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[Rastapopoulos]

TAYLOR SWIFT'S!

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Baseball started. I'm happy.

I can only assume the two things are unrelated.

 

[Strenuus]

I can only assume the two things are unrelated.

No, if I had said "Football started. I'm happy" then yes, you would be right.

 

[Boob-No-More]

A ......and it's not close. Who is this OlajuwoM guy, and who is he going to guard?

I think you forgot the green font, but in case you didn't, the answer is anyone, and everyone.

He is after all the career leader in BLKs, and it's not close. He has over 550 more than second place Dikembe Mutombo. He was 2-time DPOY and 9 time all defense.

Olajuwon and David Robinson were probably two of the only centers in NBA history you could leave on the island against any guard in the league and they would lock them down. Olajuwon was an amazing athlete with the quickness of a guard, but the size of a center. I miss the beauty of his game.

BNM

 

[BBert]

B is the only one of those teams I could stand to root for.

 

[Pinwheel1]

I think you forgot the green font, but in case you didn't, the answer is anyone, and everyone.

He is after all the career leader in BLKs, and it's not close. He has over 550 more than second place Dikembe Mutombo. He was 2-time DPOY and 9 time all defense.

Olajuwon and David Robinson were probably two of the only centers in NBA history you could leave on the island against any guard in the league and they would lock them down. Olajuwon was an amazing athlete with the quickness of a guard, but the size of a center. I miss the beauty of his game.

BNM

Maybe Olajuwon can cover anyone, but that is not who is listed. I am saying it is a trick question.

 

[handiman]

Barkley and Malone is interesting. Early in their careers, Barkley tended to dominate Malone in head-to-head matchups. Mid to late career Malone tended to dominate Barkley. Malone had a much longer career and a much longer prime than Barkley, but comparing peak Barkley to peak Malone favors Barkley in many areas (mostly scoring efficiency).

Unfortunately, with Barkley and Duncan, there wasn't sufficient overlap between their careers to draw any conclusions from their limited head-to-head matchups.

Here's an interesting article that compares Barkley's advanced analytics to Malone and Duncan:

Charles Barkley Doesn’t Love Analytics, But Analytics Sure Love Him

Barkley was a ridiculously efficient scorer.

BNM

That just reinforces my opinion that analytics are usually less useful than the eye test. Barkley was a great scorer no doubt, but Malone had a much bigger impact on his team and on the league for a much longer period of time.

Before Duncan, Malone was nearly unanimously regarded as the best PF of all-time. I don't recall hearing Barkley mentioned in that vein often, if ever.

https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/tiny.fcgi?id=c8njD

Tell me that isn't lopsided in Malone's favor? And as you mentioned, it got worse the deeper they got into their respective careers.

 

[Lanny]

That just reinforces my opinion that analytics are usually less useful than the eye test. Barkley was a great scorer no doubt, but Malone had a much bigger impact on his team and on the league for a much longer period of time.

Before Duncan, Malone was nearly unanimously regarded as the best PF of all-time. I don't recall hearing Barkley mentioned in that vein often, if ever.

https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/tiny.fcgi?id=c8njD

Tell me that isn't lopsided in Malone's favor? And as you mentioned, it got worse the deeper they got into their respective careers.

The eye test and statistics go hand in hand. You can't tell much with just one of the two.

 

[blazerkor]

I have to say A because the other squads are all past their prime. I mean it's fair to say MJ has lost a step or five. If it's when everyone was at their prime the answer is obviously B and it's not close.

 

[SportsAndWhine]

This question might as well be "How old are you?"

A - 15 - 25
B - 35 - 45
C - 25 - 35

A D option with Kareem, Dr. J, Oscar Robertson, Pistol Pete, and George Gervin or whatever would be "I am 45 - 55"

 

[HailBlazers]

He is after all the career leader in BLKs, and it's not close. He has over 550 more than second place Dikembe Mutombo. He was 2-time DPOY and 9 time all defense.

Olajuwon and David Robinson were probably two of the only centers in NBA history you could leave on the island against any guard in the league and they would lock them down. Olajuwon was an amazing athlete with the quickness of a guard, but the size of a center. I miss the beauty of his game.

BNM

Growing up Drexler was my favorite so I ended up becoming a Rockets fan and Olajuwon became my new favorite player. He was like Sabonis in his prime but better. The GOAT center in my bias eyes.

 

[Lanny]

This question might as well be "How old are you?"

A - 15 - 25
B - 35 - 45
C - 25 - 35

A D option with Kareem, Dr. J, Oscar Robertson, Pistol Pete, and George Gervin or whatever would be "I am 45 - 55"

What if you're older than 55 and relate best to James Naismith?

 

[Hoopguru]

B
not even close

 

[tykendo]

Which squad and why?

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None of the above. Westbroke makes me sick, Michael Doodad was a classless jerk, and Shaq should have fouled out in the 1st half of every game.

 

[tykendo]

Hakeem, Dr. J, Bird, Dame, and Drexler. Now that's class.

 

[Boob-No-More]

This question might as well be "How old are you?"

A - 15 - 25
B - 35 - 45
C - 25 - 35

A D option with Kareem, Dr. J, Oscar Robertson, Pistol Pete, and George Gervin or whatever would be "I am 45 - 55"

If you're 45 - 55:
Magic
Jordan
Dr. J.
Bird
Kareem

If you're 55 - 65:
Oscar
Jerry West
Elgin Baylor
Russell
Wilt

If you're older than dirt:
Bob Cousey
Bill Sharman
Paul Arazin
Bob Petit
Dolph Shayes

BNM

 

[blue9]

B is the only right answer.

 

[SportsAndWhine]

If you're 45 - 55:
Magic
Jordan
Dr. J.
Bird
Kareem

If you're 55 - 65:
Oscar
Jerry West
Elgin Baylor
Russell
Wilt

If you're older than dirt:
Bob Cousey
Bill Sharman
Paul Arazin
Bob Petit
Dolph Shayes

BNM

Mikan or nothing!

 

[Boob-No-More]

Mikan or nothing!

Lol, he was originally on my Old as Dirt team, but got bumped when I moved Petit from 55 - 65 to Old as Dirt and shifted Shayes from PF to C.

BNM

 

[SportsAndWhine]

Lol, he was originally on my Old as Dirt team, but got bumped when I moved Petit from 55 - 65 to Old as Dirt and shifted Shayes from PF to C.

BNM

I figure you gotta include players that changed the rules; we know Mikan did, but did Dolph?

 

[H.C.]

Gimme C cause it has more of my fav players of all time.

 

[Boob-No-More]

I figure you gotta include players that changed the rules; we know Mikan did, but did Dolph?

Mikan's career was very short. He only played in 439 games and was a 4-time all star.

Shayes had a much longer career - 996 games, 12 time all star.

Mikan had a better peak, but it was much shorter.

Could have gone either way.

BNM

 

[Magoo]

No question about it, B all the way. That team just shouts offense and jiller defense!

Plus that's the team you want to see the fist fight started to get in their appointments heads!

 

[LayneStaley]

It’s B, but if all healthy and in their prime I think you guys are forgetting how good Kobe/Duncan were....and Shaq. If they had someone else besides McGarbage I would think longer.

B-14 rings
C-14 rings

And remember all of group C who won rings won at least 1 without anyone else in their group, unlike Pip.

 

[LayneStaley]

The question should be...

A. Steph/Lebron

B. Jordan/Hakeem

C. Kobe/Duncan

I really wish Jordan/Kobe would have played against each other during their primes.

 

[Boob-No-More]

The question should be...

A. Steph/Lebron

B. Jordan/Hakeem

C. Kobe/Duncan

I really wish Jordan/Kobe would have played against each other during their primes.

I would have loved to have seen prime Wilt go against prime Shaq. Having seen both (granted Wilt was already past his peak), I think Wilt would have destroyed Shaq. He could have easily matched Shaq's strength and size, but was much faster and more athletic. I think it would have instantly silenced Shaq's self-proclaimed "Most Dominat Ever" rhetoric.

I remember watching 35-year old Wilt block Kareem's sky hook multiple times in the 1972 WCF. Prior to that, the sky hook had been considered unstoppable. By then, Wilt wasn't nearly the dominant scorer he'd been in his 20s, but he was till the best defender and rebounder in the league. The Lakers eliminated the defending champs in 6 games and went on to defeat the Knicks 4-1 in the finals, with Wilt capturing the Finals MVP award while averaging 19.2 ppg and 23.2 rpg - at nearly 36 years of age. Too bad they didn't keep track of blocks back then.

BNM

 

[PCmor7]

B. Lot of winners on B.