In the last edition of Ladder Challenge it was Paul Pierce defeating Sam Jones with 62% of the vote in a battle of Celtics legends. The Truth moves up to #23 while The Shooter drops 3 spots to #26. This week it's men from 2 separate fields of excellence colliding. Patriots 3-time Super Bowl winning coach Bill Belichick (#12) tried to knock off the man directly above him on the Ladder, Bruins 5-time Norris Trophy winner Raymond Bourque (#11). Our vote this week goes to Coach Belichick, who won his championships for New England, not Colorado. So who has your support in this week's Ladder Challenge? (and remember, most votes in the comments section is the tie-breaker, so be sure to voice your opinion!)
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RAYMOND BOURQUE
Current Rank: 11
Challenge Record: 0-1-0
Beat: Nobody
Lost: Eddie Shore
Tied: Nobody
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*Played for the Bruins for 21 seasons (1979-2000).
*Led B's to 2 Stanley Cup Finals (1988 & 1990).
*Won Norris Trophy 5x as league's top defenseman.
*Won 1980 Rookie of the Year.
*Won 1992 King Clancy Award (leadership on and off ice).
*Played in 18 All Star Games.
*Named to All-NHL Teams 18x (1st Team 12x).
*In 1,518 games he totalled 395 goals and 1,111 assists for 1,506 points.
*Franchise career leader in Assists, Points, Power Play Goals and Shots on Goal.
*In playoffs (19x) he played in 180 games and had 36-125-161 totals.
*In 1999 was named #14 NHL player of all-time (#4 defenseman) by The Hockey News.
*Elected to Hockey Hall of Fame in 2004.
*His #77 is retired by the Bruins.
BILL BELICHICK
Current Rank: 12
Challenge Record: 0-1-0
Beat: Nobody
Lost: Red Auerbach
Tied: Nobody
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*Patriots head coach for 10 seasons (2000-present).
*Was the Patriots assistant head coach in 1996.
*Won 3 Super Bowls as head coach of Pats (2001, 2003-04).
*Won 4 AFC Championships as head coach of Pats (2001, 2003-04, 2007).
*In his one season as assistant head coach he helped the Pats win the AFC Championship.
*Has won 6 AFC East titles (2001, 2003-07) as head coach.
*Coaching record with New England of 106-44 (.707) in the regular season and 14-3 (.823) in the playoffs.
*Has been named NFL Coach of the Year twice (2003, 2007).
*In 2007 he guided the Patriots to the first 16-0 regular season in NFL history.
*His Pats teams have the 2 longest regular season win streaks in NFL history.
*Most wins of any coach in Patriots franchise history.
As much as I try not to let it bother me, I still hate that Bourque finished his career in Colorado. Try a google image search for Bourque...top hit is him holding the Cup wearing an Avs uniform.
Belichick is the 2nd greatest coach in Boston history...and that's only because we have the greatest coach in sports history here as well.
I'm personally going Belichick but I could easily see either argument.
One argument I don't buy however is that coaches do not belong on the Ladder (which has been suggested).
I'm actually gonna go with Ray Bourque on this one.
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