Bill Russell Highlights ● The Secretary of Defense | 4K | 

Do another 4K wilt chamberlain one but later in his career

I LIKE HIS ATHLETIC SKILLS BUT ''THE WAY I PLAY WITH 9 HOF ANY TEAM CAN WIN '' DRAYMOND GREEN WITH 4 OTHERS ALLSTARS LOOKED LIKE BEAST. BUT AFTER DURANT COUSINS LEFT KLAY INJURED HE TURNS INTO TRIPLE SINGLE. I LIKE RUSSELL DEFENSE SPEED BUT TO SAY HOW HE IS GOAT CAUSE OF RINGS THAT MEAN IGUODALA >>> OVER MCGRADY TMAC IS BEAST BUT IGGY HAVE 3 RINGS + FINAL MVP. STILL MCGRADY IS GOD JUST LIKE WILT

A highlight reel of wilts competition would b amazing foobas!!!!! Wilts Game an Competition Wilt athleticism(on film): ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-gt-eypvq4YE.html Wilt chamberlain's defense: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-uJGCySdvlPo.html Wilt chamberlain's league leading passing skill: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-A0EPblJCcM8.html Wilt dunking prowess: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-WGllSScyi_g.html Wilt Chamberlain shots from 3 point range: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-h0IC8Nwkd1w.html Wilt chamberlain spot up: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-dKXWdyF--hE.html Wilt chamberlain shooting range: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-8O9MgNfcGJA.html He was the inventor of a lot of the moves we see today The post fade, post spin, drop step, up and under, scoop shot etc… Wilt's moves were not “pretty” but they were effective. Wilt would get open with a plethora of head, body and pass fakes. Faking a pass left then spinning around right. Faking a pass right then hitting a turn around jumper. Faking a behind the back pass, then turning around and dunking on you Wilt chamberlain post moves: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-L5LiRNJMHC8.html wilt vs Kareem ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-L2U4JSrpO78.html WILTS COMPETTITION: WCAs Top 6 centers of the 1960s: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Wm1-jzpr_hU.html ________________ WILLIS REED Willis Reed vs hawks 1969: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-rMBEZwx7GIQ.html ASG MVP willis reed: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-GMVUIT-wfxE.html Willis Reed vs Kareem ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-R-_qL2dqSxI.html willis reed career break down: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-y54LeXp6faE.html _________________ ZELMO BAETY Zelmo Baety scouting report: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-AFCi7XsvSI8.html __________________ NATE THURMOND Nate Thurmond Best Man Defender Of All Time?: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-tatCpVMZABw.html Nate Thurmond dunks on Bill Russell!! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-vEDFSEf3kaQ.html Nate Thurmond Career Highlights - Nate THE GREAT! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-7-CrfyEwmGQ.html Nate Thurmond 1967 NBA Finals ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-deE2raHDzgc.html ______________________ WALT BELLAMY Walt Bellamy Scouting Video (Hall of Fame NBA Center) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-iMXF9QOd1BE.html Epic Center Battle: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs Walt Bellamy ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-vH8tpl04EDI.html Walt Bellamy outhustles Wilt on the board and scores and-1! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-D0tNY_J19vI.html WCA's Walt Bellamy POSTER Dunks ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Ptb_DsNf5ms.html _______________________ BILL RUSSEL Bill Russell Highlights | THE ULTIMATE WINNER | 4K | ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-qT5GlgXrX-0.html Bill Russell vs Wilt Chamberlain Duel Game 5 1964 Finals ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-6_azx-Ku3cY.html Bill Russell Excellent Defense on Wilt 1964/65 RS ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-8bN64FpZWt4.html Big Bill Russell's handle - takes players off the dribble and runs his own fast breaks! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-PEs4KC4xHE0.html Russell vs Chamberlain in 1962 | Unstoppable Force meets Immovable Object! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-nQrxW2Eqmwc.html __________________________________________________________________________ NON CENTER HOF TALENT __________________________________________________________________________ BOB COUSY Bob Cousy - The Houdini of the Hardwood ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-o-xa6546ixc.html Bob Cousy - Circus Shots Artist (INSANE MOVES) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-bFaTPmzoI34.html ______________________ OSCAR ROBERTSON Oscar Robertson Royals Video ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ZI7riwIw9zI.html NBA special: Chris Webber interview with Oscar Robertson (0:50 oscar blocks shot at top of square) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-n9YGwPgbczI.html ______________________ ELGIN BAYLOR Wilt Chamberlain, Jerry West and Elgin Baylor Dominate G4 of 1970 NBA Finals to tie series - HD ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-yVBqqOZSgbs.html Elgin Baylor - Most Underrated Player in NBA History ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-rjNS_oYE92E.html _______________________ WALT FRAZIER walt vs wilt: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-1IZmKuEk8wM.html Career Highlights ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-HIxB9yHA9-k.html _______________________ HAL GREER Hal Greer: Career Tribute Mixtape _______________________ JERRY WEST Jerry West (Digitally Restored 60fps). 1963 NBA Finals G6 Full Highlights (32pts, 10a, 7reb) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-tmY_zQ7lxr8.html Jerry West INSANE Defensive Highlights! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-bic9ITF84-Q.html ________________________ JOHN HAVILCEK John Havlicek Career Highlights - HONDO! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-LEQp3i-R0uc.html ________________________ DAVE BING Dave Bing: Career Mixtape ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-MqE8_3lctp4.html Dave Bing - 1976 NBA All-Star MVP Highlights ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-K0wa8esDVn4.html Basketballography: Dave Bing ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ATUSOHXdgtU.html _________________________ GUY RODGERS Guy Rodgers Career Highlights ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-RnUgD4JmFRE.html Guy Rodgers 10pts 7a (Pistons at Bucks, 10.18.1969 Full Highlights) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-CR9qsoboqQA.html ___________________________ EARL MONROE ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-6gRhm1vZysY.html Earl "The Pearl" Monroe: Career Mixtape ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-BxRKr08y7J4.html ____________________________ RICK BARRY Rick Barry: Career Mixtape ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-K3WaOOr5Y1k.html How Good Was Rick Barry REALLY? ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-dSmmaZ24D7E.html ______________________________ LOU HUDSON Lou "Sweet Lou" Hudson: Career Tribute Mixtape ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-pCOblyO8L6o.html Lou Hudson Career Highlights - Sweet LOU! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-kxFPfa7HdRE.html _______________________________ ELVIN HAYES highlights ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-w4kF0U9RyYY.html _______________________________ CONNIE HAWKINS Connie Hawkins: Career Mixtape ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ln7aPnS5okk.html ________________________________ (THERES LIKE 20 MORE HOF GAURDS AND FOWARDS FROM THAT ERA BUT MY HANDS ARE CRAMPING) There's a laughable idea that there were 6 ft 4 centers in wilts era.It is COMPLETELY untrue. THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE NBA WAS 6"6 PLAYERS THAT HE FACED THAT WAS 6'10 OR TALLER FROM 1960-1973(players measured during this era were measured barefoot) C-Bill Russell: 6’10” HOF (143 games played in 9 seasons) C-Kareem Abdul Jabbar: 7'2" HOF(27 games played in 4 seasons) C-Willis Reed: 6,10” HOF(72 games played in 8 seasons) C-Walt Bellamy: 6'11" HOF(100 games played in 11 seasons) C-Artis Gilmore: 7'2" HOF C-Bob Lanier: 6'11" HOF(17 games played in 3 seasons) C-Nate Thurmond: 6'11" HOF(47 games played in 4 seasons) C-Bob McAdoo: 6’10” HOF (5 games played in 1 season) (Wes Unseld is also a HOF center but he is 6’9) (26 times in 5 seasons) (Dave Cowens is also a HOF Center/Forward but he is 6”9)(17 games played in 3 seasons) (Connie Hawkins is also a HOF Forward/ center but he is 6”9)(31 games played in 4 seasons) (please note there are more HOF PF who guarded and were guarded by wilt chamberlain but the majority of them are 6’8 to 6’9) NOTE: SINCE THERE WERE LESS TEAMS BACK THEN, THE SCHEDULE WAS MORE DENSE. HE WOULD GO UP AGAINST PLAYERS LIKE BILL RUSSEL, WALT BELLAMY EVERY OTHER HOF PLAYER DURING THAT TIME.... AS HIGH AS TO 13 TIMES A SEASON...THERE WERE ALMOST NO FILLER GAMES WHERE WILT COULD STAT PAD...THE HOF TALENT BACK THEN ARE ,IMO, JUST AS ATHLETIC, JUST AS SMART, JUST AS SKILLED(relative to what the rules allowed them to do) AS MODERN DAY HOFers ALL STARS AND OTHERS: Dennis Awtrey: 6'11" Tom Boerwinkle: 7'0" Nate Bowmen: 6'11" Mel Counts: 7'0" Walter Dukes: 7'0" Jim Eakins: 6'11" Ray Felix: 6'11" Hank Finkel: 7'0" Swede Halbrook: 7'3" Reggie Harding: 7'0" Jim McDaniels: 6'11" Otto Moore: 6'11" Dave Newmark: 7'0" Rich Niemann: 7'0" Billy Paultz: 6'11" Craig Raymond: 6'11" Elmore Smith: 7'0" Chuck Share: 6'11" Ronald Taylor: 7'1" Walt Wesley: 6'11" TOM PAYNE 7'2 " GREG FILLMORE 7'1 CRAIG SPITZER 7'0 LARUE MARTIN 6'11 VIC BARTOLOME 7'0 GEORGE JOHNSON 6'11 WILLIAM SMITH 7'0 Notice how many 7ft players there were for a league with only 9 teams. This is because players had to be rotated out to match Wilt's 46 mpg career average both offensively and defensively. Teams would sometimes try to overload on the defensive end with multiple 6’10” players double or even triple team Wilt. Almost every team throughout Wilt Chamberlain's career had some version of this method.

@@zzzvain9710 1962 Finals - Russell averaged 23-27-6 on 54%, led his team in pts/rebs/FG% 1963 Finals - Russell averaged 20-26-5 on 47% 1965 Finals - Russell averaged 18-25-6 on 70%, NBA Finals record for FG% 1966 Finals - Russell averaged 24-24-4 on 54%, led his team in pts/rebs

@@zzzvain9710 stop talking basketball. Celtics played at a 35 win pace without Russell in games he missed (0-4 1962.. 0-6 1969 for example ) and at a 59 win pace with him. That’s super duper impact dum dum

It more about who he’s playing against.

@@TransKidsMafia you mean the absolute stacked teams full of future hall of famers?

@@jdk67 no the weak ass competition, and less than a dozen teams to compete with. BR might start in the modern League

@@TransKidsMafia name name me 20 players from that era not named wilt, west, baylor, Pettit, or Oscar that he played against. If u can’t name them, or tell me a thing about them, u can’t call them weak.

@@TheIcemanthomas your squad about to take your second loss in a couple hours lil guy

I'm thinking that and more. He was arguably as physically gifted as WILT. If he came up in today's game with Bigs handling the ball we'd be talking about the next GOAT. Imagine him and Wilt handling the ball the way these bigs are and shooting from the perimeter? WOW

@@cavaleermountaineer3839 they probably could handle the ball better since wilt was already a globetrotter and bill looks like the perfect size to handle the rock and still play the 5

He looks like amateur compared to today basketball. You are delusional

He would have an he was a world class athlete. He was Rodman an KG in 1. Bill Russell is sadly sadly underrated.

His level of intensity is really unique. His stature and frame was well balanced enough to deal with centers yet having the versitality of covering floor space like a small forward or shooting gaurd. His stamina really stands out. Alot of big men in the league today wouldnt keep up with his intensity level. Bill vs Giannis would be fun to watch.

@Matthew D. your grandfather is a bum

Facts!

@Matthew D. So does Lebron and Kobe.

@@timhoward5 "so does lebron and kobe" 🤡

@Matthew D. he would eat even more in todays soft pace&space league, on offense and especially on defense

What barrier ? There was black pro basketball players before him.

@@Johnkothwell, he was the first black coach in the NBA, if I’m not mistaken.

Technically he put the barriers, lol.

It baffles me.

I know! Plus whenever people bring him up when they bring up Jordan's 6rings people just brush him off saying that Bill was basically carried to 11 rings. The level of disrespect is insane

10 rings on finger and 1 on his dong

​@@Truthorfibhe played on a loaded team in a league with 8 teams.

@@12savage68 Yeah but whenever Jordan fans want to argue in the GOAT debate they always pull up 6 > 4 without context 🙄 But with Bill Russell they always want to pull up context cause it counters the 6-0 argument. Plus I literally spoke to fans who called Phil Jackson just a bum coach and was lucky to get stars to coach for. Like the f*ck? 😂 Even Shaq himself, Kobe, and Jordan, all praised Phil for his strategies and mentorship. And when they didnt listen to him they screwed up. Sometimes the success of a player in court is highly dependent on the coach's plan for that player, the plays the team practices. Unfortunately Lebron just never had a Phil Jackson level coach that wasn't a rookie. Cause even Spoelstra or Ty Lue were rookie coaches when they were with Lebron. Which is why Lebron actually became friends with Pop and had to learn to be a coach himself.

He's the greatest player, winner and leader in NBA history. Before the league was watered down with the number of teams the league has now. Bill Russell played 13 years and won 11 NBA championships. Nobody has won that many championships in NBA history. Jordan didn't have to go up against the giants of Bill Russell's era. No other NBA players ever won as a player/coach. Not Jordan, Kareem, Magic or Lebron. Bill Russell is the Greatest Player of All time

People forget he was also a world class athlete ballin in Chucks 😂. If he got the same things they had in the modern era he would still be a lock down defender and great rebounder.

I had no idea Bill Russell was as great as he was. He truly was the GOAT of the NBA.

Oh yeah and what made his career great is that he won a championship in each level High school, College and Pro!

*Greatest winner in American sports history.

@Kobe Fanforever no he did that on purpose

@Kobe Fanforever goaltending was a rule already learn some basketball

@Kobe Fanforever literally not a single block in this highlight reel was a goaltend that’s in wilts video

Bill was so cold that he'd purposely get about two goaltends early in the game. And from then on, he'd be in the offenses head for the rest of the game

@@onemoremic He was a Legend

@Matthew D. dont cry

Ya, his talent is undeniable. He could play in any era and with the resources nowadays I am sure he would of been a force.

Most importantly his will to win. In other words like breathing, Russell needed to win.

Lol no they don’t wtf

@@od4407 u must be gen z.

You can add Kareem to that important legacy too. I always read his articles in the New York Times, as he thinks and writes very well

Sorry Russell was puppeted for the Liberals. Supporting LGBT, Racist Johnson, Clinton's, Etc. even was against Ali war stance

Have you seen the highlight where he literally hurdled a guy on his way to a layup?

he was a great athlete way ahead of his time, don't think Russ could touch the top of the backboard though and hey I'm 70 so I'm not one these "plumber" guys,Wilt,Bells,Russ could ALL play in this center deficient league today

I mean offensively I’m sure he could do what most of these non shooting bigs are doing today. Look at bam adebayo, Clint capela, Javale mcgee, Tyson chandler, Deandre jordan, Andre Drummond, etc. All pnr, love, and easy dump off passes. And bill was a better passer than all of them. He was as used similar to how gsw uses draymond. So I’m sure her fit right in.

@@TheIcemanthomas he wouldn’t be totally outta place but he wouldn’t be anywhere near as good we wouldn’t hold him in the same regard because he not grabbing 22 boards a game not winning 11 championship because he won’t have 8 HOF teammates and play against 4 teams best case scenario he would crack the top 50 all time

@@underratedszn6549 if you wanna talk about scenarios also include how today's players have access to RU-vid to influence their game since they were 12 years old. Who was bill Russell watching when he was 12? And still became as great. No player today would be as good as he was in the 60's

@@jonalgoulbourne If todays players were transported as little children back to the time Russell was growing up, none of them would be doing what they are today. Rules limitations, technology limititations. None of the big men today are as athletic overall as Russell, and they have major advantages he didn't have. Wilt and Russell went from one end of the court to the other faster than any big man today.

@@forestgump8357 exactly my point

That’s because baseball has been the same since the 1800s

All 3 were great at the time yeah, but they wouldn't last today. Russell is facing people I see at the Y everyday LOL athletes back then can't compare to now, Babe Ruth would barely make a minor league team

@Clan leader Predator Sorry but if you think Babe Ruth would hit someone like Degrom or anyone else throwing that hard or Bill Russell would be able to keep up with the athletes today you're crazy

@Clan leader Predator We can agree to disagree. I see the dudes in this video playing ball at the gym everyday LOL top players of the 60s would get destroyed by the top players of the 2010s

@Robert Spence Imagine thinking the 1960 Celtics would have a chance against the 2022 Bucks...hell even the 2022 Pacers

Oscar being modest

He couldn’t do it in todays game

Only 10 teams in the league. His 11 championships fail in comparison to the 6 championships of black Jesus. The league was pathetic back then. The players had the skills of high school kids nowadays

@@patrickmcphee770 your response is disrespectful to those who came prior. Don’t worry. We can talk because the disrespect is outrageous!!

@@patrickmcphee770 you wanna talk about a pathetic league? I assume your just another typical Gen z robot and who is obsessed with the 90’s era and you probably consider it the most “dominate era” if that era was so so dominate then why the hell were the nets and the cavs offering a 50 year old wilt chamberlain a serious contract to play for them in order to clinch a playoff spot. If the 90’s was so good then why the hell was a 5’3 point guard named Muggsy Bogues running around the leauge? As far as center wise for that overrated 90’s era there was some studs like hakeem, david robinson, patrick ewing, and alonzo mourning but that’s only 4 good centers out of 30 teams people forget about bums like Chris dudley, Shawn bradley, Kevin Duckworth, Greg ostertag, dwayne schintzius, Acie Earl, Luc longeley, Rony Seikaly, and Pervis Ellison, and Todd MacCulloch I can keep going on too about that overrated 90s era

@@patek9789 Shaq too, but I get your point...the talent especially at the center position was wayyy less dense...they had more filler games than the elite big men of the 60s and early 70s...I think like 80+ % of the centers back then made the hof...and since there hasn't been a larger density of hof center talent or hof forward talent(I think

That depends on what stage of Wilt's career you're talking about, what team he was on, what his role was, who his coaches were, etc...

M.J. - god-like compared to those 2 snails

@@xlnt2new lol

@@xlnt2new Stop the cap

@@xlnt2new fact

Thank you 👍

Kareem best career? That's debatable.

@@jingqi9106 Ok...make your case for who had best career, and don't say MJ lol....the numbers don't support that.

@@iess2006 Lol The numbers do support that. Wilt played for a few teams and didn't always have the supporting cast Russell and Kareem so what was asked of him varied depending on the coach. Still, Wilt still holds over 90 records, is the greatest rebounder and shot blocker of all-time, led the NBA in assists when his coach asked him to facilitate more, averaged 50 a game when his team needed scoring, and led the Lakers to the chip in '72 playing on one good knee after a total rupture of a patellar tendon, and outplayed Kareem in the crucial 4th quarter of their playoff series before becoming the Finals MVP. No player has ever averaged 30 ppg and over 20 rpg in a season except Wilt. Wilt averaged 30 and over 20 for his CAREER. What else you got? lol

@@jingqi9106 I could not disagree with you any more fervently. Wilt had excellent, even outstanding, supporting casts in Philadelphia and in LA. Billy Cunningham, Hal Greer, Chet Walker, Luke Jackson, Wali Jones, Guy Rodgers (among others in Philadelphia); Jerry West, Elgin Baylor, Gail Goodrich (among others in LA). Wilt had excellent supporting casts. However, he was only rarely able to weave them into champions.

Thank you yet again for help with footage 👍

overrated*💀 ain’t no way you think this man is better than anyone top 10

@@plum.world.entertainment I do.

So he was a force on defense and an offensive playmaker too, what a guy

@@maksimiliangrbic5239 don't forget rebounding as well Russell was a force in the boards

He also ran the court like a gazelle

handles just didn't mean as much back then, just straight sprinting back and forth.

Thank you 👍

You would be absolutely correct. I was very fortunate to get to see him play.

@@steverenom.299he’s not the goat , Kareem is better than bill , Michael Jordan is the best player ever . Bill was a foot taller than everyone with no comp

You're lack of basketball knowledge is astounding. Lol. Bill had it all over Kareem defensively and Kareem's rebounding or lack of rebounding was embarrassing for a man his size. You don't even seem to know that Bill Russell was only 6'9" and yet his rebounding stats almost double Kareem's. Lol. Bill played for the team to win. He has more Championship Rings than fingers!! Actually anyone who thinks Bill Russell was a foot taller than all the other players of his time is too stupid to even discuss this with. As for MJ, well, Larry Bird was a better all around player than MJ. He could shoot, rebound and pass better than Jordan and his defensive win rating was better than Jordan's. Jordan never beat Bird in a playoff game. I'm not talking a playoff Series, I'm talking a playoff GAME. Bird swept him twice. Lol. Keep dreaming, you fool. Lmao!!!@@zachlovesfitness8485

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You don't see any player after him thinking the game out in that regard, which shows Bill's IQ is in the upper echelon of the sport. The best shot-blockers, even after him, would block the ball out of bounds just to give the opposing team a second-chance opportunity.

“buh buh they played plumbers man they would not be good in todays game🤓”

Straight up. People my age(20-30) don't get it for the most part

@@patek9789 is that a joke? If it isn't just remember the half a dozen plumbers teams in mj's era who offered Wilt onerous contracts to play until he was 54.

@@emeanuele dude yeah i’m joking i’m just mocking the people who actually say that

Wilt played against history teachers and salesmen

Elaborate

people forget Wilt and Russ were track and field athletes the Pistons weren't so lucky they had a 7 footer who was also a track and field guy Walter Dukes but he wasn't so good

phenomenal

Bill was just more calm while Giannis is to much full of steam. Haven’t seen much of Bill so I might be a bad judge and the Giannis will get there with the years come by. i like your comparison

Same type of athlete, different play style.

Too small to be Giannis. Kenyon Martin is a better comparison imo. Same rover defensive role like Giannis but a better comparison of athleticism and body types. Nobody will ever be asked to do the things Bill was asked to do on defense. He started it all

@@deez9805 what are you talking about? Bill Russell is 6’9 3/4 w/o shoes and a 7’4 wingspan.

I never thought Bill Russell plays like this and that he's athletic, especially knowing that this is the 60s where people in our modern times say the old era was not as athletic and skilled.

He’d be putting up the same numbers

So much for the, not being able to shut big men down on the perimeter line you hear. This incredibly athletic man would make the slow lumbering incredibly skilled big men of today have to alter their perimeter game.

Russell was the number 2 ranked high jumper in 1956, number 7 in the World. He actually qualified for the Olympic Track and Field team but the rule then was you could only participate in 1sport. Obviously, he chose basketball.

There are way too many white people on the court to consider him the best

He played against bums and there were like 8 teams

@@ryanclarke826 no!

@@ryanclarke826 The bums were the ones in the stands buying tickets to watch him play, also I don't understand how people don't realize the fewer the teams the tougher the league.

@@ryanclarke826 LMAO that makes the competition TOUGHER not easier you dummy!

@Bread And Circuses he did what wins championships n isn’t as appreciated. He was the greatest defensive player all time and it’s not even close (look up his defensive win shares). He was the greatest winner of his generation but he was a better greatest winner of his generation than his comp (MJ Lebron Kareem etc). Quick answer greatest defensive player ever n that wins championships

That’s what I was saying. Casuals say he had no skills and he played against scrubs, but he literally played like David Robinson, Giannis, and other big guys who were able to run and push the ball up the floor like a guard. If he played in any era he would still be a top 10 player of all time after he retires.

@@timeflies313 LoL Giannis and any other dominating big guy of this era would eat bill for breakfast , he was great for his time but you cant even start to compare the skill level between players then and now , like JJ said you playing plumbers in those days. " able to run and push the ball up the floor like a guard " Man cant even keep his eyes off the ball or he will miss a bounce LoL its hilarious as just cause they dominated in THAT Era people just assume these guys are the best players in history.

@@JstKingx Giannis and any other dominating big still not touching Wilt 🥱

@@lyrics2challenged LoL would've loved to see shaq sit wilt on his ass 🤣

@@JstKingx Please do some research before you start mouthing off. Everyone who played in that era had to be meticulous in how they dribbled because they would have been called for travelling otherwise. Giannis would have been called for travelling every time he touched the damn ball if he played back then. It's such a bad argument to make. He would learn to palm the ball like everyone else if he played today. Rules are rules and the players we're talking about would adjust to whatever ruleset they had to adhere to, so let's put that argument aside. Russell was a freak athlete back then, and though the standard has changed with time, he would still be elite today. If you don't think that's true, then look up his high jump achievements. If you don't believe THAT, then look up the clip of him jumping over a person from the free throw line. tl;dr: He had the mental and physical tools to dominate in the NBA at any time in history and there's really no argument to be made to the contrary.

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@@john1336 yes the celtics? i thought it was pretty self explanatory

You're welcome 👍

Same as a gen z he doesn’t get appreciated enough

And the Lakers, like you, always underestimated his ability to score when that was what the team needed to win. That's why he has all the Rings. He was all about winning not all about stats.