<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">He has had the nicknames of, "Cornbread" and "Bread", and a hand-painted banner that used to hang over the first row of the upper balcony in the old Boston Garden read, 'Mad Max', but sharp Celtics fans young and old simply know him as, "Max". And, like all great Celtics players of the past, "Max's" number is up! On ceremonies to be conducted at halftime of the Minnesota Timberwolves game on Monday, December 15, the Celtics will honor Cedric Maxwell by retiring his familiar #31 jersey to the FleetCenter rafters. His number, the 22nd overall to be retired, will be the sixth on the third retired number banner, joining #3 (Dennis Johnson), #33 (Larry Bird), #32 (Kevin McHale), #35 Reggie Lewis and #00 (Robert Parish).</div> Full Story by Jeff Twiss: http://www.nba.com/celtics/news/120203_SaluteToCedric.html
Cornbread, yes. Was very clutch indeed in the playoffs for Boston, believe winning Finals MVP one year if I am not mistaken.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Sandman:</div><div class="quote_post">Cornbread, yes. Was very clutch indeed in the playoffs for Boston, believe winning Finals MVP one year if I am not mistaken.</div> Sure did, the first one, in 1981. Cornbread was part of the original 80's Celtics' frontline with Parish and Bird, with McHale as his backup. That alone speaks bounds about his ability.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting starman85:</div><div class="quote_post">Sure did, the first one, in 1981. Cornbread was part of the original 80's Celtics' frontline with Parish and Bird, with McHale as his backup. That alone speaks bounds about his ability.</div> Damn I'm good, and I was born in 1980 Many just don't study the game anymore.
It's about time the Celtics and their fans honored the guy who had to guard the players that Larry Bird couldn't.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting InNETSweTrust:</div><div class="quote_post">FYI: He has career averages of 12.5ppg and 6.3rpg. Why was he nicknamed Cornbread?</div> I think Bird said it was something about the way he handled the ball, or his light touch around the basket, as if he was handling a loaf of bread(of the corn variety, most likely). I may be mistaken, but that's what I remember hearing. He did have a very nice touch around the basket, with a picturesque finger roll.
