to Russell when it comes to team accomplishments/individual accolades/overall importance to the history of the game is Magic/Bird only because of what they meant to the game besides what they did on the court...

Russell is the 1st and only coach/player to win a chip
In many ways he's almost (not quite tho) as important to the game as Jackie Robinson was to Baseball

And lastly, let me say it again: HE IS THE MOST ACCOMPLISHED ATHLETE IN TEAM SPORT HISTORY

West/Elgin/Oscar's legacies combined don't come close to Mr. Russell's legacy...

I could agree on Jordan but it's really abt a push


>>If there was a real Mt. Rushmore are you telling me there's
>>someone other than Magic/Bird (because of what they did for
>>the game in the modern era) who is more deserving to be on
>it
>>than Mr. Russell?!?!?
>
>Jorn? Wilt? Oscar? West? Elgin?