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re: Best scorer of all time. (NBA)

Posted on 7/11/22 at 6:28 pm to
Posted by Madking
Member since Apr 2016
47974 posts
Posted on 7/11/22 at 6:28 pm to
It’s Jordan and there’s not really an objective argument to the contrary.
Posted by VABuckeye
Naples, FL
Member since Dec 2007
35584 posts
Posted on 7/11/22 at 6:34 pm to
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How do you think his game would translate to current day?


He was very athletic so if he could pass on slaying poon every free second he'd do just fine.
Posted by Madking
Member since Apr 2016
47974 posts
Posted on 7/11/22 at 6:38 pm to
Wilt’s averaged dropped to around 22ppg once the lane was widened to the modern size. He’d have still been great but not like he was when he could just stand under the basket.
Posted by BoardReader
Arkansas
Member since Dec 2007
6934 posts
Posted on 7/11/22 at 7:16 pm to
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Wilt’s averaged dropped to around 22ppg once the lane was widened to the modern size. He’d have still been great but not like he was when he could just stand under the basket.




Uh, no, it didn't.

He averaged just under 35, then 33, then 24, 24, 20 and a half, and then 27 at the age of 33 before tailing off because of age-- but all in seasons with the widened lane.



This post was edited on 7/11/22 at 7:19 pm
Posted by GumBro Jackson
Raleigh
Member since Mar 2011
3115 posts
Posted on 7/11/22 at 7:16 pm to
MJ. He was the NBA's leading scorer ten times! Next best was Wilt with seven.
Posted by trussthetruzz
Marquette, MI
Member since Sep 2020
9236 posts
Posted on 7/11/22 at 8:08 pm to
It’s lebron
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Posted by SportsGuyNOLA
New Orleans, LA
Member since May 2014
17134 posts
Posted on 7/11/22 at 8:22 pm to
Jordan and then Wilt
Posted by JakeFromStateFarm
*wears khakis
Member since Jun 2012
11924 posts
Posted on 7/11/22 at 8:32 pm to
Michael Jordan won 7 consecutive scoring titles from 1987-1993 and had a total of 10 scoring titles in his career (the most all time). I’d say it’s him.
Posted by Rudy40
Baton Rouge,La
Member since Jan 2007
2993 posts
Posted on 7/11/22 at 8:48 pm to
I dont know if he was the greatest but George "The Iceman" Gervin was the smoothest scorer who ever played the game!!!!
Posted by shel311
McKinney, Texas
Member since Aug 2004
111101 posts
Posted on 7/11/22 at 10:39 pm to
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Steph is a way better scorer than Kobe was.

Yep

This thread shows people seem to have very different definitions of what a "scorer" is and I'm still not sure what their own definition actually is.

Example, Lebron never comes up in these discussions while Kobe always does. Lebron averaged more points for his career than Kobe by a pretty wide margin and also is more efficient with a better TS% also by a wide margin. So why exactly is Kobe a better scorer than Lebron?

People will say the ability to go off for 50, 60...81. But does consistency not count for some reason in this discussion?
Posted by ReauxlTide222
St. Petersburg
Member since Nov 2010
83546 posts
Posted on 7/11/22 at 10:54 pm to
Nobody has a problem calling Durant damn near the best scorer of all time and he’s got 8 50 points games and 0 60 point games

Lebron has more of both


Idk what people are thinking
Posted by shel311
McKinney, Texas
Member since Aug 2004
111101 posts
Posted on 7/11/22 at 10:58 pm to
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Nobody has a problem calling Durant damn near the best scorer of all time and he’s got 8 50 points games and 0 60 point games

Lebron has more of both


Idk what people are thinking
Yep, KD also averages more ppg than Lebron and much more efficient, which means he averages way more points than Kobe and wayyyyyyyyyy more efficiently than Kobe, but still doesn't come up in this conversation as much as Kobe. It makes no sense.
Posted by molsusports
Member since Jul 2004
36133 posts
Posted on 7/11/22 at 11:38 pm to
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Yep, KD also averages more ppg than Lebron and much more efficient, which means he averages way more points than Kobe and wayyyyyyyyyy more efficiently than Kobe, but still doesn't come up in this conversation as much as Kobe. It makes no sense


It's not the performance on the court as much as the difference in persona on and off the court
Posted by gobuxgo5
Member since Nov 2012
10031 posts
Posted on 7/12/22 at 12:39 am to
So many elite ones. Not all needed rings to justify their scoring ability. Being a great scorer doesn’t mean you’re an mvp necessarily.
Posted by Hamma1122
Member since Sep 2016
19849 posts
Posted on 7/12/22 at 1:24 am to
MJ
Posted by mizzoubuckeyeiowa
Member since Nov 2015
35603 posts
Posted on 7/12/22 at 1:29 am to
The only player that could stop the sky hook was Kareem...being off his game.



Posted by shel311
McKinney, Texas
Member since Aug 2004
111101 posts
Posted on 7/12/22 at 9:04 am to
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It's not the performance on the court as much as the difference in persona on and off the court

So Kobe is a better scorer because of his persona and something off the court?

That makes legit zero sense.

Posted by Oilfieldbiology
Member since Nov 2016
37575 posts
Posted on 7/12/22 at 9:11 am to
Pistol Pete
Posted by molsusports
Member since Jul 2004
36133 posts
Posted on 7/12/22 at 9:19 am to
I'm not saying it makes sense. But it changes how players and fans rank players.

Tim Duncan probably gets undervalued because of his milquetoast personality
Posted by Zap Rowsdower
MissLou, La
Member since Sep 2010
13279 posts
Posted on 7/12/22 at 9:27 am to
Not even an honorable mention or a little love for The Mailman?
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