Build your franchise: Bill Russell or Dwight Howard?

[CavaliersFTW]

Your team has just tanked the prior year and now has the #1 pick. The draft is weak save for two raw, but athletic, defensive minded centers. One is sinewy and fast and nimble enough to run the floor with the ball the other is strong and powerfull and can't be stopped once he goes up for the dunk.

Dwight Howard, 19 years old - lead high school to State Title.
6-9" w/o shoes
6-10.25" w/shoes
7-4.5" Wingspan
9-3.5" Standing Reach
9.25" Hand Length
9.75" Hand Width
240lbs - very explosive - incredible leaper - freak athlete - manchild








Bill Russell, 22 years old - fresh off two b2b NCAA titles @ SFU plus an Olympic Gold
6-9.63" w/o shoes
6-10.88" w/shoes
7-4" Wingspan
9-5" Standing Reach
10.5" Hand length
9.5" Hand Width
217lbs - incredible leaper - freak athlete - high bball IQ - proven winner - fast on the break






Who ya got? Does Bill Russell's size (only 217lbs when he was drafted) deter you from picking him (being that his abilities are only that of a genuine center?). Or did his ability to win in the NCAA and an Olympic Gold boost his credit?

[dunksby]

Very bored eh?

[CavaliersFTW]

Very bored eh?

yup

[FireDavidKahn]

Russell.

[Mr Clutch Melo]

Proven winner all day

[KobesFinger]

Do we know how they turn out? Because Dwight could have sucked. I'd still take Russell. I never got to see him in his day but I know that Dwight often disappears on O. I'd also take his college experience, leadership, maturity and winning mentality over Dwight. On a side-note, I always thought Dwight had gigantic hands from the way he holds the ball. They're smaller than Rondo's?

[Harison]

One is not like the other. Its disrespect to Rus to even ask this question

[SilkkTheShocker]

Dwight by far. A more fair question would be Hilton Armstrong or Bill Russell.

[CavaliersFTW]

Dwight by far. A more fair question would be Hilton Armstrong or Bill Russell.

Since your the odd man out right now, why would you take Dwight?

[Zedja]

Dwight by far. A more fair question would be Hilton Armstrong or Bill Russell.

Please go die.

[CavaliersFTW]

One is not like the other. Its disrespect to Rus to even ask this question

I'm testing ISH level of respect for Russell. I'm working on a mix for him right now, I know good and well the two aren't comparable, I'm just curious as to what other people think about him before I start posting footage

[Papaya Petee]

Who would I rather draft if I had the number one pick not knowing their careers but the information you posted? Dwight without a doubt.

[Celtic_Pride]

I'm working on a mix for him right now

Repped

[CavaliersFTW]

Who would I rather draft if I had the number one pick not knowing their careers but the information you posted? Dwight without a doubt.

22 year old Gold Medal/2 NCAA titles as the man vs 19 year old with a high school title as the man? So what makes it Dwight w/o a doubt, a 23lb weight difference?

[BrickingStar]

Bill rode good players to chips he's overrated because he's a ring chaser not a leader not only that but he played in a weak era like wilt I don't see how wilt/especially I can't lead a team bill russel are ranked over players like kobe duncan ect..