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Apples and oranges, to be honest. It was a different game back in the 50s and 60s. Can't be sure about the production he would have in the 2000s.
Hypothetically, how many les would we have won if we replaced Tim Duncan with Bob Pet ? Bob Pet played for the St. Louis Hawks, won 2 mvp awards and one le, 10 All NBA First team selections, and averaged 26 ppg and 16 rebounds for his career (for comparison, Duncan only averaged over 25 ppg once in his entire career).
Apples and oranges, to be honest. It was a different game back in the 50s and 60s. Can't be sure about the production he would have in the 2000s.
Pe 's the only player from the 50s who could be an all-star in today's game! He was the Charles Barkley of the 1950s.
Has anyone on spurstalk actually seen Pet play? His career was fifty+ years ago.
I don't think anyone here can actually make an informed comparison
Well unless you're my Dad's age, we never saw young Kareem, Oscar, Wilt, or Russell but people still make top ten all-time lists.
There are Youtube videos. I went and commented that he's a fat slug on one awhile back, and got mad hate for it :P
probably none, because pet t would have been in 60's or 70's already.
Pet would be a hybrid forward - think Antawn Jamison, Michael Beasley and Anthony Bennett - and would have trouble defending today's athletes in the league. We would have seen far less success with a player of his size and physical ability replacing Duncan's superior size and (underrated) strength. Guys like Bob, Elgin Baylor, Jerry West, Wilt and Russell would likely still be all-stars in today's fundamentally challenged game, though.
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It was a completely different era and game. Players today are bigger/faster
The Celtics the dominant team through Pet 's career rarely had more than 1 or two players > 6'7" (Russell and one or two others)
yea but talent is talent no matter the era
Give Manu a brain 2003-present, how many les do the Spurs have?
Duncan was better. Pet was only 6' 8" and played during the NBA's white mans league years.
Zero les.
Yeah those are some very impressive stats he put up playing amongst a group of unathletic white guys.
Wilt in my opinion would still be the best player in the NBA if he played today. He was a physical freak of nature. Not putting up 50 points per game obviously but he would be capable of 30 and still be the best in my opinion.
hold up lemme go check basketballreference.com to determine the better player
Bob Pet was 65 years old in 1997. I gotta give the edge to Timmy on this one.
Obviously... I meant the 11 years that Pet played...
Food for throught, Duncan never averaged more than 13 boards a game and anymore than 26 points per game. Pet averaged 26 and 16 for his entire CAREER. Let that sink in for a second. He was arguably one of the greatest players of all time (hof)
He would not be putting up those numbers in this age NBA.
How bout George Mikan? You can't compare era's in sports as much as we all try.
You know that Duncan would have put up 45 and 25 in that era, right?
Same could be said for Russell and Wilt.
How many les do you think the spurs would win if you replace DRob with Shaq and Kobe with Manu?
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