Dennis Johnson...RIP
 

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slu...v=ap&type=lgns

RIP...you were part of one of my favorite plays in NBA history...

Sad to hear about DJs' passing! Loved his game and his patented bank shot! RIP player!

Oh, that's a shame, DJ was always one of my favorite players. Gosh, he was young. Sad to hear this.

Good player. Good guy. Always showed up.

Boston has a Basketball team?

Is that the team the Lakers kept beating...... to get their rings?

HUGE Celtics fan from way back. Wow is all I can say....sad to see him go. Was consistently named 1st or 2nd team All Defensive team.


RIP DJ....thanks for the memories.:(

Technical Foul!!!!!! Scuds.......Boston played Showtime before LA did!!!!
 

If it wasn't tough enough with Red passing and the futility streak.......

One of the greatest clutch players of his generation died suddenly from a likely fatal cardiac dysrythmia Wednesday afternoon. Thankfully Dennis apparently passed without prolonged suffering from a V-Fib or sudden death event where he never regained consciousness after collapsing midsentence after a BB practice Thursday.

Dennis Johnson was one of the great defensive players of his era won NBA titles with two teams, made 1st team all Defensive team 5 times, NBA all-star 5 times, 3 NBA titles and certainly gave Magic Johnson more than a few sleepless nights guarding him as solidly as any player in the NBA.

DJ played the game full throttle at both ends of the court. IMO few of the current membership of NBA players that dominate this current inferior brand of so called professional basketball could hang with Mr Johnson in his prime.

The Boston Celtics were the greatest dynasty in the history of the NBA winning almost as many NBA championships during Red's tenure as conquests Wilt from LA is credited.

If the NBA game today had the same team concept with pass and play defense first with the ball rarely hitting the floor as the Boston Celtics (and to be fair the Showtime LA version) played night after night we wouldn't be playing for the Bronze in world competition.

Team ball and USA superiority died when the Celtic/Laker motion games ceased to exist. DJ and Red were major contributors toward securing what was right about the game. The NBA is a far lesser product without guys who played and coached like these two.

RIP DJ........Your final resting will be in the Hall where you belonged all along.

2 of the 3 titles the Celtics won in the 80's was against the Rockets...who beat the Lakers in the Western Conference Finals.:cool:

1988-89-WHO CARES? DETROIT MAYBE
1987-88 Los Angeles Lakers beat Detroit Pistons 4-3
1986-87 Los Angeles Lakers beat Boston Celtics 4-2
1985-86 Boston Celtics beat Houston Rockets 4-2
1984-85 Los Angeles Lakers beat Boston Celtics 4-2
1983-84 Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers 4-3
1982-83 Philadelphia 76ers beat Los Angeles Lakers 4-0
1981-82 Los Angeles Lakers beat Philadelphia 76ers 4-2
1980-81 Boston Celtics beat Houston Rockets 4-2
1979-80 Los Angeles Lakers beat Philadelphia 76ers 4-2

Let's get this straight...Lakers 5

Celtics.....3

Philly...1

Detroit..1

In the 80's, the Hick from French Lick,and his thug buddies, beat the LAKERS
IN THE FINALS.......1 TIME.........1.........LAKERS beat them in the finals ....2 times........2 versus 1...........5 rings in the 80' s versus 3.Facts are the facts,but people sometimes don't like to hear the facts.Facts are that this was a cheating Machiavellian organization that forced Championship games to be played in sweltering conditions in the Boston Garden.If they couldn't win fairly ,they often would "get more physical." That's what this band of thugs called it when McHale (in response to Carr's pleadings from the bench ) clotheslined a player on the way for a lay-up.That organization (in the 80's) will forever be known as the least classy Professional Sports Organization that ever existed.

1988-89 Detroit Pistons Los Angeles Lakers 4-0 Joe Dumars, Detroit
1987-88 Los Angeles Lakers Detroit Pistons 4-3 James Worthy, Los Angeles
1986-87 Los Angeles Lakers Boston Celtics 4-2 Magic Johnson, Los Angeles
1985-86 Boston Celtics Houston Rockets 4-2 Larry Bird, Boston
1984-85 Los Angeles Lakers Boston Celtics 4-2 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Los Angeles
1983-84 Boston Celtics Los Angeles Lakers 4-3 Larry Bird, Boston
1982-83 Philadelphia 76ers Los Angeles Lakers 4-0 Moses Malone, Philadelphia
1981-82 Los Angeles Lakers Philadelphia 76ers 4-2 Magic Johnson, Los Angeles
1980-81 Boston Celtics Houston Rockets 4-2 Cedric Maxwell, Boston
1979-80 Los Angeles Lakers Philadelphia 76ers 4-2 Magic Johnson, Los Angeles
1978-79 Seattle SuperSonics Washington Bullets 4-1 Dennis Johnson, Seattle
1977-78 Washington Bullets Seattle SuperSonics 4-3 Wes Unseld, Washington
1976-77 Portland Trail Blazers Philadelphia 76ers 4-2 Bill Walton, Portland
1975-76 Boston Celtics Phoenix Suns 4-2 Jo Jo White, Boston
1974-75 Golden State Warriors Washington Bullets 4-0 Rick Barry, Golden State
1973-74 Boston Celtics Milwaukee Bucks 4-3 John Havlicek, Boston
1972-73 New York Knicks Los Angeles Lakers 4-1 Willis Reed, New York
1971-72 Los Angeles Lakers New York Knicks 4-1 Wilt Chamberlain, Los Angeles
1970-71 Milwaukee Bucks Baltimore Bullets 4-0 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Milwaukee
1969-70 New York Knicks Los Angeles Lakers 4-3 Willis Reed, New York
1968-69 Boston Celtics Los Angeles Lakers 4-3 Jerry West, Los Angeles
1967-68 Boston Celtics Los Angeles Lakers 4-2
1966-67 Philadelphia 76ers San Francisco Warriors 4-2
1965-66 Boston Celtics Los Angeles Lakers 4-3
1964-65 Boston Celtics Los Angeles Lakers 4-1
1963-64 Boston Celtics San Francisco Warriors 4-1
1962-63 Boston Celtics Los Angeles Lakers 4-2
1961-62 Boston Celtics Los Angeles Lakers 4-3
1960-61 Boston Celtics St. Louis Hawks 4-1
1959-60 Boston Celtics St. Louis Hawks 4-3
1958-59 Boston Celtics Minneapolis Lakers 4-0
1957-58 St. Louis Hawks Boston Celtics 4-2
1956-57 Boston Celtics St. Louis Hawks 4-3
1955-56 Philadelphia Warriors Fort Wayne Pistons 4-1
1954-55 Syracuse Nationals Fort Wayne Pistons 4-3
1953-54 Minneapolis Lakers Syracuse Nationals 4-3
1952-53 Minneapolis Lakers New York Knicks 4-1
1951-52 Minneapolis Lakers New York Knicks 4-3
1950-51 Rochester Royals New York Knicks 4-3
1949-50 Minneapolis Lakers Syracuse Nationals 4-2
1948-49 Minneapolis Lakers Washington Capitols 4-2
1947-48 Baltimore Bullets Philadelphia Warriors 4-2
1946-47 Philadelphia Warriors Chicago Stags 4-1

Head to Head Celtics 8 Lakers 2 Shhhh it's nappy nap time. We'll get you your blue blanky and your oatmeal and we'll put you to bed. OK?

Your no-class organization has been MIA since the Lakers beat ya down in '87.

yeah real class organization like the Lakers that has that Adulterous rapist as it's leader. Yeah that is all class let me tell ya.

also were in the Eastern conf finals in 2002

LOL

Hey you said MIA, being in game 7 of the Conference Finals isn't exactly MIA.

Oh by the way I love the no response about you piece of crap lowlife rapist K. Bryant as the leader and the face of your so called "Classy" organization. And now they're thinking of getting Jason Kidd? Hmmm perfect . yeah class all the way!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I didn't respond to it( because it is a lie.)He was not convicted of rape.You know,there is a slight misunderstanding about the laws in this country.A Black man who has sex with a White woman is not always guilty of a rape.I know this is what many people consider it to be,but there is not a law against a Black man having sex with a White woman.He is guilty of Adultery.Probably atleast 60% of married men are guilty of this atleast once in their marriage.I have brought up a couple on court issues that your organization encouraged,and you bring up off the court private life.You expect every organization to trade a player who is guilty of adultery? Be a whole lot of trades.

I'm sorry to see this thread has gone down the tubes...what a shame.

That's always the way it is when somebody does stuff like make a sauna out of the building they play in.When they clothesline people on the way to make a lay-up.When they openly encourage that their players "get more physical." When you do stuff like that,you get life-long enemies.

DJ et al
 

Well done boswd and others! DJ was the consumate professional and Celtic fans were honored to have him play for us during those great years!

http://www.nba.com/games/20070223/BOSLAL/recap.html

L.A. Lakers 122, Boston 96

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 23 (AP) -- "Kobe Bryant appeared well on his way to his fourth 50-point game of the season - or at least his fourth straight 40-point effort against the Boston Celtics - until coach Phil Jackson invoked the mercy rule on the NBA's worst team."

Hey Scuds hijacked this thread which was meant to honor a fallen player to use it as an outlet for his past anger of only being able to defeat the Celtics twice in their long storird rivalry. He went on to charge them as being classless. So if you live in a glass house, don't throw stones. Just because Kobe had enough money to get him off the charges doesn't mean he didn't do it. So if Scuds wants to proclaim his Lakers as the epitome of class having your number one player being accused of rape and now interested n getting a wife beater,J kidd, to me doesn't sound like an organization that is all about class.

But having said that RIP DJ you were one of the best!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

Hey Scuds hijacked this thread which was meant to honor a fallen player to use it as an outlet for his past anger of only being able to defeat the Celtics twice in their long storird rivalry. He went on to charge them as being classless. So if you live in a glass house, don't throw stones. Just because Kobe had enough money to get him off the charges doesn't mean he didn't do it. So if Scuds wants to proclaim his Lakers as the epitome of class having your number one player being accused of rape and now interested n getting a wife beater,J kidd, to me doesn't sound like an organization that is all about class.

But having said that RIP DJ you were one of the best!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You really gotta reach,don't you......I give examples of on court stuff,and you have to go off the court and find something in a player's personal Life.Playing in a building without A.C. is totally classless.You should be able to win without doing that kind of b.s.