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Glad Dave made it into the top ten. Hard to argue with the placement. I think Shaq is too high on the list, though.
1. Abdul-Jabbar
2. Chamberlain
3. Russell
4. O'Neal
5. Olajuwon
6. Malone
7. Walton
8. Robinson
9. Mikan
10. Ewing
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/dailyd...reatestCenters
Glad Dave made it into the top ten. Hard to argue with the placement. I think Shaq is too high on the list, though.
Walton > Drob?
I never saw big bill play, so I'm at a biased disadvantage, but when I think of "great" centers, Walton just doesnt come to mind. Drob was a freak of nature and his stats are better than Walton's. I just dont get it
It should really be
1. Abdul-Jabbar
2. Chamberlain
3. Russell
5. Olajuwon
8. Robinson
4. O'Neal
6. Malone
7. Walton
9. Mikan
10. Ewing
I know the numbers are out of order, and I do wonder about Olaj and DRob, I think they should be tie'd but who knows. No way is O'Neal better than Robinson or Olaj, they're both a LOT more atheltic than the fat .
Normally I'd be pissed at DRob's placement...
However, the bigger deal on this list is Wilt Chamberlain not being ranked #1.
These idiots are obviously placing Kareem's talent to play with Oscar Robertson and Magic Johnson over Wilt's ability to put up 50 and 35 per game.
RE: Walton
Bill Walton made the playoffs exactly 4 times in his entire career, the last 2 of which he was coming off the bench for the Celtics...aint no ing way he was better than David Robinson, on his best day.
True, he did win that one le the year he had multiple All Stars on his team...
You know it was Hollinger and his stupid-ass calculator that gave Dwight Howard a top-10 vote.
I figured it was jeffdrums22
Good to see ESPN has come around. When Patrick Ewing retired, they listed the top 10 centers of all time and David Robinson was not among them. (Ewing was #10)
This is actually pretty close, surprisingly. But what in 's name is Walton doing there? I'm sure he would have legitimately made the list if his feet weren't made out of eggs , but this is too much credit for a short career.
1. Chamberlain
2. Abdul-Jabbar
3. Olajuwon
4. O'Neal
5. Robinson
6. M. Malone
7. Russell
8. Cowens
9. Ewing
10. Gilmore
This list is a pile of ......
Where the is Jack Sikma or Manute Bol?
I'd put Chamberlain #1.
I'd put Robinson ahead of Moses & Walton. Walton was damn good but was always hurt. I have no clue about Mikan other than what I've heard & read about him.
so there's nobody who thinks olajuwon was the best?
Olajuwon wasn't better than Wilt. And Kareem's numbers and rings are too strong to be any lower than #2. I'd say Hakeem is deserving of #3.
The smarter they get the more impressive Drob's career is going to become.
The vote breakout is interesting. Half of the voters ranked Russell as #1 all time, and only 5 voted Kareem #1, but Kareem still ended with the better score.
Other interesting votes:
- John Hollinger believes Shaq is the number one center of all time.
- Jamal Mashburn ranked Robinson and Olajuwan above Shaq
the dream could not be stopped. give him a top 5.
walton on the other hand ing rigged the list. goddamn abc-epsn sports
Teams: San Antonio Spurs (1989-2003)
les: 2 (1999, 2003)
Honors: 10-time NBA All-Star, MVP (1995), Rookie of the Year (1990), Defensive Player of the Year (1992)
The player: A taller, more skilled version of Russell, Robinson possessed all the gifts -- he blocked shots, rebounded, scored and defended. The Admiral brought incredible quickness to the center position and competed at a supreme level with grace.
He also won a scoring le in 1994. But perhaps his greatest accomplishment was switching from an offensive force to a defensive presence to get his two rings
I could make an argument for him to be ahead of Shaq but definitely not ahead of Russell.
Anyone want to take a look at Walton's numbers VS Drob's and say they'd take Walton over DRob?
This list is a joke.
My Top 10
1. Chamberlain
2. Russell
3.Abdul-Jabbar
4. Olajuwon
5. Malone
6. O'Neal
7. Robinson
8. Walton
9. Mikan
10. Ewing
Walton was great in college, injuries destroyed his career, and this list should reflect that. I can't understand how 2.5 years of dominance would rank Walton that high on the list.
Shaq is way way too high, no way is he > Olajuwon and Malone.
This list once again showed that when it comes to ranking, offense > defense, I mean, where the is Nate Thurmond?
LOL at Scoop Jackson. He has Hakeem as #2 and Robinson not even in his top 10.
Maybe this is blasphemy, but i think Kareem is definitely overrated. Yeah, the skyhook and shot blocking were great, but the guy was all finesse. I think if he went head-to-head against Shaq with both men in their primes, that Shaq would just abuse the out of him and dominate him. Same with Chamberlain, and maybe Russell.
On their best days, I'd take Walton over Robinson. Just because he had injuries doesn't mean he wasn't ing awesome when he wasn't. If lack of injury was important then Parrish or Cookie Monster should be on the list.
Certainly you aren't surprised by that, right?
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