Favorite All Time Non-Spur

[Thomas82]

I was just curious to know who everybody's favorite all time non-Spurs player was. Mine is Wilt Chamberlain, mainly because he routinely made the impossible look easy.

[ginobilized]

Dr. J

[Supreme_Being]

His airness.

[RoyerReptiles]

MJ. No contest.

[urunobili]

Barkley, Durant...

[Spursfanfromafar]

Hakeem The Dream before I got to become a Duncan-addict.

[will_spurs]

Magic.

[lefty]

I can't name one player, sorry


Larry Bird: perharps my favorite player ever; amazing for a non athletic white guy who looked like someone you would destroy at your local gym

Magic: versatile, specatcular; loved to share the ball(s)

Jordan: well, no comment; plus he makes it easier to bash Kobe

Hakeem : best center ever IMO; fuck Kareem and Wilt

Dominique: more versatile than people give him credit for; incredibly charismatic; and when it comes to dunking, best combination of power and grace IMO

Isiah: not the most consistent legend ever (could score 30 pts in one quarter, and 4 pts in a whole game 2 days later); but still, unreal ball handling, fantasting passing, and as tough and competitive as they come

Jerry West: clutch motherfucker who played hard every night

Clyde Drexler: ok, he didnt have Jordan's outside shooting and killer instinct .... but still, beautiful player to watch, wether it was gliding or leading a fastbreak, head down, and concluding it with a smooth behind-the-back pass

[Fireball]

Dominique: more versatile than people give him credit for; incredibly charismatic; and when it comes to dunking, best combination of power and grace IMO

I would count him as my favorite non-spur as well ... but then I remember him being a Spur for one season :lol

[lefty]

I would count him as my favorite non-spur as well ... but then I remember him being a Spur for one season :lol
shit

fotgot about his stint in SA :lol

[Fireball]

shit

fotgot about his stint in SA :lol

easy to forget about that whole season ... but it brought us Timmy !!!

[spurs_fan_in_exile]

Sean Elliott of the Detroit Pistons.

[DBMethos]

Anfernee Hardaway...shame the injuries wrecked his career.

[DrSteffo]

Magic.

[lefty]

easy to forget about that whole season ... but it brought us Timmy !!!

And we did spank the Lakers twice that season :lol


Anfernee Hardaway...shame the injuries wrecked his career.
SHit, completely forgot about him

Pre-injury, Orlando's Penny was a total beast; he had GOAT potential

Both Pippen and Jordan hand no answer defensively for him

Also, healthy Grant Hill; beautiful to watch

[phxspurfan]

John Starks

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T-Mac

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They would both go so hard in games... I wanted to play like them

[Fireball]

Also, healthy Grant Hill; beautiful to watch

so if Dominique was a Spur ... Grant Hill is my choice !

[TDMVPDPOY]

sprewell

[lefty]

sprewell
Sprewell was streaky, but when he was on fire, he was REALLY on fire

I'm not just refering to game 5 of the NYK-Spurs series


Quite a few games, actually; I remember a regular season game on NBC (rip) from 2001-2002 @ Milwaukee

He had an ok game through 3.5 quarters, then exploded midway through the 4th, and in OT, to finish with 48

And he scored in so many diffrent ways too

[benefactor]

Hakeem

[jag]

Probably Dirk.

[baseline bum]

Tough call between Barkley, Tim Hardaway, and Bernard King for me.

[cantthinkofanything]

Lefty's fist list is good except I have no idea about West.

I think I'd add Reggie Miller to the list though. I used to hate that m'fer but when he got hot, he was as good as anyone shooting the ball.

As a side note, the 30 for 30 episode, Winning Time, is excellent. Also features John Starks, who was inconsistent as hell but I liked the way he played.

[lefty]

Lefty's fist list is good except I have no idea about West.

I think I'd add Reggie Miller to the list though. I used to hate that m'fer but when he got hot, he was as good as anyone shooting the ball.

As a side note, the 30 for 30 episode, Winning Time, is excellent. Also features John Starks, who was inconsistent as hell but I liked the way he played.
WTF is wrong with me today?

Also forgot about him :lol


Reggie was mainly a shooter, but he was awesome

[bigfan]

I know the history but I always respected Karl Malone. He was a true badass and I would have loved to have had him as a Spur.

[lefty]

I also liked Hornacek

While not a GOAT, dude was very underrated

He looked like a redneck accountant (is there such a thing?), but he was a heck of player

[TDomination]

Growing up, I really enjoyed watching Reggie Miller play. His clutch 3 point shots were beyond awesome, and I loved his rivalry with Spike lee and the knicks

[The ADMIRAL 50]

I grew up watching the NBA in the nineties, so my list will reflect that:

(Pre-morbidly obese) SHAWN KEMP: Man was so fun to watch. His dunks and his overall awesomeness. Gotta love the Rain Man.

(Pre injury) PENNY HARDAWAY: Loved his game. Loved his personality.

SCOTTIE PIPPEN: Loved his game, always had a soft spot for side kicks.

(Pre injury) GRANT HILL: Another guy who just got robbed by injuries. He was hands down on track to become a top three player IMO.

T-MAC: Hated Kobe and for a good while there T-Mac was on the same level and there was definitely an individual rivalry between the two. He could do way more than just score, which is all he ever got credit for. Shame he was never part of a winner though.

I'm sure I'll think of some more but these were guys that I loved to watch.

In today's NBA I love KD (hook em), Rose is an amazing player to watch play, Westbrook is honestly just a half step behind him in jaw-droppingness if entirely frustrating, Monta Ellis is fun to watch even if he seems to be the perennial scorer who doesnt win, Kevin Love and Rubio are two great players that will be fun to follow, always liked Shane Battier, Steve Nash really remains a marvel to behold

[lefty]

I grew up watching the NBA in the nineties, so my list will reflect that:

(Pre-morbidly obese) SHAWN KEMP: Man was so fun to watch. His dunks and his overall awesomeness. Gotta love the Rain Man.




Young Kemp would shit on Blake Griffin

He was an amazing dunker

[mudyez]

current: Dirk

history: KJ

[Drom John]

Wes Unseld

[Thomas82]

shit

fotgot about his stint in SA :lol


easy to forget about that whole season ... but it brought us Timmy !!!


Yeah, he had to carry the team that year because of all the injuries we had.

[lefty]

And he wore number 21 too :D

[Drewlius]

Spreewell, Penny

[Amuseddaysleeper]

Jason Terry

[lefty]

Jason Terry
http://i605.photobucket.com/albums/tt133/jjholt_2009/Memes/ohyou.jpg

[Libri]

One of my favorites was Tim Hardaway.

That crossover was nasty.

[DAF86]

Allen Iverson... yeah, I know.

[Solid D]

Pete Maravich
(favorite, not the best, of course)

[The ADMIRAL 50]

http://i605.photobucket.com/albums/tt133/jjholt_2009/Memes/ohyou.jpg

:lol

[The ADMIRAL 50]

Young Kemp would shit on Blake Griffin

He was an amazing dunker

Yea he really was a force. He was the first guy that came to mind for me.

Allen Iverson... yeah, I know.

:lol yea I'm right there with you.

[spurs1990]

I'm sure I'm the only one but Vernon Maxwell was my favorite player growing up. I liked how he dominated MJ when the Rockets played them.

[Capt Bringdown]

Hakeem

[MR.SILVER&BLack]

Pippen, Hakeem, & Mutombo. always was a fan of the finger wag after a block.

[Russ]

Rod Strickland.

[outmap]

Active: Kevin Durant and Derrick Rose.
All-Time: Larry Bird and Michael Jordan.

[DieMrBond]

For me, it was more of a combination:

Gary Payton to Shawn Kemp.

Those two were just so damn exciting to watch as a kid.

[lefty]

One of my favorites was Tim Hardaway.

That crossover was nasty.


Allen Iverson... yeah, I know.


Unlike Iverson, TimH and Isiah had a legit crossover (didn't palm)

I'm sure I'm the only one but Vernon Maxwell was my favorite player growing up. I liked how he dominated MJ when the Rockets played them.

As inconsistent as he was, Maxwell always played well vs MJ

In fact the Rockets matched very well vs the Bulls and I think they would have beaten Chicago in 94 if MJ didn't retire

[GSH]

Hakeem.

Surprised nobody even mentioned Clyde Drexler. Also surprised nobody mentioned Moses Malone, but I guess the 17 games he played in SA disqualifies him.

It was hard for me not to like Dr. Dunkenstein and "The Chocolate-Thunder-Flying, Robinzine-Crying, Teeth-Shaking, Glass-Breaking, Rump-Roasting, Bun-Toasting, Wham-Bam, Glass-Breaker-I-Am-Jam." (Crazy-assed Darryl Dawkins.) Maybe it was just my age at the time.

One guy I always liked, because he was a tough sonofabitch, and who deserves more nostalgia recognition than he gets is Robert Parrish. The last full season he played, he was 39 years old. And he was still better than all but a handful (give or take) of the centers in the league right now. Put that 39 year-old Robert Parrish on this Spurs team, and they would be legitimate contenders.

Edit:
Forgot to mention a player who went to high school in Schertz and played college ball at St. Mary's. But he was always one of my favorites because he's just a really nice guy. Robert Reid. His career stats weren't overwhelming, but he had a knack for coming up with big shots and plays in the clutch. Has was a steal with the 40th overall pick in the draft.

[SamoanTD]

Malone and Ewing

[xellos88330]

Grant Hill for me.

[iManu]

Pistol Pete.

[slick'81]

active-durant

alltime-magic

[baseline bum]

Active: I'd have to go with Wade, Love, and LeBron.

[timtonymanu]

Retired - Brandon Roy, Charles Barkley, Reggie Miller

Active - LaMarcus Aldridge, Steve Nash, Andre Iguodala

[lefty]

Hakeem.

Surprised nobody even mentioned Clyde Drexler. Also surprised nobody mentioned Moses Malone, but I guess the 17 games he played in SA disqualifies him.

It was hard for me not to like Dr. Dunkenstein and "The Chocolate-Thunder-Flying, Robinzine-Crying, Teeth-Shaking, Glass-Breaking, Rump-Roasting, Bun-Toasting, Wham-Bam, Glass-Breaker-I-Am-Jam." (Crazy-assed Darryl Dawkins.) Maybe it was just my age at the time.

One guy I always liked, because he was a tough sonofabitch, and who deserves more nostalgia recognition than he gets is Robert Parrish. The last full season he played, he was 39 years old. And he was still better than all but a handful (give or take) of the centers in the league right now. Put that 39 year-old Robert Parrish on this Spurs team, and they would be legitimate contenders.

Edit:
Forgot to mention a player who went to high school in Schertz and played college ball at St. Mary's. But he was always one of my favorites because he's just a really nice guy. Robert Reid. His career stats weren't overwhelming, but he had a knack for coming up with big shots and plays in the clutch. Has was a steal with the 40th overall pick in the draft.

I mentioned Drexler

[Wild Cobra Kai]

Joe Dumars. He would have been a perfect Spur. The Pistons already had an All Star PG in Isaiah, yet they drafted him anyway. He was a good enough shooter to slide over to the two, a good enough defender to give MJ fits, and a humble enough person to not make Zeke go emo or feel threatened.

[ambchang]

In the following order:
Magic - ultimate team leader, just fun guy to watch
Hakeem - best individual low post player I watched
Nique - that windmill jam, and that double pump baseline dunk vs. the Bucks was the best non-Kemp/non-Carter in game dunk I have seen. No, the 97 season doesn't count because he was beyond washed up at that point (at least to the high standards he set himself.
Kemp - People around me are talking about Griffin being the best dunker of all time, I advise them watch some Kemp/Carter tapes/videos, and they came back admitting that Griffin has a way to go
Pippen - Best perimeter defender I have seen (yes, better than Bowen, Cooper, Payton, Moncrief), and an unbelievable orchestrator on the offense, one of the most underrated player of the 90s
Bird is growing on me lately, I am not sure why I am appreciating his game more and more after almost 30 years, perhaps just gaining perspective as I am appreciating fundamental basketball more and more.
Drexler - his game was so awkward and smooth at the same time
Allen Iverson - Just too much fun to watch, the best streetballer who ever played in the NBA.
Barkley - There will be another Jordan, another Magic, another Bird, another Duncan, another Shaq, another Kareem, but there will never ever be another Barkley again. That guy is just so oddly built.
Charles Oakley - the guy is just a nutcase. His defense was beautiful to watch, and the only guy who had the guts to slap Barkley in public, and Barkley not have the guts to retaliate (well, at least according to rumours).
Rony Seikaly - I really don't know why, but I always enjoyed watching his low post game, at least the 2 Miami games that were broadcasted back in the day.

[lefty]

In the following order:
Magic - ultimate team leader, just fun guy to watch
Hakeem - best individual low post player I watched
Nique - that windmill jam, and that double pump baseline dunk vs. the Bucks was the best non-Kemp/non-Carter in game dunk I have seen. No, the 97 season doesn't count because he was beyond washed up at that point (at least to the high standards he set himself.
Kemp - People around me are talking about Griffin being the best dunker of all time, I advise them watch some Kemp/Carter tapes/videos, and they came back admitting that Griffin has a way to go
Pippen - Best perimeter defender I have seen (yes, better than Bowen, Cooper, Payton, Moncrief), and an unbelievable orchestrator on the offense, one of the most underrated player of the 90s
Bird is growing on me lately, I am not sure why I am appreciating his game more and more after almost 30 years, perhaps just gaining perspective as I am appreciating fundamental basketball more and more.
Drexler - his game was so awkward and smooth at the same time
Allen Iverson - Just too much fun to watch, the best streetballer who ever played in the NBA.
Barkley - There will be another Jordan, another Magic, another Bird, another Duncan, another Shaq, another Kareem, but there will never ever be another Barkley again. That guy is just so oddly built.
Charles Oakley - the guy is just a nutcase. His defense was beautiful to watch, and the only guy who had the guts to slap Barkley in public, and Barkley not have the guts to retaliate (well, at least according to rumours).
Rony Seikaly - I really don't know why, but I always enjoyed watching his low post game, at least the 2 Miami games that were broadcasted back in the day.
Solid post :tu

Except for the " there will another Magic, another Bird, another MJ etc "

No fucking way :lol

[MI21]

Rasheed Wallace for me.

[Fireball]

Nique - that windmill jam, and that double pump baseline dunk vs. the Bucks was the best non-Kemp/non-Carter in game dunk I have seen. No, the 97 season doesn't count because he was beyond washed up at that point (at least to the high standards he set himself.

But I still remember him doing a huge put-back dunk as a Spur ... he was washed up, but he could still jump very high ...

[rascal]

Magic.

You can't have Magic as your favorite non Spur and be a Spurs fan.

[roycrikside]

I was a big-time Pippen guy. Loved his game.

[HarlemHeat37]

1. Vince Carter
2. Lebron James
3. Kevin Garnett

[will_spurs]

You can't have Magic as your favorite non Spur and be a Spurs fan.

???

[ffadicted]

Ray Allen

[Steve-O-Matic]

Len Bias.

I was a little kid when he was doing his thing at Maryland and I thought he was such a badass. I wanted to be Len Bias.

[DMC]

Dr J

[ALVAREZ6]

Allen Iverson
Vince Carter
Theo Ratliff...loved him on the Sixers.
Dwyane Wade

[DMC]

Len Bias.

I was a little kid when he was doing his thing at Maryland and I thought he was such a badass. I wanted to be Len Bias.
It's not too late.

[xellos88330]

Mugsy Bouges for me.

[lefty]

Mugsy Bouges for me.

Sequ hacking accounts

[007nites]

Bill Russell

[lefty]

Bill Russell

Glorified Ben Wallace

[Vic Petro]

Drazen

[TampaDude]

Magic...SHOWTIME...Johnson!!!

[TampaDude]

Glorified Ben Wallace

If by "glorified", you mean "has 11 rings", then yeah... :lol

[lefty]

If by "glorified", you mean "has 11 rings", then yeah... :lol

Tbh, he played with a glorifies Jason "white chocolate" Williams and a glorified Jeff Hornacek

[xellos88330]

Sequ hacking accounts

:lmao

I'm a short guy too. When I take a shit, I swing my feet.