I think Kobe and Shaq belong above Duncan
by miamioh_irishfan (2020-05-14 10:35:11)

In reply to: Since there appears to be some NBA fans here,Top 10 all time  posted by DBCooper

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and maybe above Bird.

You had me thinking
by DBCooper  (2020-05-14 12:52:46)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

Until your last line

Yeah, upon reflection I take it back
by miamioh_irishfan  (2020-05-14 14:59:13)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

Bird is one of the few guys who truly transcends eras. Imagine him with a 3 point line and modern analytics which make it ok to take ten 3s a game.

I do think Duncan is awfully overrated in that initial top 10 list.

Thinking about him playing the modern game gives me
by DBCooper  (2020-05-14 15:18:55)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

a woody.

I heard a scout once say the best indication of whether an old time player would be a strong 3pt shooter today is by looking at their free throw percentage. The higher, the better indication that they would have been successful shooting the 3 (obviously a strong work ethic would be required as well). Well he led the league 4 times and is 13th overall all time.