I say Shawn Kemp. Barkley v Blake are close for 2nd. I think a lot of Blake's dunks are offensive fouls though. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PwQL_KpohI&sns=em[/youtube] [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWK66X6FtXk&sns=em[/youtube] [youtube]http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YdmNu816Qvs[/youtube]
I voted for Kemp but Amare did have the potential to be the greatest before his knees got shot. Some of his dunks prior to surgery were insane.
There's really no comparison. Anyone who says something other than Kemp just never saw him play. Kemp was one of those players that you expected he would posterize people on a nightly basis. The guy combined power, the ability dunk in traffic over people, and style. The guys he would posterize were either in shock at what just happened to them or would give him props.
I saw the thread title and immediately thought of Kemp. Glad to see that's the consensus cuz it's pretty much indisputable at this point.
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I have to go with Kemp and admit I'm biased against Blake Griffin. Kemp was a MONSTER back in the day. Watching the highlight where Chris Gatling gave him props right after getting posterized blew my mind.