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So then we can put Andrew Gaze up there now
Alvin Robertson
Artis Gilmore
Avery Johnson
Billy Paultz
Bob Bass
Bob Hill
Brent Barry
Bruce Bowen
Chuck Person
Dale Ellis
Dave Corzine
Dennis Rodman
Doug Moe
Fabricio Oberto
Gene Banks
Hank Egan
James Silas
Johnny Moore
Larry Brown
Larry Kenon
Malik Rose
Mario Elie
Mark Olberding
Mike Budenholzer
Mike Gale
Mike Mitchell
Paul Griffin
Peter Holt
RC Buford
Red McCombs
Robert Horry
Robert McDermott
Rod Strickland
Stephen Jackson
Steve Kerr
Terry Cummings
Vinny Del Negro
Willie Anderson
Well, just run down the rosters of the championship years in order by rings won, then. In fact, go scratch Ice, since he has zero rings.
So then we can put Andrew Gaze up there now
And Mengke Bateer!
James White!
chips?
Its spelled "Championship" not "Championchip"
Besides, by that logic: Gerard King>George Gervin
Last edited by samikeyp; 08-24-2008 at 03:56 PM.
Larry Kenon should be even ahead of Elliott. He had the better overall stats. 20 point scorer and good rebounder 10+ per game with the spurs and shares the nba record for steals in a game. A solid player on both sides of the court unlike Bowen.
Kenon was also an important player on the team that entered the NBA. Had the spurs not had a great team during the merger they would not have made it into the NBA. Kenon was part of that.
Silas was great and a big part of the teams success during the merger but that only lasted a short time because of the injury.
Bowen should not even be on the list yet. You put a one dimensional player before all star level players like Kenon and Silas ? Too many here have never seen Silas or Kenon.
^^^ +1
Bowen has my vote again.
For those that don't remember.
The spurs had a great run of success before Duncan and Pop.
They may have never won a le but they were regarded as the most exciting team in the league and they always made the playoffs. Those early Spur teams were much more fun to watch than the current Spurs. The Hemisphere Arena was the loudest arena in the league. The Spurs were from the defunct ABA which was considered inferior by some in the media and NBA. The Spurs entered the NBA with something to prove, that they belonged.
The ABA was the wild high scoring league as compared to the NBA and the Spurs brought that type of play into the NBA.
The Hemisphere Arena was one of the toughest places to play because it was small and the crowd noise level would get so high. I often can remember listening to games on a radio and hearing the place going wild, so much that it was had to hear the play by play call at times.
The spurs up tempo high scoring teams would also get the fans going wild.
Those successful early years is what kept the franchise alive.
I never though I would say this....
I agree with rascal!
Seriously though, great take.
One thing that really hurts Kenon is the fact that the Spurs haven't retired his number. To expect Spurs fans to recognize him over players the Spurs themselves obviously hold in higher regard is pretty difficult.
Kenon probably has the best numbers outside of the top three players on this list but he's definitely a forgotten man ... who is even more forgotten because the Spurs didn't retire his number.
Like stats are the most important thing
So we have stats (LK) vs nonststs (BB)
Champion vs nonchampion
Mario Elie should be ahead of Avery Johnson.
Mario set the tone for that '99 team winning a Championship.
I'm an AJ hater but this is madness, imo.
Mario played one season for the Spurs and then mailed in one, which I will never forgive him for. Then he defected to Dallas to coach and ed up our 3-peat.
Mario Elie. I'm sure he'll be top 20, but his azz won't get my vote.
I am disgusted by the fact that bruce bowen has not been picked yet
Since this one is close, I ran the IP check to make sure people are only voting once ... and Silas lost like five votes and Bowen lost a vote. Whoever is voting multiple times, please cease.
Thanks.
Underrated a usual.
All of which is a shame. Kenon WAS an all-star caliber PF for this franchise during the 4 years he played here. I'm not sure why he's such a forgotten man. And it looks as though the Spurs are not the only en y that has forgotten about Kenon.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Kenon
Though Memphis State, now the University of Memphis, has retired the numbers of other former basketball players, like Larry Finch, Keith Lee, and Anfernee Hardaway, Larry Kenon has never had his number retired. He arguably had the most successful pro career of any Memphis State basketball player.
Kenon had great stats, but he was actually a bit overrated. The guy wasn't particularly clutch, was arguably a worse defender than Gervin, and would pout when he felt he wasn't getting recognition--sort of an earlier personality of Shawn Marion. Added to the fact that he did very little to help the franchise off the court (although he still lives in SA), and I have no problems with him being a notch or two lower than his numbers would seem to indicate.
The one thing will say, he was the first 6'9" forward I ever saw who had carte blanche to bring the ball up the court. And in his era, he may have been in the top 5 fastest guys in the league at pushing the ball.
I'm leaning towards ordering the next few --> Silas, Bowen, AJ, Kenon.
That sounds right to me. Then the next tier will be Mike Mitc , Artis Gilmore, Doug Moe, and Terry mings.
The wild cards will likely be RC Buford and the owners on the list. It'll be hard to place those four.
Yeah, you're right. RC, Red, and Holt, too. +/- McDermott, but I think he's clearly below the others.
How would you compare him to Mikan...or Naismith?
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