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Permalink Reply by James on May 4, 2015 at 2:53pm

Head-to-head, statistically Wilt dominated Russell, at least scoring. Rebounds were close. If you replaced Russell with Wilt on those Celtic teams, Wilt would have had all those rings, IMO.

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Permalink Reply by 24rubikscube on May 4, 2015 at 10:25pm

No offense taken. I read Bill Simmon's "Book of Basketball" and he has a large section on the debate between them, and he kinda converted me to Team Russell. It's worth noting though that he's a huge Celtics homer. 

Wilt's far and away the better raw talent. Best ever. Hands down. 

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Permalink Reply by Josh Board on May 5, 2015 at 9:18am

I played basketball since I was 7 years old. Played in high school. I coached it, referred it. And I will tell you this. Russell won 11 rings, because his Celts teams were better coached and had better players. Hell, they had a guy sitting the bench that's in the Hall of Fame (John Havlicek). Also...when Wilt and Bill matched up, Wilt would double and triple EVERY stat Bill Russell got - points, rebounds, blocked shots. So....no, Wilt is better than Russell, and the ring argument doesn't work...hahahahaa

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Permalink Reply by Marcus on May 3, 2015 at 4:22am

The Beatles. They redefined popular music. So many artists have been influenced by them,tried to copy them and failed. The songs will be played in hundreds of years time alongside Bach,Beethoven and Tchaikovsky. They captured the imagination of the world at a time when freedom and liberation were at a peak in the most fascinating decade of the 20th century,the 60s when huge cultural changes were happening. Combined with that there are still two living legends with us.. I bought an album page from tracks last year,it's my favourite possession and my most safe investment.

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Permalink Reply by Peter C. on May 3, 2015 at 5:54am

I´ll suprise you. To be honest - why to bother with long-term knowledge? I´m living now and only once... Collecting of anything is supposed to be hobby - do it just for your own satisfaction, your positive feeling, happiness for nice new item.... All mentioned persons are dead and I´m collecting just and only in-person autographs, so what´s the point for me? Who knows what is going to happen in next 50 / 100 years - why to spoil my HOBBY (being fan of music) with this IMO pointless (who is going to be valuable in future decades) concern?

I know that collecting autographs is not much different from collecting stamps and someone can see it as investment, but that´s not my point of view.

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Permalink Reply by James on May 3, 2015 at 10:15am

Great points, Peter. It's a hobby; so first and foremost, it should be for fun. I agree with that. I do it for both. Since I buy autographs for enjoyment, in a few decades, when I maybe (although I may leave them to family) go to sell, I hope to at least cover my investment. But I am a collector. There are some who only can think "buy low, sell high". They don't care so much about autographs as they do about making money. They ask what autographs can do for them, not what they can do for their collection! Lol.

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Permalink Reply by Robert Parker MSgt USMC Retired on May 3, 2015 at 5:18pm

I have to add my .02 on this one.  I have a few autographs that I enjoy with my family and friends, but it is because of the 'story' that goes with it.  A signature on a keepsake, well, is just that; a novelty.  But a story and a keepsake.?  Well, my family favorite is an old picture of my grandfather, which was taken at Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.  He is 'dressed up' in a big wooly pair of chaps, a 6 gun at his side, and a 10 gallon hat (just for the pic).  He was just a farm boy going to the show..  but he was able to shake hands with Wild Bill, and would say thereafter when greeting someone new:  shake the hand that shook the hand of Buffalo Bill.  And ever since that day, when it was time for some fun, he would take us grandkids 'cowboy'n.  We did all kinds a tricks and such with the Shetland ponies he had for us… it was a good time.  Those days will never come again.  And I wouldn't take a thousand dollars or more for that story and picture.  

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Permalink Reply by werner feiter on May 3, 2015 at 7:37pm

What a great story Robert and what a great memory.

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Permalink Reply by werner feiter on May 3, 2015 at 7:57pm

I grew up in New Jersey and as a young boy my neighbor gave me a letter signed by Thomas Edison who lived and had his laboratory in West Orange N.J...I was so excited to touch something that the great inventor Edison had touched. The idea came to me to research who else was famous lived in N.J.....HMMMMM....Albert Einstein lived and taught t Princeton University in N.J ,Thomas Edison in West Orange N.J and Charles Lindbergh in East Amwell N.J ....so I borrowed some advance allowance from my Dad and placed an ad in the Star Ledger (a N.J newspaper) "young collector wishes to buy anything signed by Thomas Edison ,Albert Einstein or Charles Lindbergh"...I received great response to my ad and so a lifelong hobby of collecting historical autographs began.

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Permalink Reply by Josh Board on May 5, 2015 at 9:20am

That's a great story, Werner. Thanks for sharing.

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Permalink Reply by Paul on May 6, 2015 at 9:37pm

Nirvana would be a long termer.

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Permalink Reply by Keith Smith on May 8, 2015 at 4:22pm

I would think Elvis, Beatles, Historical documents. Modern day baseball seems to be piling up lots of sloppy sigs that cost way too much money. Promotors only ones making money on them. Just my two cents.

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