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Yeah, when he was 35+ he wasn't super athletic, but prior to that he was just as athletic or more so than today's centers. Kareem would kill if he was playing today.
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Yeah, when he was 35+ he wasn't super athletic, but prior to that he was just as athletic or more so than today's centers. Kareem would kill if he was playing today.
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He won't get the job. Trust meI'm gonnaif another coach gets the ax w/ Deron Williams as his PG.
If the job is offered to Pat Ewing, does he take it? Pat Ewing coaching a team in BK....kinda strange, but he's LONG overdue for a shot.
That would be nuts but it's not happening.
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Russell Bird and Kareem would dominate in today's league. Carry plus extra steps it wouldn't be fair. The players today are more conditioned. With that being said basketball is and will forever be a team game. Fundamentals>Athleticisim
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They can't fire a first time ex-player and then hire another one like that. Obviously Ewing deserves a shot, but he won't get it there.He won't get the job. Trust me
That would be nuts but it's not happening.
George Karl maybe? I guess he'd be a poor fit with that old, slow roster.
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The real winners are the Celtics, probably going to end up with 2 picks in the top 10 of this loaded draft
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Brooklyn will still finish around .500 even at their worst. The East is too terrible for anything else.
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I have 0 belief in this team, they losing to bottom feeders at home too, I don't think this gets any better especially with D-Will's health being very suspect
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I know but it can't get any worse than it is right now and they will be forced to make a change if this continues.
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The West is so much better in the NBA and NHL.
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If bk still plays terrible with a healthy brook & dwill then its a problem
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lebron 6'9 russ clearly about a inch or two taller
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Dwight is 6'10 russ same size
Tim duncan 6'11-7'0 duncan slightly taller.
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use your brain and TAKE THE L.
People do get slightly shorter has they get older, and have worst posture, and the difference in shoes. Not picking a side, just saying. It is not an exact science
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I would add 1-3 inches to whatever Russell is now and that's probably what his height was in his prime. Variable depending on the person but we get shorter. I'm going to be a ****** in my 80s lol.
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Not to go back to this becauase I'm done discussing the past, but that's what I was trying to say. You can't really determine how tall someone is by referencing his height in comparison to a picture. Far too many inaccurate conclusions and variables that can be drawn to do so.
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Hubie Brown says Russell is 7'1 so that's what I'm going with
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Yikes. Given the way Rose deal with rehabbing. I think he'd miss next season too.
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Hubie's old enough to consult Naismith.
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Probably learned to play on the peach basket
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Yeah Kidd has to go as coach man. This ain't working out. He needs to be an assistant first.
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*Jack Nicholson nodding and grinning gif*
By the way, it's funny to me that people think Bird wouldn't do well against today's athletes when he gave Dominique 40+ 5 times. Go watch the game when he put 60 on Nique's head and then tell me he wouldn't be **** today.
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Kidd came up quick...
Mark Jackson did too...
Mark Jackson did too...
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http://www.insidehoops.com/forum/showthread.php?t=267358
1955 Sports Illustrated:
6' 9 5/8": "Don't call me 6-foot-10, I'm enough of a goon as it is."
Thus explaining why he was listed 6-10 early in his career as a collegiate athlete and Olympic athlete, but only 6-9 as a professional.
Russell's measurements:
Height: 6-9.63
Sports Illustrated 1955
Wingspan: 7-4
The book: "The Rivalry"
Hand length: 10.5"
The book: "The Rivalry"
I REPEAT: BILL RUSSEL IS 6-10, TAKE THE L.
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Kidd and Frank aren't even on the same page.
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You have no chill
it's not that serious. I wasn't even responding to you to just now. Alright, you know what, he's 6'10, you win damn
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Let them tell it and Nique isn't as athletic as guys today
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