The Unpopular Opinion thread

[turty11]

Quote: Originally Posted by ojandpizza

I'm thinking he meant currently or recently.

he clearly said ever

[OkayC]

Lol what happened to the part where we leave an opinion and not get judged for it. Thats kinda the point of the thread.

[turty11]

Quote: Originally Posted by OkayC

Lol what happened to the part where we leave an opinion and not get judged for it. Thats kinda the point of the thread.

nah we judge everything in this thread, especially crazy homeristic stuff

[Vni]

Quote: Originally Posted by Dice

And not just Hakeem. we can add McHale, Kareem, Moses, Duncan, etc. I can go on and on and on.

Can you ?

[Dice]

As much as I loved Dennis Rodman play, I don't think he should be in the HOF.

[BraedenG33]

I have a couple

Bill Russell would still be a top 3 player (it would be him LeBron and Durant in no order and then everybody else) in the league if he played today.

The Wizards have a legitimate shot at a Finals appearance this year.

[ojandpizza]

Was Bill Russell even widely considered a top 3 player in his own era, individually speaking? I always thought it was more so his accolades and achievements that placed him so highly amongst the all time greats.

[BraedenG33]

Quote: Originally Posted by ojandpizza

Was Bill Russell even widely considered a top 3 player in his own era, individually speaking? I always thought it was more so his accolades and achievements that placed him so highly amongst the all time greats.

I mean, I wasn't around at the time, so I'm going based on what I've read and the limited footage that is out there, but he could have been every bit as dominant as Wilt if he wanted to from what I heard, but he chose to not focus on numbers in favor of winning, that's why his teams were so much more successful than Wilt's teams (and Wilt had some teams that were just as good as those Celtic teams on paper). He was a freak too. 6'10" and 220 pounds (very big for the time) he had freakishly long arms and was an amazing athlete from what I've read and seen.



I think Bill Russell would be a lot like Anthony Davis today., but about 382% better.

He was a 5-time MVP back when the players voted for the winner, so he was clearly respected by his peers as one of the best of the era, he was a 12-time all star and 11 time All-NBA player in 14 years as a player so he was among the best players to get voted on those teams so consistently. He was probably looked at the same way people look at Duncan. He wasn't the typical 'superstar' a la Kobe and LeBron in this era, but when you look at how great he was and how consistent he has been, you realize he probably was the greatest player of the era, or at least you could make the argument for it (the late 50's and 60's for Russell, and the Post-Jordan era for Duncan).

Granted, I don't know for sure, I wasn't there, but that's how I would imagine he was perceived by what he accomplished, what I've read, and what I've heard.

Also, we have to account that if he played today he would have been brought up in today modern technological era with better medical and fitness technology and methods so he would be an even better athlete now.