NBA Mt. Rushmore

[BigGameDamian]

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[Hobbesarable]

BGD, you should give us an audio warning. It's hazardous to your health!

 

[PapaG]

Kareem won titles w/out Magic. Magic never won a title w/out Kareem.

As I think about it, it's amazing how undervalued Abdul-Jabbar is in NBA history. He had a career PER of 24.6, with a career USG of 24.3. That's just nuts to me, and he also defended the post.

 

[BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94]

Kobe?

Shaq?

Hakeem?

Dude, honestly, you could take just about any superstar from the last twenty years and they would dominate in any era, but you couldn't take any star from 50's, 60's, or 70's that would dominate in any era.

All those guys you mentioned were considered but at the end of the day I think KAJ was better than Hakeem or Shaq and MJ is leaps and bounds better than Kobe.

 

[1honestfan]

You only get 4.

I get the parallel that is trying to be made here but it just doesn't work. An NBA team has 5 players on the court at any given time but Mt. Rushmore has 4 different presidents. The math just doesn't work well to make that parallel. I do see what you're getting at though.

 

[rasheedfan2005]

Rasheed Wallace with 4 different facial expressions.

 

[Wizard Mentor]

I don't see how to leave Wilt, Russell, or Jordan off the list.

They had to change over 20 of the existing rules of the game in order to somewhat contain Wilt.
Russell was the ultimate winner.
Jordan is an ass, but he was the driving force for 6 championships.

For the last one, I'll go ahead and choose the man who averaged a triple double: Oscar Robertson.

 

[oldguy]

Rasheed Wallace with 4 different facial expressions.

How 'bout these?

Go Blazers

 

[BigGameDamian]

I don't see how to leave Wilt, Russell, or Jordan off the list.

They had to change over 20 of the existing rules of the game in order to somewhat contain Wilt.
Russell was the ultimate winner.
Jordan is an ass, but he was the driving force for 6 championships.

For the last one, I'll go ahead and choose the man who averaged a triple double: Oscar Robertson.

You know I have always thought Scottie Pippen was more valuable to those Bulls teams and I still do. Jordan might have changed the face of the NBA but that doesn't mean he was the best player.

 

[oldguy]

MJ, Wilt, LeBron, Big O

Go Blazers

 

[BlazerCaravan]

Jordan, Magic, Bird, Wilt

That'll be mine too.

 

[MARIS61]

Players I've watched only, editing out those with short careers (Walton. Sabas):

Kareem, Bird, Magic, Stockton.

 

[rasheedfan2005]

How 'bout these?

Go Blazers

That's a thing of beauty right there. I like the last one, had to be after a tech

 

[RipCityInsider]

I get the parallel that is trying to be made here but it just doesn't work. An NBA team has 5 players on the court at any given time but Mt. Rushmore has 4 different presidents. The math just doesn't work well to make that parallel. I do see what you're getting at though.

Yes, a NBA team has 5 players on the court, however that is completely irrelevant to the Mt. Rushmore analogy. This isn't about picking the best 5 players as your starters, this is about putting the Top 4 Players in the history of the game.