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Rondo is a top 3 pg when 100% healthy (he's about 75% there at the moment). He can also shoot.
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He also has the slowest release on his 3 point shot that I've ever seen
That wouldn't be an unpopular opinion haha, it's so engrossing to watch. Hopefully it comes back into the NBA one day
Nah the only person who as an argument against MJ is KAJ.
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Nobody has an argument, but at least 3 or 4 guys are a lot closer than people think.
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So much no. Wilkins was a great player and I do agree he should have been named in the top 50 of all time, probably in place of Shaq. But he wasnt a better player than Pippen. Pippen could go both ways, is one of the greatest defenders of all time. Wilkins could score like crazy but Pippen was a far better player, more intelligent, miles better defensively and could still score.
If anything Pippen is underrated because he was always in the shadow of Jordan.
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Their is a gap bro. It was his mentality that set him apart. His drive and will to win was unprecedented. Could do everything at a super high level. GOAT.
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Why? That's so stupid.
Not even talking about your small players like Jordan, Magic, Bird, but going straight to big men and you would take several over Robinson like Wilt, Russell, Kareem, Olajuwon, Shaq, Duncan, Ewing.
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Does Magic and Bird count? So from like 1980 onwards?
Magic
Bird
Isiah
M.Malone
Dr.J
Kareem
Barkley
G.Hill
Jordan
Pippen
Shaq
Kobe
Duncan
Dirk
Ewing
Robinson
Olajuwon
K.Malone
Iverson
Stockton
G.Hill
KD35
LeBron
That was just off the top of my head.
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1. Anyway you look at it, averaging a triple double for a whole season is ridiculous.
2. Kobe had like 64 points with 5 minutes remaining at home against a poor Raptors team and they were up by 10/11 points. Think he hit a three to make it 67 points and a 14 point lead with 4 minutes to go. He played the rest of the game. They gave him the ball every time down the floor. He was padding his numbers on purpose. KD had 41 after 4 quarters about a week ago but OKC were well in front so he didnt play at all in the last quarter. He could have easily played, asked for the ball and shot 3's and tried to score 60 or 70.
Jordan could have done the same numerous times throughout his career. Having 55 in three quarters then sitting. Plus it was a regular season game against the Raptors. I think NBA Finals or playoffs and big scoring games are more impressive. They really mean something.
3. How is Isiah overrated? What a warrior and won back to back titles in an extremely tough era of basketball. Probably the second greatest PF of all time.
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I'm a lifelong Pistons fan, but I can see why someone would make the case for Isiah being overrated.
He played his last NBA game 11 days before his 33rd birthday, and regressed rapidly due to injury in his final year. He wasn't a good outside shooter, and turned the ball over a ridiculous amount for a top point guard (averaged 3.8 turnovers per game for his career, and his actual turnover rate per possession was very high too). His high assist numbers were as much a testament to the pace of the game during his heyday (the Pistons were one of the fastest paced teams in a fast-paced, high scoring era in the early '80s, and were one of the slowest-paced teams in the late '80s/early '90s, but their pace then would make them one of the fastest-paced teams in the league today) and his high usage rate as they were to great distribution and great point guard play. He was also a pretty inefficient shooter/scorer considering the volume of touches he got too. In a way, his game was kind of like Stephon Marbury, with a bit of Allen Iverson mixed in.
Sure, Isiash was tough, strong-willed and a great leader, and a part of some great teams, and all those things that don't show up in the box score, but if you want to really break it down, I can definitely see why someone might call him overrated compared to other great point guards.
Also, on MJ being overrated - I'd say he's overrated in the sense that he's not as "untouchable" as he's made out to be, and the gap between he and others (in particular, he and LeBron) is smaller than most will admit.
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Marbury, Iverson?
The guy won back to back titles in an era surrounded by Bird, Magic and Jordan.
He was a hell of leader, mentally tough, hell of a defender. I think Isiah Thomas is underrated. He was the superstar on a team that broke the dominance of Magic/Bird and held Jordan at bay for two years.
Great player and IMO the second best PG of all time.
The guy won back to back titles in an era surrounded by Bird, Magic and Jordan.
He was a hell of leader, mentally tough, hell of a defender. I think Isiah Thomas is underrated. He was the superstar on a team that broke the dominance of Magic/Bird and held Jordan at bay for two years.
Great player and IMO the second best PG of all time.
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His style of play was like a combination of both.
Yeah, nah, wouldn't rate him as highly as that.
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Monta Ellis should've stayed at Golden State.
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Stockton, Big O and Magic would be ahead of him.
I don't know if you've ever watched Kobe's 81pt game but Lakers were losing by a bit to them in the third and Kobe singlehandedly won the game for LA.
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I think he gets hyped up as the best PF in the game unfairly, Plays in a Thriving LA team, Excellent cast around him, Plays with the best PG in the game
He's not as good as Aldridge/Love, However current production he's passed Bosh/Dirk, Apart from him being very athletic he's starting to put a post game together and he's got as good handles as any big man in the league, He's a very poor defender however
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Where Griffin was previously overrated his last few months have been spectacular and I view him as a top 5 players in this span of time.
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TODAY he is the best PF in basketball. (excluding LeBron if you classify him as a 4)
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Way way better defensively than love, I know that gets said a lot but his defense is really that bad
Yep, passed bosh and dirk.
LMA is a touch closer but I'd probably have flake just ahead on this season
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