In last week's Ladder Challenge it was Red Auerbach defeating Rocky Marciano with 59% of the vote to maintain his spot at #8. This week's LC features the first battle for the top spot ever as #1 and #2 collide. Will 11-time NBA Champion Bill Russell be able to maintain his place atop the Ladder? Or will the greatest defenseman in NHL history, Bobby Orr, become the new #1? My vote this week goes to Russell, his titles simply too tough for me to ignore. Who has your support in this week's Ladder Challenge?
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BILL RUSSELL
Currently Ranked: 1
Challenge Record: 0-0-0
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*Played all 13 seasons career (1956-69) with Celtics.
*Was player/coach of Celtics for 3 seasons (1967-69).
*Won 11 NBA Championships (1957, 1959-1966, 1968-69).
*Won NBA MVP 5 times (1958, 1961-63, 1965).
*Finished top 4 in MVP voting 11 times (5-1st, 2-2nd, 2-3rd, 2-4th).
*Played in 12 All Star Games (1958-69).
*Named All Star Game MVP in 1963.
*Named 1st Team All-NBA 3 times (1959, 1963, 1965) and All-NBA 2nd Team 8 times (1958, 1960–62, 1964, 1966–68).
*Named 1st Team All-Defefensive Team in 1969, his final year and the first year the award existed.
*Sports Illustrated’s Sportsman of the Year in 1968.
*The Sporting News Athlete of the Decade for the 1960s.
*Career averages: 15.1 points, 22.5 rebounds, 4.3 assists.
*Playoff averages: 16.2 points, 24.9 rebounds, 4.7 assists.
*Led league in: Rebounds per game (5x), Rebounds (4x), Minutes (2x), Minutes per game (1x).
*Celtics career rank: Rebounds (1), Rebounds per game (1), Minutes per game (1), Minutes (2), Assists (4), Games (4), FTA (4), FGA (7), FT (7), Points (8), FG (8).
*Celtics Single-Season Records: Rebounds (1,930, 1964) and Rebounds per game (24.7, 1964).
*NBA Record for most championships as player (11).
*Named to the NBA's 25th, 35th and 50th Anniversary teams.
*Named "Greatest NBA Player of All-Time" by Basketball Writers Association of America in 1980.
*Celtics coaching record: 162-83 and 2 NBA Championships in 3 seasons.
*NBA Finals MVP Award has been named in his honor.
*Elected to Basketball Hall of Fame in 1975.
*His #6 is retired by the Boston Celtics.
BOBBY ORR
Currently Ranked: 2
Challenge Record: 1-0-0
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*Played 10 seasons (1966-76) with Bruins.
*Won 2 Stanley Cups (1970, 1972)
*Won Calder Trophy (Rookie of the Year) in 1967.
*Won Norris Trophy (Best Defenseman) 8 times (1968-75).
*Won Hart Trophy (MVP) 3 times (1970-72).
*Won Conn Smythe Trophy (Playoff MVP) 2 times (1970, ’72).
*Won Art Ross Trophy (Scoring Title) 2 times (1970, ’75).
*Only player to win 4 major awards (Norris, Art Ross, Hart and Conn Smythe) in the same year (1970).
*Played in 7 All Star games.
*Sports Illustrated’s Sportsman of the Year in 1970.
*Named 1st Team All-NHL 8 times (1968-75).
*Named 2nd Team All-NHL in 1967.
*Bruins career totals: 631 games, 264 goals, 624 assists, 888 points, +591.
*Bruins playoff totals: 74 games, 26 goals, 66 assists, 92 points.
*Led league in: Plus/Minus (6x), Assists per game (6x), Assists (5x), Points (2x), Power Play Goals (2x), Shots on Goal (2x) and Points per game (1x).
*Bruins career rank: Plus/Minus (1), Assists per game (1), Points per game (2), Assists (3), Shots on Goal (3), Power Play Goals (4), Points (5), Short Handed Goals (6) and Goals (8),
*Bruins Single-Season Records: Assists (102, 1971), Assists per Game (1.31, 1971), Plus/Minus (124, 1971).
*NHL Records: Most point in one season by a defenseman (139, 1971), Most assists in one season by a defenseman (102, 1971), Highest +/- for a season (124, 1971), tied for most assists in a game by a defenseman (6).
*Voted 2nd Greatest Hockey Player of All-Time by The Sporting News in 1997.
*Elected to Hockey Hall of Fame in 1979.
*His #4 is retired by the Boston Bruins.
Russell has more titles (11-2), more MVP Awards (5-2) and played his entire career in Boston.
I do not feel the need to bad mouth Orr even a little bit here in order to give my vote to Russell.
the greatest winner of all time vs. the greatest defenseman of all time. Gotta go Russell.
first off dk couldnt you have gotten a better pic of #4 than that? c'mon
how has nobody had anything to say about this? this is #1 vs #2?!?
my vote obviously goes to #4 bobby orr. i would vote for him over anyone. every highlight i have ever seen of him makes my jaw drop and i think a jaw dropper would be a great #1 for the ladder
maybe nobody is commenting because they are afraid to talk badly of whwoever they don't vote for?
for the record i will always vote orr over anyone. no doubt
Hey, DK, when you gonna flop Clemens and Pierce?
Thanks for doing that challenge btw.
Good call Luke...that looks better.
The Magic # for this week is 7 by the way. That means Pedroia is the guy that gets challenged....I extended the voting until tomorrow at 6 pm since I don't have time to post the challenge now. Looks like it will be Francona/Pedroia though.
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