Bill Russell is the GOAT (EDIT: Phil Jackson would choose him over Jordan)

[Alexander The Great]

Russell isn't even the best ever at his own position

 

[William F. Russell]

rebounding is more important than scoring?

i'm sorry does the scoreboard measure points or rebounds?

You can't score if you don't rebound buddy

 

[Amare's Right Hook]

Russell isn't even the best ever at his own position

 

[Kill Dat Noize]

Do you not know that the Celtics never went to the NBA Finals BEFORE Russell joined? When Russell arrived, the Celtics started winning (he won in his rookie year). This is obvious.

magic won his rookie year too.

tell me if he wins if they don't have kareem.

 

[William F. Russell]

Russell isn't even the best ever at his own position

How many rings does the "best ever" have?

Did the "best ever" average over 20 rebounds per game?

Does the "best ever" have the Finals MVP trophy named after him?

 

[William F. Russell]

magic won his rookie year too.

tell me if he wins if they don't have kareem.

The Celtics don't win any of their 11 rings if you remove Russell.

Don't be dumb.

 

[BruhMayne]

Breh in the OP you asked "Why couldn't jordan lead UNC to a ship his senior year?"

 

[Kill Dat Noize]

You can't score if you don't rebound buddy

the top 5 rebounders in the league vs. the top 5 scorers.

any year.

who are you picking.

 

[William F. Russell]

I don't get how and why you guys are trying to discredit Bill Russell.

He's black excellence if I've ever known it...

 

[Archangel]

Label Russell the GOAT for dominating and putting up monster stats against 6''5 200 lbs white boys brehs

 

[Kill Dat Noize]

The Celtics don't win any of their 11 rings if you remove Russell.

Don't be dumb.

of course they don't. russell was their best player.

but it helps walking onto a team that already had those pieces in place. again russell was their FOURTH....sometimes FIFTH leading scorer.

jordan walked onto a team where he had to do everything.

if moses malone was already on the bulls in 84 u tell me if jordan wins a few more rings out the gate.

 

[UpAndComing]

rebounding is more important than scoring?

i'm sorry does the scoreboard measure points or rebounds?

How the fukk does those shooters like Curry and Irving get second chance points to make that three pointer? Off. Rebounding

How the fukk do you stop a team from getting hot and limiting their possessions? Def. Rebounding

How the fukk can a team even start a fast break? Def. Rebounding

Why did the Wizards lose the game the other night? Failed to get a Def. rebound

How can teams who are off one night shooting a horrible percentage get back in the game? A center like Howard or DeAndre Jordan getting loads of Off Rebs to give the team more chances to score

How was 98% of the NBA championships won in NBA history? By dominant big men getting rebounds (Shaq, Russell, Ben Wallace, Moses Malone, Kareem, etc.)


Looks like basketball ain't your sport kid

 

[William F. Russell]

@Illeye buckmatic You don't like the fact that Russell has the FMVP named after him; I get that. Which other reasons are "stupid"?

 

[Kill Dat Noize]

the coli... where rebounding takes precedence over SCORING.

 

[VegasCAC]

Wilt Chamberlain was a better player who consistently dominated Russell in their individual matchup.