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    The fact that Shaq didn't develop a jump shot made him greater. It's natural for someone to start relying on a jumper, and Shaq was just unstoppable on the block.

    Free throws, well that's something a high schooler should be hitting at at least 65%.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Yung D-Will
    He wasn't that athletic. The most freakish part of him is that he could take a rebound to the other basket as well as many points, not because he was so fast but because he had great ball handling.
    And I also want to know how Lebron is a legit 260. He's not a pound over 240, maybe less.
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    blake griffin needs a mention

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    blake griffin needs to be in here

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    I would put Wilt at #1

    He was arguably the fastest guy in the league when he played, and plus he could take 2 steps and dunk from the free throw line at the age of 18.

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    Jordan Lebron Wilt, u got a problem?1?1?

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    Glanced through, and maybe I missed it among all MJ athleticism discussion, but nobody mentioned Jordan's hands - its freaking mittens. I would also add mentality - its harder to gauge, but some people are definitely "freaks of nature" there too, like Jordan, Bird or Russell.

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    The Dream deserves a nod for his ridiculous agility at that size. I'd put him easily top 20.

    Anyone without Shaq or Wilt at #1 or #2 has some bias in there answer.

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    I forgot... you can't have a freak of nature list without having dennis rodman somewhere on there. They use to refer to him as a freak of nature all the time.

    While attending South Oak Cliff High School, Rodman played under future Texas A&M coach Gary Blair. However, Rodman was not considered an athletic standout. According to himself, he was "unable to hit a layup" and was listed in the high school basketball teams, but was either benched or cut from the squads. Measuring only 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) as a freshman in high school, he also failed to make the football teams and was "totally devastated". After finishing school, Rodman worked as an overnight janitor at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport. He experienced a sudden growth spurt, and decided to give basketball another shot.

    A family friend tipped off the head coach of Cooke County College in Gainesville, Texas. In his single semester there, he averaged 17.6 points and 13.3 rebounds, before flunking out due to poor academic performances. After his short stint in Gainesville, he transferred to Southeastern Oklahoma State University, an NAIA school. There, Rodman was a three-time NAIA All-American and led the NAIA in rebounding in both the 1984–85 and 1985–86 seasons. In three seasons there, 1983–84 through 1985–86, he averaged 25.7 points and 15.7 rebounds, led the NAIA in rebounding twice and registered a .637 field goal percentage. He averaged over 25 points per game for his three-year NAIA career. At the Portsmouth Invitational, a pre-draft camp for NBA hopefuls, he won Most Valuable Player honors and caught the attention of the Detroit Pistons.
    Dude was a janitor at the age of 20. And not just that, between the crazy hair dyes, the constant having sex with girls every night. He tried to go for wilts record of 10,000 girls and said it was impossible and that wilt lied.
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    Lebron is #1 dude got size,strength and speed. Shaq #2

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    Quote Originally Posted by magnax1
    He wasn't that athletic. The most freakish part of him is that he could take a rebound to the other basket as well as many points, not because he was so fast but because he had great ball handling.
    And I also want to know how Lebron is a legit 260. He's not a pound over 240, maybe less.
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    Complete fail of a post. Barkley was certainly an athletic freak; you probably never saw a clip of him pre-1991 if you don't think so. If this doesn't qualify as an athletic freak, then nobody is. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0COm1MfaWM

    Lebron is also 255 at a bare minimum - he weighed in at 240 in the pre-draft camp. Look at him now compared to his rookie year:




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    I wasn't going to read 200 posts ,, all the back from 2008

    But Spud Webb needs a mention

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    Has ralph sampson been mentioned? 7'4", athletic as hell for a guy that tall.



    Also, Nate Thurmond was a ****ing brick of a man

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