Lakers lose Kareem and go from 57 wins to 63 wins

[TheCorporation]

The Spurs still won 61 and made the WCF after Duncan retired

Okay we can close this one up now. Nice try, OP.

[Akeem34TheDream]

OP got murdered.

[TheCorporation]

Kareem is definetly the most overrated message board player.

on real gm they pretty much put him automatic top 3 with MJ and LeBron. LMAO

I think Anthony Davis is a good modern comparison. Not in their games because Anthony Davis is way more skilled, but high profile bigman that put up big numbers but lose and can't be that elite first option guy. Garnett is in that same mold. Kareem was in his prime in the weakest era in league history(70s) and missing the playoffs/going below .500. Literally missing the playoffs

Good point. My top 3 is always

LBJ
MJ
Magic

Kareem isn't in the top 3 for me

[dunksby]

Man Bucks era and mid 70's Jabbar would tear up Davis F outta here. He's a GOAT candidate. And for damn good reason. Heat fan since 88 - if that's when you saw Jabbar you saw a man in his 40's. Davis won't even be in the league at that age.

I also like how matching up against Unseld, Hayes, Lanier, Gilmore, Reed, Cowens, Chamberlain, Thurmond, Bellamy, Walton not to mention guys like Lacey, Smith, McAdoo, Boerwinkle and many more that rarely get mentions is "weakest" era to you as well. Tiny, Doc, Thompson, West, Hawkins, Pistol, Frazier, Havlicek, Gervin, - a weak era? That's some fluff the journalists like to say to make the Bird and Magic documentaries seem more of a legit story like as if the NBA started with them. It didn't and both the NBA and ABA had great players and teams in the 1970's. Shit, like 17 or so teams and how many centers and a few forwards and backcourt guys did I just mention just off the top of my head? I'd argue the early 70's is the strongest it ever was in terms of density per team of HOF center position players (at least on par with late 60's - and more dense than 90's). It had a few image issues later 70's due to drugs but that carried on into the 80's as well into the Bird and Magic era - do we discount their era too? They put him up there in other discussions because he belongs up there.

Good post, especially the bolded part.