Well, I put MAravich in my top 3 along with Jordan and Oscar, so there it is.

As far as xones and doubles, did you ever see Pete play in college? Guy averaged over 42 points a game EVERY year (with no 3-point line). It's not as if they didn't play any D against him in college.

He would have scored 35 a game in the NBA if he was playing now.

How good would Jordan or Oscar have been if they were playing without a left coronary artery?

I didnt know that guy who use to play for UCLA (always use to wear that headband) like 4 years ago plays in the NBA? I think he plays for the Knicks. Was always a very underrated college player.

imo, jordan.

You missed seeing Michael Jordan.

Nothing compares
Notheeeeeng compares
too you...

Sinead O'Connor.

Larry would be in the top 5 though.

you wanna see me got confrontational????:D :D :D

I saw Mike Jordan play, he was good. But Bird was Bird. More of a team player. Jordan was all about Mikey.

Hilarious.

You say I'm only looking at stats, then you list off Duncan's Cirriculum Vitae Highlights?

Look, do you think Duncan would have had great games against McHale? I don't. He played well against Malone but certainly didn't dominate him. McHale shut down a lot of very good players and would have blocked 2-3 of those 12-foot bank shots Duncan needs to survive every game. And frankly McHale in the low post would have made Duncan look really slow at times.

Hey, I'm not saying Duncan sucks; just that I wouldn't put him in my top 3 at Power Forward.

Maravich goes on the Harlem Globetrotter list... with Calvin Murphy. He did the same thing at LSU, shot the ball all the time. And I dont know how playing without a left coronary artery affected his shot. It may have affected stamina. But he played some big minutes so not too much. His injuries were not related to his heart.

Duncan can score over anybody, anytime. He has too many moves. I will say McHale had quicker pivot moves, but not Close to the left hand Duncan has. Duncan scores in everyway, McHale would have had a terribly difficult time guarding him just like Kevin Garnett does because Duncan is much much stronger in the lower body. Duncan is underrated a lot like McHale because of no flash, no hops. And yes, no Larry. McHale was helped by Larry, but I still think he was very very good.

My 1970's-80's All Funk Team
 

My all-funk team from the 70's-80's, chosen mostly for hair size and nicknames:

Center: Artis "A Train" Gilmore
Forward: George "Instant Heat" Trapp
Forward: Julius "Doctor J" Erving
Guard: Walt "Clyde" Frazier
Guard: Connie Hawkins

any all funk team that doesn't include Wolrd B. Free is an incomplete list....:cool:

Well, for all the hops, Garnett is not the greatest defensive forward there ever was. I suppose I'd be more admiring about Duncan if he played against the Eastern Conference instead of the Power-Forwardless West.

I will give you huge funk. DARNELL HILLMAN ABA... AKA DR. DUNK

check the fro.. Be sure to scroll down to catch the entirety of the funkiness

http://www.remembertheaba.com/Tribut...l/Hillman.html

Honest to God the guy could jump out of the gym. Huge hands, and huge unsophisticated dunks... just from a straight stand underneath the bucket.

Duncan trashed Ben Wallace. So they put sheed on him and brought Wallace over. Duncan can score over any center forward in the league because of the array of shots. He has the smoothest postmoves... I hate the name the big fundamental. But for a guy who started BBall late, its pretty incredible how good his footwork is.

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I'll conclude... Duncan has always been slow and I just don't care for his game as much as others may. Plus, he always looks as if he's about to cry.

In the end, I'd rate him below Elvin Hayes but ertainly above Kurt Rambis.

....... tim makes my 2nd team as power foward........ he plays the game the way it should be played..... my 1st team goes
1. wilt chamberlain ( the most dominant athlete of all time )
2. larry bird
3.michael jordan
4. jerry west
5. ervin johnson

2nd team
1. lew alcindor
2. tim duncan
3. elgin baylor
4. kobe bryant
5. oscar robertson

Tim Duncan is overrated, keep in mind Andres Nocioni made him his bitch along with Kevin Garnett.

Wheres Hakeem O, Billy Cunningham, a whole host of others.



Most overrated NBA player imo has to be Robert Parish

When discussing Kevin McHale, it's important to note that most of his prime years came when he was playing with Larry Bird. It's important because McHale was never the focal point of the offense. If he had been, I have little doubt that he would have gone on to erase a lot of the doubts people have about him. He was one of the best inside men I've ever seen. Footwork was second to none, save for maybe Hakeem Olajuwon. He didn't commit to rebounding as much as I would have liked but defensively, he was far above average. I don't know exactly where I would rank him against Karl Malone and Charles Barkley but for my money, those are the three best ever. And I'd take all three over Tim Duncan or Kevin Garnett in a heartbeat. That's not to say that Duncan and Garnett aren't all-time great players because they are. But not with those other three in my opinion. My selections for an all-time 12 man roster:

1st team
c-Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
f-Hakeem Olajuwon
f-Larry Bird
g-John Stockton
g-Michael Jordan

2nd team
c-Wilt Chamberlain
f-Bill Russell
f-Charles Barkley
g-Magic Johnson
g-Pete Maravich

last two
Oscar Robertson
Dennis Rodman