel like Gerald Green is the most athletic Celtic. I know he wasn’t on the team for very long but the dudes athleticism was off the charts(it was pretty much his primary skill), and that’s no knock to the great Bill Russell. Just my 2 cents.
Tommy point? In his honor, forever, I LOVE WALTAH!
Tommy!
Smarts gonna win but it should be Pierce. The man got murdered with knives and then played an 82 game season like a month later and never phoned it in even when he was wasting his prime on some truly dogshit rosters.
NBCS has a Tommy award tracker: https://www.nbcsportsboston.com/the-tommy-award/
All-time (since 2002 when Tommy started doing it) leaders are
1. Paul (1st by a mile with 139, and that’s missing like 4 years of his career)
2. Rondo (100)
3. Smart (98)
5. Jaylen (85 – but 13 came just last season)
No one else over 70.
Not putting Kyrie for best handles is hilarious
Tommy! Obv!!!
Walter only because Tommy wouldn’t give it to himself.
Shout out to the Redhead, from Needham.
WALTAHHHH MCCARTY
I love Waltah!
There are two types of answers in this thread. WALTAH, and nephews that need to learn a thing or two.