I said Russell's "1960s self" would come right in to today's NBA and be DeAndre Jordan Plus, meaning a top 3 defensive center and fast-break/put back force on offense. Obviously, if he were to take advantage of all of the modern training and skill development that modern players have, he would be better than that. So, I'm not belittling him, but I am not going to accept ridiculous statements like "he could've scored more if they needed it" to explain away his offensive inefficiency. Did he miss 56 out of every 100 shots despite playing 5 feet away from the basket and playing against guys like Joe Krebs on purpose? His defense was out of this world, and that's really what the Celtics needed. They probably wouldn't have won all those championships if you put a great offensive center in there in his stead. By the same token, HE wouldn't have won all those championships if he were put on a team that didn't have multiple quality scoring options, and was as all around strong as the Celtics were. So, it was a mutually beneficial situation. Russ was a great player made legendary by the exploits of his team and the team was a great team made legendary by the addition of Russell.