jericho

In terms of his impact on the game and dominance during his era, he's clearly one of the all-time greats. At worst, a top 3 power forward of all time. He was a great competitor who wanted the win, and wanted the ball. A great rebounder despite having a pretty slight build, and could score every which way.

He takes a hit in the eyes of folks who want to compare him head-to-head to more modern superstars, or imagine him playing in the NBA in 2007. But those are rarely fair analyses, in my opinion. In today's game, he'd have a much harder time holding his own inside and on the glass. However, his perimeter game might allow him to slide out to SF and still play at an all-star level. On the other hand, in today's game he'd have benefited from the same diet patterns, fitness regimes, and coaching strategies as everyone else, so I think he'd still be one of the all-time greats.

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