Not sure where to dump this so I'll rant a little bit here.
ESPN released their atrocious list of the Top 100 NBA Players of All-Time, which has sparked numerous debates online. My main concern is that people of my ilk (young people) are more upset about Kobe being out of the top 10 and LeBron being number 3. The real travesty here is that Bill Russell is ranked 7th (behind Bird, Wilt!, Magic, LeBron, Kareem and Jordan). Do people not think that Russell is a top three player of all-time? I have heard almost nobody complain about his placement on the list, only about Kobe and LeBron being too high. It is all subjective of course, but it saddens me to think that in 30 or 40 years (or sooner) Russell may end up being all but forgotten by a majority of NBA fans. There isn't a ton of video tape of him compared to other players and his offensive game never got him into any record books, except ones concerned with winning, it seems like he is really starting to fade. I hope I'm wrong, but just a month or so ago Zach Lowe had David Thorpe on his podcast and Thorpe said Russell wasn't in his Top Ten of all-time because he didn't shoot 45 percent from the field, a statement that is so ignorant to basketball history and Russell's career that I get mad just bringing it up. And this is coming from a guy who is supposedly intelligent about the game.