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Who's one player you would have liked to see in his prime?

Discussion in 'NBA Dish' started by dharocks, Jul 9, 2004.

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  1. StupidMoniker

    StupidMoniker I lost a bet

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    Julius Earving - this guy was Jordan before there was Jordan.
     
    #21 StupidMoniker, Jul 9, 2004
  2. francis 4 prez

    francis 4 prez Member

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    i guess my real answers would be wilt and sabonis.

    wilt to see if he was as good as everyone says he was or only as good as i think he was and partly just to see how bad/good the competition was at the time.

    sabonis to see if he was the running, flying magician people say he was.
     
    #22 francis 4 prez, Jul 9, 2004
  3. Stevierebel

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    The Big O
    Bill Russell
     
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  4. DavidS

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    Yep. Hard to belive that he was drafted in 1985! We missed 9 great years; probably his best years! :( He would have been one hell of a center.

    Here's some cool vids:

    http://sabonis.4t.com/site/videos.html
     
    #24 DavidS, Jul 10, 2004
  5. arno_ed

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    i saw to few of hakeem, so Hakeem again, and MAgic and Wilt.
     
    #25 arno_ed, Jul 10, 2004
  6. krocket

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    I watched 'em all in their prime. Different kinds of players, of course. Wilt was magnificent, can you imagine 100 points in one game and averaging 50 points per game for the season. That was real too!! Russell was wonderful, but he didn't his rep against Wilt ( and vice versa ). Dr. J and Pistol Pete were definately fun to watch. Havlicek was no slouch either. The list goes on and on.

    I think that the players of today are bigger, stronger, and quicker than those of yesterday as a whole. But there were aberations. Wilt was 7'2" and 275-300 lbs and could move like Kevin Garnet. A lot of authoratative people thought he was the strongest man to ever play basketball. A match-up between Wilt and Shaq would be something to see!!
     
    #26 krocket, Jul 10, 2004
  7. Dr of Dunk

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    For me :

    Wilt
    Oscar Robertson
    Pistol Pete (thanks for reminding me of this one)
    Earl Manigault (ditto the above)
    Oscar Shmidt


    For those of you that didn't watch Magic Johnson play much, especially in his absolute prime - I'm telling you, he should be on your list. The greatest passer that I have ever seen - period (which is one reason I want to see Oscar Robertson play). Magic was also on one of the greatest fast breaking teams ever. He's definitely one of the 2 or 3 best players of the last 20-25 years.
     
    #27 Dr of Dunk, Jul 10, 2004
  8. Rashmon

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    Some of us are old enough to have seen most of these younger guys in their prime.

    I would like to have seen some of the following guys who never got to see their prime due to injuries or drugs:

    Bill Walton
    Ralph Sampson
    Danny Manning
    John Lucas
    Roy Tarpley
     
    #28 Rashmon, Jul 10, 2004
  9. Cesar^Geronimo

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    I would love to see Dr. J.

    I was fan later in his career but was to young to appreciate him in his ABA years
     
    #29 Cesar^Geronimo, Jul 10, 2004
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    moses malone
    kareem
    dr. j
    MJ (saw him play but was too young to realize exactly how good he really was)
    bird
    magic
     
    #30 indaclubam2pm, Jul 10, 2004
  11. Gutter Snipe

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    Wilt
    Magic
    Hakeem
     
    #31 Gutter Snipe, Jul 10, 2004
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    Charles Barkley
    Dr J
    Wilt Chamberlain
    David Thompson
    Elgin Baylor
     
    #32 Dirt, Jul 10, 2004
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    Oscar Robertson
    Elvin Hayes
    David Thompson
    Nate "Tiny" Archibald
     
    #33 Manny Ramirez, Jul 10, 2004
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    Sabonis.
     
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    Well considering that I'm a young'un I would have loved to see the Magic and Bird battles in the '80s. As is, my very first basketball memories was of Pistons winning their 2nd championship, and the first Finals series that I watch religiously was Lakers/Bulls, with Jordan's first ring.
     
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    Wilt and Sabonis

    I want to see if they were good as advertised
     
    #36 pradaxpimp, Jul 11, 2004
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    Jerry West , Connie Hawkins, Pete Maravich, Wilt Chamberlain, Elgin Baylor, and Bill Russell....
     
    #37 TBar, Jul 11, 2004
  18. Qball

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    Definately Oscar Robinson. My second choice would be Sabonis.
     
    #38 Qball, Jul 11, 2004
  19. pgabriel

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    I think from watching film Dr. J is more of a Tracy McGrady type, and I think David Thompson was more Michael Jordan before Michael Jordan. But that's just my opinion.


    My list would be


    Pistol Pete
    David Thompson
    Oscar Robertson
    Wilt
    Sabonis

    and if I had to choose one, it would be Sabonis because I've heard several American Basketball people say he would have been maybe the greatest ever. And also, from what I saw what he could in the few good moments he had with the Blazers I almost believe them.

    On a side note, my Dad is 68 and he has seen a lot of guys on this list, one being Oscar Robertson play against UofH. According to him, he is the guy that you probably would have wanted to see the most.
     
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  20. rockets-#1

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    Jordan - I was too young to think about turning on his games, and didn't realize his greatness when I did see him.
    Olajuwon - Same
     
    #40 rockets-#1, Jul 11, 2004
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