The Dallas Mavericks "kept their powder dry" and cap space open for Howard when Cuban wanted him on the team. In doing so he disregarded the advice of the GM to draft the "Greek Freak". We all know how that turned out. Cuban's worst mistake ever as owner, even more than letting Steve Nash walk as a free agent.
The first 3 are absolute locks, but I'd put both Ewing and Duncan (and mebbe Robinson) ahead of Olajuwon. No diss to Akeem, I just think those guys were better all around players.
How can you say Ewing is better all-around? Olajuwon was far superior to him defensively.
And it wasn't even close!
Duncan??? He was a power forward not a center. David Robinson and others played the center spot. Karl Malone was a 4 as well.
Karl Malone was the 13th pick in the 1985 draft. He might be the best 13th pick in the history of the draft.
I hope you are right. I just hope he made the proper choice financially. I know it was his choice and life. I certainly wish him the best and I'm pulling for him. I doubt I would have had the guts to turn down a sure thing million bucks for one if not two more years while enjoying being a student unless someone told me it was damn near a sure thing.
Does he have that good of hands though? How many times have we seen him get stripped, or juggle an easy bounce pass? Love Kof, but his hands aren't the greatest and he always brings the ball down, too.
Kofi is a fantastic guy & an all time Illini great but he will never ever start in the NBA.
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Shaq absolutely has to be on that list. No center besides Russell turned in a string of dominance like Shaq had from 00-02, and of course he had major success well beyond that run. Put up arguably 3 of the 10 greatest Finals performances (as a whole) of all time. There's also only two players in NBA history that have won a three-peat and were Finals MVP every time: Shaq and MJ (wasn't around for Russell and Mikan). Seems like that kind of dominance should be highly valued in making this type of list.
No way any knowledgeable fan picks Ewing over Olajuwon, unless they are die hard knicks fans. Ewing was great, had a long career. But he never won a championship.
Or it could be that I'm the one person on this board that can't stand Hakeem. I can't explain why. Opinions vary, people are getting way too butthurt over an intertubes comment.
Recency bias seems to work both ways. Shaq’s persona has somewhat eclipsed his play in people’s minds. Much like LeBron, He was a force of nature, and in his prime could have gone toe to toe with anyone in basketball history. Free agency and omnipresence in the media have soured peoples opinion of the man so they minimize his accomplishments on the court. His resume is unimpeachable, even if you don’t like him.
