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cosmo20002 07-31-2022 06:01 PM
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Originally Posted by PunkinDrublic (Post 16389678)
Better than Lebron by far. Didn’t need to recruit a super team or pad his stats.
"by far?" Let's not get too nuts.
Russell's teams were loaded with HOFers. Wilt used to complain about it all the time.

PunkinDrublic 07-31-2022 06:54 PM
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Originally Posted by cosmo20002 (Post 16389715)
"by far?" Let's not get too nuts.
Russell's teams were loaded with HOFers. Wilt used to complain about it all the time.
Russell helped make the players around him better. He never sat out games due to “load management”.

Rain Man 07-31-2022 07:22 PM
He won a lot of championships, but the NBA had about 10 teams during those years. So he had a 10 percent chance of winning each year.

Today's NBA has 30 teams, so each team has a 3.3 percent chance of winning each year.

I contend that his 11 championships equate to 3.33 championships in the modern era.

srvy 07-31-2022 08:06 PM
As a kid I loved watching the Celtics I remember especially his battles with the Knicks and Willis Reed.

Sadly remember Chamberlain in his older years when he didn't even attempt to get back on defense. He would wait at half court then set up in the key wait for a lob in and score with the hook.

srvy 07-31-2022 08:17 PM
As a kid I loved watching the Celtics I remember especially his battles with the Knicks and Willis Reed.

Sadly remember Chamberlain in his older years when he didn't even attempt to get back on defense. He would wait at half court then set up in the key wait for a lob in and score with the hook.

Buehler445 07-31-2022 08:27 PM
Damn, RIP

I've listened to a lot of Simmons Podcasts that have Russell stories. They're awesome man. He was ****ing awesome.

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Originally Posted by Tribal Warfare (Post 16389355)
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">One of the all-time Bill Russell clips. RIP. <a href="https://t.co/D0tKb8q7rg">pic.twitter.com/D0tKb8q7rg</a></p>&mdash; Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) <a href="https://twitter.com/barstoolsports/status/1553792981479694338?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 31, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
LOL Look at Shaq ROFL



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Originally Posted by Rain Man (Post 16389680)
How is that even possible? Did he never give the other guys a chance?
League was different then, they played an insane pace and missed a ****ton of shots. All the guys from that era have a pissload of rebounds and blocks.

Ocotillo 07-31-2022 08:57 PM
Boston citizens showed Russell their true appreciation by breaking into his home and taking a shit in his bed.

KC_Connection 07-31-2022 08:59 PM
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Originally Posted by PunkinDrublic (Post 16389678)
Better than Lebron by far. Didn’t need to recruit a super team or pad his stats.
Wouldn't be a NBA thread here (even a Bill Russell death thread apparently) without somebody ridiculously hating on LeBron out of the blue for no reason.

Anyway, I would have loved to have seen Russell in his prime. One of the greatest defenders of all time.

Couch-Potato 07-31-2022 09:14 PM
RIP

BWillie 07-31-2022 10:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Rain Man (Post 16389828)
He won a lot of championships, but the NBA had about 10 teams during those years. So he had a 10 percent chance of winning each year.

Today's NBA has 30 teams, so each team has a 3.3 percent chance of winning each year.

I contend that his 11 championships equate to 3.33 championships in the modern era.
Rainman with a solid logical argument.

Rain Man 08-01-2022 06:31 AM
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Originally Posted by Buehler445 (Post 16389876)

League was different then, they played an insane pace and missed a ****ton of shots. All the guys from that era have a pissload of rebounds and blocks.
Interesting point. I don't follow basketball at all. I could see a lot more missed shots in the olden days controlling for distance, but is that true even with the three- point shot now?

scho63 08-01-2022 11:04 AM
He sure as hell was a warrior on the court and a gentleman off.


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