All-Era Playoffs

[Denny Crane]

As far as the voting being a popularity contest, my view is that it cheapens the whole process and does S2 a disservice. Why? Well, why bother to have the draft at all when we can just vote for the most popular posters in a poll. Why does it do S2 a disservice? It sure makes the appearance of the overall actual basketball knowledge (when it comes to all-time players) look weak.

[huevonkiller]

DRob did grab 10 RPG next to Rodman, but no other Spurs player grabbed more than 5. When he grabbed 16 RPG for the Bulls, the 2nd leading rebounder for them was Pippen at 6.5; Jordan grabbed 5.9 and Longley 5.6.

http://www.basketball-reference.com/...ct_career.html

Regarding assists... Wilt averaged 4.4 for his career in an era when assists weren't easily awarded. He had back to back seasons of 7.8 and 8.6 APG- not sure if any center ever has come close to those kinds of figures let alone leading the league in assists. Given that he would be double teamed by bigger players today, he'd most certainly be passing out of those more. Combine that with relaxed awarding of assists, he'd have a good shot at 10 APG, IMO.

Wilt also never passed at that level without subjugating himself on offense. And when he averaged over 8 assists a game his team took 8400 shots that season.

[ghoti]

It sure makes the appearance of the overall actual basketball knowledge (when it comes to all-time players) look weak.

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[DynastYWarrioR6]

Huevon's team has won the All-Era draft, congratulations to him and his team!

[GMJ]

Man I missed out on a good thread, oh well.

It appears to me that a lot of these posts are made because a lot of people are butthurt and have their head up their ass over their opinion of older players. It's not too surprising, you usually get this in a lot of "___drafts," especially one where there's such a large spectra of comparisons to be made, especially the modern vs old school dynamic. At least that's my perception.

[DynastYWarrioR6]

Man I missed out on a good thread, oh well.

It appears to me that a lot of these posts are made because a lot of people are butthurt and have their head up their ass over their opinion of older players. It's not too surprising, you usually get this in a lot of "___drafts," especially one where there's such a large spectra of comparisons to be made, especially the modern vs old school dynamic. At least that's my perception.

You jealous that you missed out?

[Celtic Fan]

oh and ask DW, I told him at the beginning of this all-era draft 'someone with a bunch of modern era players will win this because ppl don't know the history of the game and forums are generally full of younger ppl' Younger ppl tend to believe everything in their era is the best (I was like that too) so I guess I really shouldn't be surprised. I enjoyed the draft process.

I rest my case.

despite this being a draft about the greatest players of all time, a team with a bunch of guys barely into the prime of their careers wins... just fucking stupid and thoughtless voting.

[huevonkiller]

It appears to me that a lot of these posts are made because a lot of people are butthurt and have their head up their ass over their opinion of older players. It's not too surprising, you usually get this in a lot of "___drafts," especially one where there's such a large spectra of comparisons to be made, especially the modern vs old school dynamic. At least that's my perception.

I rest my case.

[Denny Crane]

I rest my case.

despite this being a draft about the greatest players of all time, a team with a bunch of guys barely into the prime of their careers wins... just fucking stupid and thoughtless voting.

I'm with you, brotha

[huevonkiller]

Huevon's team has won the All-Era draft, congratulations to him and his team!

Thanks DW.

[ghoti]

Good draft. I learned a lot about S2.

[DynastYWarrioR6]

Actually thru the research I had of the players I drafted, I learned alot about some of the older more uncommonly known players of the league. It was fun to learn.

[J_Ray]

Actually thru the research I had of the players I drafted, I learned alot about some of the older more uncommonly known players of the league. It was fun to learn.

Yeah, same here even though I picked quite a few people from the 90's, I looked up most of these other guys other people took just to find out about them and stuff.

[durvasa]

I feel bad that I missed this thread. I'll back up huevonkiller on this. I think Rodman is the greatest rebounder of all time. And, moreover, I don't think its even close.

Sorry Wilt, sorry Russ.