[Tallguy]

Having been a Sixer fan, I would argue that Darryl Dawkins, at least, was NOT ready for the NBA. A tremendous physical talent who never really learned the game of Basketball -- as witnessed by the whipping that Magic Johnson gave him in Game 6 of the NBA finals (when Kareem did not dress due to injuries). Dawkins should have rammed it down LA's throat, but instead he went into his usual big-game disappearing act. If he'd attended college, who knows?

[gdani]

I would argue that Darryl Dawkins, at least, was NOT ready for the NBA......Dawkins should have rammed it down LA's throat, but instead he went into his usual big-game disappearing act......

My response to that would be that Dawkins was obviously qualified to be in the NBA. The proof -- he was in the NBA for years & was a starter for many of those years.

Now, whether or not he choked against the Lakers & in other games is a different story. That would only indicate that he's a choker or that he wasn't a superstar -- but was still certainly qualified to be in the NBA.