In reply to: I think Kobe and Shaq belong above Duncan posted by miamioh_irishfan
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.
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.