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If we could transport back in time to be at those games, people would feel embarrassed - and probably mad too, at all the media hyperbole crowning MJ, LeBron etc...People are too often treated like they're stupid, and it's not their fault.Bird stuffed Jordan more often than not. If you watch a promo for Jordan they'll show you MJ scoring against Bird, but in truth it actually didn't happen much.
What I don't understand about the Russell deniers is how they look at his success and just brush it aside. Maybe his incredible athletic achievements are so incomprehensible to modern fans that they just can't accept them and have to have another reason.
One of the many things that was so impressive about Russell was the way he never seemed to get faked out on an up-fake, like every other shot blocker would. When asked about that he said that he didn't jump to block the shot until the ball left the shooters hand. It sounds so simple but really takes a lot of quickness to pull off. It also enabled him to often block the shots and direct them to his teammates.
I wasn't around to see Jim Thorpe or Red Grange play, but I believe what's been said and written about them and their achievements.
I can't say future generations will have that privilege, because as you know, what's written today is mostly nonsense, blathering about Peyton Manning and John Elway being in the same class, or even above, Sammy Baugh or Unitas, anointing MJ and LBJ the "best ever" when at best they might crack the top ten, and referring to the Patriots as cheaters.