Posted on 08/31/2009 9:35:20 AM PDT by Responsibility2nd
1. Wilt Chamberlain
2. Bill Russell
3. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
4. George Mikan
5. Shaquille O’Neal
6. Hakeem Olajuwon
7. Moses Malone
8. David Robinson
9. Bill Walton
10. Patrick Ewing
Shaq? No. 5??? I guess they give credit for a fat mouth and a fat carcass to go with it.
22 comments here at the source.
http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/list/10_greatest_NBA_centers.html?c=y&viewAllComments=y
Pretty valid comments, I must say.
I'll save you the trouble. George Mikan of the Minneapolis Lakers invented the modern position of center.
Olajuwan in his prime vs Shaq in his prime? Hakeem would have made him look big, slow and foolish.
All great players.
Ewing the only man with no ring?
Go Spurs!!
ehhh..who cares
You gotta remember that Hakeem’s Rockets beat Shaq’s Magic 4-0 to win the 1995 NBA Finals...I was thrilled about it ‘cuz Clyde Drexler got his ring!
Agreed, Olajuwon was the best I have seen in my lifetime. I think he is top 3, along with Russell and Wilt.
Wilt was an amazing athlete, period. He was a fast 100M sprinter, and then after retiring from the NBA, ran SUPER-marathons (100 miles).
His scoring avg is legendery, both on and off the court.
After that, Kareem, Robinson, and Shaq should all be in there.
The list is fine but Bill Russell has to go first. He was a winner. That counts for me. Chamberlain was probably more skilled as was Jabbar but Bill Russell won all of those championships.
You’re right about Ewing...what I don’t understand is why he hasn’t been given a coaching job yet, esp. in New York. Did he leave the team on bad terms?
I remember that.
Because Robinson won the MVP that year. But Olajuwon won what really matters:
Championship ring.
1280 is the number I'm going with.
I wish we had more people in public life who were like David Robinson.
I think he’s on the staff of the Magic.
What, Shawn Bradley didn’t make the list, bogus list.
Yeah, I knew that, but I mistakenly forgot to say Head Coaching job...sorry, my mistake.
Tim Duncan often plays the post and possibly should replace Ewing in the list.
Or Eric Dampier? LOL
How about Magic Johnson...he won an NBA Title playing center! That was a GREAT game, IMO (& series, too, tho I was rooting for Dr. J).
I think he was drafted number 3 by the sixers.
But I think his nome de plume is "the great white joke"
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