Why no Russell statue?

CWitch · Post #1 » by **CWitch** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 9:54 am

I think if any player in basketball should have a statue in front of an arena it is Bill Russell.

Best team player ever.

daveisceltics · Post #2 » by **daveisceltics** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 9:55 am

I couldn't agree with you more.
Not to mention it would be cool to take a picture next to.

Tricky Ricky · Post #3 » by **Tricky Ricky** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 12:02 pm

daveisceltics wrote:I couldn't agree with you more.
Not to mention it would be cool to take a picture next to.

LOl it would be cool to take your picture next to

cfan79 · Post #4 » by **cfan79** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 12:37 pm

I love that picture of Russell with his leg by his own head. No opponent wanted to try and rebound against him.

I couldn't find the actual picture only this one of an action figure.

MyInsatiableOne · Post #5 » by **MyInsatiableOne** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 12:54 pm

Russell seems like the kind of guy who would not want a statue...he'd want his body of work to speak for itself (which it certainly does!)

Joyeuse · Post #6 » by **Joyeuse** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 3:25 pm

MyInsatiableOne wrote:Russell seems like the kind of guy who would not want a statue...he'd want his body of work to speak for itself (which it certainly does!)

Who knows? He seems to toot his own horn pretty often.

DJToLarry · Post #7 » by **DJToLarry** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 4:05 pm

cfan79 wrote:I love that picture of Russell with his leg by his own head. No opponent wanted to try and rebound against him.

I couldn't find the actual picture only this one of an action figure.

(picture)

Here is that pic....

tombattor · Post #8 » by **tombattor** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 4:51 pm

Well, I don't think they did things like, building a statue for basketball players when Russell was playing. Didn't Jordan start that too, as he did with everything else in the NBA, including that powder thing KG and Lebron do.

wigglestrue · Post #9 » by **wigglestrue** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 5:11 pm

DJToLarry wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

Here is that pic....

(picture)

I think he's thinking of another pic.

Scalamental · Post #10 » by **Scalamental** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 6:43 pm

There should be a Bill Russell Wilt Chamberlain monument in front of the basketball hall of fame, of this moment:

http://www.celticsbeagle.net/billrussell.jpg

sorry, i'm to lazy to put this in my flickr account and ish, but yall will agree, this should be the statue.

MyInsatiableOne · Post #11 » by **MyInsatiableOne** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 6:51 pm

Scalamental wrote:There should be a Bill Russell Wilt Chamberlain monument in front of the basketball hall of fame, of this moment:

http://www.celticsbeagle.net/billrussell.jpg

sorry, i'm to lazy to put this in my flickr account and ish, but yall will agree, this should be the statue.

That classic picture epitomized their two careers in a single image. :bowdown:

cfan79 · Post #12 » by **cfan79** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 7:00 pm

wigglestrue wrote:
I think he's thinking of another pic.

Yep, there's another one where he's even higher. If I find the photo I'll post it. Here's some other favorites of mine in the mean time.

greenbeans · Post #13 » by **greenbeans** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 7:45 pm

they should put another bench across from Red's and have it there. theyre the ultimate 1-2

cfan79 · Post #14 » by **cfan79** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 8:15 pm

No offense to Ted Williams, but he didn't win anything and got a statue. Its time to pay respect to the winningest winner ever. I think the park across the street from the Garden should be called "Russell Park" also.

greenbeans · Post #15 » by **greenbeans** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 8:17 pm

cfan79 wrote:No offense to Ted Williams, but he didn't win anything and got a statue. Its time to pay respect to the winningest winner ever. I think the park across the street from the Garden should be called "Russell Park" also.

the greenway?? cuz theyre putting a building next to the T station where that park used to be.

MyInsatiableOne · Post #16 » by **MyInsatiableOne** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 8:29 pm

cfan79 wrote:No offense to Ted Williams, but he didn't win anything and got a statue. Its time to pay respect to the winningest winner ever. I think the park across the street from the Garden should be called "Russell Park" also.

@"winningest winner"

But you're right, and it's true.

cfan79 · Post #17 » by **cfan79** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 8:31 pm

MyInsatiableOne wrote:
@"winningest winner"

But you're right, and it's true.

I couldn't help it my hands made me write it.

cfan79 · Post #18 » by **cfan79** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 8:33 pm

greenbeans wrote:the greenway?? cuz theyre putting a building next to the T station where that park used to be.

Crap, there goes my dream.

Athanacropolis · Post #19 » by **Athanacropolis** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 8:36 pm

cfan79 wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

Crap, there goes my dream.

They should just name it the Russell Building.

greenbeans · Post #20 » by **greenbeans** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 8:58 pm

Athanacropolis wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

They should just name it the Russell Building.

eh man, im with ya. to hell with Rose Kennedy AND her greenway. Russell Park it is fom now on!!