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shaq
D-Rob
Dream
Who was the better player. Not who had the better team.
shaq
Easy.
Anyone who votes for Dave is a blind homer.
Welcome to the 1,298,472 poll on who is better between Dream and D-Rob. I shall abstain from voting in protest to this poll.
Yeah, even as a lurker I remember how ugly these polls involving Hakeem vs Robinson or Duncan would get.
I think it's clearly Hakeem.
The Hakeem v. Duncan discussion is a little more compelling as each has great arguments for being better..
It's always a great conversation. Here's a couple. I'm sure there are others, it's a topic that seems to come up regularly.
The mother of Duncan/Hakeem threads, weighs in at 38 pages.
http://spurstalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=76149
And a shorter one, just 5 pages.
http://spurstalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=97461
Based on individual talent and skills....honestly id chose Hakeem.
in fact its not really close....Duncan or Hakeem is the TRUE arguement.
I absolutely love D-Rob. He was my favorite Spur and an absolute superstar. However, for this execise, my basketball conscious would never allow me to pick him over Hakeem. Gotta be the Dream. Absolutely the most skilled big man ever to play the game.
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Olajuwon
Dream had the skill set of a center that only comes around once or twice in a lifetime. His prime years could be put up against the greatest big men in history. No contest here.
keem'
Keem couldnt carry Daves Jock! Dave is the type of Center that will likely never be seen agian. 7-1 250 who ran the floor like a SF could play away from the basket which Keem could not and was the better man defender and passer.
The fact he didnt beat his chest everytime he blocked MJ or stole the ball and went coast to coast or finished a game with 72pts or when he became just the fourth player in history to record a quandrupel double in pts block rebound and assts....people write him off.
Well Olajuwon is the ONLY player in NBA history to win NBA MVP/DOY/Finals MVP all in the same year and in the postseason where it really matters.
Robinson Faster,Quicker,More agility,and a better player....
It is not as easy as some people say, but I have to go with the dream. I can understand arguments in favor of D-Rob.
No offense but, judging by where you live, I doubt you saw a whole lot of the Rockets/Spurs games.Robinson Faster,Quicker,More agility,and a better player....
Are you TmacYaoKobe from OTR?
Homer vote, kthxbye
Nope, I post at cfans.net as ToyYodaSender.
If you read the other thread about D-Rob (most productive center) he is statistically better than the dream. That does not take into account a lot of factors but does give a nice basis for comparison.
Well, yeah and according to the way it was analyzed he owned all other centers of his era.Which, I and the other team's fans don't agree with.
In his prime, Dream was Jordanesque/ 2000 Shaq-like dominant on both ends of the court, I cannot honestly say DRob was ever dominant.
Dream vs Duncan is definitely the better argument. Dream had an even bigger skillset than Duncan but Tim has been superstar solid throughout his entire career, not many big men can say that.
The numbers don't lie. You can not agree he was better, but the numbers say he was. It is not about one-on-one match ups. Everyone has a player that they do not match up well with, does that make that player better? No. You have to take into account everything (stats, trophies, awards, records,...). One on one the Dream used Rob, but overall Rob did more statistical damage.
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