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rainman · 03-04-2007, 05:31 PM

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1 Michael Jordan

2 Wilt Chamberlain

3 Bill Russell

4 Magic Johnson

5 Oscar Robertson

6 Hakeem Olajuwan

7 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

8 Larry Bird

9 Bob Cousy

10 Shaquille O' Neal

11 Karl Malone

12 Julius Erving

13 Tim Duncan

14 Willis Reed

15 John Stockton

16 Kobe Bryant

17 Steve Nash

18 Moses Malone

19 Patrick Ewing

20 Nate Archibald

21 Allen Iverson

22 George Gervin

23 David Robinson

25 Jerry West

barely missed out: Wes Unseld, John Havlicek, Scottie Pippen, Kevin Garnett, Dominique Wilkins

I think the average observer would look for one choice to say you're off base. for me that would be Bird at 8, and you're from Indiana and a Celtics fan to boot. Try again pal.

**kamego** · 03-04-2007, 05:33 PM

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yea but would he be able to get in the paint or would curry deny him?

Curry stoping Mikan? Doubt it.

TheTruth34 · 03-04-2007, 05:34 PM

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If Mikan played today, he'd get the benefit of sophisticated workouts and nutrition. I'm sure he would have been lifting weights like anyone else.

yea thats true, i mean he'd still be an all-star and good, but he'd be more of a like lets see how can i compare this.

he'd be the jason kidd to vince carter.

or the duncan to robinson in 99.

**Brandname** · 03-04-2007, 05:35 PM

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If Mikan played today, he'd get the benefit of sophisticated workouts and nutrition. I'm sure he would have been lifting weights like anyone else.

Not only that, but arm size can be deceiving anyway.

Desagana Diop has said repeatedly that after Shaq, the strongest center he's ever played against is Zydrunas Ilgauskas. And his arms aren't big at all.

TheTruth34 · 03-04-2007, 05:36 PM

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I think the average observer would look for one choice to say you're off base. for me that would be Bird at 8, and you're from Indiana and a Celtics fan to boot. Try again pal.

Bird was amazing not gonna lie, best shooter to ever play the game.
but there were alot of other good players. the other 7 players are better than Larry Bird. i agree the list is shaky from 10 down, but the top 10 i feel are completely accurate on overall skill.

TheTruth34 · 03-04-2007, 05:38 PM

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Not only that, but arm size can be deceiving anyway.

Desagana Diop has said repeatedly that after Shaq, the strongest center he's ever played against is Zydrunas Ilgauskas. And his arms aren't big at all.

its desegana diop?..not tracy mcgrady why would you believe him, but still yea Z is incredibly big and thick. yao is pretty strong these days too. ive seen wallace man handle shaq before too though. and then ive seen vice-versa.

**kamego** · 03-04-2007, 05:40 PM

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yea thats true, i mean he'd still be an all-star and good, but he'd be more of a like lets see how can i compare this.

he'd be the jason kidd to vince carter.

or the duncan to robinson in 99.

Mikan wouldn't be a second fiddle if he was playing today. He was too good shooting and too good postioning himself. If he had the strength training we had today, he would never have gotten hurt and would break a lot of records.

**Brandname** · 03-04-2007, 05:50 PM

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its desegana diop?..not tracy mcgrady why would you believe him, but still yea Z is incredibly big and thick. yao is pretty strong these days too. ive seen wallace man handle shaq before too though. and then ive seen vice-versa.

What are you talking about?

Why would Tracy McGrady be a better judge of the strongest centers over Desagana Diop?

TheTruth34 · 03-04-2007, 05:53 PM

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Mikan wouldn't be a second fiddle if he was playing today. He was too good shooting and too good postioning himself. If he had the strength training we had today, he would never have gotten hurt and would break a lot of records.

i dont want to be racist, because im not and im totally against it, im not rascist against any race, because im a minority in this country too( im indian and german, and i hate dirk), but seriously how many Caucasian americans are impact players in the league. steve nash, and dirk are both foreign although i count nash as american, hes the only true dominant player. i think that white players are just intimidated so they dont play as much in highschool anymore and thats why theres fewer prospects coming into the nba. i agree mikan would be good. but id have to see it to believe it. i think he'd be a second fiddle on a team like dallas, phoenix, or new jersey. sure he'd star in atlanta, and golden state. thats all i have to say about it. people need to just play with heart and not worry about skin color. i hate racism, and i hate the fact that people think just because they are not black that they cant play basketball. thats how i was up until high school it all changed then. i play with heart and passion. even if im not the best player on the court.

TheTruth34 · 03-04-2007, 05:54 PM

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