[Eman Resu]

is D-wheelchair qualified to be mentioned in this thread sooner or later?

[mschatz]

Grant Hill.

[SFJ23]

Allan Houston he was a good player and if it wasn't for his knee he could have had a longer career I heard he wanted to play for the Suns though.

[SJP_SevenLaker]

John Stockton.

Not really forgotton but not talked about non the less.

[Titus001]

Originally Posted by fu-noob

If you want to value players pertaining to how well they did in their era, Russell is a no brainer. If you want to examine the players individual skills? No one touches Olajuwon. Had the footwork of an athletic forward, was much better defensively than Shaq, and spread the floor a lot more.



Just look at 1:10. It was unbelievable what he was capable of at over 7 feet.

I agree that olajuwon is one of the best ever. He had it all unlike shaq. I still think shaq was the second most dominant big man after karrem. I believe Olaluwon is not as skilled as karreem on the block. IF RALPH SAMPSON stayed healthy he and Olajuwon might of had a dynasty in the late 1980's- early 1990's. Having a guy that is 7-4 and another guy at power forward at 7-0 is unique.
YouTube - Ralph Sampson '86 WCF Game Winner
YouTube - KBlaze - Ralph Sampson & Hakeem Olajuwon (Twin Towers)
YouTube - 1986 Ralph fight vs. Boston

Sky hook>>>>Turn around fade away j


Anyways, here is the best team ever assembled. 1986 celtics

YouTube - Larry Bird - A Basketball Legend (3): 1986 Boston Celtics

[phool]

Everyone seems to forget about Arvydas Sabonis... i mean the guy was a BEAST back in the day..

I think if he entered NBA in his prime, he would be a legend.

[jon blaze]

Mitch "the rock" Richmond, the dude averaged like 20 plus points almost every year in the league and was a solid shooter. Another dude that comes to mind is Isiah Rider was talented and athletic but just wasnt stable upstairs. And finally another guy who I personally thought got overshadowed was Byron Scott, he was a great shooter and finisher but was overshadowed by the rest of the Showtime Lakers starting Lineup of Johnson, Kareem, and Worthy.

[masta wrapper]

Chris mullin scored alot which is great for a guy w/ his hops and speed and his not that big for a sf either from what i remember.

Sean Elliot plays like a more smooth {and slower} scottie pippen.he also is a better 3 point shooter.

I also always maintain that it was rose and not reggie miller who was the man for the pacers team that went to the finals in 2000 {not sure bout the date} he was deadly in the post and has good spot up three.You can also say that it was more of a team effort ,but between miller and rose , i think it was rose who did more {and i even forgot rose's name which shows how forgotten he is hehe}

[masta wrapper]

I forgot, but for a player who is still playing in the league and who didnt suffer any big injuries{from what i know} jason "White chocolate" williams really dropped from the lime light. I remember when he first enter the league and he and vince was always shown in nba actions top ten plays. i remember people calling him the next pistol pete because of his high light reel passing.

It also help thatHis rookie yr. also coincided w/ sacramento kings resurgence as a top nba team,even j-kidd mentioned him as the next great pg,then he stunk up the joint in the playoffs {i forgot how many playoffs] then got traded which started his fall from peoples conciousness.

[gumby raptor]

Originally Posted by acer559

Shawn Kemp a 6'10 dunk monster. Every game he did something crazy either some crazy dunks or rejections.

thats who i was gonna say. I never really liked him when he was in his prime (my friend was a sonics fan and I was a bulls fan) but seriously the guy had IT for awhile.