If Michael Jordan never existed, who would we consider to be the greatest basketball player of all time?
I'm looking mostly for past NBA players, current players won't do it for me.
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Who was the better point guard, Magic or the Big O?
Wilt Chamberlain. Wilt would have been deffinantley the best player if MJ didnt exist Wilt would be because of all his triple dubles, and his 100 point game!In terms of skills and personality Kevin Garnett is better than Tim Duncan, but by how much?
Even with Jordan, the best ever is Wilt Chamberlain.When you consider Kareem, Bird and Oscar Robertson as well, Jordan might rank fifth overall.
Wilt Chamberlain
Is shaq the last "true center" in the NBA?
wilt chamberlanWilt Chambelian.
OMG the Portland Trailblazers get the #1 pick in the draft who will they choose?
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. All-time career scoring leader, 6 championships, 6-time NBA MVP...Who is going to win the championship?
Everyone likes to say Wilt, but there's no doubt in my mind that the best is Kareem Abdul- Jabbar. Just look at his accomplishments, both as a team player and an individual! Wilt was dominant, yes, but his dominance was magnified by the sheer lack of anyone around who could guard him! Wilt has many accomplishments as an individual, but that alone doesn't make him the best ever sans MJ. Neither does championship rings, else Bill Russell would take the cake with flying colors! Kareem has the best stats, awards and championship hardware to make him all- around the greatest player, even when compared to MJ. Any honest fan of basketball would have to acknowledge this!Update: I checked, and the only stat that Wilt beats both Kareem and MJ in are career rebounds, career rebounding average, and career points per game, which he only beat Kareem by 6 and tied MJ for. MJ and Kareem both have 6 championships. Kareem has 6 NBA MVP awards to MJs 5, his career field goal percentage is .559 to MJs .497. MJ beats out Kareem in individual defensive awards and scoring titles, but Kareem beats MJ in rebounding and blocks awards (obviously because of the positions they played). Both were Rookie of the Year. Both men were All- Stars all but one season that they played. When you consider that Kareem was able to do that 19 times despite his age, that is an impressive stat!
Who is going to the NBA finals?
Come on..MJ is not the "GREATEST"..B.J. Armstrong and Horace Grant weren’t able to make the all-star team until jordon retired. Pippen had his finest year without jordon. With defenses no longer supposedly focusing on wretched jordon, but rather, focusing on Pippen instead, people (including myself) expected Pippen and Grant's field goal percentages to suffer. However, they improved it over his previous season (1992-93). Without jordon screaming at them to pass up open shots (so that jordon can pad his stats) their numbers looked even better. Then the next year (1994-95), Pippen led the Bulls in points, rebounds, assists, steals, and blocks. Only one other person in history has matched that accomplishment (Dave Cowens). However, Pippen wasn’t even considered for the MVP, because Foolish jordon came back--hogging the spotlight, and ballhogging (at a 41% clip) the team right out of the playoffs. Thanks to jordon, many fine ballplayers have come to Chicago, only to find their careers plummet, like Dennis Hopson, Rodney McCray, Cliff Levingston, Bobby Hansen, and Ron Harper.
even Without MJ..the Bull's were Great!...
BILL Russell!...is the GREATEST!.11NBA Championship's..2Ncaa Championship's.Gold Medalist.
sh!t...he won in Highschool...Grade school!...everywhere..
MJ never won anything without another HOFamer next to him!
Bill won with..and...WITHOUT!..great players!...
without Pippen..MJ NEVER HAD A WINNING SEASON!..and was 1 - 9 in the playoff's!...
BILL RUSSELL = the GREATEST...11XNBA champion..enough said...hope I answered your question!..
to easy!
Who else hopes the Spurs will * all over the Sun to a 4 game sweep?
Magic ...why is everybody hating on MJ? He might have hogged the ball but there's no denying he is the best, otherwise no one would compare todaay's superstars against him!
Wilt Chamberlain or Oscar Robinson, people don't realize that Oscar Robinson AVERAGED a triple double for a whole season. Nobody has ever done that.
In the playoffs which 2 teams will be the biggest threat to Detroit and Dallas?
I would take Bill Russell. All he care for is winning. leading his team to 11 rings in 13 years... that's greatness.Please tell me the best basketball brands available in india?
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