The List of Greatness - 1967

Well, it's a bit later than I wanted to put it up, but I'll make it up with a double dose of greatness this week. As always, all stats and accomplishments are as of the end of the 1966-67 season.


1. Hal Greer - 176.6
Position: Guard-Forward
Height: 6'2"
Draft: 1958 - 13th pick
Experience: 9 years
Teams: Syracuse Nationals - 1959-1963 (#15), Philadelphia 76ers - 1964-1967 (#15)
66.7 Win Shares, 0.006 MVP Award Shares, 0 All-NBA 1st Team Selections, 5 All-NBA 2nd Team Selections, 7 All-Star Selections, 1 Championship (1967 76ers), 1.9 Championship Win Shares, 0 Finals Losses, 0.0 Finals Win Shares, 4 Conference Finals Losses (1959 Nationals, 1961 Nationals, 1965 76ers, 1966 76ers), 2.3 Conference Finals Win Shares


And the rest of the top ten:
2. Richie Guerin - 135.9
Position: Guard
Height: 6'4"
Draft: 1954 - 17th pick
Experience: 10 years
Teams: New York Knicks - 1957-1964 (#9), St. Louis Hawks - 1964-1967 (#15)
68.1 Win Shares, 0.032 MVP Award Shares, 0 All-NBA 1st Team Selections, 3 All-NBA 2nd Team Selections, 6 All-Star Selections, 0 Championships, 0.0 Championship Win Shares, 0 Finals Losses, 0.0 Finals Win Shares, 3 Conference Finals Losses (1964 Hawks, 1966 Hawks, 1967 Hawks), 2.8 Conference Finals Win Shares


3. Bailey Howell - 133.1
Position: Forward
Height: 6'7"
Draft: 1959 - 2nd pick
Experience: 8 years
Teams: Detroit Pistons - 1960-1964 (#18), Baltimore Bullets - 1965-1966 (#15), Boston Celtics - 1967 (#18)
85.2 Win Shares, 0.024 MVP Award Shares, 0 All-NBA 1st Team Selections, 1 All-NBA 2nd Team Selection, 6 All-Star Selections, 0 Championships, 0.0 Championship Win Shares, 0 Finals Losses, 0.0 Finals Win Shares, 3 Conference Finals Losses (1962 Pistons, 1965 Bullets, 1967 Celtics), 2.9 Conference Finals Win Shares


4. Harry Gallatin - 131.9
Position: Forward-Center
Height: 6'6"
Experience: 10 years (retired 9 years)
Teams: New York Knicks - 1949-1957 (#11), Detroit Pistons - 1958 (#10)
60.1 Win Shares, 0.012 MVP Award Shares, 1 All-NBA Team Selection, 1 All-NBA 2nd Team Selection, 7 All-Star Selections, 0 Championships, 0.0 Championship Win Shares, 3 Finals Losses (1951 Knicks, 1952 Knicks, 1953 Knicks), 2.2 Finals Win Shares, 3 Conference Finals Losses (1949 Knicks, 1950 Knicks, 1958 Pistons), 0.2 Conference Finals Win Shares


5. Jack Twyman - 131.7
Position: Forward-Guard
Height: 6'6"
Draft: 1955 - 8th pick
Experience: 11 years (retired 1 year)
Teams: Rochester Royals - 1956-1957 (#10), Cincinnati Royals - 1958-1966 (#27 - 1958-1960, #31 - 1961-1964, #27 - 1965-1966)
75.0 Win Shares, 0.066 MVP Award Shares, 0 All-NBA 1st Team Selection, 2 All-NBA 2nd Team Selections, 6 All-Star Selections, 0 Championships, 0.0 Championship Win Shares, 0 Finals Losses, 0.0 Finals Win Shares, 2 Conference Finals Losses (1963 Royals, 1964 Royals), 2.0 Conference Finals Win Shares


6. Jim Pollard - 126.0
Position: Forward-Center
Height: 6'4"
Experience: 7 years (retired 12 years)
Teams: Minneapolis Lakers - 1949-1955 (#17)
18.2 Win Shares, 0.000 MVP Award Shares, 2 All-NBA 1st Team Selections, 2 All-NBA 2nd Team Selections, 4 All-Star Selections, 5 Championships (1949 Lakers, 1950 Lakers, 1952 Lakers, 1953 Lakers, 1954 Lakers), 3.7 Championship Win Shares, 0 Finals Losses, 0.0 Finals Win Shares, 2 Conference Finals Losses (1951 Lakers, 1955 Lakers), 0.3 Conference Finals Win Shares


7. Clyde Lovellette - 119.2
Position: Center-Forward
Height: 6'9"
Draft: 1952 - 9th pick
Experience: 11 years (retired 3 years)
Teams: Minneapolis Lakers - 1954-1957 (#89 - 1954, #34 - 1954-1957), Cincinnati Royals - 1958 (#34), St. Louis Hawks - 1959-1962 (#34), Boston Celtics - 1963-1964 (#4 - 1963, #34 - 1964)
71.1 Win Shares, 0.013 MVP Award Shares, 0 All-NBA 1st Team Selections, 1 All-NBA 2nd Team Selection, 4 All-Star Selections, 3 Championships (1954 Lakers, 1963 Celtics, 1964 Celtics), 0.8 Championship Win Shares, 2 Finals Losses (1960 Hawks, 1961 Hawks), 0.9 Finals Win Shares, 3 Conference Finals Losses (1955 Lakers, 1957 Lakers, 1959 Hawks), 2.1 Conference Finals Win Shares


8. Bob Davies - 118.5
Position: Guard-Forward
Height: 6'1"
Experience: 7 years (retired 11 years)
Teams: Rochester Royals - 1949-1955 (#11)
26.5 Win Shares, 0.000 MVP Award Shares, 4 All-NBA 1st Team Selections, 1 Championship (1951 Royals), 0.0 Championship Win Shares, 0 Finals Losses, 0.0 Finals Win Shares, 3 Conference Finals Losses (1949 Royals, 1952 Royals, 1954 Royals), 0.8 Conference Finals Win Shares


9. Jerry Lucas - 109.4
Position: Forward-Center
Height: 6'8"
Draft: 1962 - territorial selection
Experience: 4 years
Teams: Cincinnati Royals - 1964-1967 (#16)
38.0 Win Shares, 0.027 MVP Award Shares, 2 All-NBA 1st Team Selections, 2 All-NBA 2nd Team Selections, 4 All-Star Selections, 0 Championships, 0.0 Championship Win Shares, 0 Finals Losses, 0.0 Finals Win Shares, 1 Conference Finals Loss (1964 Royals), 0.3 Conference Finals Win Shares


10. Larry Costello - 109.1
Position: Guard
Height: 6'1"
Draft: 1954 - 12th pick
Experience: 11 years
Teams: Philadelphia Warriors - 1955 (#5), 1957 (#18), Syracuse Nationals - 1958-1963 (#15 - 1958, #6 - 1958-1959, #21 - 1960-1963), Philadelphia 76ers - 1964-1965, 1967 (#21)
61.2 Win Shares, 0.037 MVP Award Shares, 0 All-NBA 1st Team Selections, 1 All-NBA 2nd Team Selection, 6 All-Star Selections, 1 Championship (1967 76ers), 0.2 Championship Win Shares, 0 Finals Losses, 0.0 Finals Win Shares, 3 Conference Finals Losses (1959 Nationals, 1961 Nationals, 1965 76ers), 2.0 Conference Finals Win Shares


And the 21 Greatest Players Ever after 21 seasons:
Inducted List of Greatness members in bold; Retired players highlighted in silver
(Previous rank and rating, if applicable, in parentheses)
1. Bill Russell - 665.9 (1 - 632.3)
2. Bob Pettit - 468.2 (2)
3. Wilt Chamberlain - 467.6 (5 - 366.5)
4. Bob Cousy - 402.1 (3)
5. Dolph Schayes - 388.2 (4)
6. Oscar Robertson - 325.7 (7 - 283.9)
7. Elgin Baylor - 315.7 (6 - 289.5)
8. Jerry West - 282.0 (9 - 250.3)
9. Bill Sharman - 276.2 (8)
10. Sam Jones - 247.5 (12 - 227.0)
11. Paul Arizin - 244.5 (10)
12. George Mikan - 232.2 (11)
13. Tom Heinsohn - 217.8 (13)
14. Neil Johnston - 209.8 (14)
15. Vern Mikkelsen - 190.5 (15)
16. Ed Macauley - 179.7 (16)
17. Cliff Hagan - 177.2 (17)
18. Hal Greer - 176.6 (21 - 135.0)
19. Slater Martin - 160.6 (18)
20. Larry Foust - 155.6 (19)
21. George Yardley - 145.1 (20)


And the next tier:
22. Richie Guerin - 135.9 (24 - 130.0)
23. Bailey Howell - 133.1 (28 - 114.5)
24. Harry Gallatin - 131.9 (22)
25. Jack Twyman - 131.7 (23)
26. Jim Pollard - 126.0 (25)
27. Clyde Lovellette - 119.2 (26)
28. Bob Davies - 118.5 (27)
29. Jerry Lucas - 109.4 (37 - 87.1)
30. Larry Costello - 109.1 (29 - 104.6)
31. Tom Gola - 103.6 (30)
32. Bobby Wanzer - 99.5 (31)
33. Dick McGuire - 98.2 (32)
34. Walt Bellamy - 98.1 (35 - 89.3)
35. John Havlicek - 93.4 (40 - 77.1)
36. Carl Braun - 92.6 (33)
37. Gene Shue - 92.5 (34)
38. Red Kerr - 87.7 (36)
39. Andy Phillip - 85.5 (38)
40. Paul Seymour - 82.9 (39)
41. Rudy LaRusso - 76.8 (NR - 75.1)
42. Max Zaslofsky - 75.8 (NR)