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meant to say "what"
As a fraud using todays advanced stats?
I'm talking guys held in high regard by us old school fans.
And in the same line of thought, who was surprisingly more valuable than given credit for?
Bill Russell would be such a scrub.
Glorified Ben Wallace imo
Agreed, he was recipient of fast pace.
He would be a Ben Wallace clone today.
Bill Russell introduced something to the league that was never used in the past, and it was his shot blocking and rebounding and outlet passes. He was the key to a fastbreaking style of basketball that won the Celtics 11 championships. Would he have the same level of success as today? Probably not, but in his day, and taking his impact of the game in context, the man is getting severely underrated as time goes by.
In terms of advanced stats, the following players, I think, would be viewed in a more negative light:
1) Pete Maravich
2) Nate Archibald
3) World B. Free
4) Nique
5) Bernard King
6) Willis Reed
Underrated:
1) David Robinson
2) Elgin Baylor
3) Jerry West
4) Charles Barkley
5) Artis Gilmore
6) Moses Malone
I had Bernard king and David Robinson on both of the same lists.
I think advanced stats would favor David in a huge way. He won an IBM award they used to give out for a few years for the most important player statistically to a team.
David would be a monster in today's NBA. Tall, shot blocker, good footwork, can shoot outside, athletic as , good FT shooter... he'd destroy.
not to mention if playing for the Spurs of today or at least the majority of his career under Holt/Pop, he'd have a better team around him as well.
Robinson's team's weren't bad...he just had the miss fortune to play in the 90's when MJ and Hakeem where playing. I watched David get destroyed by Hakeem at the HemisfairArena in the semi-finals and it was brutal.
Hemisfair Arena, HemisfairArena? Losing some cred with that tid bit.
They went back over there and played. Don't you know that?
Bill Russell
Youre right....I got confused with Barkley ripping our heart out in the semi's against David at the Hemisfair and Hakeem doing it at the Alamodome.
the myth that is wilt chamberlain needs to be mention, i think he would excel in t odays league against the monkeyballers,
but if he played during the 90s-2010 against real skilled big man c/pf, i dont think he will have those monster stats
theres more to skill then relying on monkeyball to get ur stats
Very true, Wilt isn't nearly as good as some knuckle draggers around here would lead you to believe. Perhaps the best "monkeyballer" the world as seen and nothing more.
Pop would have benched him in game 6
Probably half of the Celtics in the HOF
Care to explain that one?
bob cousy
Robinson is a stronger and better version of Chris Bosh. The Admiral would be perfect in today's NBA wherein centers should know how to guard the PnR on a nightly basis.
Larry bird
Pistol pete
Jerry west
Tom chambers
Bill walton
Off the top of my head
Forgot Rick Barry
What about Gervin?
Chris Mullen? Kevin Johnson? Tim Hardaway?
Lol Bird would have even better stats vs today's dumb Monkeyballers
Plus, he would light it up from downtown with the zone D.
Bird only took 1 three point shot per game during his career
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