How good was David Robinson at his best (or prime?)

[DonDadda59]

He was soft.

Sadly, this. That was always the knock on him. He was a lot like Dwight in that respect- absolute freak, top tier athlete (only Robinson was more skilled)... but way too... nice. Just lacked that killer instinct that the truly great ones had.

But as a physical specimen, probably Shaq is the only center above him. Dude scored 71 points at will, just as a f*ck you to Shaq on the last day of the season to win the scoring title.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKVqpXl3M18

nah...unless you think the commentary was added post speed-up which is ridiculous

runs like an athletic guard

WCS is very comparable

We don't have D-Rob's agility and quickness/speed numbers but we do have WCS and it is ground shatteringly good. Give him steroids and a few years to mature and he'll move as good if not better.

[Mike Armstrong]

Better than Ewing, below Shaq and Hakeem.

Would be FAR AND AWAY the best center in basketball today.

Yarp.

[SugarHill]

Not sure I would go that far, but I'd argue his offensive moves were damn near Olajuwon-esque. Like, his fluidity and aesthetics near midrange and in were all highlights. Every basketball move he made looked somewhat pretty.

Shaq from the looks of it had a tough time defending him. Could be that he drew the big fella outta the paint, leaving him out to dry.



That is still remarkably impressive. Just look at most of the Top 50, and this dude comes out Top 5 (regular season I know, but still )

Shaq also has two of his most devastating dunks against the man.

Also, he might have a case for top 5 regular season performer but it's not guaranteed or anything.

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there have been some pretty retarded regular seasons. Bold imo are definitely ahead of him

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When WCS gets some muscle on him.... Watch out.

Has GOAT defender potential

This year he will be a 7 foot Faried-Deandre on offense

Expect 10/7/2.5 blocks in 25 minutes or something

[tmacattack33]

Also I think that clip is majorly sped up

The 1st defender and Referee are easily keeping up

That first defender is peak Michael Jeffrey Jordan

[JellyBean]

David was really good. He had the mid range game as well as the traditional post game (back to the basket) game. He could play both ends of the floor. Let's put it this way, when D-Rob was on the floor, you weren't disappointed. He played hard and gave it 100%.

[catch24]

Shaq also has two of his most devastating dunks against the man.

The '96 allstar tomahawk, and the one during the regular-season, where he jammed it in DRob's face...then sorta kicked him outta the way? Those are the ONLY two where "devastation" comes to mind, and with good reason lol

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That first defender is peak Michael Jeffrey Jordan

and he was barely trying

Either that referee is an olympic sprinter or these guys just ain't that quick as the footage seems to suggest

[SugarHill]

The '96 allstar tomahawk, and the one during the regular-season, where he jammed it in DRob's face...then sorta kicked him outta the way? Those are the ONLY two where "devastation" comes to mind, and with good reason lol

yeah. both top 5 Shaq dunks. he killed this man

ISB, literally post one WCS full court dunk that is comparable. just one

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There are a few from college I'll find

But Willie hasn't got the strength muscle and power yet. Nor can he use steroids like Robinson. These factors must be taken into account. What we do know is Willie isn't so much a vertical athlete as he is a lateral and running athlete. He has the best 7 footer agility numbers in the game. Just wait til he puts on some muscle.

[LoneyROY7]

ROFL at the gif being "sped up".

The ref is going full speed to keep up with the play; if you look at everyone else in the clip, it's clear it's at regular speed.

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moe

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1iWdOZeBxvE

The last 3 ones

Dunking really doesn't show his athleticism the best

Watch him on the fastbreak

Also he has the body of a high school/early college Robinson (renowned for his conditioning and physique) so willie has a ways to go to max out his abilities. But he has all the potential, and moves faster than Robinson already. The explosion will come.

[eliteballer]

He was what Dwight would be if he actually had skills.

But he was soft and didn't have a a post game on the level of guys like Hakeem and Shaq, which is why he under performed in the playoffs.

[ProfessorMurder]

I'd rather have Ewing than Robinson... But most would probably rather have Robinson.