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#41
06-08-2005, 02:42 PM
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Re: Top ten NBA centers of all time - David Robinson on the list?
Well, Malone was easily a top 10 bartender of all time.
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#42
06-08-2005, 03:06 PM
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Re: Top ten NBA centers of all time - David Robinson on the list?
I think Robinson slides in, but that it doesn't mean that much.
Easily better: Chamberlain Shaq Russell Olajuwon Kareem Malone Mikan So that's seven. I would also argue that Duncan is really a center and obviously in the above company. He has a center's body, when push comes to shove and a big man needs to be shut down, they put him at five, and if he's guarding a power forward its to avoid foul trouble. If he didn't come into the league and immediately join Robinson, he'd be widely considered a center. So that leaves two spots. After this point, there's a signficant drop: Ewing - Probably next and almost surely better than Robinson Robinson - I think he slips in. Cowens - Had a shortish career, but you could make an argument for him over Robinson. Parrish - Looking at the stats, he's not in Robinson's league. But if he had been on a different team, he might have had a run of 6-7 years averaging 25 ppg, so I don't think he's actually that far off. Bottom line is that Robinson might slip in at ten, but its really a moot point. The most important thing is that there is a top tier of eight which he doesn't come close to.
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#43
06-08-2005, 06:44 PM
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Re: Top ten NBA centers of all time - David Robinson on the list?
Not only did Parish play in more games than anyone in NBA history, he's a nine-time all-star, won four championships, and was named one of the 50 greatest players in NBA history in 1996.
And, lest we forget, he did it all while smoking P.O.T., which didn't become really fashionable in the NBA until relatively recently.
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#45
06-08-2005, 07:00 PM
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Re: Top ten NBA centers of all time - David Robinson on the list?
Anyone want to post a justification for Walton? Didn't he only have a few good years in Portland before his knees went to hell?
My impression of him has always been: Top 5 college player of all time, very good NBA player (but not top 10 by any stretch).
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#47
06-08-2005, 07:09 PM
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Re: Top ten NBA centers of all time - David Robinson on the list?
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Anyone want to post a justification for Walton? Didn't he only have a few good years in Portland before his knees went to hell? My impression of him has always been: Top 5 college player of all time, very good NBA player (but not top 10 by any stretch). [/ QUOTE ] You forgot top ten worst color commentator of all time.
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#48
06-08-2005, 07:12 PM
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Re: Top ten NBA centers of all time - David Robinson on the list?
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Anyone want to post a justification for Walton? Didn't he only have a few good years in Portland before his knees went to hell? My impression of him has always been: Top 5 college player of all time, very good NBA player (but not top 10 by any stretch). [/ QUOTE ] Agreed. He was injury-plagued his whole career. His stats show that he only played in 51 or more games 6 times in 13 years between '75 and '87.
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#50
06-08-2005, 07:37 PM
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Re: Top ten NBA centers of all time - David Robinson on the list?
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I agree with Duncan. Good point, overlooked by many here. But Ewing almost surely better!? I'd say it just as strongly the other way around. [/ QUOTE ] Duncan is and has always been listed as a power forward, and almost never plays without a center. Just because he's tall doesn't mean he doesn't play that position. I do agree about Ewing though, and he's my favorite player of all time. Robinson's MVP and scoring title (even though he shouldn't have gotten it) are enough to put him over the top, not to mention his two rings. It's close though.
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