Why no Russell statue?

GreenGrizz · Post #21 » by **GreenGrizz** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 8:59 pm

Glad you brought this up. I am sick of being called a racist in Boston.

Athanacropolis · Post #22 » by **Athanacropolis** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 9:03 pm

GreenGrizz wrote:Glad you brought this up. I am sick of being called a racist in Boston.

Interesting point, but I think the Bird bronzed shoes and plaque, and the Red statue, have less to do with racism than A) Red being the architect behind all 16 championships, and B) Bird playing in the era when the NBA was much more popular than it was in the late 50s and 60s.

Still, Russell deserves a statue or other type of monument in the city. End of story.

greenbeans · Post #23 » by **greenbeans** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 9:04 pm

GreenGrizz wrote:Glad you brought this up. I am sick of being called a racist in Boston.

how would a statue change that??

Athanacropolis · Post #24 » by **Athanacropolis** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 9:06 pm

greenbeans wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

how would a statue change that??

Ted Williams and Red Auerbach were white -- statues
Bill Russell is black -- no statue

Real fans know Russell, and I don't think he'd care, but I personally think he deserves a statue or monument, inside or outside the whatever-it-is Garden.

GreenGrizz · Post #25 » by **GreenGrizz** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 9:06 pm

GreenBeans, your question is a good one. I can't answer that but I hope it will help.

tombattor · Post #26 » by **tombattor** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 9:07 pm

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

That's actually a pretty cool idea. I'd love to see that.

greenbeans · Post #27 » by **greenbeans** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 9:09 pm

eh man, hes got a statue on ME. green#6 on my wrist. he is the GOAT, eff MJ

MyInsatiableOne · Post #28 » by **MyInsatiableOne** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 12:44 pm

As I said before, I don't Russ cares either way...he'll let his body of work speak for itself, and it does speak volumes!

tombattor · Post #29 » by **tombattor** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 4:25 pm

MyInsatiableOne wrote:As I said before, I don't Russ cares either way...he'll let his body of work speak for itself, and it does speak volumes!

It does, but still would be cool to have him sitting across Red in a statue.

MyInsatiableOne · Post #30 » by **MyInsatiableOne** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 4:48 pm

^^Oh most definitely.

It would be super cool, especially to have him immortalized near his coach and friend, Red.

Athanacropolis · Post #31 » by **Athanacropolis** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 5:08 pm

When you stop and think about it, the first 11 championship banners are a monument enough to Russell.

But as much as I love Bird, having a monument to him and not Bill Russell is just nuts.

John Locke · Post #32 » by **John Locke** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 5:16 pm

Why not put a few statues up somewhere in Boston and name it Celtics square. It would be a tourist attraction.

MyInsatiableOne · Post #33 » by **MyInsatiableOne** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 5:22 pm

Athanacropolis wrote:When you stop and think about it, the first 11 championship banners are a monument enough to Russell.

But as much as I love Bird, having a monument to him and not Bill Russell is just nuts.

^This

Athanacropolis · Post #34 » by **Athanacropolis** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 5:24 pm

That is actually an awesome idea John Locke! It'd be packed with awesome players, though, and might be a bit too much for a tourist to take in one viewing!

theman · Post #35 » by **theman** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 5:54 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.

Could be the camera angle but doesn't Russell's arm look a lot longer than Chamberlains?

His shoulder is lower; yet his finger tips are higher.

cfan79 · Post #36 » by **cfan79** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 5:56 pm

theman wrote:
Could be the camera angle but doesn't Russell's arm look a lot longer than Chamberlains?

His shoulder is lower; yet his finger tips are higher.

Bills reaching straight up for the ball while chambelains reaching sideways.

MyInsatiableOne · Post #37 » by **MyInsatiableOne** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 6:01 pm

That pic completely epitomizes their careers. Russell, defending and giving it his all with determination, the ultimate winner. And Wilt, smiling and not taking it so seriously, scoring like a demon but a loser with no fire in his belly.

I love it.