@AUcane and I'm not taking anything away from Russell...CaneinOrlando is fully aware of his Legacy....But put him as a starting Center over Kareem and The Dream on my team??....Never......
Sit yo Crazy *** Down....1. Lebron
/ Everybody else
Russell played on the best team and won titles because of it. Bill Cartwright won three titles in a row, so does that make him better than every other centre that didn't? I'm with you. I'd take a number of guys over Russell. That being said, he was exactly what the Celtics needed. He was a great team player, and swapping out a more talented player could have ruined team chemistry.
1. Lebron
/ Everybody else
no BUT one day you’ll get to meet a dumb kid that will tell you some guy in “today’s game” is the best ever. You’ll just laugh and think “I saw both/most and you’re an idiot”. You have no clue. Labron is a great player, but he’s not the greatest anything other than the best of his era. I absolutely love his game and think he’s done a serviceable job as a leader too. He’s an wonderful basketball player.
Your not so crazy after all..**** I could “guard” Lebron. The effectiveness of it tho wouldn’t put a dent in his game..same with anyone else. When It come to great offensive players you not stopping them with a single player. Your whole defensive gameplan has to be he geared too stopping them. As far as Michael or pipp. In reality, the bull would not use mike as a primary defender on bron, it would certainly be pippen or Rodman..Lebron 6”8 260 so physically they aren’t bothering him. Their quickness would, but great offensive players adjust too that. If you going by 90s b-ball rules like ppl often bring up, not only can the defense be slightly more physical (ppl overstate the effects when u consider muggs and other small guards was quite effective in this era) but the offensive screens, and individuals could take advantage of it too. Along with there being more one v one defense as opposed of today. All this said prime Lebron is too big, strong, skilled and b-ball IQ too high for him to not dominate any era
Yeah You tripping..melo just didn’t take care of his body like he should’ve and was about that money more than winning in his prime..remember it was gonna be melo, wade and Lebron team up. If that would’ve happened melo would’ve been influenced by Lebron enough on a everyday basis to extend his prime
Harden. LOL That dude is soft as charmin. His game would have been absolute suffocated by defenses like the bad boys or the early 90s knicks, back when offensive players weren't given space to operate and defenders had their hands on you literally every second of the game (see: hand checking). But that's not the rule set he plays under, and his game is other-worldly under the current No-D rules, I'll give him that.
Yup and if Giannis gets a jumper and improves his handles more it very well might be him..but Lebron IQ sets him apart along with being the best pure athlete to step foot in the league when you consider strength, speed, durability. The man 35 and he was so far and beyond the best this era that even in decline he is at the top. This was supposed to be the year we all saw him slip in the 5-8 range as best players rn..but early on it looks like he has at least 2-3 years at a legit top 5 level unless catastrophic injury occurs
Yeahhh I guess you think kyrie would’ve been shut down in that era too..harden is 6-5 230, solid..just averaged 36..best scoring season since MJ...if a guy like Reggie Miller can survive in that era then harden, with better athleticism, size and handle would do just fine. Best combo guard handles of all time. Don’t @me
Dont forget he slept with 15k woman thats legendary.
steph/ harden would translate why? Because they are too skilled not too. Skill translates in any era. Ask Larry bird. With harden he’s also, as I stated a plus athlete along with that skill. Now I don’t think hardens style is conducive to winning championships, but getting numbers, yes.
He'd still ball, sure. I was just disagreeing that Harden belongs on a list of players no one in history could stop. That only applies re him in the current rule set. A player like LBJ has the kind of game that would have been a force under all of the rule sets. They're just so different. Harden is such a lethal scorer it is mind blowing, but he's also soft as sh-t. Soft didn't work back then, so I'm just saying IMO unless he developed a very different game he wouldn't have dominated back then and put up the gaudy numbers he does today.
Boy that'll open a can o worms, most o my life MJ has been considered the man
That’s Wilt, not Russ.
. Best all around player ever, period. I’ve always used Russell when everyone talks about Jordan having more rings, because if that’s the standard, Russell crushes everyone. coach and the competition wasn’t close to what it is now. Oh and the Bull still won, what fifty some games the year Jordan was retired? Yea, miss me with MJ being the . Take your childhood glasses off.
