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  1. 08-01-2022 #26
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    Quote Originally Posted by Uriel
    Serious question: how good would he be in today's NBA?
    He wouldn't be drafted tbh
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    Rest in Peace, Mr. Russell.
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    Bill Russell and Wilt Chamberlin were so amazing as basketball players. They wil never get the respect they deserve against the modern greats.
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    russell transcended the sport, in a myriad of ways; i'm sure he would have been detested by all the ST members of the "shut up and play" chorus.
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    One of the great ones. Greatest winner in American team sports.
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    RIP Bill Russell, a true remaining NBA legend from that glory days of black and white television. Somehow I find him closest to Timmy in style of play, defensive-minded who just knows to win, while Timmy was a more dominant offensive player. But they just win when it matters most, in the playoffs.
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    True GOAT RIP
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    Great guy. Sadly ironic that one of the most racist towns in the NBA is where he suited them up.
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    cool pic
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    Quote Originally Posted by offset formation
    Great guy. Sadly ironic that one of the most racist towns in the NBA is where he suited them up.
    In the 50s and 60s cities in the south were more racist than Boston.
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    Quote Originally Posted by rascal
    In the 50s and 60s cities in the south were more racist than Boston.
    Nope. I remember watching the news at night, and Southie threw cinderblocks at busses of black kids heading to formerly all white schools. They didn’t have any laws, or segregated lunch counters, but their racism was as virulent as the south.
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    Quote Originally Posted by dbestpro
    Bill Russell and Wilt Chamberlin were so amazing as basketball players. They wil never get the respect they deserve against the modern greats.
    I never saw either of them play, but I am always in amazement looking at their stats, especially Wilt on offense. Both would probably still be very good if they played in a different era.

    This news really does suck. Anytime Bill Russell spoke, I always enjoyed hearing what he had to say. I don't know much about Bill Russell the basketball player as it wasn't anywhere close my era that I grew up in, but I do know Bill Russell the person was an amazing man with all the stuff he did off the court. Great, great man.
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    Bill Russell played in 22 winner-take-all games throughout his basketball career. Ten of those were Game 7s.

    He won all 22 games.



    Dear God. Talk about a winner.
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    Quote Originally Posted by JuneJive
    Bill Russell played in 22 winner-take-all games throughout his basketball career. Ten of those were Game 7s.

    He won all 22 games.



    Dear God. Talk about a winner.
    Wow! It's weird to me that these days the GOAT conversation is always Lebron VS. MJ, and that Kareem, Magic and especially Bill Russell are often left out of the conversation.
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    Quote Originally Posted by John B
    RIP Bill Russell, a true remaining NBA legend from that glory days of black and white television. Somehow I find him closest to Timmy in style of play, defensive-minded who just knows to win, while Timmy was a more dominant offensive player. But they just win when it matters most, in the playoffs.

    Defensive win shares all time rank
    https://www.basketball-reference.com...ws_career.html

    Bill Russell
    Tim Duncan
    Kareem
    Hakeem
    Wilt

    What a list of true all time greats
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    Wtf is that WNBA highlights
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    Quote Originally Posted by slick'81
    Wilt was a bigger version of Westbrook.
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