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Old 02-20-2008, 04:50 PM   #141 (permalink)
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Re: Barkley: Duncan is the #1 Power Forward of All-Time.

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Originally Posted by Dornado View Post
I just don't see how you can reasonably rank the guy 8th when you have no idea what his impact was on the game... I just find that it makes me wonder if the rest of the list is just speculation about guys based on anecdotal evidence.
How about 25 years of reading about the history of the game?

I never saw Pettit play either, but how credible would my list look without him?

I also never saw Bill Russell play live, but I'd be laughed off this board if I didn't have him in the top 4 or so on a list of all-time great centers.
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