frankj1 wrote:a problem with all-timer lists in basketball is there aren't enough positions to include all worthy (not James).
for example, it's impossible to omit Oscar and West, Wilt, Bob Petit, Elgin Baylor, etc,
However, the debate over who is the single greatest hoopster of all time has been decided for decades. Russell is the undisputed greatest, most dominant, winner in the history of all professional team sports. Perhaps not the most skilled/athletic ever but in every way that matters in terms of winning, save your breath. Isn't that what you ultimately want in a player?
Furthermore, today's athletes are bigger, faster, stronger and better trained and supported than players in Russell's, West's, Baylor's and Oscar's day. Impossible to compare...
A 2017 top of the performance line factory Ford Mustang can run circles around one made in 1964....