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re: Olajuwon most underrated player of all time?
Posted on 6/24/16 at 10:11 pm to gobuxgo5
Posted on 6/24/16 at 10:11 pm to gobuxgo5
Underrated? Yes. Most underrated of all time? No. People within this thread seem to want to diminish Bill Russell, and suggest Olajuwon > Russell. All time, there's no way you can put Olajuwon before Russell. Russell was/is the benchmark for that position. Olajuwon was great for his time, no one can argue that, but I'd personally put Russell ahead of him. If anyone doubts how great Russell was, I'd suggest going back to YouTube and watching some of his highlights. That being said, Olajuwon is probably one of the best modern centers to play the game. The guy had incredible skill and I loved watching him play. Sad that players of his mold have disappeared in the current NBA.
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Posted on 6/24/16 at 10:22 pm to TigerNavyDoc
Russell played at a time when there were only 8 teams in the league. He was also on a team where all of the starters and even the 6th man is in the hall of fame.
He also only averaged 15.1 ppg for his career in an average of 42 minutes per game.. and that was on only 44% shooting. That's bad for a big man.
Per 36 he only averaged 12.8 points per game. His TS% was .471... that's god-awful.
I don't care how good he was on defense, his offensive game was not good.
That might be fine for an all-star... but we're talking about all-time greats. He doesn't cut it.
He also only averaged 15.1 ppg for his career in an average of 42 minutes per game.. and that was on only 44% shooting. That's bad for a big man.
Per 36 he only averaged 12.8 points per game. His TS% was .471... that's god-awful.
I don't care how good he was on defense, his offensive game was not good.
That might be fine for an all-star... but we're talking about all-time greats. He doesn't cut it.
This post was edited on 6/24/16 at 10:24 pm
Posted on 6/24/16 at 10:30 pm to TigerNavyDoc
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If anyone doubts how great Russell was, I'd suggest going back to YouTube and watching some of his highlights.
he gets the love for titles and for supposedly dominating the Goliath.
And of course, he deserves all the credit for all those championships because he was so clutch. But Russell had the best team in the game for a decade before FA.
As for dominating Wilt...Chamberlain averaged 28 points and 28 rebounds a game vs. Russell. In fact, for being so much bigger than everyone else...Russell's offensive numbers are paltry per game...like a reserve guard.
Russell's stats pale in comparison to Wilts for career-wise...points per game, rebounds, etc.
And as for dominating. Sure Russell won those titles over the Lakers but it was something like 5 titles decided by 9 points total. What a twist of events for history if a few buckets go the other way?
If Wilt wins those 5 game 7s, he's the GOAT...because not only was he considered the better player by far back then, but now he has the titles to back it up for succeeding generations.
This post was edited on 6/24/16 at 10:32 pm
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