Adding still more to the story was Bob Cousy's decision to play at age 41. In order to be activated, the Royals had to trade solid reserve Bill Dinwiddie to the Boston Celtics so that Red Auerbach could release him from the Boston retired list. Cousy played seven games in November, and played poorly, having not played in the NBA for five seasons.

May 10, 2023 · Bob Cousy - closer to Oscar Robertson or Bob Davies and Bobby McDermott? Moderators: penbeast0, Clyde Frazier, trex_8063, Doctor MJ, PaulieWal

Jul 18, 2024 · Player of the Year 1. George Mikan 2. Dolph Schayes 3. Paul Arizin 4. Bob Cousy 5. Bob Davies Mikan's scoring falls off a cliff with the widening of the lane, ending his run as both the scoring and win share leader in the league. However, as the clear DPOY still, this dropoff simply moves him from GOAT era-relative peak to mere MVP. More of a trivia fact but despite …

Aug 3, 2024 · Player of the Year 1. Bob Pettit 2. Dolph Schayes 3. Bill Russell 4. Bob Cousy 5. Neil Johnston Firstly, not sure why people are saying Russell's 24 games missed is small sample size WOWY when we have been working with far less without any problem.

Apr 16, 2024 · Cousy is in my opinion one of the most overrated basketball players ever. I don't think he'd even be a top 10 playmaker in today's league because of his lack of scoring punch.

A guy like Bob Cousy was a NBA Champion and an MVP, he wouldn't even come close to making an NBA team. A guy like Elgin Baylor, who averaged 27 and 13 for his career, probably wouldn't make an NBA team either.

Dec 28, 2024 · Who is a better playmaker than Bob Cousy in this era? He invented behind the back dribbling, behind the back shooting. Lead the nba in assists for 8 years. Besides the 13 all star games or 10 first team picks he had a better nickname than anyone today Houdini of …

Aug 4, 2024 · Thanks! POY 1. Bob Pettit 2. Bob Cousy 3. Dolph Schayes 4. Tom Heinsohn 5. Bill Russell Probably controversial, but Russell was a rookie that missed 1/3 of the season. I'll place him top 5, but the other players benefit from playing the entire season.

Jul 21, 2021 · Cousy was a solid shooter with range--more of his shots were unassisted which helped him leverage open shots for his team. He often preferred to slash to the basket, which pressured the defense futher.

Aug 1, 2024 · Bob Cousy - Not the best playoffs but pretty easily the best PG in the league and solid enough scoring volume/efficiency combo along with assists to get him MVP.