What if you replaced Bill Russell with Birdman?

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What if you replaced Bill Russell with Birdman? 

Post#1 » by Chronz » Mon Dec 7, 2009 9:53 am

If Russell was revolutionary because of his ability to block shots how different of an impact does the bird make on the league? First off we know teams wont trade him away because of his skin color so its hard to put Birdman on the Celtics without changing the course of history but lets pretend he ends up with the Celtics, does he turn them around defensively the same way Russ did, would Bird spark the break as well as he does for Denver in Boston? If so how many titles we talking here?
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Post#2 » by Ballings7 » Mon Dec 7, 2009 10:00 am

LOL

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Post#3 » by cdubbz » Mon Dec 7, 2009 10:01 am

Great question. I think the birdman would dominate the league a long with Wilt the Stilt, but only get 6 championships instead of 10. I also think birdman would have been the logo of the nba if he was playing back then. foreals doe
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Post#4 » by Kabookalu » Mon Dec 7, 2009 10:15 am

He would average 20bpg.
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Post#5 » by LebronsCavs » Mon Dec 7, 2009 10:23 am

5 star thread...will read again
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Post#6 » by MitchellUK » Mon Dec 7, 2009 10:46 am

How will Birdman have time to dominate the NBA if he accidentally meets his mother and causes her to fall in love with him rather than his father, disrupting the space-time continuum and forcing him to embark on a crazy adventure to to ensure his dad still nails his mum and he is still born?
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Post#7 » by ocker » Mon Dec 7, 2009 10:50 am

MitchellUK wrote:How will Birdman have time to dominate the NBA if he accidentally meets his mother and causes her to fall in love with him rather than his father, disrupting the space-time continuum and forcing him to embark on a crazy adventure to to ensure his dad still nails his mum and he is still born?


Worst case scenario he will become his own father
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Post#8 » by MitchellUK » Mon Dec 7, 2009 10:56 am

ocker wrote:
MitchellUK wrote:How will Birdman have time to dominate the NBA if he accidentally meets his mother and causes her to fall in love with him rather than his father, disrupting the space-time continuum and forcing him to embark on a crazy adventure to to ensure his dad still nails his mum and he is still born?


Worst case scenario he will become his own father


In which case he will become twice as awesome. The NBA won't know what hit it (and clearly, neither will his mum).
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Post#9 » by Chronz » Mon Dec 7, 2009 11:07 am

MitchellUK wrote:
ocker wrote:
MitchellUK wrote:How will Birdman have time to dominate the NBA if he accidentally meets his mother and causes her to fall in love with him rather than his father, disrupting the space-time continuum and forcing him to embark on a crazy adventure to to ensure his dad still nails his mum and he is still born?


Worst case scenario he will become his own father


In which case he will become twice as awesome. The NBA won't know what hit it (and clearly, neither will his mum).

Thats the creepy part, he tells his mom everything, now stop derailing my thread, this is a very serious matter.

Now who you got, Bird or Bill? Its a question Boston fans ask themselves everyday.
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Re: What if you replaced Bill Russell with Birdman? 

Post#10 » by knicksNOTslick » Mon Dec 7, 2009 11:45 am

It seems like the OP is on the same substance that the Birdman was temporarily banned in the league for using.
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Post#11 » by JackFinn » Mon Dec 7, 2009 11:45 am

Chronz wrote:How many titles are we talking here?

How many titles aren't we talking here.
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Post#12 » by JackFinn » Mon Dec 7, 2009 11:46 am

The next post must be super awesome:
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Post#13 » by Idunkon1stdates » Mon Dec 7, 2009 11:49 am

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Re: What if you replaced Bill Russell with Birdman? 

Post#14 » by beantownski » Mon Dec 7, 2009 11:54 am

their is only one bill russell.
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Post#15 » by Boognish » Mon Dec 7, 2009 12:10 pm

What if you replaced Ban Ki-moon with Paul F Tompkins?!?!

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Post#16 » by cuad » Mon Dec 7, 2009 1:18 pm

Why don't my crappy threads ever get attention.
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Post#17 » by Boognish » Mon Dec 7, 2009 1:19 pm

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Re: What if you replaced Bill Russell with Birdman? 

Post#18 » by Chronz » Mon Dec 7, 2009 7:37 pm

How about Dikembe? How awesome are those Wilt vs Deke battles be, Or does it lose its luster because there is no undersized underdog to root for?
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Post#19 » by Manuel Calavera » Mon Dec 7, 2009 7:42 pm

Chronz wrote:How about Dikembe? How awesome are those Wilt vs Deke battles be, Or does it lose its luster because there is no undersized underdog to root for?

Birdman would eat them both.
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Post#20 » by Sedale Threatt » Mon Dec 7, 2009 7:47 pm

Jerry West, Wilt Chamberlain and Oscar Robertson would have won a hell of a lot more championship rings.

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