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Re: The greatest/most competitive "Twin Towers" in the NBA history?
Originally Posted by Fatal9
mchale/parish
I remembered that Wilt ranked Parish as the top 10 greatest center of all time? maybe NO.6 or something, it slipped my mind
McHale's footwork is freaking unbelivable!! With respect, is he a bit of short for a tower?
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Re: The greatest/most competitive "Twin Towers" in the NBA history?
Originally Posted by alexandreben
I remembered that Wilt ranked Parish as the top 10 greatest center of all time? maybe NO.6 or something, it slipped my mind
McHale's footwork is freaking unbelivable!! With respect, is he a bit of short for a tower?
McHale's arms were about 8 feet each. made up for (tiny) lack of height.
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Re: The greatest/most competitive "Twin Towers" in the NBA history?
Originally Posted by heyhey
Bynum and Pau Gasol. Greatest frontcourt combination in the history of the game.
/thread
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Re: The greatest/most competitive "Twin Towers" in the NBA history?
Originally Posted by Fatal9
Apparently, the greatest twin tower combo (Wilt and young Thurmond) was 11-33, the worst team in the league at the time, before the Warriors decided to trade Wilt and go with young Thurmond (cheaper) as their center. That sound like the greatest twin tower duo to you?
1. Duncan and Robinson
2. Hakeem and Sampson
3. Parish and McHale
edit: forgot about mchale/parish
Actually, they went 48-32 and went to the NB Finals in Nate's rookie year. Wilt was horribly sick at the outset of the 64-65 season, and was traded mis-season to the 76ers, who had been an awful 34-46 the year before. Wilt then teamed up with LUKE JACKSON to form the most-feared "Twin Towers." All Chamberlain did in the post-season that year, was take a 40-40 76er team to a 3-1 rout of the 48-32 Royals, and then a game seven, ONE-POINT loss against the 62-18 Celtics (their best record in the Russell Dynasty)...and in that series, Chamberlain AVERAGED a 30-30 game.
So, I'll take Wilt-Jackson as the greatest "Towers" of all-time.
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ISH's Negro Historian
Re: The greatest/most competitive "Twin Towers" in the NBA history?
Bellamy/Reed? They played together for a few seasons.
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NBA Legend and Hall of Famer
Re: The greatest/most competitive "Twin Towers" in the NBA history?
I would say Robinson/Duncan if you are counting their prime years (since their primes don't match up).
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Re: The greatest/most competitive "Twin Towers" in the NBA history?
Originally Posted by jlauber
Actually, they went 48-32 and went to the NB Finals in Nate's rookie year. Wilt was horribly sick at the outset of the 64-65 season, and was traded mis-season to the 76ers, who had been an awful 34-46 the year before. Wilt then teamed up with LUKE JACKSON to form the most-feared "Twin Towers." All Chamberlain did in the post-season that year, was take a 40-40 76er team to a 3-1 rout of the 48-32 Royals, and then a game seven, ONE-POINT loss against the 62-18 Celtics (their best record in the Russell Dynasty)...and in that series, Chamberlain AVERAGED a 30-30 game.
So, I'll take Wilt-Jackson as the greatest "Towers" of all-time.
Indeed, note the tremendous defense to start the 4th quarter. Of course to be followed by the "phantom" foul on Billy C.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8K9RJXAdZYw#t=5m10s
Luke was killing them so bad Russell had to switch over to guard him, and he still pumps in a contested jumper off the broken play.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1myFngKMeb4#t=2m34s
Perhaps the most physically intimidating F-C combo in NBA history, as there were no easy layups allowed.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHXG3koetzA#t=7m12s
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Re: The greatest/most competitive "Twin Towers" in the NBA history?
I would think that the Jackson-Wilt duo was the most powerful twosome to ever have played together. I believe that the 6-9 Jackson got to about 270 lbs...and, of course, Wilt was considered one of the strongest athletes in the world at the time.
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Re: The greatest/most competitive "Twin Towers" in the NBA history?
lol @ Bynum and Gasol.
Duncan and Robinson
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NBA Legend and Hall of Famer
Re: The greatest/most competitive "Twin Towers" in the NBA history?
1. '98 Duncan & Robinson
2. '87 McHale & Parish
3. '86 Hakeem & Sampson
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Re: The greatest/most competitive "Twin Towers" in the NBA history?
Add Laimbeer and Rodman to that mix. That was one hell of a tandem to watch on the defensive end. Imagine both at their peak! That would make for some awesome entertainment.
And no, not trying to be a Piston lover here, but Wallace/Wallace in the last Detroit ship was pretty damn dominating.
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Re: The greatest/most competitive "Twin Towers" in the NBA history?
Originally Posted by Crystallas
Add Laimbeer and Rodman to that mix. That was one hell of a tandem to watch on the defensive end. Imagine both at their peak! That would make for some awesome entertainment.
And no, not trying to be a Piston lover here, but Wallace/Wallace in the last Detroit ship was pretty damn dominating.
Stop. Dennis Rodman & Ben Wallace don't qualify.
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Re: The greatest/most competitive "Twin Towers" in the NBA history?
Originally Posted by jlauber
I would think that the Jackson-Wilt duo was the most powerful twosome to ever have played together. I believe that the 6-9 Jackson got to about 270 lbs...and, of course, Wilt was considered one of the strongest athletes in the world at the time.
Well, if the 6'9" PF counts, although they're a bit of short for "tower" to me, then the Shaq-Malone duo in Lakers could be the most powerful twosome? even Malone was too old and suffered his most severe injury in his 19 years career.
Shaq+Malone V.S. Wilt+Jackson
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Re: The greatest/most competitive "Twin Towers" in the NBA history?
Originally Posted by BlueandGold
Robinson/duncan
and then Wilt/Baylor or Wilt/Kareem
... uhhhhh. Wilt and KAJ never played together.
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