oochymp 2,393 Posted May 10, 2016 The seeding (alphabetical because I don't feel like figure out another way to seed) and this will be reseeding each round (so that I don't have to keep up with a bracket): 1. Elgin Baylor 2. Larry Bird NBA Stats | Basketball-Reference.com 3. Kobe Bryant NBA Stats | Basketball-Reference.com 4. Joe Dumars 5. Julius Erving NBA & ABA Stats | Basketball-Reference.com 6. Hal Greer 7. John Havlicek 8. Magic Johnson NBA Stats | Basketball-Reference.com 9. Kevin McHale 10. Reggie Miller NBA Stats | Basketball-Reference.com 11. Bob Pettit NBA Stats | Basketball-Reference.com 12. David Robinson 13. Bill Russell NBA Stats | Basketball-Reference.com 14. John Stockton 15. Isiah Thomas 16. Jerry West NBA Stats | Basketball-Reference.com No link means the player has been eliminated Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oochymp 2,393 Posted May 10, 2016 really Bucman? Kobe over Russell? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RazorStar 4,025 Posted May 10, 2016 I'm also picking Kobe over Russell. Fite me Oochy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oochymp 2,393 Posted May 11, 2016 I'm also picking Kobe over Russell. Fite me Oochy. justify yoself Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RazorStar 4,025 Posted May 11, 2016 Justify why I have the greatest player of the last 20 years ahead of Bill Russell? Different eras beget different greats, and Kobe is an all time great. His dedication to the game, his passion and his talent cannot be understated. Kobe should be the favourite to win it all, IMO. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oochymp 2,393 Posted May 11, 2016 wait, now Kobe's ahead of Russell? I really thought Russell would be a favorite to win the whole thing, I don't think anyone has ever been as dominant in any team sport Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RazorStar 4,025 Posted May 11, 2016 Well I guess you've been proven wrong by Kobe Bryant, the real Kobe Beef of the NBA 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zack_of_Steel+ 3,014 Posted May 12, 2016 I voted for Kobe to spite oochymp. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
seanbrock 1,684 Posted May 12, 2016 Russell was a great player but lets be honest here, he benefitted greatly from being on a team stacked with hall of famers in a league with like half the amount of teams it had now in an era where the athletes generally were not as...athletic as Kobe's era. Keep in mind I'm a documented Kobe hater too. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zack_of_Steel+ 3,014 Posted May 12, 2016 Russell was a great player but lets be honest here, he benefitted greatly from being on a team stacked with hall of famers in a league with like half the amount of teams it had now in an era where the athletes generally were not as...athletic as Kobe's era. Keep in mind I'm a documented Kobe hater too. ^This, too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sarge+ 3,436 Posted May 12, 2016 (edited) I think Magic should win the whole thing, at least as far as the NBA goes. Damn the Lakers have had so many great players. Edited May 12, 2016 by Sarge Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oochymp 2,393 Posted May 12, 2016 (edited) Russell was a great player but lets be honest here, he benefitted greatly from being on a team stacked with hall of famers in a league with like half the amount of teams it had now in an era where the athletes generally were not as...athletic as Kobe's era. Keep in mind I'm a documented Kobe hater too. same could be said of Kobe until the last few years, maybe not HOFers (aside from Shaq) but he had some very good teams around him and one of the best coaches the game has seen, and Russell was the biggest part of those teams that won 11 championships in 13 seasons (including 8 straight) I don't care that there were fewer teams, that's an insane level of dominance also, his rebounding numbers are unbelievable, per game he's a close second to Wilt Chamberlain (22.45 to 22.85) and they're both way ahead of #3 (Bob Pettit at 16.22) Edited May 12, 2016 by oochymp Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
seanbrock 1,684 Posted May 14, 2016 same could be said of Kobe until the last few years, maybe not HOFers (aside from Shaq) but he had some very good teams around him and one of the best coaches the game has seen, and Russell was the biggest part of those teams that won 11 championships in 13 seasons (including 8 straight) I don't care that there were fewer teams, that's an insane level of dominance also, his rebounding numbers are unbelievable, per game he's a close second to Wilt Chamberlain (22.45 to 22.85) and they're both way ahead of #3 (Bob Pettit at 16.22) As good as some of those teams were that Kobe played on the It's a well known fact that they're the most stacked team in the history of the league. Kobe was the best scorer of his era and he was a great defender. Russell just wasn't the dual threat that Kobe was. He just wasn't. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oochymp 2,393 Posted May 17, 2016 Voting is closed, Bird, Bryant, Erving, and Johnson advance Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
