Re: Best Big Men to Ever Play the Game
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I can't believe I'm getting sucked into this, but fine....
Where do you rank Bill Russell among all time big men then?
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Put Wilt on those Celtics teams, they win the same # of championships. Maybe more. Put Russell on the Warriors--does the famous "winner" make them into a championship team?
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So rank him behind Wilt. Russell any lower than #3 is not correct. He was the best player on ELEVEN NBA championship teams.
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He was very lucky to be on championship winning teams 11 of his 13 seasons. He was one of the best if not the best player on these teams. These teams however were incredibly talented in an era with many fewer teams and no salary cap. Basketball as in poker becoming too results oriented is a major mistake.
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