The Top 10 Best Centers Of The Last Decade

[Brazil]

what a dumb list beginning with Tim and David in the same big list. stupid

[WildcardManu]

another bad list

[Supergirl]

David Robinson>>>Amare, Yao, Ilgauskas, Jermaine O'Neal

+1

and what's that about D Rob only playing from 1999-2003? Last I knew he was drafted in 1989?

[#2!]

If anything this is even more cred than if he was at PF. Everyone knows he's better than Dirk & KG. . . . but there would be debate about him and Shaq. . and dude chose Duncan over Shaq. . . give Kelly his props.

I still don't like Dwyer, or agree that tim's a C, but you're right. Putting TD over shaq on this list is a much bigger compliment than saying he's better than KG and Dirk(which he is).

Still I was looking forward to holding onto my anger for a little while longer.

[HarlemHeat37]

It's interesting that he lists Stoudemire, Jermaine, and Duncan as 5s, but he has Gasol as a 4..

His lists have all been ed up from a position standpoint actually..

[newacc]

Its almost as if Dwyer purposely makes it controvertial just to get more buzz about his article.

You can take the word almost out of there.

[WildcardManu]

You can take the word almost out of there.

yeah the guy needs a good

[DPG21920]

+1

and what's that about D Rob only playing from 1999-2003? Last I knew he was drafted in 1989?

It is because it is a list from this decade, not overall. The only part that counts is what the person did in this decade.

[024]

shaq should have been number one on the center list. he is the prototypical center. duncan should have been number one on the PF list.

[Nathan Explosion]

DRob, Nazr, Rasho and Elson. Those are centers. Those are the centers that Duncan played next to until 2006, or if you want, the majority of the decade.

Duncan's been a PF the whole time (according to popular opinion as well), whether Dwyer likes it or not. That's what I told him. His response was that I molest collies, whether I like to admit it or not.

An admission of defeat.

Putting Duncan ahead of Shaq doesn't rectify this because Duncan's not a center and Shaq's been the best center this decade.

[superbigtime]

This list is all kinds of wrong.

[21_Blessings]

Duncan played more minutes at the center position this decade. Fact.

He's a center, period. Time to accept the obvious Spurs fan.

[iManu]

He/She just needs to make a top 10 big men since 2000 and get it over with. That being said, I would still take 2000 Robinson over almost everyone on this list.

[johnnyblues]

So... where's Rasheed in all of this?

[duncan228]

So... where's Rasheed in all of this?

#7 on the Power Forward list.

http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=135805

[jdev82]

someone teach this man to use commas

[Nathan Explosion]

Duncan played more minutes at the center position this decade. Fact.

He's a center, period. Time to accept the obvious Spurs fan.

No, Pau Gasol has and yet he's considered a PF.

Duncan played with DRob, Rasho, Nazr and Elson till the end of the 2007 season. Would you consider any of those guys PFs?

But i'm sure that doesn't matter to you. You're just trolling.

Funny thing is, we're actually saying that the center list actually is wrong for 2 reasons. 1) Duncan is a PF not a center. 2) Shaq is the best Center of the decade.

There's two kinds of fail with this list.

[AnthonyM]

Duncan and Shaq have been the top two big men this decade. Period. The obvious way to acknowledge this, or to give them their due, is to put them each at number 1 on the PF and C list, their respective positions. It really isn't hard.

Regardless, however, Dwyer usually writes good articles, but his lists really have a lot of flaws this time around.

[iggypop123]

i told you he was a center. his legacy suffers if he is a C not PF so i understand him wanting to be a PF

[Nathan Explosion]

i told you he was a center. his legacy suffers if he is a C not PF so i understand him wanting to be a PF

Oh. He TOLD me Duncan was a center, so that makes him a center. I get it now.

[carrao45]

David Robinson>>>Amare, Yao, Ilgauskas, Jermaine O'Neal

If you count his whole career...yes. But this list was for the 2000's, when he was not better than them

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Who freakin cares? Lists always piss people off, half the people who "read" them don't pay attention to what they are actually about (see page #1), and they are essentially meaningless anyway because they are entirely subjective. I have no idea why journalists bother with them.

[AnthonyM]

Who freakin cares? Lists always piss people off, half the people who "read" them don't pay attention to what they are actually about (see page #1), and they are essentially meaningless anyway because they are entirely subjective. I have no idea why journalists bother with them.

I agree with this!

even though this list does suck in so many ways....who the really cares?

Duncan is hands down one of the greatest big men to ever play the game...whether or not kelly dwyer puts him at best C of best PF...hes still one of the best ever

so it....articles are purely subjective...everyones knows duncan is one of the best big men of all time hands down... the list...

the fact that duncan is being mentioned is an honor...along with the fact that true basketball fans can really appreciate how amazing tim duncan really is and what he means to the spurs and pro basketball

[will_spurs]

1) Duncan was never as dominant as Shaq was between 2000-2002

That's probably why Duncan was voted MVP in 2001-2002 and 2002-2003...

2) Shaq made it to the finals five times in the decade. Duncan made it three.

And Shaq lost once. In the meanwhile Duncan got 2 MVPs this decade, and Shaq one. Shaq got 4 rings and Duncan 3 (this decade start conveniently just after Duncan won his first ring).

Of course, putting Duncan at the center spot is stupid. When you think of centers from the 2000s obviously Shaq is number 1 and Duncan is the #1 PF.

We finally agree on something.

[Lars]

Don't care for these "decade" lists. It just makes confusing.