Bill Russell

[padrenurgle1]

That Dodger infield was iconic, they played together damn near every day for a whole decade. Garvey was such a perfectionist on the field, so pure in his approach to hitting, obsessive compulsive about his appearance, his batting routine, his swing, his teeth. A ninny and a man-*****. Lopes was a basestealing genius. Not as prolific as Wills or Brock, but he was surgical about it, just never got caught. I should go check his all time rank in SB%. Russell we already discussed...I guess he's sort of like a backup singer, just got lucky to be part of the crew. And then there was Cey, he was just maddening. The Penguin. Couldn't walk straight...hit the crap out of the ball when he tied into one.

Update: Lopes is third all-time in SB% behind Rock Raines and Willie Wilson (minimum 500 steals). the top 10:


1) Tim Raines - .847

2) Willie Wilson - .833

3) Davey Lopes - .830

4) Joe Morgan - .810

4) Vince Coleman - .810 T

6) Ricky Henderson - .808

7) Ozzie Smith - .797

8) Paul Molitor - .794

9) Kenny Lofton - .793

10) Luis Aparicio - .788

[franky35]

[quote:2b5f99e165="jmc316"]Truly one of the great centers in NBA history and arguably one of the best defensive players ever...You would think his rating would be higher given his greatness and the greatness of those Celtics teams he played for.[/quote:2b5f99e165]

jmc is just plain wrong. I have never heard it argued that Bill Russell was "one of the best defensive players ever." That is like arguing Walter Payton was one of the best running backs ever.

[jsam9801]

...was a much better basketball player in my opinion. Grab him in Strat Hoops on-line as a first rounder, but a 6'9" SS, no way. :shock: :lol: :shock: :lol:

[YountFan]

Why use Russel when you can get the same O, better D and more speed woth Will for 75 cents. Or Cardenas or Aparicio, or Spier all better for less.

We need to run the bum outta the game