The Man Behind the Rings: The Story Of Bill Russell

[duncan228]

This is in two parts, and it's long so I'm just linking it.

For anyone that may not know about Russell it's got some great history and some great quotes.

To one of the greats that paved the way.


The Man Behind the Rings: The Story of Bill Russell, Pt.1

http://mvn.com/celtics17/2009/07/the...l-russell.html

The Man Behind the Rings: The Story of Bill Russell, Pt. 2

http://mvn.com/celtics17/2009/08/the...sell-pt-2.html

[Culburn369]

Russell is a Lakers hater and means us not well. He's a liar as well and a dishonest sort. He'd invite Wilt over to his home when the Finals would roll around with the express intent to "seduce" Wilt: get his guard down, soften him up, damn him with faint praise, be his buddy...then the next day (game day at Boston Garden) they'd call him everything but a black man, take his pants down, destroy him...in the name of "gamesmanship"...and the asshole would go right back over there the next time for more of this treatment.

Russell also took the opportunity when Daddy & Kobe were in the midst of their blood feud (Daddy was in Miami) to approach O'Neal with the idea for Daddy to approach Kobe (live on the court during warmups) and bury the proverbial hatchet. It was a slap at all Lakers Fandom and a way for Russell to piss in our collective Cheerios via O'Neal.

I hate that sneaky bas and I always will.

[Culburn369]

I feel the same exact way about that sneaky sucker. Did you see the disgust on his face having to stand right there in the middle of the Lakers circle jerk and hand Kobe the MVP trophy that was named after him. He barely ing acknowledged Kobe. I'm glad Bill was put in that situation. I bet he wont be back next year to give it to Kobe again.

Precisely, Luva. The contempt on Russell's face was embarrassing. He's a rat bas .

[ambchang]

And once again, this had turned into a Kobe thread.

[Culburn369]

Change it back, bugwit. Ain't nobody stoppin' ya.

[history2b]

This is in two parts, and it's long so I'm just linking it.

For anyone that may not know about Russell it's got some great history and some great quotes.

To one of the greats that paved the way.


The Man Behind the Rings: The Story of Bill Russell, Pt.1

http://mvn.com/celtics17/2009/07/the...l-russell.html

The Man Behind the Rings: The Story of Bill Russell, Pt. 2

http://mvn.com/celtics17/2009/08/the...sell-pt-2.html

And Dirk Nowitzki is better than Bill Russell.

signed,

Phillip the got

[z0sa]

And once again, this had turned into a Kobe thread.

And now Dirk Nowitzki

[lefty]

Russell is a Lakers hater and means us not well. He's a liar as well and a dishonest sort. He'd invite Wilt over to his home when the Finals would roll around with the express intent to "seduce" Wilt: get his guard down, soften him up, damn him with faint praise, be his buddy...then the next day (game day at Boston Garden) they'd call him everything but a black man, take his pants down, destroy him...in the name of "gamesmanship"...and the asshole would go right back over there the next time for more of this treatment.

Russell also took the opportunity when Daddy & Kobe were in the midst of their blood feud (Daddy was in Miami) to approach O'Neal with the idea for Daddy to approach Kobe (live on the court during warmups) and bury the proverbial hatchet. It was a slap at all Lakers Fandom and a way for Russell to piss in our collective Cheerios via O'Neal.

I hate that sneaky bas and I always will.

Hey at least Russell didnt rape anyone

[history2b]

Hey at least Russell didnt rape anyone

Manu never pressed charges.

[lefty]

Manu never pressed charges.

That's true

[Giuseppe]

Hey at least Russell didnt rape anyone

A lesson for Neal & Bryant, eh?

[TheManFromAcme]

Manu never pressed charges.

[#2!]

I feel the same exact way about that sneaky sucker. Did you see the disgust on his face having to stand right there in the middle of the Lakers circle jerk and hand Kobe the MVP trophy that was named after him. He barely ing acknowledged Kobe. I'm glad Bill was put in that situation. I bet he wont be back next year to give it to Kobe again.

I don't remember his face from the post-finals ceremony, but I do know something about his feelings on the Lakers. He certainly had some animosity towards them being rivals, but in the conversation Russel had with Tim Duncan a few years ago he said something along the lines of this:

"When I was young, before I was in the league, the great George Mikan came to watch me play once and talked to me afterwards. He told me "You should come play for the Lakers," and because of that I always kind of wished I could have."