Greatest NBA center of all time?

Greatest NBA center of all time?

Postby Celtic Fan on Tue Mar 06, 2007 2:26 pm

ESPN got a pannel together to discuss it.
some of those ppl are out to lunch though.

Wilt rated as the 6th best Center by one guy.
3 others had him 7th!!

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/dailydime ... estCenters

someone voted for Dwight Howard as one of the ten best Centers of all time!!!
how old was that person.. 14?!?!?!

still I agree with the ratings 1-6 and the top 3 can go in any order IMO and you can't be considered wrong.
you got unreal stats
unreal championships.
unreal long career with stats and rings.
who's better?
depends on preference.
Me I'd have Wilt #1
Russell #2
Kareem #3
Hakeem #4
Shaq #5
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Postby MikeDead on Tue Mar 06, 2007 3:38 pm

Bill Russel...#1..Hands down.

Wilt's not even a close second IMO, Russell has the numbers, the rings, and if youve ever seen an old Bill Russel game, or highlight, you can even see there how incerdibly dominant he was.

No question...#1 = Bill Russell
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Postby Celtic Fan on Wed Mar 07, 2007 8:25 am

uhh actually lots of questions.
you cannot ignore Wilt's staggering accomplishments IMO.
Russell won more rings for sure, but Scottie Pippen has twice as many rings as Larry Bird but who would you say is better?

Wilt averaged 50 ppg for a season.
Only center (or forward I do believe) to lead the league in assists!
once had 55 rebounds in a game VS bill russell.
has never fouled out of a game
averaged 48.5 mins a game for a season... think about it.
I won't get into the scoring, just check the all time single game points record.

The fact that he changed his game when he joined the Lakers to play with two other super-stars shows how adaptable he was and led him to a championship.

Both are greats, but saying no doubt one is better than the other.. foolish.
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Postby Celtic Fan on Wed Mar 07, 2007 8:39 am

As much as i despise Kareem, the dude could play.
he is in the middle between the two IMO.
His stats are really great and he has a fistful (plus 1) of titles.
he's not better statistically than Wilt, he has less titles than Bill.
He does have more MVP's than either and was able to play longer and be productive.
So I could see some arguing (in fact I have seen it) that he is the greatest of all time.
ESPN seems to think so.
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Postby MikeDead on Wed Mar 07, 2007 12:30 pm

I still gotta go with Russell and the instant impact he had on the C's. Red brings him in..and BAM!..Dynasty.
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Postby Celtic Fan on Wed Mar 07, 2007 1:36 pm

I don't disagree that Russell could be considered #1 but to say things like "no question" and "Wilt's not even a close second" is kinda silly as his numbers go well beyond scoring, which is what everyone notices first.
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Postby Ryno on Wed Mar 07, 2007 2:27 pm

Robinson should have been ahead of Walton. No doubt :man12:
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